Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-07-29
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION

Dated April It'll, 49,.
AWENDMENT NO


RssoFref bg the General assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, Three-ifths Of the members elected TO each
House concurring therein, That 1t tie and hereby IS
proposed to the electors of this State to vote on the sec
ond Tuesday Of October next. upOn the approval or re-
lection OF the following amendments as a substitute for
The treuty-gfth Section Of the second Article of the
Constitution. and for the second Section OF the same
Article, and for the third Section of the eleventh Arti-
Gle, viz: All regular sessions Of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday Of January, annu-
ally. Senator's shall be elected biennially- and Rep
resentatives annually. by the -lectors OF their respec-
tive counties or districts. on the second Tuesday oiOc
tober. rheir term Of Office shall commence On the
first day Of January next after their election. and that
Of Senators shall continue two years. and that Gf KEEP
resentatives one year. The Sc ators elected IN Oeto
her next. sh al hold their Offices for tao years, and the
REPRESENTATIVES elected at the same time, shall hold
their offices fox one year. Provided. that seventeen
of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Octo-
her, 1851, TO be asc. rtained by lot, as the President Oh
the Senate may direct, shall holl their office Tor only
one year. and their successors shall be elected on the
secord Tuesday Of October, one thousand eight hundred
anJ fftv-eirht. and biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for Keep
resentatiyes so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be APP ortiOned for such ratios
among the several sessions of the decenn'al period,
in the following manner. III there be only one rato'
then a representative shall he allotted to the tenth SEES
sion Of the decenuial period: 1t there are two ratios.
representative shall be allotted 10 the ninth and tenth
sessions: If three, to the eighth. ninth and tenth ses-
| sions: If four, to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
II five, to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
II six, to the ffth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
1 teUtl. IL seven. 70 the lOlEln- htAAs SlANi- S|hNAaA'
eighth. ninth and tenth. If eight. &c tn third, fourth,
fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth: IL nine,
! to the second. third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh elshthi
| ninth md tenth sessions Of the decennisl period res
pectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in any decennial
period. by reason of any fraction Of 4 senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be muliplied by five. and If the re
sult be equal TO one senatorial ratio, an additional sen
ator shaft be allotted to said district for the ninth and
terth sessions. If it be { Iuai to two sucd ratios az
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. Silsh and
tenth sessions, shall be allotted to such district. i
tlree. then to the 9th, sixth. seventh. eighth, ninti
and tenth. If four. TO the thirl, fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions respective
Iy. II this amendment be adopted ly the electors. tht
| counties now entitled to more than one member in Ell
ther or both branches of the Legislature in the fouru
and fnh sessions Of the resent decennial period. ~
/ now provided. shall have a like number Of members II
each branch thereof for each session OF the remainder
Of the present decenniGl period.
N. II. A WORRIES,
Sneaker OF the House os representatives.
TIIOS. II. X
President of the Senate