Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-08-19

Rssolrod Bg the GeReraI .1esem5ly Of the State of
Ohio, Tnree-ffths of the members elected TO each
House concurring therein, That it he 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 twenty fifth 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 tho General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday Of January, anna
ally. Senators shall be elected biennially, and Rep
resentatives annually. by the tlectors Of their respec-
tive counties or districts, on the second Tuesday of0c
tOber. Their term Of office shall commence on the
first day Of January next after their election, and that
OfSenat0rs shall continue two years. and that Of Rep
resensatives one year. The Sc, ators elected in Octo
Der next sh Ill hold their Offices for two years and the
Representatives elected ut the same time, shall hold
their Offices for one year. Provided. thar seventeen
of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of 0cto-
Der. 1857, TO be asc rtained by lot, as the President of
the Senate may direct, shall hold their office for only
one year, and their successors shall be elected on the
secoI d Tuesday Of October, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-eight, and biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for Rep
rcSentativcs so large that being multiplied by ten. the
result shall he equal to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be APP ortioned for such ratios
among the several sessions Of the decenn'ai period.
in the following manner. If there he only one ratio,
then u Representative shall lie allotted to the tenth ses
sion Of the decennial Period: If there are two ratios,
Representatives shall be allotted To the ninth and tenth
sessions: Ii three, TO the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sions: II four, to the seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth:
IL five, to the sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
tenth: If seven. to the fourth, fifth. sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth. II eight. 10 III third. fourth,
fhh, sixth. seventh. eighth. ninth aud tenth: II nine.
to the second, third ,fouIth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions Of the ducenniIl period res
pcctiyely.
In determining the number OF Senators to which ANY
senatorial district might be entitled in any decennial
period. 10y reason of any fraction of a senatorial ratio.
the fraction shall lie multiplied by Eve. and if the re
suit be equal TO one senatorial ratio, an additional Sen
ator shall he allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions II it be eIuai to two such ratios, an
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth sessions, shall he allotted to such district. If
three. then 10 the fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth
and tenth. II four. &c the third. fourth. fifth, sixth.
seventh. eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions respective
ly. ~ this amendment be adopted by the electors. the
counties now entitled to more than one member in Ell
Their or both branches OF the Legislature in the fourth
and fifth sessions Of the present aecennial period, as
now provided. shall have 4 like number of members in
each branch thereof for each session Of the remainder
Of the present decennial period.
N. II. A Worries.
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
Tu0S. ii. FORD.
President of The Senate.