Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-07-08
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION

Dated April 18th, 1851.
AMENDMENT No /

AN Z y u L NJ l.
Resolred 6y the General Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio, Three-ffths Of the members elected to each
House concurring therein, That it lie 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 tweuty-ffih 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. Senators shall be elected biennially, and Rep
resentatives annually, by the electors Of their respec-
tive counties or districts, on the second Tuesday of DC
tober. Their 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 Of Rep
resentatives one year. The Sc, ators elected in OctO
her next, shall hold their offices for two years. and the
Representatives elected at the same time, shall hold
their offices for one year. Provided. that seventeen
of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of OctO-
her, ISj7, 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
secord 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
ressntatives so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or mnre ratios, additional
Representatives shall be api OrtiOned for such ratios
among the several sessions of the decenniaI period,
in the following manner. If there be only one ratio,
then a representative shall be allotted to the tenth ses
sion of the decehnial period: If there are two ratios,
Representatives 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:
If five, to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
II six, to the fifth. sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and
tenth: If seven. to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth. ninth and tenth. II eight. 10 tn third, fourth,
fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth: If nine,
to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh. eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions of the decennial period res
~pectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in any deeennial
period. by reason of any fraction Of a senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by five. and if the re-
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional SEN
atOr shall be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions IL il be e Iual to two such ratios, an
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth sessions, shall be allotted to such district. If
three. then to the 9Th. sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth. II four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh. eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions respective
ly. If this amendment he 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 deceunial period, as
now provided, shall have a like number of members in
each branch thereof for each session Of the remainder
Of the present decennial period.
N. II. VAN RHE
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
TI0S. ii. FORD,
President of the Senate.