True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-05-06
Laws of Ohio. o.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS. tt....
AMENDMENT NO /

l9TfIM Irl AMENDMENT NO L. tuI.tHf
ResolVeabyfhe General .4ssembIv D,
the State OF Ohio, Three.6fths of the
members elected to each House concurring
lhetefn, That it be and hereby is proposed
to the Electors Of this State to vote on the
seeOld Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amend.
meats as substitute for the twenty fifth
section Of the second Article of the Constitu-
lion and for the second section of the same
article, and for the third section of the elev-
enth article, viz All regular sessions of the
General Assembly shall commence on the first
Monday of January, annually. Senators shall
be elected biennially, and Representatives, an
pually, bX The electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday
of October. Their term of office shall com.
,nence on the first day of January next after
their election, aud that of Senators shall con-
tipue two years, and that of Representatives
~one year. The senator's elected in October
next shall hold their offices for two years,
sand the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their Offices for one year. Pro-
vided, that seventeen of the senators elected
Op the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to
be ascertaihed 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 second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, and
bienpially thereafter. When any county shall
have a fraction above the rates for Rep esen.
tatiye so large that being multiplied by ter,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional representatives shall be apportion.
ed for such ratios among the several sessions
Of the dccennial period in the following man
ner; If there be only one ratio then repre-.
sentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period. ..H
If there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted TO the ninth aud tenth sessions
If three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses
sions: If four, to the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; lffive, TO the sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth If six to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth /; If seven, to
the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
aud tenth /; If eight, to the third, fourth fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth If
nine, to the second. third, fourth, fifth sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth sessions of
the decennial period respectively. ...r
In determining the number Of senators TO
which any senatorial district may be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of anv
fraction of a Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall
be multiplied by five. AMI if The result be
equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
senator shall he allotted to said district for
the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be e1nal
to two such ratios an additional senator E,r
Ihe seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district If three
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nlnth
and tenth. ,. ..
. II four to the third, fourth, ffth, sixth, se
venth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re-
speclively. If this amendment be adopted by
the electors, the counties now entitled to more
Than one member in either or both branches
Of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth ses-
sions of the present decennial period as now
provided, shall have like number Of mem
hers in each branch thereof for each session of
the remainder of the present decennial period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House ofRepresentatives.
.."" B.. o" THOMAS II. FORD,
sasr President Of The Senate.
Dated April 3, 1857.