The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-07-02
rRorcszD CONSTITUTION
A ME N D M is.
AMENDMENT NO. I.


Rssslosdb by tks G5easraI hssemtfv ~ tGf efafs of
0hto, hnhs OF the members elected 10 eteh
House sS3e1Lring herein That I. be and hereby
proposed 10 the electors OF this State 70 vote on the
second Tuesday OF October next upon thc approval
orreleeuon oilhe Following amendment ne "A substi-
ate for The -hnh seelioh Of the second Article
of the Cons ton and for the second Section OF Tho
same Article and for the Third Seetioo1 The eleventh
Article, Wit Allregulnr sessions OF the General AS
sembly shall commence on the first Monday Of Janua-
ry annually. Senators shall be elected bienniaIly
and Representatives. annually By The electors ofthei
respective counties districts the second Tueajay
or October Their term OF Office shall commences OF
the rst day Of January next after their election, an
that of Senators shall eontDue Two years. and that
Representatives one year.. The Senators elected in
October next, shall hold their Offices for two and
the Representatives elected at the same time shall
hold their offices for year. Provided that seven.
teen Of the Senator'S elected the second Tuesday
ofOctober, 1857 be aseeraned by lot as The Pres.
dent of tie Senate may direct, shall bold their oIce
for only one year. and their shall be elect
ed on the second Tuesday Of October, one thousand
eight hundred and hfy eight, aud benlally thereafs
ter. When any county shall have fraction above
the rates for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten the result shall be equal 10 one or more
ftos, additional Representatives shall be appoTtion
ed for such ratios among the several sessions the de-
cepnial period in the following maRncr: II there be
only one ratio then Representative shall be allotted
10 the tenth session Of the decennial period.
fthere are two ratios, Representatives shall be al
lotted TO the ninth and tenth sessions, fthIee TO the
eighth NINTH and tenth sessions; lOur TO The seventh
eighth ninth and tenth II five 10 the sixth, seventh
eighth ninth and tenth; II sixth TO the hh, sixth,
SEVENTH nlnth seven 10 t0uTtn
ffh sixth, seyenth eighth ninth and tentb II eight
10 the third, ourh hfb, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth; lfnine to the second. third, fourth, fh
SIXTH SEVENTH eighth ninth and tenth sessions OF the
decennial period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled In ary decenna
peried by reason Of any fraction of senatoral ratio,
The fraction shall be multiplied by eye, and il the
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio, additional
Senator shall be allotted to said district for the ninth
and tenth sessions If II be equal TO two such ratios
an additional Senator for tho SEVENTH eighth ninth
and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such district.
three then to the h sixth soventh eighth, ninth md
tenth. ..
Iffour, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. If this
amendment be adopted by the electors the counties
now entitled to more than one member in either
both branches OF the Legislature In the fourth and
Rfth sessions of the present dccennial period
provided, shall have like number of members in
each branch hereoffor each session Of the remainder
of the present dccennial period. ..--.
Nh. .VANVoRHES,
Speaker of the House Of RepreseptatiUes. b
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the Senate.
5ctod April 3d. 1857.