Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-05-13
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
Dated April 4th, 1857.
AMENpNENT no !

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Resclrea By tie General Assembly Of the STATE Of
Ohic, Three-hfths Of the members elected to elch
House eoncurring therein, That it lie and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this State to vote on the sec
ond Tuesaay Of October next, upon the approval or re-
jeetion OF the following amendments as = 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 the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday of January, annu-
ally. Senators shall be elected hiennialIy. and Rep
resentatives annually. by the Electors Of their respec-
tive counties or districts, on the second Tuesday ofOc
tober. Their term Of o.hce shall commence on the
first day Of January next after their election, and that
of Senators shall continue two years. and that Of Rep
rcsentatives one year. The Set ators elected in 0cto
her next. III III hold their Offices for two years, and the
Repre- sentatives 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. 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 II October, Que Thousand eight hundred
and hfty-eight. and biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for Rep
resentatiyes so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall lie equal to one or mare ratios, additional
Representatives shall be APP ortioned for such ratios
among the several sessions of the decenn'al period,
in the following manner. II there be only one ratio,
then a Representative shall he allotted to the tenth SEES
sion of the decennial period: II there are two ratios
Representatives shall be allotted 10 the ninth and tenth
sessions: IL three. to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses'
sions: II four, to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
II Eve. TO the sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth;
a GAAs ~ N"@ a-NNN 1A4%H -N'&'N 1880
tenth: IL seven. 20 the fourth, fifth. sixth, seventh,
eighth. ninth and tenth. If eight. to tn third, fouTh,
fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth: IL nine.
TO the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions of the decennial period res.
p~ectiyely.
In determining the number OF Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in any Gecenuial
period. by reason OF any fraction Of a senaTrial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by five. a1d if the re-
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio, an a6itional Sen
ator shall be allotted to said district for me ninth and
tenth sessions. If it he eIuaI TO two yIch ratios, an
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth sessions, shall he allotted to. 5uch district II
three. then to the fifth, sixth. sev-nth. eighth, ninth
and tenth. If four. to the thirj fourth. fifth, sixth,
seventh. eighth, ninth, and teSsI sessions respective
liz. II 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
aud 9Th sessions Of the present decennial period, as
now provided, shall have a like number of members in
each branch thereof Tor each session Of the remainder
Of the present decennial period.
N. ii. A WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
TH0s. IL. FORD
President of the Senate.