The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-06-19
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Rfsoised bp at Gfnrru dssemttsOf N. STATE oj
ChiJs 7hrec.Cfths Of tie members elected H.
each House cohGurring therein, That It tc ami
70 vsfeson the second Tuesday Of October next,
tpon lke approysu or re ecuon Of tic following
ainrnslpiafitla las q susitutc for the t'yenty-filh
Sccupn OF tue second Article crthc Constitution
andfot tie second Section If the sumo Article,
lnd iur the third Section Of tic eleventh. Arti.
Gle. viz: All regular sessions Of the General As.
sembly shall commence ON tho FIRST Monday of
January. annually. Senators shall lie elected
.hieDnialy, and Representatives Annually, by
tho elicctors Of their respective counties or
dstricts on TIE second Tncsday Of October.
Thelf fern of oflicc shall commence on the hrsl
day ofJanuary ncXt alter their election and
that OF Senators shall continue Two years. and
that Of Representatives cuc year. Tho soma
tors elected in October next Shall hold their
ollce for two years, and the Representatives
elected ut the same time shall hold their OH.
ccrfcr one year. Provided, that Seventeen Of
the Senators elected on The second Tuesday OF
october, 1851, TO be ascertainod by lot, as tic
President o! the Senate may direct. shall hold
their office for only ono year, and tieir sue.
cossors shall be elected OH the second Tuesday
Of October, one thousand eight hundred AMI
ffty.eight, and Lionnially Thereafter. When
any county shall have q fraction above the rates
for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall hc equal to one or
more ratios additional Hleprc soEtAtivcs shall be
apport!oncd for such ratios Gmong the several
scssions ofthe deccnnial period In tho following
manner: lfthcrehy only one ratio then Repre-
sentative shall be allotted TO the tenth session
Of the dcccmniol period
II thero are two ratios Repre- 'cnidtlNcs shall
DC allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions: II
three to the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions u
four to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tcnth; lfI
hve TO tho sixth, seventh eighth ninth and tcnth
1fsix TO- tho fltth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tentb; f seven to the fourth. hfih, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; ifegh; 10 the
third fourth, nfth, sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth
and tenth; IL nine to the second, third. fourth,
ftlh, sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and tonth
sessions of the dece nniM period respectively.
in determining the number of Senator's n
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any dccnnial perod,by reason ofany fraction
Of n senatorial ratio the fraction shall be inul.
tipled by flve, and II the rosul, be equal TO one
ratio, an additional Scnatorslall be allotted to
sold district for the ninth and tenth sessions. |
lit bo equal to two such ratios AN additional I
Senator for thcseyonth, eighth, nlntll,and tenth !
sessions shall he allotted TO such district; lf
three then To the lith, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth.
II four Ia the third. fourth, ffth. ssth, scv.
enth, eighth, ninth. aud tenth sessions rcspcti.
ivcly, II this ammo ndment lie adopted 10y tho
electors, the counties now entitled to more than
one member In either of both branches Of the |
Legislature in the foulth and iith sessions oithe
present decennial relod MS now provided. shall
have n Ike number oCncmhcrS In each branch |
thereoffor each session fthc remainder olthc .
present decennlal period .
\. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofhe Houss Of Rptrsrntafir''.
TIlGMAS u. FORD,
President QJ hc Ssndie.
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