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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
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AAHNNAAfA 50
ResaseR b. De Gensral Assen5ly # Tie STATE
" 0ki1. ThrsefAA Of tbe msmbers elected to
each aoose eooeuFing therein. that It be and here
Nv i proposed 70 the electors Of this State TO vote
on the second Tussdsy Of October rex, upon the
snPsOFh Or ~siseli0n Of The following amendment
a. mbstiluts for the tweuty-fah Section Of The
Second Article Of The Constitution aud for the
second Section ofthe same Article, and for the
third Section ofthe eleventh Article viz: All reg
ular sessions ofthe General Assembly shall COM
meDoe on the hst Monday Of January, annually
Senators shall be elected bienhially, and Rspresen-
tatives annually, by the electors Of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday Of 0c-
tober. Their term OF Office shall on
the first day Of January next after their election,
and that Of Senators shall contiuuetwo years and
that Of Representatives one year. The Senators
elected m October 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 ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to he aseer-
tanned by lot, as the President Of the Senate NAV
direct, shall hold their Office for only ole year, and
their successors shall be elected on the second Tues
dav of October, one thousand eight hundred and
ffy-eighL and b~iennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above tho rates for
Representative so large that being multiplied by
ten, the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be apportiOned
for such ratios among the several sessions OF the
deeennial period in the following manner: lfthere
be only one ratio, then, a Representative shall be
allotted 10 tue tenth session Of tire decenial Pc
rod.
II there are two ratios, Representative shallbe
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three Ia
the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; II four tc
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth II FIVE TO the
sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth II six TO tht
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth; !
seven 10 the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth aud tenth; II eight to the third, fourth lift
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If min
TO the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions oil the decen
NAL period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators t
which any senatorial district might be entitled il
any decenial period, by reason of any fraction o
a Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
BY five, and IL the result be equal to one senate
rial ratio. an additional Senator shall be allotted t
said district for the ninth and tenth sessions. !
it be equal to two such ratios an additional Sena
tor for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth session
shall be allotted to such district. II three then t
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an'
tenth.
II four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively. !
this amendment be adopted by the electors, tn
counties now entitled to more than one membe
in either or both branches ofthe Legislature in tn
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decenia
period as now provided. shall have a like numhe
Of members in each branch thereof for each sessio
ofthe remainder of the present decenial period.
N. Ii. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THCMAS H. FORD.
President of the Senate.