The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-05-27
POLITICAL.
Constitution Amendments.

ResOIued By tbs General -4ssembIu- of the State of
Ohio. Three ffths or the members eIsc;ed 10 each
is proposed to the electors of this State 10 vote Oh
the second Tuesday of ctober next, upon the APP
as a substitute for the twenty-filth section of the
second Article of the Constitution aud for the
second Section of the same Article, and for the
third Section. of the eleventh Article, viz! All
regular sessions of tine General Assembly shalt
commence on the first MONDAY of January, anBu-
ally. Senators shall be elected biennially, and
Representatives annually, by the electors OF their
respective counties or districts ON the second
Tuesdsy of October. Their term of Office shall
commence on the first day of January next after
their election, and that OF Senators shall continue
Two years, ana that OF representatives one year.
The senators elected in October next shall hold
their ofilces for TWO years, and the Representa-
fees for one year. Provided, that seventeen of
the senators elected on the second Tuesday of
Octoner, lHo!. 10 De as eTtained by lot. as the
President OF thu Senate may direct, shall hold
their office for only one year, and their successors
snail oe elected on Inc second Tuesday of October,
one thousand eight hundred and fnyeight, and
biennia!ly thereafter. When any county shall
have q fraction above the rates for Representative
SO large that being multiplied by ten, The result
shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional
ratios among the several sessions of the decennial
period in the following manner: 1fthere be only
one ratio then a Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the decennIaI period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions If three
I the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; if four to
the seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth If five to
to the fHh. sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenthi If seven to the fourth fifth, sixth, seventh.
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the third,
f-urth, nth, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If nine to the second, third. fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, e ehth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the detennial period respectively.
In determining the number orSenators to which
any senatorial district might Re e.titled in any
decennial period, by reason of any fraction OF a
senatoriair ratio, the fraction shall be multipli ed
by five, and if the result be equal TO one senatorial
ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted to said
district for the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be
equal to two such ratios an additio al Senator for
the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions shall
be allotted to such district If three then to the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth and tenth
If four, 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 plember
in either or both branches of the Legislature in
the fourth and fifth sessions of. the present de,
cennial period as now pr ovided, shall have a like
number of members in each branch thereof for
each session Of the remainder of the present de-
cennial period.
NH. VAN RHE
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.