The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-09-25
PROPOSED coNsTUTIrIoS AMEND
MENTS.


AMENDMENT NO. j.
R,sofped bv the General dsserbiy Of Tie STATE o
Ohio. Thrceffths Of the members elected q
each House concurring therein, That IL be and
hereby In proposed to the electors of this State
10 vote on the second Tuesday of October next,
upon the approvai or rejection of the following
amendment as a sustitute for the twenty.hfth
Section of the second Article ofthc Constitution
aI.dfor tho second Section of tho same Article.
and for the third Section Of the eleventh Arti.
Gle, viz: All regular sessions Of the General As.
sembly shall commence on the first Monday OF
January, annually. Senators shall be elected
biennially, and Representatives annually, by
the electors OF their respective counties or
districts on the second Tuesday Of October.
Their term Of office shall commence on the first
day Of January ,cxt after their election, and
that Of Senator. shall continue two years, and
that OF Representatives one year.. The Sena
tors elected In October next shall hold their
onice for two years, and the Representatives
elected nj the same timo shall hold their Off
cesfor one year. Provided, that seventeen of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of
October, 1857, To be ascertained by lot, as the
President Of the Senate may direct, shall hold
their Office for only one year. and their sue.
cessors shall be elected on the second Tuesday
OF October, one thousand eight hundred and
any.cight, and biennially thereafter. When
pny county shall have a fraction above the rates
for Representative so large that being multi.
piled by ten, the result shall be equal 10 one or
more ratios, additional Representatives shall be
apportloncd for such ratios among the several
SESSIONS Ot inc ueCennlll ntTlou lH tnt lOllOWlngl
manner: Irthcrcby only one ratio then Repre-.
sentative shall be allotted TO the tenth session
of the docenniOl period. i
Ifthcre are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted TO the ninth and tenth sessions; III
three 10 the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; III
four to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth: II
Ave to the sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth;
fisk 10 the NTH, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth; II seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ifeight TO the
third fourth. nth, sixth, seventh, eighth ninth
and TENTH II nine TO the second, third, fourth,
flth, sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
sessions of the decennia period respectively.
In determining the number OF Senators to
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any decnnial period, by reason amy fraction
tipled BY Ave, and II the result be equal to one
ratio, mn additional Scnatorshall be allotted to
scid district for the ninth and tenth sessions.
Hit be equal to two such ratios an additional
Senator for the seventh eighth, ninth,and tenth
sessions shall be allotted to such district. II
three then to the ffth sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth
If four, to tho third, fourth, nth, sixth, sew.
enth, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions respect.
lively. IL this amendment be adopted by the
electors, the counties now entitled to more than
one member In either Of both branches Of the
Legislature in the fourth and fith sessions Ofthc
present deccnnial period rs now provided, shall
have n like number ofmembers in each branch
thereoffor each session ofthe remainder ofthel
present decennal period. -
H. II. VAN WORRIES, Z
Speaker efhe House Of Representatives.. u
THGMAS II. FORD,
Prc'idei Of The Senate. :
Dad April "A, 1857.