The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-28
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMIeND-


AMESnNFSr no. /.
Rc'oired nv De Gsnrrri dssrmbiy of Ht Siaie Of
Ohio. Thrcc.flilis uf The mcinhcrs elected tr
each House concurring therein. That IL hc and
hereby is proposed 10 the electors of this state
to vrtc on the second Tuesday uf October next.
upnnthc approval or rejection of the following
amendment ns suStiuic Tor tho twcnty hfth
Scrtipn vt tho scrnud Article oftho Constitution
ai.dhf tlIc sccond Sc ctinn of the same Article.
and for the third Section of the eleventh Arti.
clo, viz: Al regular sessions of the tirncral As.
scmbly shall commence on the FIRST Monday oi
january. annually. Senators shall be elected
hierniallv. aud Representatives annually, by
thc electors " their respective counties OI
districts on the second Tuesday of October.
Thoir term of office shall commence on tho first
day,of January next after their election and
that sof Senators shall continue two years, aud
that cr representatives enc ,rl,r. Tie Scnn.
tors elected IN October nnxt shall hold their
oflca for two years. and the Representatives
cloctnd nj tho same time shall hold their "lli
rcyfnr ono year. Provided. that seventeen ui
the ScnatorS elected on the Second Tuesday oi
Odlobcr. 1851, tu he asccrtaincd by lot, rs the
President Of the Senate may direct. shall hold
thcir Office for only ono year, and thrir sue.
cossurs shall be eloctcd on TN r'socOnd Tuesday
Of October, ,.oho thousand i0ltlt bondicd and
Gfly.cght, aud biennialIy thereafter. When
any rounty shnllhavc n fraction above the rates
for Representative So large that being multi.
piled by ten. the result shall DO equal to unc ~
- more ratios. additional Representatives Shall bc
srssions oftho dccGnnial period IN the following
manncr: II thereby only one ratio ihcna Repre-
sentative shall bc allotted 10 the tenth session
al the dcccnnO period.
Afthcrc are two ratios Representatives shnl
he allotted to The ninth and tenth sessions; u
three to the eighth, ninth, AMI tenth scssiuns 1
four t. the seventh. eighth, ninth and tcnth l
fvcto the sixth. seventh, eighth ninth and tenth
fisk to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. .nintl
and tenth: II seven tU the fourth. flfth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tcnth II eight 10th,
third. lnurth, hilh, sixth, seventh. eighth nintl
iild tenth: II nine to the second, thlrd, fourth
frth, sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and tent
sessions of the dcccnnial period respectively
In determining the number uf :, nutnrs q
which any senatorial district might hc cndtle,
~ any docnninl pcriOd,by reason cfSIy Traction
nf % senatorial ratiu. the ilaciion shall be- mul
tipied by .nvd, and VI tho relult he equal to OH,
ratio, mn additional ScnaturShalI bn allotted Il
scld district for the ninth and tenth sessions
lit be equal to two such ratios an additional
Senator ior the seventh eighth. ninth, and tcnil
sessions shall bc allotted To such district. !
three then 10 the illh, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth.
TT fbur, to the third. fourth, ifth, sixth. soy
enih, eighth, ninth, aud tenth sessions respect
lively. II this nmnc,itlincnt he adopted by III,
electors, the counties now entitled To- more than
one member In either of both branches ui III,
Legislature In the fourth aud hllh sessions Of N,
present dcccnnial period as now provided, slal
naveNa like number ufmrmhcrS IN each brlncl
thcrcuftDr each session ul the remainder vi th,
prese,Ii dncrnnal period. .
'k4& ' n. ". VAN WORRIES,
Rfxalf, Qj'ihe HJase Of Representatives..
TIlGMAS II. FORD,
President ~ hc Senate.
nnfcd April ID 1857