The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-05-07
AyEvnNExr NO. |,

AMENnMENT NO. l.
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
OF Ohio, Three -iiiths Of the members elected TO
each Iiouse cuncurring therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed to the electors of this Sae 10 vote
on the Second Tuesday Of Octoher next upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
as substitute tor the twenty-htth section OF the
Second Article OF the Constitution ard for the sec
ond section OF tile same Article, aud for the third
Section OF the eleventh Article, viz All regular ses.
sious OF the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected benniauy, and Representatives an.
nualy, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts OF the second Tuesday of October
Their term of office SHALL commerce. on the first
day OF January next alter their election and that OF
Senators shall continue two years and that ot Rep
resentaiVes one year The Senators elected in 0c
tober next shall hold their Offices Tor TWO yeurs and
the Representatives elected al the snail
hold their Offices for one year Provided that II of
the Senators elected the second Tuesday of Oc-
tOber 1885, to be ascertained by lot as the Presi-
dent of the Senate may direct shall hold their Office
for only one year. and their successors shall be cleo
ted on the second Tuesday Of Octone thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and biennaily thereafter.
When any county shall hayea friction above the
rates for Representative SO large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal 10 more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor-
toned for such ratios among the several sessions OF
the decennlal period iii the following manner: II
there be only ratio then Representative shall
lie allotted 10 the tenth session oil le decennlal pe-
| led. " @.4'
lfthere are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions If three to
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions; If four to the
seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; If five to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth ana tenth; II six to
the fifth sixth seventh, eighth, niath and tenth; If
seven TO the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth, and tenth Ii elghto the thild, fourth, fifth
sixth, seventh, eigth, ninth and tenh II nine to the
second, third fourth, fifth, sixth seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions Of the decennia period re
spectiyely. f
In determining the number Of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any dc.
cenni al period, by reasonS any fraction OF sena.
torial rao the fraction shall be multiplied by five
and if the result be equal to ore senatorial ratio, an
additional Senator snail be all stted 10 sad district
! fyr the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal &C
two sucI latios an additional Senator for the sew.
enlh eighth, ninth and tenth sesS MS shall he aliot
ted to such dis trict. If t ee then to the fifth, sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth anu lenth
| Ii four TO the third, fourth, hth sixth, seventh
| eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. L
this amendment he ADOPTED by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member III
either or both branches of the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decernial pe
riod IS now provided shall haze like number o
members in each branch thereof tor each session o
the remainder OF the present decennial period.
n. H. VAN WORRIES,
| Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS Il, FORD,
Presidentot the Senate.
| Dated April 3D. 1857 as'..-