The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-03
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.


Resolved by the General Assembly OF the state oil
Ohio Three-ffths of the members elected to each
House concurrug therein, That II be and hereby is
proposed the electors of this state to vote on the
second Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
or rejection of the following amendment as subst
tute for the twentvfth section of the second article
Of the constitution and for the second section Of the
article and for the third section OF the eleventh
article viz all regular sessions OF the General As
sembly shall commence the first Monday of Janu
ary annually Senator's shall be elected bienialy and
representatives annually by the electors OF their re-
Bpectve counties districts on the second nesday oil
October Their term of Office shall commence on the
first day of January after their election and that
of shall continue two years, and that OF rep
fesentatves one year. The senator's elected in Octo
Der next shall hold their offices for years and the
representatives elected at the same time shall hold
their Offices for year. Provided, that seventeen
of the sehltors elected the second Tuesday Of DC
tober 1851 he asccrtaned by lot, as the President
o. the senate may direct shall hold their 0se Tor only
one year aud their shall be elected on the
second Tuesday of October, one thousand eight hun
dred and ifty-e ght, and bennily thereafter, When
ANY county shall have fraction above the rates Tor
representative so large that being mnltipI,d by ten,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios addi
tiona representatives shall be aPportioned for such
ratios among the several sessions of the decennial
period in the following manner ltthere be only one
Satio en representative shall be allotted 10 the ehth
session of the decennial period.
If there are two ratios representatives, shall be alot
Ted to the ninth and tenth sessions il three to the
eighth ninth and tenth ii four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth if i've to the sixth, seventh eghh
ninth and ;enth if six to the fifth sixth sgVenh'
eighth. ninth and tenth II seven 70 the Iourth, MN,
sixth seventh ghth ninth and tenth If eight to the
third, fourth ffh sixth, seventh eight, ninth and
tenth nine to the second, third fourth NTH sixth
seventh eighth ninth and tenth sessions OF the de-
cennial period respectively.
In determining the number of senators to which any
senatorial district might be eutled in any decennial
period by OF any fraction of senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by five and II the re.
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
Senator shall be allotted said district tor the ninth
and tenth sessions II it be equal to two such ratios
ali al - f,rf he
aud tenth sessions shall be allotted 10 such district If
three then to the fifth, sixth, seventh eighth ninth
and tenth
If four the third eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively, IT this amend
be adopted by the electors the counties now en-
titled to more than member in either or both
branches of Legislature in the fourth aud hfh
sions of the present decenniil period now provid
ed shall have like number Of mcmhets IN each branch
thereof for each session Of the remainder Of the pres
ent decennal period.
NH. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD.
President OF the Senate.