The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-08-19
POLITICAL.
Proposed Constitution Amendments.

NO. l.
Resoired By the General assembly of the STATE of
Ohio rhree-ffthso of the members elec ed TO each
House cOncurTing therein, That it be and hereby
Is proposed To the electors of this State to vote on
the second Tuesday of 4 ctober next, upon the APP
proval or rejection OF the following amendments;
as a substitute Tor the twenty filth Section Of the
second article OF the Constitution and for the
second section of the same Article, ano for the
'hlrd section OF the eleventh Article, viz: All
regular sessions of the General Assembly shall
commence On the FIRST Monday of January, anhu-
ally. senators shall be elected biennialIy, and
Representatives annually, by the electors Of their
respective counties or districts on the second
1uesdsy 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, and that of representative one wear.
The senators elected in October next shall hold
their offices for two years, and the Representa-
fees for one year. Provided, that seventeen of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of
October. 1857. to be as ,ertained by lot. as the
President of the Senate may direct, shall hold
their Office for only one year, and their successors
shall be elected on the second Tuesday of October,
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-eight, and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have a fraction above the rates for Representative
so large that being multiplied by ten, the result
shall be equal TO one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be apportioned for such
ratios among the several sessions of the decennial
period in the following manner: If there be only
one "a ito then a Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the deCennIal period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions If three
tothe elShth' nlhth, ana tenth sessions; if four to
the seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth If five to
the sixth. seventh, eighth, Einth and tenth ; If six
to the ffth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth: If seven to the fourth fifth sixth. seventh.
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the third,
f urth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If nine to the second, third, fourth, fifth.
sixth, seventh shth, ninth and tenth sessions of
the detennial period respectively.
In determining the number ofSenators to which
any senatorial district might Re e titled in any
decennial period, by reason of any fraction of a
senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiple ed
by five, aud 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 he
equal to two such ratios an additio al Senator for
the seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions shaI Il
be allotted to suct 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 member
in either or both branches of the Legislature in
the fourth and nth sessions OF the present de
cennial period as now provided, 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
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the Senate.