The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-05-21
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND.
MENTS.


Resolved by the Ueheral Assembly Of the State Of
Ohio Thrce-hfths of the members elected to each
House concurriug therein That it 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 substi
tutc for the twenyfh section of the second article
f the constitution and for the second section OF the
same article and for the third section of the eleventh
article, viz all regular sessions OF the General As
sembly shall commence on the hrst Monday OF Janu
ary annually. Senators shall be elected bienially and
representatives annually, by the electors of their
spectve counties districts on the second Tuesday OF
October. Their term of office shall commence on the
first day of January next after their election, and that
f senators shall continue two years. and that of rep
rcsentativcs ono year The senators elected in Octo
her noxt shall hold their Offices for two years and the
representatives elected at the same time shall hold
tbefr iccs for year. Provided, that seventeen
ri the senator's elected the second Tuesday of Oc
tohcr 1851 to be gScertaned by lot, the President
f the senate may direct shall hold their Office for only
Nhc year and their shall be elected on the
second Tuesday of October, one thousand eight hun
'drcd and ifty-eght, and benniay thereafter, When
any county shall have fraction above the rates for
representative so large that being multiple by ten
tie result shall be equal to one or more ratios, add
ional representatives shall be apportioned for such
ratios Among the several sessions of the decennia
lberiad in the following manner lfthere be only one
ratio then Representative shall be allotted to the tenth
session of the dCcCnnial period.
II there two ratios representatives shall be aot
ted to the ninth and tenth sessions if three to the
eighth ninth and tenth if four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth if five to the sixth, seventh eighth
eighth ninth aud tenth if seven to the fourth, fifth
sixth seventh eighth ninth and tenth if eight to the
third fourth fifth, sixth, seventh eight, ninth and
tenth if nine the second, third fourth fifth SIXTH
seventh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions OF the de-
cennial period respectively.
In determining the number of senators to which any
senatorial district nigh be entitled in anv decennia
period by reason of any fraction of senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied by five, and if the
suit be equal to senatorial ratio, an additional
Senator shall be allotted 10 said district for the ninth
and tenth sessions If it be equal TO two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth NINTH
and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such district If
three then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth. -,
If four to the third fourth fifth sixth, eighth
NINTH and tenth sessions respectively II this amend
ment be adopted by the electors the counties now en-
titled to more than member in either or both
branches of the Legislature the fourth aud fifth ses
sons of the present decennia period now provid-
ed shall have like number of members in each branch
thereof for each session of the remainder of the pres
ent decennial period.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President Of the Senate.