Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-23
LEGAL
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS.

Resotred By the General .assen5Iy of the State of
Ohio, Threeifths Of the members elected TO each
House concurrng therein. That it Re and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this State the
second Tuesday of October next the approval
rejection ofthe following amendment a substitute
for the twentyft fth Section of the second Article Of
the Constitution and for the second Section o { the
Ar ce and for the third Section othe eleventh
Article. viz: All regular sessions Of the General As
senbly shall commence on the frst Monday Of lanu-
ary, annually. Senators shall be elected bennialy,
and Representatives annually, by the electors Of their
respective unties districts on the second Tues
of October Their terms Of office shall commenre on
the rst day of January next after their election and
that ofSenators shs continue two years and that OF
Rel Tesentatives one year The senators elected in
October shall hold their Offices for two years and
the Representatives elected q: the same time shall
hold their Offices for year. Provided, that seven
of the Senator'S elected the second Tuesday OF
October 1857 10 be ascertained by lot as the fIe-
dent of the Senate may direct, shall hold their ofice
for only one year. and their successors shall he ected
the second Tuesday October, one eight
hundred and fifty eight, biennally the Teater.-
When any county shall have a fraction above the
rates for Representative so large that being multiplied
by the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional representatives shall be appointed TOR sue
ratios among the several sessions of the peri
cd in the following manner: If there be only one
ratio than Representative shall oe aho'led 10 'ne
tenth session of the decennial period.
ftbeir are two ra tios Representatives shall be al
otied 10 the ninth and tenth sessons ii three 10 the
eighth ninth and tenth sessions; II four to The sew
enih eighth, ninth and tenth; lfhve 10 siIth, sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth; six 10 the hith sixth
seventh eighth ninth and tenth hseven 10 the ouItn
fifth sixth seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth; eght
10 the third fourth fifth, sixth. seventh eghtn nintn
and tenth; II nine the second, third iourtn' MIN
six th seventh eight ninth and teGIh sessions "i 'e
decennial period respectively A.,,
In determining the number Of Senators 10 whleh
any senatorial district might he entitled III any aece
NAL PERIOD by reason of any fraction OF senaofia
ratio the traction shall he mu tplied by hve ara u
the result be equal one senatorial ratio an aud
tona Senator shall he allotted to sad district iof me
ninth and tenth sessions. If it he equal To Two suen
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ninth and tenth sessions be allotted to sHeh ds
trict Tf three then tie fifth, sixth, seveniheishh
ninth and tenth. - ., ,,h
Iffour, to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth, SEVERN
eighth ninth and tenth ions resfe fecuvtlf Hth'
amendment he adopted by the electors, ihe ttnnIIe'
now init led 30 more thsn ore member IN eliei :"
bo:h branches Of fas Legislature IA ne 0H''h ahu
N session, Of tit present CerHi-l per i"G a. ~"
provided -tsItrv@ hkc In.cbsI oi n"i-iuH's %
each branch thereof for serh session" TIE teaia'
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