Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-24
LEGAL
PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS.

ResOfrsd by the General Assembly of the stats of
OHIO, Three-ffths of the members elected TO each
House concurring therein. That II Re and hereby IS
proposed electors of this State to vote the
second Tuesday October next the approvalo or
rejection OF the following amendment substitute
the twenty- h Section of the second Article Of
the Constitution and for the second Section OF the
Ari Gle and for the third Section fthe eleventh
Article. viz: All regular sessions Of the General As
semhy shall commence on the first Monday Of Janu-
ary annually. Senators shall be elected benniaiy,
and Representatives annually by the electors Of their
respective uHties DISTRICTS the second Tues
of October Their terms of Office shall Commence on
the first day of January next after their election and
that of senators sh continue years and that Of
Rel Teseutatiyes one year The Senators elected in
dc oer next shall hold their Offices for two wears and
the Represents tives elected the same time shall
hold their offices for year. Dr0vided, that seven
of the Senators elected the second Tuesday Of
October, 1857. to he aseerIaHed bjaot, the Presi
dent OF tie Senate may direct. shall hold their Office
for only one and their successors shall he lected
the second Tuesday of October thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, biennlaily the reafer-
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative large that being multiplied
bv ten the result shall equal one or NOV ratios
additional Representatives shall he appointed such
the several sessions of the decennia peri
Od in the following manner: If there he only one
ratio tho Representative shall be allotted TO the
tenth session of the decennial period.
Iftheir two ratios Representatives shall be al
loted the ninth and tenth sessions If three to the
eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; H four to the
eBth eighth, ninth and tenth; lffive to sixth,
enIh eighth ninth and tent If six 10 the fifth. sixth,
seventh eighth ninth and tenth; Hseyen to the fourth
fifth, sixth seventh eighth ninth and tenth; H eight,
To the third fourth flh SIXTH SEVENTH eighth, ninth
and tenth; n nine the second third, fourth, fih,
sixth seventh e!sht ninth and tenth sessions of the
deCenniGl period respectively
In determining the number Of Senators 10 which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any decen
nial period, by reason of fraction Ofs senatorial
ratio. The fraction shall be multiplied by hve and II
the result be equal TO ore senatorial ratio, addi
tiOnGl shall be allotted sad district for the
ninth and tenth sessions. If il be equal two such
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such dis
tTct II three then TO the hth SIXTH seventh eighth,
ninth aud tenth.
Iffour 10 the third. fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions respectively Nthis
amendment lie adopted by the electors, the Counties
init led TO more than member in either or
hOti ranches OF the Leg islature in the fourth and
fifth sessions of the present ecennial period
provided shall have like number OF members in
esch branch thereof for each session The remaider
OGthe present decenniai period.
n. Ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of she Ho4se Of Representatives.
THOMAS ii. FORD,