True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-06-17
Laws Of.OhiO.
PROPOSE DC0NsTITUTIoN
,AEEEDMENTS.
iAMRNDMENT NO l.

Resolssd BY the, General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio, Three-ffths Of the
members elected to each House concurring
therein, That it be and hereby is proposed
to the Electors of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amend
ments as substitute for the twenty NTH
section Of the second Article of the Constltu-
tion and for the second section of the same
article, and for the third section of the elev-
enth article, viz All regular sessions OF the
General Assembly shall commence on the first
Monday of January, annually. Senators shall
be elected biennially and Representatives, an
pually. by the electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday
of October. Their term of Office shall COM
mence on the first day of January next after
their election, aud that of Senators shall con-
tinue two years, and that Of Representatives
one year. The senators elected in October
next shall hold their offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their offices for one year. Pro-
Vided, that seventeen of the senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to
be ascertained 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 fifty.eight, and
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for RepIesen-
tative SO large that being multiplied by ter,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios,
additional representatives shall be apportion-
ed for such ratios among the several sessions
Of the decennial period IN the following man
Der If there be only Que ratio then a repre-
sentative 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, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sons: If four, to the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; If five, to the sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and tenth; II six to the filth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth If seven, tc
the fourth NTH, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth If eight, TO the third, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth II
nine, to the second, third, fourth, fifth sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the decennlal period respectively.
In determining the number of senators Il
which any senatorial district may be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of any
f,action OF senatorial ratio, the fraction shal
be multiplied by five. and if The result b,
equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional
senator shall be allotted to said district fol
The ninth and tenth sessions. If it be equa
to two such ratios an additional senator fo
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district. If three
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nlntl
and tenth.
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Sc
venth eighth, ninth aud tenth sessions re
spectively. If this amendment be adopted by
the electors, the counties now entitled to NOR
than one member in either or both branche
Of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth ses
sions of the present decennial period as nov
provided, shall have a like number of mem
bers in each branch thereof for each session O
the remainder Of the present decennial period
N. II. VAN VORHES,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate
Dated April 3, 1857.