The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-04-16
PROPOSED cvNsr TUIIGN AMGEp-
MENTS.


Resolved bv the General Assembly OF the State
Ohio, hree -iifths OF the members elected TO &C
House concurriug therein, That it lie ami here
proposed to the electors Oi this state 10 vote OH 20
second Tuesday of October next, upon the npprON
or rejection OF the following amcndnent AZ a subs
ute for the twenyifh section of the sc onl articl
of the cOnsti ution and for the second section of Z
same aricc, aud for the ir section OF the eleven /
article, viz all regular sessions Of the General
sembly shall commence on The irst Monday of j IN
ar!, annually. Senators sal! be elected bienia!l, an
representatives annually 10y the electors OF their
spective conn les districts OH the second ueslay
October. Their term Of office shall commence on III
first day Of January next after their election and thu
of shall cont nue. two years and that OF rel
rcsenttves one year. The scnItors elected in Octu
Der ne Xt shall hold heir Offices for two years. and tn
representatives elected at the same time shall ho
their Offices for year. Provided, that seventeen
of the elected on the second Tuesday OF o,
tObcr 1851 be asccrtained by lot as the Presidrn
OF the scna e may direct shall hold their Office II
one year and their SUCCESSORS shall be ele ted on IA,
second Tuesday of October one thousand eight hun
dred aud dfy.eight, and bi inn lily thereafter Whci
any county shall have fraction above the rates fu
Representative so large that ~inS mnl ipli' ny t'n
he resale shall be equal to one or more RI os, 'd I!
iiuna reprcseniatr, shall lie hpportiOneu 81 /
ratios among the several sessions Of he dectnni
period in the following manner lfth he ony on
ratio then rrpresen i've shall be allo ted To The ten
s. sson Of the decen al period
If there two r. los epres nta'ives shall he ao
ted to the nil til an enth ssiOns ii three 10 tn
ighth ninth and teIh il four to the I ei 5h
Il
ninth and ;enth il six to the fit h. sixth, scvent
ii hh ninth and tenth ii seven to the fotrh. aft
sNt seventh, c I.n. ninth and trnth if eight 80 ii
tnird fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, cilh ninth an
ten Ii il nine to the second thiri, oIr,h tf,h six
seven H. eighth ninth and tenth sessions Of the de
cennia period rcspec lively.
In determining tle number nf senators 20 which
senatorial district might lie emf led in dcccnnI
period by reason of any fraction Of soia ill rat
the fraction shall he multiple by ave- ana il the
suit be eq tai to one senltoiiu rLto, all addition
Sen ,tor shall be allotted to said district Ior the nn
and ten sessions. II it be eq al to two such 10
an additional senator for the seventh, eli gath mint
and tenth sessions shall he allotted to such district
three then TO tue fifth sixth, seventh, eighth nnt
and tenth.
Ii four to the thirl fourth. righA
ninth anu tentn SESSIONS respectively, 1t this aucn
ment lie adopted by the electors the counties now
titled to more than member in eitncr or boil
branches of the Legislature in the fourth nul If
,ions of the present deccnnia period us nDS prOvi
cd snail have like number OF members in each branll
thereof for each session Of the remainder vi the pr
cnt decenuial period. -
n. II. VAN Worries
Speaker Of the House OF hel,rtsrn atiyes
THOMAS II FORD.
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