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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS
tPsWisAsd BY AutAOriy.l
AxESDMExr NO l.


Resolved By shs Gsasral ASSEMBLY of ths Stais
Of Ohio, Threefflhs Of the members elected TO
saOh HOuae concuriSg therein, that il be and here
by s proposed 70 the electors Of this State to vote
on the secOud Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
a Z substitnts for the tWentyffth Section OF .bs
second Article Of the Constitution and for the
second Secioa Of the same Article, aud Tor the
third Section Of TIE eleventh Article viz: All reg
ular sessions Of the General Assembly shall COM
roauce on the frsl Monday Of January, annually
Senators shall bo elected biennially, and Rspresen-
tstiVes annually, by the electors Of their respective
counties or districts On the sscOnd Tuesday Of oe-
tobeF. Their term Of ol.ics shall commences on
the first dsy Of January next ster their election,
and that of Senators shall continuetwo yOaTs, and
that Of Representatives oas year. The Senators
elected in October next shall bold their offices for
two ysarA and the Representatives elacted at the
same time shall hold their Offices for one year.
Provided, that seventeen otthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October 1857, to be ascsr'
tanned by lot as the President Of the Senate may
direct shall hold their Office for only Ole year, and
their successors shall be elected on the second Tues
day of October, one thousand eight hundred and
fty-eight, and biennially thereafter, When any
COUNTY shall have fraction above the rates fol
Representative 50 large that being multiplied by
ten, the result shall be equal to one or more ratio
additional Representatives shall be appoFtioneC
for such ratios among the several sessions OF th
decennial period in the following manner; fther
be only one ratio, then, Representative shall b
allotted 10 tue tenth session Of the decenial pc
Rod.
II there are two ratios, Representatives Shallbe
allotted TO the ninth and tenth sessionsi II three
the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; IL four
the seventh eighth, ninth aud tenth; If five to th
sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II SIX to tb
fifth sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth;
seven TO the rth fifth, sixth, seventh, eight
niuth and tenth; II eight to the third fourth fif
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth; If min
10 the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth sev
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions o the decen
nial period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators
which any senatorial district might be entitled j
any decsnial period, by reason of any fraction
Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiple
by five, and il the result be equal to one senate
rial ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted
said district for the ninth and tenth sessions.
it be equal to two such ratios an additional Sens
torfor the seventh eighth, ninth and tenth session
shall be allotted TO such district. If three then
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an
tenth.
II four 10 the third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively.
this amendment be adopted by the electors. tn
counties now entitled TO more than ono membC
in either or both branches of the Legislature in th
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present decen
period as now provided. shall have like numb'
Of members in each branch thereof for each sesso
Ofthe remainder Of the present decsnial period
N. .H.VAN VOORHEES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS ) IL. FORD.
President of tho Senate.