True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-08-26
Laws Of Ohio,
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO /.

AmENDMENA NJ A.
Resoivsd by the General assembly o.
he State Of Ohio; Three.ffths of the
members elected TO. each House concuuing
therein, That IL 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 18th
section of the second, Article. of the Consttu'
tion aud 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
nually, by the electors OF their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday
Of October Their term of office shall com.
mence OH the first day of January next after
their election, and that of Senators shall con-
tinue two wears, 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-
Yded, 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 Rep. esen-
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 decenDial period IN the following man
ner II there be only one ratio then repre-
sentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
OF the decennial period
Ii there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions
Ii three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
Sions If four, to the seventh, eighth ninth
aud tenth; Ii five, to the sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth II six, to the tith, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth II Seven, tO
the fourth NTH, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth Ii eight, to the third, fourth fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth If
niue, to the second, third, fourth, fifth sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the decennlal period respectively.
, lii determining the number vi senators TO
which any senatorial district may be entitled
any decennial period, by reason ot any
fla ctlOn ol senatorial raLO, the traction shall
he multiplied BY five, aud II The result be
equal tU one senatorial ratio, ali additional
senator shall be allotted TO sald district ior
lhe ninth and tenth sessions. Ii IT be equal
TO two such ratios an additional senator ior
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions,
shall be allotted " such district. If three,
then to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
sud tenth.
If four, TO the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, Sc.
venth eighth, ninth aud tenth Sessions re.
speetively. Ii this amendment Oe adopted by
,he electors, the countes now emitted to more
than one member Ill either Or both branches
vi the Legislature IN The fourth and fifth ses-
sions OF the present decennlal period as now
provided, shall have ike number ol mem.
uers III each branch thereof for each session ol
the remainder Of the present decennlal period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives.
THOMAS Il. FORD,
President Of The Senate.
Dated April 3, 1857.