Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-10-01
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
MEND ENTS.

RcSOL Ued by the General Assembly Qfthe State
Of ohio, Threc-fifths of the membe elected to
each House concurrlng 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
as q substitute for the twenty-fifth
Section of the second Article of the Constitution
and for the second Section OF the same Article,
and for the third Section ofthe eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall commence Oh the first Monday of Jan
annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
nlGllv, and RcpreS entatives annually, by the
electors of their respective counties or districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
of Office shall commence en- the first day of Jan
aary next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
sentatives elected at the same time shall hold
then offices for one year. Provided, that seven
teen fthe Senators elected on the second Tues
day of October, 1857, to be ascertained by lot, as
the President OF the Senate may direct, shall
hold their Office for Ouly one year, and their sue
ccssors shall be elected on the second Tue sday
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Rcpres .~utatIveS so large that being multi lied
by t N, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be APP
dortioned for such ratios among the several ses-
sions of the d, cennial pc Rod III the following
mlnner. If Il ere be o MY one ratio then a Rep
rcSentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the dccennial period.
Ii there are two Ratios Representatives. shall
Ue uIItlbSu % ltlC HlIltl IL TENN SESSIONS. IL
three to the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; Ii
four to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; l.
five to the sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth; If seven to the fourth, fifth.
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth: If eight
to the third. fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth,
ninth and tenth; If nine to the second. third.
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions of the dccennial period rcspec-
lively.
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason of any rrac-
tion of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall BE-
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal tc
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO such
district If three then to the fifth, sixth, sew
enth. eighth, ninth and tcuth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
cnth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions reSIlec-
lively. If this amendment be adopted by the.
elect, RS. the counties now entitled TO mon L thai
one member in either or both branches of the
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present decenniaI period as now provided, shall
have a like number Of members of each branch
thereof for each session Of the present dcceunia
period.
" II. \ WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS ii FORD,
President of the Senate.
April ), 1887.