Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-09-09
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION

Dated April i;h, 1851.


Resolusd By the GeReraf assembly Of the State Of
I Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to each
! House concurring therein, That it he and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this State to vote on the sec
ond Tuesday of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection Of the following amendments as a substitute Tor
the twcuty-ffth Section Of the second Article OF the
Constitution. and for the second Section of the same
Article, and for the third Section Of the eleventh Arti-
Gle, viz: All regular sessions OF the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday OF January, annu-
ally. Senators shall be elected biennially, and Rep
resentatives annually. by the electors of their respec-
tive counties or districts, ON the second Tuesday ofOc
tober. Their term OF Office shall commence on the
first day OF January next after their election, and that
Of Senators shall continue two years, and that Of Rep
resentatives one year. The Sci atorS elected in OctO
her next, sh al hold their Offices for two years, and the
Representatives elected at the same time, shall hold
their offices for one year. Provided. that seventeen
of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of OctO-
her. 1857, 10 be aScz rtained 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
secor d Tuesday Of October, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-eight, and biennially thereafter When any
county shall have q fraction above the rates for Rep
resentatives so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall he eqaal 10 one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be APP ortioned for such ratios
among the several sessions of the decennial period,
in the following manner. II there be only one ratio,
then a Representative shall he allotted to the tenth ses
sion CT the decennial period: IL there are two ratios,
Representative shall be allotted 10 the ninth and tenth
sessions: If three, TO the eighth, ninth and tenth SEES
sions: If four, to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth:
If five. 20 the sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth:
If six, TO the fifth. sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and
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eighth, ninth and tenth. If eight, to III. third, fourth,
fnh, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth: If nine,
to the second. third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions Of the decennisl period res
pectively.
In determining the number OF Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in any decennial
period. 10y reason Of amy fraction Of a senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall he multiplied by five. and il the re-
suit be equal TO one senatorial ratio. an additional SEN
ator shall be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. II 1t he c iuai to two such ratios, an
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. ainth and
tenth sessions. shall he allotted TO such district II
three. then to the fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth ninth
and tenth. Ii four. to the third, fourth. hfth, sixth.
seventh. eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions respective
Is. Ii this amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties nov entitled to more than one member in eli
Their or both branches of the Legislature in the fourth
and fifth sessions OF the present decennial period, rs
now provided. shall have 4 like number OF members in
each branch thereof for each session Of the remainder
of the present deeennial period.
n. ii. A WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
TIIOS. Ii. FORD
President of the Senate.