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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.
Published by AHthOrity)
AMENDMENT NO 1.


Resolved By the GeRsral 1sseslJly of TIE STATE
Of Ohio, Three-ffths Of the members elected to
each House concuring therein, that it be and here
by is proposed to the electors Of this State to vote
on the second Tuesday Of October reXt, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
rs a substitute for the tweBty-i fifth Section Of .he
Second Article Of The Constitution aud for the
second Section Of the same Article, and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article viz: All reg
ular sessions Of the General Assembly shall com.
meuce on the first Monday of January, annually
Senators shall be elected biennially, and Represen.
tatives annually, by the electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday Of 0c-
tober. Their term of office shall commence on
the first day Of January next after their election
and that Of Senators shall continuetw years, 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 thor Offices for one year.
Provided, that seventeen ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to be ascer.
tanned by lot, as the President of the Senate NAV
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
fhty-eight, AID b~iennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates foI
Representative so large that being multiplied by
ten, the result shall be equal TO one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions OF the
decennial period in the following manner: If there
be only one ratio, then, a Representative shall be
allotted to the tenth session Of the decenial pc.
Rod.
If there are two ratios, Representative shall b.
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three Il
the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; If four Il
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth If five 10 th,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth II six to tb
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; /
seven TO the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth; If eight to the third, fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenthi If Mint
to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions ofthe dacen,
NAL period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators Il
which any senatorial district might be entitled il
any decenial period, by reason Of any fraction o
a Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
by five, and if the result be equal to one senate
rial ratio, an additional Senator shall DO allotted i
said district for the ninth and tenth sessions. |
il be equal to two such ratios an additional sena
tor for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district. If three then Il
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth anC
tenth.
II four to 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 one membe
in either or both branches ofthe Legislature in th,
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present decenia
period as now provided, shall have like humble
of members in each branch thereof for each session
ofthe remainder Of the present decenial period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of Tie Senate.