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.-,rs vSED CONSTITUTION A
MENDMENTS.
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AMExDMKxr 40 1.

Resolved b. The Gsnsral 'Assembly Of
tRs S.ais of OkiO, Three. ffths Of the men,
bers elected 70 cash House eoncunng there
ia. that il be and hereby is proposed 70 the
electors Of this State to vote oa the second
Tuesday Of October uext, upon the spprO-
val or rejection Of the following amend
meut as : substitute fsr the tveRy-6fth
Section Of .he second Article Of tbe Con.
stituliou and for the second Section Of the
same Article, and for the third Section
Of the eleventh Article viz: All regular
sessions OF the General Assembly shall com
msnce on the krst Monday of January, an
uually. Senators shall be elected bienni-
any, and Representatives annually, BY the
electors of their respective counties or dis.
,ri,ts on the second Tuesday Of October.
Their term Of Office shall commence on
the first day Of January uext after their
election, and that Of Senators shall eoutln-
ue two wears, and that of Representatives
ons year. The Senators elected IN Oeto
Der next shall hold their Offices for two
years, and the Representatives elected at
the same time shall bold their Offices for
one year. Provided, that seventeen OF The
Senators elected on the second Tuesday OF.
October, 1857, to be sseertained by lot, as
the President Of the Senate may direct
shall hold their Office for only oUe year, aud
their successors shall be elected on the Sec
ond Tuesday Of October, one thousand
eight hundred and ify-eight, aud bienui'
ally thereafter, When any county shall
have a fraction above the rates for Rep.
resentatiye so large that being multiplied
by ten. the result shall be equal to Que 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 allot'
ted to tue tenth session Of the decenlaI
period.
If there are two ratios, Representatives
shall be allotted TO the ninth and tenth ses'
sions; II three To the eighth, ninth, and
tenth sessions; Ii four TO the seventh
eighth. ninth and tenth; If five 10 the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Il
si1 10 the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth, If seven to the fourth, fifth
sixth, seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth
If eight to tue third, fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenthi If niue
10 the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions
OF the decenuial period respectively,
In determining the number OF Sena
tors to which any senatorial district might
be entitled in any deConial period, by rea
son Of any fraction Of a Senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied by five, and
II the result be equal to one senatorial ra.
ito nm additional Senator shall be allotted
TO said district for the ninth and tenth Ses'
hions. 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 tC
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth.
II four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re-
spectvely. Ii this amendment be adopt
ed by the electors, the counties now en-
titled to more than one member IN either
or both branches ofthe Legislature in the
fourth and fhh sessions of the present dc
Genial period as now provided. shall have
alike numl er of members in each branch
thereof for each session Of heremalnder Of
the present docepial period: ,,,u,
NH, VAN WORRIES.
Sneaker ofhs House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD.
President of tie Senate.