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CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTs 4.
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A~MENpMEkr Eo I.

A8NND4HAI NJ
Rssdved b As General Assembly Of tie Stas
Of 0hiO, Thfee-ihhs Of the members elected 10
eaVh House coneunng therein. that il be and here
l5y is proposed 10 the electors Of this State to vote
ON the second Tuesday Of October 1 ext, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amendment
rs a substitute for The tWenty-fhh Section Of he
second Article Of the Constitution and for the
second Section ofthe Eame Article, and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article viz: All reg
ular sessions Of the General Assembly shall com
mence 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 DC.
tober. Their term Of Office shall NJ on
the first day Of January next after their election,
and that Of Senators shall ~eOnlinne two years, and
that Of Representative one year. The Senators
elected 4 IN October next shaIl hold their offices for
two years, and the Representatives elected at the
same time shall hold their 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 one year, and
their successors shall be elected on the second Tues.
day Of October enc thousand eight hundred and
6fly-eight, and b%iennially therer sr. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representative so large that being multiplied by
IN, the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
iditioaal Representatives shall be spportioBed
such ratios among the several sessions Of the
d%eceunial 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, Representatives shaIlbe
allotted to the ninth and tenth %ssions; If three &
the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; If four +
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth II Eve to th
u sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth II six to th
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth;
b seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighr
i ninth and tenth; Ii eight to the third, fourth E
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If min
y to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions of the decen
5 NAL period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators t
which any senatorial district might be entitled il
: any decenial period, by reason OF any fraction G
q a Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiple,
by five, aud ii the result be equal to one senate
n Ildl ThtiO, dl huullloudl CeudlOT SUM- % hllOssvd Y
. 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 session
? shall be allotted to such district. If three then /
n the f h, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an
10 tenth.
! II four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth, ainth and tenth sessions respectively.
lis amendment be adopted by the electors, til
y counties now entitled to more than one membt
N in either or both branches of the Legislature in til
fourth aud fifth sessions Of the present decen'
period as now provided. shall have like numLt
" Of members in each branch thereof Tor each sessio
l. ofths remainder Of the present decenial period.
N. H. VAN WORRIES.
m Speaker Of The House of Represca cities.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President of the Senate.