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PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
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By spfopossl u ths electors Of tbs S.ais 70 yo.e
on The second Tuesday Of October rezt, aPou tie
approval or rejection Of the following snsndmebt
a substitute fot the sveaiy.EGh Section Of .be
second Article q The cons,:;u;oa oua for The
sesObd seesien Ct the sane Aitiele, sad for ths
sk;rd Session Of The eleventh Article viz: AL reg
ular sesscus OF the General Assembly shall com
nsaee o. the frs. Aoadsy Of IauaaTT annus.iy.-
SsnSiors shss baelss.se bienLitAy, and RsPTess,-
,a.iges actually, by the escoE Of ther respective
counties or districts on the second Iueseay of Oc-
tSber. Their term Of olics shall commence on
the Rrt day Of January aext after their election,
as& that Of Seaateu shall cOatnae two years, and
that Of Representative one year. The Senators
elected " ocober next shall hold their Offices for
two yeaES and the Representatives elected at the
same lime shall hold their Offices for one year,
Provided, that seventeen oftha Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October 1857, to be ascer-
4ained by lot as the President ofthe Senate may
direct, shall hold their Office for only Ole year, aud
Their successors shall be elected on the second Tues
day Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
ffy-eight, and biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have fraction above the rates for
Representative so large that being multiplied by
ten, the rszns shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions Of the
decsaaisl period in the following mauneri il there
be oaly one ratio, then, Representative shall be
allotted to the tenth session Of the deeenial pe
Fiod.
If there sre two ratios, Representatives shallbe
allotted to the niath and tenth sessions; If three L
The eighth, ninth, aud tenth sessions; II four L
tbe seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; If FIVE TO th
sixth, ssealh. eighth, ninth and teRLh II six to th
9th, sizth, seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth;
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth; IL eight TO the third, fourth fif
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If min
to the second, third, fourth, 9Th, sixth sew
enth eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions oil the deeen
nia period respectively.
IN determining the number Of Senators 4
which any senatorial district might be entitled il
any decenial period, by reason Of any fraction o
Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
by Ave, and il the result be equal to one teuato
rial ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted t
said district fOr the niulh and tenth sessions.
it be equal to two such ratios an additional Sena
torforthe seventh, eighth, ninth and tepth session
shall be allotted to such district. II three then
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nipIh an'
teath.
II four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, seyeutl
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively, ]
this amendmeut be adopted by the electors, th
counties now entitled to more than one membe
in either or both branches ofthe Legislature iu th
fourth and fifth sessions of the present deceni'
period as now provided, shall have like numte
Of members in each branch thereof for each sessiO
oftho remainder Of the present decenial period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker ofhe House Of Representatives.
THCMA5 II. FORD.
President Of he Senqte,