Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-30
LEGAL
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS.

ResoIred By the General Assembly Of the state of
Ohio, Three-fifth of the members elected TO each
House concurTng therein. That it Re and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this State to vote the
second Tuesday of October next the approval
rejection ofthe following amendment as substitute
for the twenty FIJI Section OF the second Article of
the Constitution and for the second Section OF the
Ar cIe and for the third Section OF the eleventh
Article. viz: All regular sessions of the General As
seinby shall commence on the first Monday of Janu-
ary annually. Senators shall be elected biennialy,
and Representatives annually by the electors of their
respective unties districts the second Tues
of October. Their Of office shall Commence on
the first day of January next after their election and
that ofSenaors sha continue two years ard that Of
Rel TeSentatives one year The Senators elected in
October shall hold their Offices for years, and
the Representatives elected the same time shall
hold their Offices for one Provided. that seven
the Senators elected the second Tuesday of
October, 1857, he asseTIaned by lot, the PTes
dent of the Senate may direct, shall hold their office
year, and their shall he lected
the second Tuesday of October thousand eight
hundred and iftyeight, ant bienuiay the Teafer.-
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative so large that being multiplied
by ten the shall be equal to ratios
additional presentatves shall be appointed for such
ratios among the several sessions Of the decennia peri
I'd in the following manner: Ii there be only one
ratio thon 4 Representative shall lie allotted 10 the
tenth session Of the decennial period
Ifiher are two ratios Representatives shall he al
oted the ninth and tenth sessions If three to the
eighth NINTH and tenth sessions; If four TO the sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth; five 10 sixth, sew
enTh. eighth ninth and teuth I six 10 the fifth SIXTH
seventh eighth ninth and tenh Hseyen to the fourth
hih SIXTH seventh. eighth, ninth ana tenhi eight,
10 the third fOarih fifth SIXTH seventh, eighth. ninth
and tenIh III nine to the second, third fourth fifth,
SIXTH seventh esht ninth and tenth sessions OF the
decennial period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators TO which
senatorial district might he entitled in de6en
na PERIOD by reason of any fraction of senatorial
ratio the fraction shall be tpled by five. and If
the result be equal 10 one senatorial ratio, addi-
tiona Senator shall he allotted sad district for the
ninth and tenth sessions If il be equal to two such
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth,
NINTH and tenth sessions shal be allotted such dis
trct. three then 10 the fifth, sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth.
IffOur, to the third fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh,
eighth and tenth sessions respectively Hthis
amendment be adopted by the electors the counties
entitled 10 more than ore member in either or
bOtl ranches of the Legislature in the fourth and
fifth sessions of the present ecennial period
provided. shall have like number of members in
each branch thereof for each session OF te remade
olihe present decennial period.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of He Senate.
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