Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-04-15
PROPOSES CONSTITUTION
NJ
AMExDMEx1N no


Rescirsd 6y fhc General Asselbiy Of rae STATE "
OAfo, Three-hfths VI the members elected to eaeh
House eoneurring therein. That il be and hereby IL
proposed 20 the electoTsO o. this State to vote on he sec.
oHd Tuesday Of 0ctober next. upon the approval or re-
lection OF the following amendments as a substitute for
me tseaiy-nfh Section Of the second Article Of the
Consultation, and for the second Section Of the same
Article, and for the third section Of The eleventh Arti.
Gle, viz: All resaIazsessions ofths Gen eral Assembly
shall commence hefrstA iondAy OF January. annu-
ally. Senators shall be elected biennially, and ReD
resentatives annually. by the -leetors Of their respec-
tive counties or districts, On the second tuesday ofOe-
tober. Their term Of ONCE shall Commence on the
hrst day OF January next after their election, and that
Of Senators shall continue two years. and that II Rep
resentatives. one year. The Sei ators elected in Ocfo
Der next. sh al hold their Offices for two yeai 3, and the
Representatives elected at the same time. shall hold
their ofhces for one year. Provided, that seventeen
Of the senators elected on the second Tuesday Of 0cto-
Der. e57, 20 be asc=r4ined By iot-a The President Of
the Senate may direct, shall hold their Office for only
one year, and their successors shall be elected on the
seeOrd Tuesday ofOctoger. one thousand eight hundred
and hfty-eight. aud bieunialiy hereafter When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for Rep
ressntatives so Large that being multiplied BY ten. the
Representatives shta be APP orioned for such ratios
in the following manner. If there be only one ratio,
then a Representsdse shall be allotted to the tenth ses
sion CT the deeennial period: IL there are two ratios,
Representatives shall be allotted 10 the ninth xnd tenth
sessions: IL three. 10 the eighth, nin;h aud tenth ses-
sionS; II four, to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenths
i've, to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth.
II six. to the nth. sixth. seventh. eighth. ninth and
tenth; IL seven to the fourth Attn. sixth. seventh,
1ll~s ~ ~ CLAA ~ ~ II lulru Iourku,
hnh. sixth. seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth If nine,
TO the second, third fourth, hfta. sixth. seventh. eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions Of the dscennial period res-
pectively. -
In determining the number OF Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled il any decennisl
period. by reason Of any fraction OF n senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by fye. snd II the re-
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio an additional Sen
ator shall be allotted to said district for the ninth and
teEth sessions. II it be equal 20 two such ratios, An
additional Senator for the seventh. eighth. ninsh and
tenth sessions, shall be allotted to such district II
three. then to the tfth- sixth. seventh, eighth. niEth
and tenth IL four. to the third, fourth. Nth, sixth.
seventh. eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions respective
iy. This amendment be adopted by the electors she
counties nov entitled to more than one member in ei
Their or both branches OF the Legislature in the fourth
and ffth sessions Of the present deeennial period. A.
now provided, shall have a like number Of members IN
each branch thereoff for each session Of The remainder
Of the present deeenniAl period. z4rt
N. II. A WORRIES.
Speaker or the House Of Representatives.
TH0S II. FORD,
residents Of tho Senate.