The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-07-17

AMENDMENT NO. i.
Ohio, Threc-ffths OF the members elected ~
each House concurring therein, That II be end
hereby is proposed TO the elector1 o. this eeate
TO vote on the second Tuesday Of October pe1t,
amendment ss sassssts ior tSs twsasy -6ff
Section Of The sscond Aytis,o of ths oepseieg1I1
and for the sscoed SECTION q - eaaBs Artfeley
and for the third section - % eisysssh 4rti.
senbiy shall ce1nmencs % tss ara Nonday 81
January, annually. Senators shat Be eI96eed
biennially, and Representatives annually, By
ths ELECTORS or ,Ss q ;hsr Ss.sss Or
Tboir term Of of1ce shall commence on the hrst
day Of January next after their election, and
that Of Senators shall continue two years, and
Sas a 81 soeeS n SsoSss Tss
office for two years, and the Representatives
elected at the same time shall hold their on
cesfor one year. Provided, that seventeen Of
The Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of
October, 1857, TO be ascertained By lot- ~ tho
President OF the Senate may direct, shaD hold
theiS ONCE for only one year, and their sue
cesbrs shall W elected on tho second Tuesday
Of 4ttober, phs thousand eight hundred and
nftyteight, and bionnially thereafter. When
any county shall have fraction above the rates
for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal TO one or
more ratios, additional Representatives shall DO
apportioned for such ratios among the several
sessions ofthe deoonnisl period In the following
manner: Ifthereby only one ratio then Repre-
sentative shall be allotted 10 the tenth session
OF the docennlo' period.
Il II there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted To the ninth and tenth sessions; IL
three To the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; IL
) four TO the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; IL
1--WE to the sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth
= usix to the nfth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth; IL seven 70 the fourth, NTH sixth,
se7Gnth, eighth ninth and tenth; n eight 10 the
thrd. fourth ffb. s,~.s, COW .',,, .tyS.i ninth
. mn, iXtiSaeasRih a.eighth, ninth and tenth
sessions Of the decennial period respectiyely.
In determining the number Of Senators ~
= which any senatorial district might be entitled
IN any decnnial period, by reason ofany fraction
Of a senatorial ratio the fraction shall be mul.
, tipled by Ave, and II the result be equal TO one
ratio an additional Senatorshall be allotted ID
= seid district for the ninth and tenth sessions
= Hit be equal To two such ratios an additional
Senator for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
sessions shall be allotted TO such district II
2 three then to the nfth, sixth, seventh, eighth
| ninth and tenth.
II four, to the third, fourth, fith, sixth. sew
= enth, eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions respetl
b, ively. II this amendment be adopted by the
electors the counties now entitled 10 more thar
4 one member in either of both branches of the
Legislature In the fourth and fifth sessions OF the
present decennial period as now provided, shall
have like number ofmembers In each branch
thereoffOr each session Of the remainder of the
present docennial period.
n N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative.
THGMAS II. FORD,
2 President Of The Senate.