The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-06-11
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
70 be submitted to the People on the % Tuesday o
OcLoleE 1857.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT No. |

AMENDMENT NO. ].
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, 'rhroe-tifIhs of the members elected TO
each House concuring therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed to the electors of this State vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon tire
approval or rejection Of The following amendment
substitute tor the twenty Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution ard for the sec
ond section OF the same Article, aud for the third
Section OF the eleventh Article, viZ All regular ses
sions of the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January annually, Senators
shall be elected bienniaIy and Representatives an
nually, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday of October
day OF January next alter their election and that of
Senators shall continue two years, and that of Rep
resentatives one year, The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold their offices for years, and
the Representa- lives elected at the time shall
hold their Offices for one year Provided that II of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, 1884, 10 be ascertaned by lot, as the Presi-
dent OF The Senate may direct shall hold their office
Tor only year. and lher Successors shall be elec-
led on the second Tuesday OF Oct one thousand eight
hundred and hty eight, and blennlally thereafter.
When any county shall have a traction above the
rates i0r Representative SO large that being multi
pied by el the result shall be equal to more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor-
toned for such ratios among the several sessions OF
the decennai perIOd in the following manner: Ii
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
be allotted 10 the tenth session U the deCeunia Pc
led.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to The ninth and tenth sessions If three to
the eighth, ninth and tenth seSsions Ii tour to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; if five, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If six to
The lttb, sixth, seventh. eighth ninth and tenth; If
seven to the fourth, ffh sixth, seventh, Gig hth
NINTH and tenth; If eight to the third fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, eigth, ninth and tenth; II nine TO the
second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and teuh sessions O tie deCeunial period re
spectivey
In determining the number Of Senators IL which
any senatorial dist.ct might be entitled in any de-
cenni al period. by reason ct any fraction of sena
toriaI ratio, the fruclion shall bo multiplied by five,
and if the result be equal to one senatorial ratio an
additional Senator shall be allotted to said district
fer the ninth and tenth sessions. II 1t be equal to
two such ratios additional Senator for the sew
enth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions shall be aiot-
ted to such district If three then to the th sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth and tenth.
1t four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. II
this amendment he adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches of the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present decennal Pc
riod a now provided shall have Il like number of!
members in each branch thereof tor each session OF
the remainder Of the present decenniai period
N If. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President OF the Senate.
Dated Apra 3d. 1857