Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-08-20

ss3eFas 1aas.4. as5san5lg n Lss STATE
o.sas - 5 s ias iasabgs e'ectsd TO
=. 3 asa eoneoapE shsfsio, that it Be apd here
ty pr5asss.l 10 Tie electors Of this State 10 vote
on tAs seeond Tuesday Of October uext, upon the
apafosal 81 rejection Of tbe folleaing amendment
a a substitute for the sweutyhGlh Section q .he
secend Article of Tie Constitution and for the
seSoad Secsion of the same Article, aud for the
third Section If The eleventh Article viz: All reg
sulsf sessions ofthe General Assembly shall CONF
ynenes on the lirst Monday Of January, annually
senators shall bo elected biennially and R0Pressn-
tatives aungRly by the electors OF Their respective
couptes or districts on the second Tuesday OF oe-
tober. Their term Of Office shall commence on
the irt day Of January next after their election,
and that Of Senators shall contnae two years, and
that of Representatives one year. The Senators
eleeted N October next sha bold their offices for
ftwo vaars. and the Representatives elected al the
same time shah hold their Offices for one year
Provided, that seventeen othe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, TO he ascer-
tained by lot rs the President OF the Senate may
direct shall hold their office for only one year, and
tha successors shall be elected on the second Tues
dav Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
6fty-eiqhL and biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have fraction above the rates fo
Represeutative so large that being multiplied By
,en the result shall be equal to one or more ratio
additional Representatives shall DO apportione'
for such ratios among the several sessions ot th
decennial period in the following manner; II ther
be only one ratio, then, a Representative shall b
allotted to tGe tenth session Of the decenial pc
Rod.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shallbe
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; il three
the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; If four
the seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; If five TO til
sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II six to Il
fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth;
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight
ninth and tenth; II eight to the third, fourth fiji
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II MI
to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth Sc
enth. eighth ninth apd tenth sessions Of the decel
NAL period respectively.
In determining the plumber OF Senators
which any senatorial district might be entitled
anv decenial period, by reason Of any fraction
Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be maltipie
bv five, aud if the result be equal to one fenat'
rial ratio. an additional Senator shall be allotted
said district for the ninth and tenth sessions.
itbe equal to two such ratios an additional Sem
TOR for the seventh eighth, ninth and tenth session
shall be allotted to such district If three then
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an
tenth
II four to the third, fourth 9Th, sixth, seyent
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively.
this amendment be adopted by tue electors, Il
counties now entitled TO more than one memb
in either or both branches of the Legislature in Il
fourth and fifth sessions of the present decent
period as now provided. shall have like NUM-
Of members in each branch thereof for each sesslt
pfthe remainder Of the present deeenial period
" N.H.VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of he House Of Representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD.
President of Tie Senate.