The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-04-22

Proposed Constitution Amendments

AMENDMENT NO.
Resolued by the General Assembly of Tire State of
Ohio. Three ffths of the members elected to each
house conGnrring therein. That 1t be and hereby
the second Tuesday of October next, upon the ap-
pIo'al OF re1eetlon OF the following amendmen;
second Article OF the Constitution and for the
second Section of the same Article, and for the
third Section OF the eleventh Article, viz: All
regular sessions of the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday of January, anuu-
ally Senators shall be elected biennially, and
Representatives annually, by the electors of their
respective counties or districts on the second
Tuesdsy of October. Their term of office shall
on the first day OF January next after
their election, and that of Senators shall continue
TWO years, and that of representatives one year.
The Senators elected in October next shall hold
their offices for two years, and the Representa-
tives elected at the sametime shall hold their Of
fees for one year. Provided, that seventeen of
the senators elected on the second Tuesday OF
October, 'so.. to be as'ertained by lot. as The
President of the Senate may djsect. shall hold
their-ofiice for only one yeay-and their successors
shall be elected on the second Tuesday of October,
one thousand eight hundred end ffty-eSht, and
biennia!ly thereafter. When any county shall
have a fraction above the rates for Representative
so large that being multiplied by ten, the result
shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives. shall be apportioned for such
ratios among the several sessions of the decennial
period in the following manner: If there be only
one ratio then a Representative shall be allotted
to,the tenth session of the decennIal period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three
Il the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; if four to
the seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth If five to
TO the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; II seven to the fourth fifth, sixth. seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth; If eight to the third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If nine to the second. third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh shth, ninth and tenth sessions OF
the decennial period respectively.
In determining the number ofSenators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any
decennial period, by reason of any fraction of a
senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multipli ed
by five, and if the result be equal to one senatorial
ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted to said
district for the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be
equal to two such ratios an additio al Senator for
fhn RI0hfh nIl1 null 4 n n . Sas=f@ H. III
be allotted to such district. If three then to the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth and tenth
If four, to the third, fourth, fifth. sixth. seventh,
eighth ninth, and tenth sessions respectively. II
this amendment be 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 de.
cennial period as now provided, shall have a like
number of mem bers in each branch thereof for
each session OF the remainder OF the present de-
cennial period.
NJ Fl. VAN VORHES,
Speaker Of the House Of RepreseRtaoires
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate.