The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-07-09
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND
MENTS.

AMENDMENT NO. !.
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio, 1hree-iifths of the members elected to each
House concurrug therein That 1t be and hereby is
proposed to the electors Of this state 10 vote the
secOnd Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
or rejection Of the following amendment suhsti-
tute for the twentyffth section of tile second article
of the constitution and for the second section of the
article and for the third section Of the eleventh
article viz all regular sessions of the General As
semby shall commence on the first Monday of Janu-
ary annually Senators shall be elected bienally and
representatives annually, by the electors of their
spectye counties districts the second Tuesday Of
October Their term of Office shall commence on the
first day of January next after their election and that
of senator's shall continue two years and that of rep
resenttives year. The senators elected in OctO.
Der next shall hold their Offices for years and the
representatives elected at the same time shall hold
their Offices for one year Provided that seventeen
of the senators elected the second Tuesday of Oc
tober 1851 to be ascertained by lot, the President
of the senate may direct shall hold their Office for only
one year and their successors shall be elected on the
second Tuesday of October, thousand eight hun
dred aud hty-eight and biehniilly thereafter When
any county shall have fraction above the rates for
representative so large that being mutip,d by ten,
the result shall be equal to ratios, addi.
tional representatives shall be apportoned for such
ratios among the several sessions of the deccnnial
period in the following manner Ifthere be only
ratio then representative shall be allotted to the tenth
session of the decennial period.
If there are two ratios representatives shall be allO
ted to the ninth and tenth sessions If three to the
eighth ninth and tenth if four to the seventh ighth
ninth and tenth if five to the sixth seventh eighth
eighth ninth and tenth ii to the fourth fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth if eight to the
third fourth, iifth sixth seventh, eight, ninth and
tenth If nine to the second third fourth fifth SIXTH
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions of the de-
cennial period respectively.
In determining the number of senators to which any
senatorial district ight be entitled in decennial
period by reason Of any fraction of senatorial ratio
the fraction shall be multiplied by five, and il the re.
suit be equal to one senatorial ratio an additional
Senator shall be allotted said district tor the ninth
and tenth sessions If it he equal to two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth, ninth,
and tenth sessions shall be allotted such district II
three then to the fifth, sixth, seventh eighth ninth
and tenth.
If four, to the third ourth,fft sixth seventh ghth
ninth. and tenth sessions respectively II this amend
ment be adopted by the electors the counties
titled to more than member in either both
branches Of the Legislature in the fourth aud fifth
sions of the present decennill period proyii.
ed. shall have like number Of members in each branch
thereof for each session of the remainder of the pres.
ent decennal period
n. II. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD.
President of the Senate.