Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-04-09
Proposed Constitution amendments

EsoIyED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
X STATE OF OHIO, Three-ffths of the members elect
ed each House eoneurring therein That 1t he and
hereby is PROPOSED to the electors of this State TO vote
on the secord Tuesday of October next upon the approv
al or rejection of the following amendment subs
tue for the twentyf:h Section of the second Article of
tbe Constitution and for the second Section of the same
Article ard for the third Section os the eleventh
Article viz All regular session of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday of January annually
Senators shall elected biepnay, and Representatives
anuusv by the electors of their respective counties
dictets the second Tuesday of October. Their
of Office shall the first day Of January next
after their election and that the Senators shall continue
two wears aud that of Representatives year The Sem
atorS elected in October next shall hold their Offices for
two years and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their Offices for Provided that
seventeen of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday
of October 1851 to be assertain-d hy lot the President
of Senate direct, shall hod their Office for only
and their successors shall lie elected on the
fftyeight and bienriay thereafter When any county
ss have fraction above the rates for Representative
lsrge that eing multiplied by ten the result shall be
cqusl ratios additional Re resentatives
shall be aproroned for such ratics among the several
sessions Of the dccennial PERIOD in the
II there be only ratio then Representative shall
allotted TO the tenth session of the deeennial period
II there two ratios Representatives shall lie allotted
to the ninth and teuth sessions If three TO the eighth
ninth and tenth sessions: If five to the sixth seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth If six to the h sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth; If to the fourth ffth
sixth, seventh, egh ninth and tenth If eight to the
tenth: If nine to the second, third, fourth, fifth six
seventh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions OF decenna
period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators to which
senatorial dist let might be entitled in decennal pc
Rod by reason of anT fraction senatorial ratio the
fraction shall be multiplied by ve and if the result be
equal to senatorial ratio additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth and tenth
sions. If it lie equal to two such ratios additional
Senator for the seventh eighth NINTH and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district If three then to the
ffth sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
If four to the third fourt fifth, SIXTH seventh eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively If this amend
be adopted by the electors the counties enti
tied to more than member in either both
branches of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth
sions the present decenna period provided shall
have like number of members in each branch thereof
each session of the remainder Of the present deccnn1
period
\. Fl. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House of Representative.
THOMAS II. FORD,
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