Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-11
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A
MENDM ENTS.
AMENDMENT no l.

ResoLred by the General Assembly Qfthc State
of Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to
each House concurrIns therein, That 1t be and
hereby is proposed to the electors OF thls state
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next,
upon the approval or rejection OF the following
amendments as a substitute for the twenty-hfth
Section of the 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 Assem-
bly, shall commence OIL the first Monday OF jan
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
nially, and Representatives annual'y, by the
electors of their respective counties or districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
of office shall commence en- the first day of jan
aary next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-,
sentatives elected at the same time shall hold
then offices for one year. Provided, that seven
teen OF the Senators elected on the second Tues
day of October, 1857, to be ascertained by lot, as
the President OF the Senate may direct, shall
hold their Office for ouly one year, and their sue
cessors shall be elected on the second Tue sday
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and b!ennally thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representatives. so large that being multiplied
by t IL, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be APP
portiongd for such ratios among the several seS-
sions of the dccennial period in the following
manner. If there be only one ratio then a Rep
resentatiye shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decennial period.
If there are two Ratios Representatives shall
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three to the eighth. ninth. and tenth sessions; II
four to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; l!
five to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth; If 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, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions of the decennial period rcspec.
lively.
In determining the number of Senators tt
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any deccunial period, by reason of any frac
ton of 4 senatorial ratio, the fraction shall b.
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal t.
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth anC
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratio
an additional Senator for the seventh, eli ghth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO sucl
district If three then to the fifth, sixth, sew
enth. eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth. sixth, sew
cnth. eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respec
lively. If this amendment be adopted by thu
electors, the counties now entitled to MOI e thai
one member in either or both branches of tn
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of TIL
present decennial period as now provided, shall
have q like number of members of each brarcl
thereof for each session of the present decennia
period.
y. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
THOMAS III. FORD.
President of the Senate.
April s, 1857.