Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-07-09
ex AUTHORITY
Proposed Constitution Amendments
To Be submitted to the posersef Ohio at the October
Election.

AAENDAENT NJ. l.
n ESOLvED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
II STATE OF OHIO Three-ffths of the members elect
ed to each House concurring therein That 1t be and
hereby is proposed to the electors of this State to vote
the second Tuesday of October next upon the approv
al rejection of the following amendment as suhst
tute for the twenty-sh 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 yiz All regular session of the General Assembly
shall commence the first Monday of January, annually
Senators shall be elected biennay, and Representatives
annually by the electors of their respective counties
ictcts on the second Tuesday of October Their term
of Office shall on the first Gay OF January next
two years. that of Representatives The Sem
elected in October next shall hold their Offices for
two years. the Representatives elected at the
time shall hold their Offices for year. Provided that
seventeen of the Senators elected the second Tuesday
Of October 1857 to be asseaned by lot the President
of the Senate may direct shall hold their Office for only
year. and their shall be elected the
ond Tuesday of October thousand eight hundred and
ffy-eight and bennally thereafter When any county
shall have fraction above the rates for Representative
large that being multiplied by ten the result shall be
equal to ratios, additional Representatives
sessions Of the decennial PERIOD the following
If there be only ratio then Representative shall be
allotted to the tenth session of the decennial period
there two ratios Representatives shall be allotted
to the ninth and teuh sessions three to the eighth,
nnth and tenth sessions four to the seventh eighth
ninth and tenth sessions; i've to the SIXTH seventh
eighth ninth and tenth; six to the h SIXTH seventh
eighth ninth and tenth; If to the fourth, fifth,
sixth seventh eigth ninth and tenth; eight to the
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh eighth ninth and
teufh If nine to the second third, fourth fifth, sixth,
seventh eighth ninth and tenth sessions of decennia
period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled in decennia pc
riod of any fraction of senatorial ratio the
fraction shall be multiplied by ve and if the result be
equal to senatorial rstio additional Senator shall
allotted s,d district for the nuth and tenth
sione If it be equal to two such ratios additional
Senator for the seventh eighth NINTH and tenth sessions
shall be allotted to such district. three then to the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth.
four to the third fourth, fh sixth seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively. If this amend
be adopted by the electors the counties ent
tied to more than member in either both
branches of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth
sions of the present decenna period provided shall
have like number of members in each branch thereof
each session of the remainder of the present decennia
period.
Nh. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
Dated Anril 3d 1887