Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-09-30
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
Dated April 4tE, 1857
AMENDMENT No

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Resof-cd By the General .gsssz5Iy Of TIE State Of
Ohio, Tnrec-ifths of the members elected TO each
House concurTing therein, That It lie and hereby IS
proposed to the electors OF this State to vote on the sec
Dad Tuesday Of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection OF the following amendments as a substitute Tor
the tweuty-dhh 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 AEti-
Gle, viz: All regular sessions of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday Ct January, annu-
ally. Senators shall be elected hiennially. and Rep
resentativcs annually, by the luctors Of their rcspcc-
tive counties or districts, on the second Tuesday o. re
tOber. Their term OF Office shall commence on the
first DAY OF January next after their election, and that
Of Senators shall continue two years, and that OF Rep-
rescntatives one year. The Sei ators elected in Octo
her next, shl III hold their Offices FOR Two years, and the
Representatives elected at the same time, snail hold
their offices for one year. Provided. that seventeen
OF the Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of OctO-
her. 1851. to be asc- rtained by lot, as the President oil
the Senate may direct, shall hold their Office Tor only
one year. and their successors shall be elected on the
secOrd Tuesday Of October. one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-eigIt, and hieunially thereafter When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates Tor Hep
resentatives so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more raiios' additional
Representatives shall he apl ortlohed Tor sucd Gatlos
among the several sessions OF the deceanial period,
in the following manner If there be only one rato'
then = REPRESENTATIVE shall he allotted 10 the tenth SEES
sion Of the deceanial period: IL there are two ratios.
Representatives shall be allotted 10 the ninth ana tenth
sessions: If three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sions: II four, to the SEVENTH eighth nlhth anu tehtn:
II I've, to the sixth, seventh, eighth ninth ana TENN:
II six. TO the fI;h- sixth. seventh, eighlh, nintn ana
tenth: If seven- 20 the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth. ninth and tenth II eight. TO tn third. fourth
9Th. sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth ana tenth: II nine
70 the second. third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions of the dsceaaial period res
pcctive'v.
In determining the number Of Senator'S TO which a.y
senatorial district might lie entitled in any decennlal
period, by reason OF any fraction OF a senatorial ratio,
the fraction snail be multiplied by FIVE. and il the re-
salt be equal to one senatorial ratio, an add!tionaiSe Sen
ator shall be allotted 70 said district FOR the niath and
taEth sessions. II It he equal to two such ratios, an
additional Senator Tor the seventh, eighth. ninth and
tan.h sessions, shall he allotted TO such district. II
;i.r-c. then 10 tae Eflh. sixth. seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth. If four. to the third. fourth. Elth, sixth
seventh. eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions respective
". ffta5s amendment be adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in Ell
Their or both branches Of the Legislature IN the fourth
and fifth sessions OF the resent deccnnial period, as
now provided, shall have = like number OF melnbersi in
each branch hereof for each session OF the remainder
Of The present Gecennial period.
y. II. VAN WORRIES,
speaker OF the House OF representatives,.
THoS. II. FORD,
President Of the Senate.