The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-06-04
Proposed Constitution Amendments
AMENDMENT no. /.

R"soired BY The General Assembly ot
ths State of Ohio. Three.6Iths OF the
snemhers elected to each House eoncurrinng
therein. That II be and hereby Is proposed to the
electors Of this State 70 vote on the second nes'
day Of October next, upon the approval or re.
lection of the following amendments as sub
alitute for tho twenty fifth Section of the Sec
nud Article of the Constitution aud for the sec
ond Section Of the same Article, and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article, viz; All
regular sessions OF the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday in January an
nually. Senators shall be elected biennially,
and Representatives annually. by the electors
of their respective counties or districts on the
Second Tuesday Of October. Their term OF Of
hce shall commence on the first day of Janu-
Sry nett after their election, and that of Sena
tsfs shall continue two years, and that OF Re
bresentatiVes one year. The Senators elected
IN October next shall hold their offices for two
years, and the Representatives elected a! the
same time shall hold their offices for one year
Provided, that seventeen Of the Senators cleo
ted on the second Tues ay Of October. 1857, to
he asccrtainrd by lot, as the President Of the
senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year, and their successors shall be eec.
ted on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty.eight. aud
bisnnially thereafter. When any comfy shall
have fraction above the Rates for Representa-.
tive so large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal TO one or more ratios ad
ditional Representatives shall be spportoned
for such ratios among the several sessions OF
the dscenniaI period in the following manner
II there be only one ratio then Representa-
tiTe shall be allotted to the tenth session OF the
dccennial period.
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth aud tenth sessions; II
three 10 the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions /;
Iffour, to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
II Eve, to the riIth seventh, eighth, ninth aud
tenth If siI. to the filh, SIXTH seventh eighth
ninth and tenth If seven, TO the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II eight
to the third four b, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth l. nine, to the second, third,
fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and
ieuth sessions of the deceunia period respec
lively.
r In determining The number Of Senators to
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason OF any frac-
ton Of senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and II the result be equal to
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted 10 said district for the ninth aud
tenth sessions. If it be equal TO two such ra'
tios an additional Senator for the seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to
such district. If three then to 'hc fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth ninth aud tenth If four, to
the third, fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth
ninth aud tenth sessions Is1sseiiyeiy. II this
amendment be adopted by IIi6 electors, the coun-
ties now entitled TO more Than one member in
either or both branches Of the Legislature III
the fourth and fifth sessions Of the present de-
Genial period as now provided, shnlI have ike
number Of members ia each branch thereof for
each session Of the reminder of the present
decennial period
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
TH0S II. FORD,
Pro- pnt Of the Senate.
Dated April Sd, lsSlsoS ls',,.oS,