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AMANNAAEA ~
Resdred b. he Gsneral Assembly Of Re STATE
of Ohio, Three-fhhs Of the members elected to
each House eOncuring therein, that it be and here
BY is proposodio he electors Of this State to vote
on the second Tuesday Of October next upon the
sp~pFovaor rejection Of the following amendment
a 9 substitute for the t~weuty-6fth Section Of sbe
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 reg
Mar sessions Of The General Assembly shall CON-
menoe on the first Monday Of January, annually
Senators shall be elected biennially, and Rspresen-
tatives annually, by the elections Of their respective
counties or districts on The second Tuesday OF Dc
tober. Their term Of Office shall commence on
the first day OF January next AFTER their election,
and that Of Senators shall eontinuetw years, and
that Of Representatives one year. The Senators
elected IN October next shall hold their offices for
two wears, and the Representative elected at the
same time shall hold their offices for one year.
Provided, that seventeen Ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, 1857, to be ascer.
tanned by LOT, as the President ofthe Senate may
direct, shall hold their Office for only ole year, aud
their successors shall be elected on the second Tues.
day Of October, one thousand eight hundred and
ffiy-eiQht, aud biennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representative so large that being multiplied by
ten, the result shall be equal to one or more ratios
additional Representatives shall DO apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions OF the
decennial period in the following manner: lfthere
be only one ratio, then, a Representative shall be
allotted TO the tenth session Of the decenial Pc
Rod.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; il three Il
the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; If four Il
the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth; If five 10 thI
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; II six to th
fhtb, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; !
seven to the fou rib, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight
ninth and tenth; If eight to the third, fourth fit
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If min
TO the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth SC,
enth, eighth, ninth and tenth; sessions ofthe decor
NAL period respectively.
In determining The number Of Senators I
which any senatorial district might be entitled j
anv decenial period, by reason of any fraction
a Senatorial ratio, the fraction SHALL be multiple
by five, aud IL tho result be equal to one senate
rial ratio. an additional Senator shall be allotted
said district for the ninth and tenth sessions.
it be equal to two such ratios an additional Sent
tor for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth session
shall be allotted to such district, If three then
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an
tenth.
II four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, sevent
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively.
this amendment be adopted by the electors, t
counties now entitled to more than one memb
in either or both branches ofthe Legislature in {
fourth and fifth sessions of tho present decent
period as now provided. shall have a like numb
Of members in each branch thereof for each sessi
orthe remainder Of the present decenial period,
N. II. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker ofho House of Representatives.
THCMA5 II. FORD.
President of the Senate.