The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-05-21
Proposed Constitution Amendments.
AMENDMENT NO. L.

AMENDMENT NO. 1.
ReSoired By the General Assemblg of
The State of Ohio Three this Of the
members elected 10 each House concurring
therein. That it be aud hereby is proposed to the
electors OF this State TO vote on the second Tues.
day OF October next upon the approval or re-
lection of the following amendments as a sub
sIitute for the twenty fifth Section of the Sec
ond Article OF the Constitution and 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 bennially,
aud Representatives annually. by the electors
ot their respective counties or districts on the
eecond Tuesday of October. Their term OF Of.
nee shall commence on the first day Of Janu-
airy next alter their election, and that of Seua.
tors Snail Continue two years, and that of Re.
preSentatfves one year. The Senators elected
IN October next shall hold their offices for two
years, and the Representatives elected AZ the
same time shall hold their offices for one wear
Provided, that seventeen of the Senators cleo |
ted ON the second Tuesday of October, 1857. TO
lie ascerlainrd by lot, as the President of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year, and their SUCCESSORS shall be elec |
ted on the second Tuesday of October. ona
thousand eight hundred and fifty.eght, and
biennialIy thereafter When any county shall
have traction above the rates for Representa-
tive SO large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shaiI be equal 10 one or more ratios ad
ditional Representatives shall be apportioued
for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennlal period in the following manner
II there be only Que ratio then Representa-.
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session of the
decennial period.
If there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions If
three TO the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
II four, to the seventh. eighth ninth and tenth
If five, to the sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; II six to the fth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth If seyeu to the fourth, fifth. L
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and zenith; If eight
to the third. four h, filth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth l. nine, TO the second, third
fourth hith, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
'ehlh sessions OF The d.ccnniai period respcc
lively.
Ia determining the number of Senators 10
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason Of any frac.
ion OF a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by FIVE and ii the result be equal to
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator sball
be allotted to said district for the ninth and -
enth sessions. If it be equal to two such ra. 7
HOS an additional Senator for the seventh eighth u
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to il
such district, If three then to the fifth, sixth.
seventh, eighth ninth and tenth. Ii four, to
he third, foarh, filth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
siath, ard tsati sessions respectively. If this
be adopted by the electors, the coun-
les now entitled to more than one member in
ither or both branches of the Legislature in
ne fourth and fifth sessions of the present de-
email period as now provided, shall have like
lumber OF members in each branch thereof for
ach session of the remainder of the present
ecennial period
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
speaker of the House of Representatives.
TllOS Ii. FORD,
President of the Senate. q,