The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-07-16
Proposed Constitution Amendments
AMENDMENT NO. l.

Resoiped BY The General Assembly Of
the Stale of Ohio. Three.fiths OF the
members elected to each House concurring
therein. That 1t be and 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 asnb-
stitute for the twenty fifth Section Of the sec
! ond Article Of the Constitution and for the sec
ond Section Of the same Article, and Tor 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 districls on the
Second Tuesday of October. Their term Of Of.
fee shall commence on the first day Of Janu-
ary next after their election, and that Of Seua.
tors shall continue two years. and that Of Re
presentatives one year. The Senators elected
IN October next shall hold their Offices for two
years, and the Representatives elected Il. the
same time shall hold their Offices for one year,
Provided, that seventeen Of the Senators elec
ted on the second Tues ay of October. 1851, to
be ascertainrd by lot, as the President Of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their office for
only one year. and their successors shall be elee.
ted on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fiity.eight. and
bennally thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Representa-
tive 80 large that being multiplied by ten, the
result shall be equal to one or more ratios, ad
dtionol Representatives shall be apportOned
| for such ratios among the several sessions OF
the decennial period 10 the following manner :
IL there be only one ratio then q Representa-.
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session Of the
decennial period.
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions II
three TO the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions
If four, o the seventh eighth, ninth and tenth
If five, to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth If six, to the fifth, 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 II nine, to the second. third
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth sessions Of the decennial period respec
lively.
In determining the number Of Senators ia
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason OF any trac.
tion Of senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by FIVE, and il the result be equal II
one senatorial ratio an additional Senator shal
be allotted 10 said district for the ninth anG
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 L
such district, If three then to the fifth, sixth
seventh eighth, ninth and tenth If four, tt
} the third, fourth fifth, SIXTH seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively. If thi
amendment be adopted by The electors, the coun
ties now entitled to more than one member il
either or both branches Of the Legislature il
the fourth and fifth sessions Of the present de
Genial period as now provided, shall have lk
number of members in each branch thereof 70
each session of the remainder Of the presen
decennial period.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives