True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-08-05
Laws Of Ohio.
PRoPOSEDG0NgTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDME ENT NO l.

Resolped By the General assembly Of
he State of Ohio, Three-6fIhs Of the
members elected to each House concurring
therein, That IL be and hereby is proposed
to the Electors of this State to vote on the
second Tuesday Of October next, upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amend
ments ss Substitute for the twenty -hith
section Of the second Article OF the Cohstltu-
tiOn and for the second section ol the same
article. and for the third section OF lhe eiev-
enth article, viz : All regular sessions OF tine
General Assembly shall commence on the nrst
Monday of January. annually. Senators shall
be elected bieuniaily, and Representatives an
nually. BY the electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday
of October. Their term Of Office shall com
mence on the first day of January next after
their election, and that Of Senators shall con-
tinue two wears, and that Of Representatives
one year. The senator's elected in October
next shall hold their offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their offices for one year. Pro-
yided, that seventeen Of The senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to
be ascertained by lot, as the President of the
Senate may direct, shall hold their Office for
only one year, and their Successors shall be
elected on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight. aud
biennially thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Rep. esen-
tatiye SO large that being multiplied by ter,
the result shall be equal to one or more ratios,
additional representatives shall be apPortion-
I'd for such ratios among the several sessions
OF the decennial period IN the following mau
per Ii there be only one ratio then repre-
sentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
Of the decenuial period.
II there are two ratios, representatives shall
be allotted to the ninth aud tenth sessions
Ii three, to the eighth, ninth and tenth ses-
sions: If four, to the seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; Ii five, 10 the sixth, seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth II six, to the fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth lfseVen, to
the fourth nth, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
aud tenth II eight, to the third, fourth fifth,
aixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth If
pipe, to the second, third, fourth, fifth sixth,
stventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions Of
the decennIal period respectively.
ln determining the number vi senators to
which any senatorial district may be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason OF any
fla ctun of senatorial ratio, The fraction shall
be multiplied by hve. and if The result be
equal 10 one senatorial ratio, an additional
senator shall be allotted to said district fol
the ninth and teuth sessions. Ii it be equa
10 two such ra.ios an additional senator fol
the seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth sessions
shall be allotted 10 such district. If three
iken to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nIntl
and tenth.
If four, TO the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sc
Venth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions re
specliyely. ii this amendment be adopted b.
the electors, the counties now entitled to nor
than one member III either or both branche
Of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth ses
sions Of the present decennial period as nov
provided, shall have a like number OF mem
psrs in each branch thereof for each session {
the remainder Of the present decennial Perioc
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker efthe House Of Representatives
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the Senate
Dated April 3, 1857,