The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-07
Paol oIEO tossEyTIr1oN AMEND-


AnexDxssr MO- ]. s
Rsso'ced bY tie Gtn'raf dss<1nbiy of The STATE ~
uhio, Threc.nfths Of the members elected IL
each House concurring therein, That II he and
bsieby Is proposed 10 the electors of this State
torote on the second Tuesday Of October next.
upon the approval or rejection vi the following
aIpendInent as sustitute for the lwcnty.fllh
,Soiition oi the second Article ofthe Constitution
utdiorfhd sgconu Section Of The same Article.
and for the third Section Of the eleventh Arli.
cie. viz: An regular Nos sons Uf the General As.
ssenibly shaGi commence on the first Monday uf
January, annually. Senators shall be elected
biennially. and Representatives annually, by
The ELECTORS VI their respective counties VI
districts on tho second Tuesday Uf OCTOBER.
Their iDrn Of office shall commence on the mrs,
day uf January next after their election and
, that of Senators shall continue two Years, aud
5that of Representatives Jre year. The Scna
tors elected In October next shall hold their
oihcc for two years, and tho Representatives
elccted at the same time shall hold their oil
Gesfor one year. Provided. that seventeen III
4lccSenators elected on the second Tuesday OF
October. 1867, ~ be nsccriaincd by lot, as the
President Of Tue Senate may direct, shall hold
their Office FOR only ono year, and their sue.
pessors shall be elected ON the second Tuesday
of October, one thousand eight hundred and
my eight, aud biennially thereafter. When
any county shall have "a fraction above the rates
for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten, thG result shall be equal tn one or
more ratios. additional Representatives shall be
apportionud Tor such ratios among the several
sessions uf tho dec0nnal period IN the following
manner; Nthgrehy only ono ratio then Repro
sentative shall bo allotted to tho tenth soss un
Of tho dooenniol period.
III there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted Ia the ninth aud tenth sessions; II
three to the eighth, ninth, aud tenth sessions; II
four the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth: II
five to the sixth, seventh. eighth ninth and tenth;
Irsix to the 1lth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
eand tenth: n seven 10 the fourth. hitl, sixth,
seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth: Height 10 the
third, fourth. hfih, sixth, seventh eighth, ninth
and tenth: II nine to the second third, fourth,
Nifh, sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
sessions Of the dcccnnial period respectively.
In determining the number of Senators 10
which any senatorial district might bo entitled
many ducnni,i perind,by reason nfahy fraction
pfa senatorial ratio the fraction shall be mul.
tipled by Ave, and " the result be equal to one
ratio, an additional Scnalorslall bo allotted tb
eetd district for the ninth and tenth sessions.
1iit be equal to two such ratios an additional
Senator for the seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth
sessions shall be allotted Ia such district. II
thtrc then to the lnli, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth.
II four, to tho third. fourth. ff,h. sixth, SOW.
cnth, eighth. ninth, and tenth sessions rospoti.
ivcly. II this ammendmcnt bo adopted hy tho
electors. the countios now entitled Ia more than
eone member In either Of both branches OF the
Legislature IN the fourth and li1ll sessions Dfthc
= present decennial period rs now provided, shall
have u like number Oi members IN each branch
thereoffor each session the remainder of the
prosrlt ducGnnal period.
n. II. VAN WORRIES,
Spedk1J 0fHt House Of RrpTsseniaiirss.
." THGMAS II. FORD,
NJ President oChe Senate.
Dated April id, 1857.