American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1857-10-08
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Reselrsd 6Efhs General Ssssmbiy Of fLrFfsft Of
gS".e 2S,U nTSs ahsSS lsS %f%ss' elected 10 each
ID state p1 20 ssq so,S nr
second Tue sdoy Of October next upon the approval
or reteetion ofthe following alhendments as . sub
Gle ofthe Constitution and for the second Section Of
the same Aricle. anu for tho third Section oi ths
eleventh Article vik: iAH regular sessions OF tho
General Assembly shall commence on the arst Non,
day in Januars. annually. Senators shall he efeeted
hiennaly and Representatives aDnually.b by the .e-
ecIoTs their respective counties districts tho
Second Tuesday ofOrtober. Their tenn Of ofpce
shall commence the first day of January next nf-
two years. and that Of Representatives one year-
The Senators elected in October next shnl old their
Offices for two years. nndh Representatives elected
Mt the same time shall holdheir once Tor one yesr
Provided that seventeen Of the Senators elected on
the second Tuesday of October 1857 10 be asrsrtnn
by lot as tho President of the Senate mny direct
shall hold their olce for only one year md their
successors shp be elected or hr second Tnerdf, of
October. thonsand etghf hnndfed ana Hf,y.eieht
md biernaly thereafter. When any county shnli
hHveA Traction ahovethe rnes for Rerfesepirtfvf 20
Large hat being %SltIsd BY ,';nlt ,h, he
tives shall he apporiored for epehFniira rorP ffc
several session. ~ the deceIhiaI period IN the follow
ing manner: lfthere be only ore ratio then Rer-
resentntive shs be allotted to the tenth session Of
| the dccernial neriod.t ", 8 .-ir 4.aslfV,l.'l
| lfthere nre two ratios. Representatives LhaII he
allotteht the rphyspd tenth sessions: " three IN
the eighth. ninth and tenth SESSIONS. II four 10 he
seventh. eighth. ninth dtepth: Itfve to:be sisth
lreventh. eighth. ninth and tenth: fisk To the fnh
sixth seventh. eighth. niTth rpd tetti j. seven To
the fourth. fnh sixth. seventh. eirhth. ninth Erd
tenth: lfeight 10 the third fourth. hh sixth seventh
eighth, ninth ard tenth: II nre 10 The secopd hrd
fourth, dfh sixth. seventh eiph,h ftrth rrd tenth
sessions ofthe decfnninl period TesreCtiyely.
In determininGthe number ~ Strnlors to which
any district might he entitled in any decep
NAL period by reason NJ any fraction ~ senatorial
ratio, the fraciion'tha he multiplied by Eve ard IL
the resuli he eqnnl to one senatorial ratio on rdd-
tinnal Senator shall healctted 10 sPid disiric for
the ninth and tenth sessions. II the eouaI 10 two
such ratiosan additional Senator tot the severih,
eieh'h n'nth and tenth sessions he nlotted 10
such district. Ifhrrp then the nth, siSth
eighth ninth md tPHth.
Tfour. to the third, fourth. hfth. aiyth. seventh,
eighth. ninth. and tenth sessions respeetivpIy II
this amendment he adopted by the 'eletfors. the
counties now eI titled 10 more han merb In ei-
therpr both branches ofthe egislaire In The fourth
and hnh sessions Sfthe present decennhl percd
u protided shall have IKE number of members in
each branch thereof for each session Of the or
! Of the present decernIaI period 0f F7t'f l7''
NH. VAN VoRHFS
n tl Speaker oftGe House or Representatives.
DstedAp 3,is57. Presiden, Of Inc senate.