The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-14
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OK Tsrss'nss y - az isSsss &c elected s'Si' & 3
sshR each HGs;s ~ Ths. H. !, ss aS
to vote on tb5 sscond q 1ssdSy q detober next
upon the approval or IL eotion of tic following
amendment as q sustiketc for the twenty.hfth
Section Qf the second rficle ofthe Constitution
aLdfdle 10 second Section of the Sang Article.
and foYShe third Section of the eleventh Arti.
Gle, viz All retglsr sessions Of the General As
sembU hall CONNIE nee on the first Monday Of
JanuHRy shpyAlty! 8epators shall be elected
bicnnislly, ADD REPRESENTATIVES, annually, by
sss TSssSss S SGqpfs Ss. or
Their term of Once shall commence on the nrsi
day ofJanuary next after their election, and
tlst Of Senator's shall continue two years and
that Of Representatives 6ne year. The Soma.
officely two years, and tho Representatives
electe& ~ the sanle timo shall bold their OH
cesftg oke year. Provided, that seventeen Of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday oi
Octobsr, 1857, TO be ascertained by lot, MS the
Presidenf OF the Senate may direct, shall hold
their once for only one year, and their sue.
eessors sh>ll be elected on the second Tuesday
Of October, bne thousand eight hundred and
dfty-eight, and biennisly thereafter. When
any county shall have fraction above the rates
Piled 81 ten, the result shall be cqualtd one or
more rs<kps, additional Representatives shall be
appoftioned for such ratios among the several
sessions Oft the deccnnial period III the following
manner: Ifthereby only one ratio then Repre-
sentative shall be allotted 10 the tenth session
Of the fsoenniol period.
II therela two ratios Representatives shalt,
be allotted 10 tho ninth and tenth sessions; III
three TO the eighth, NINTH and tenth sessions: III
four tpthe seventh eighth, ninth and tenth; II
fve 70 The sixth, seventh eighth ninth and te nth:
lfeix 70 the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth
and teufh, If seven To the fourth, fiith, sixth.
seventh eighth, ninth an3 tGnth Height 10 the
third. fourth, nfth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth
and tenth; II nine " the second, third. fourth.
ffth, soktA seventh, eighth ninth and tenth
sessions Of the decennal period respectively.
In determining tho number of Senators to'
which11y senatorial dist ict might bc entitled
In any 6oennial period by reason ofany fraction
Of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be mul
tipled by Ave, and II the result be equal Ia onel
ratio, an additional Sonatorshall be allotted tnl
seid district for tho ninth and tenth sessions.
lit be soiaal 10 two such ratios an additional
Senator Y6f the seventh, eighth. ninth, and tenth
sessions shall be allotted to such district. IT,
three then TO the lfth, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth an lenth, .'' .'.' .
~ Hfouf, to tho third, fourth, Afh, sixth, sew.
eith, eighth, NINTH and tenth sessions respect.
lively. Hlhis amendment be adopted 10y the
elect0ts,the counties nov entitled " more than
ono member In either OF both branches of tho
Legislature in the fourth and filh sessions ofthe
present decennial period rs now provided, shall
have like number ofmembers IN each branch
thereoflor each session OF tho remainder ofthc
present decenniai period;
- ! N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The h,ns, Of R,preseniaiires.
THGMAS II. FORD,
Sftg Presidenf fhe Senate.
Dated April Sd, 1857