The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-05-13
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.
AMENDMENT NO. 1.

Eesoloed by the Geaeral Assembly Of the State
Of Ohio, Three -ffths of the members elected
to each House cencurring therein, That it be
and hereby is proposed to the electors of this
State to vote on the second Tuesday Of Octo-
Der next upon the approx al or rejection of the
following amendmeut substitute for the
twenty-fifth Section of the second Article of
the Constitution and for the second Section of
the same Article, aud for the third section of
the eleventh Article, viz: All regular sessions
of the General Assembly shall commence on
the FIRST Monday of January, annually. Sena-
tors shall be elected biennially, and Represen-
tatives annually, by the electors of their re-
spective counties or districts on the second
Tuesday of October. Their term of office shall
commence on the first day of January next
after their election and that of Senators slrall
continue two years, and that of Representa-
tives one year. The Senators elected in Octo-
Der next shall hold their Offices for two years,
and the Representatives elected at the same
time shall hold their Offices for one year. Pro-
vided, that seventeen of the Senators elected
on the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to be
:Seertained by lot, as the President of the SEN
ate may direct, shall hold their Office for only
one year, and their successors shall be elected
on the second Tuesday of October, one thou
sand eight hundred and ffty-eight, and bien-
nially thereafter. When any county, shall
4 have fraction above the rates for Representa-
| tive so large that being multiplied by ten, the
| result shall be equal to one or more ratios. ad
ditional Representatives shall be apportioned
| for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decennial period in the following manner:
I If there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shallsbe allotted to the tenth session of
the decennial period; If there are two ratios
Repi esentatives shall be allotted to the ninth
81,
and tenth sessions; If four to 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; If eight to the thild,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth; If nine to the second. third, fourth
| fifth, SIXTH seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
sessions of the decennial period respectively!
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial PERIOD by reason of any frac-
ton of Senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by five, and if thesresult be equal
to one Senatorial ratio, an additional Senator
shall be allotted to said district for the ninth
and tonth sessions. If it be equal to two such
( ratios an additional Senator for the seventh,
eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions shall be al
lot.ed to such district. If three then to the
fifth, SIXTH seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four, to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, SEVENTH
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively.
If this amendment be adopted by the electors,
the counties now entitled to more than one
member in either or both branches of the Leg
islature il the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present decennial period as now provided, shall
have a like number of members in each branch
thereof for each session of the remainder of
the present decennial period. re
| N. H. VAN WORRIES, 8 f@fl
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
a. THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of TIE Senate.
/ Dated April Sd, 1857. IL ''7'