Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-09-17
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
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RssOlvef b. als Gnsrd AssemJly Of
kAs Stals Of Okio, Three -6itlis Of the mem
bsrs elected 70 saSh House coac1riag there
10, thal i b apd hereby isPrOpossdto the
electors Of tbs State to cote on the second
Tussiay Of octeber rszt, upon The sPpro-
val OF rejection Of the following amend
uneh! IS q substitute for the twenty-httb
Ssction Of he second Article Of the Con
stitulio0 Hhd for The second Section OF the
ssus Article, and for the third Section
Of the eleventh Article viz All regular
sssiun. offhe General Assembly shall com
msacs % lie 6nl Monday Of January 40
nualIT. Senators shall he elected bienni-
ally, and Representative annually, by the
electors of their respective counties or dis.
triels on The second Tuesday Of October.
Their tern Of Office shall commence on
she frsl day Of January next after their
election, and that Of Senators shall contln'
ne two wears, and that Of Representatives
oua wear. The Senators elected IN Octo.
Der next shall hold their offices Tor two
vears, and the Representatives elected at
;he sane time shall hold ihsir Offices for
one year. Provided, that seventeen OF the
Senators elected on the second Tuesday oil
October, 1857, 10 be ascertained by lot as
the President Of the Senate may direct,
shall hold their Office for only Ole year, aud
thar successors shall be elected on the sec
oud Tuesday Of October one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-eigbt, and blenni,
aIlv thereafter When any county shali
haye 4 fraction above the rates for Rep
reseutative 90 large that being multiplied
by ten, the result shall be equal to one or
more ratios additional Representatives shall
be apuortioned for such ratios among the
several sessions OF the decennial period in
the following manner; If there be only one
ratio, then, a Representative shall be aIlot'
ted 70 The tenth session Of the decena
period. ...,
II there are two ratios, Representative
shall be allotted 10 the ninth and tenth ses'
sions; II three to the eighth, ninth, anc
tenth sessions; II four 10 the seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth; If five 10 th'
sSlh. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; |
sixto the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, nintl
and tenth; II seven to the fourth, fifth
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth
II eight 10 the third, fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh, sighth, ninth and tenthi If min
"a the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenthi session
Oitha dscenpial period respectively,
In determining the number of seni
ton TO which any senatorial district mlgf
be entitled in any decenial period, BY res
con Of any fraction Of Senatorial ratiC
the fraction shall be multiplied by five, an
il the result be equal to one senatorial n
tio. an additional Senator shall be allotte
10 said district for the ninth and tenth se'
sions. If it be equal to two such ratio
an additional Senator for the seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions shall ;
allotted to such district. If three then
the 9Th, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an
tenth. j..
II four to the third, fourth fiNb, siSt
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions r.
apectiyely. II this amendment be adop
ed by the electors, the counties now el
titled to more than one member in eth
or both branches ofthe Legislature 10 Il
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present d
Genial period as now provided, shall ha'
ike number of members in each branC
thereof for each session of the remainder
the present dscenial period. ,,.,,,,,
N.H,VAN WORRIES.
Speaker of he House Of Representative
THCMA5 II. FORD.
President Of the SenGt