Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-06-24
Dated April i'll, 1857.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION


Rsso,red By the General assembly Of the State Of
Ohio. Three-ifths of the members elected to each
House concurring therein, That it lie and hereby is
proposed to the electors Of this State 10 vote On the sec
ond Tuesday Of october next, upon the approval or re-
lection OF the folloSing amendments as a substitute for
the tyeuiy-hfth Section OF the second Article OF the
Constitution. and Tor the second Section OF the same
Article. and for the third Section Of the eleventh ATti-
Gle, viz: All regular sessions Of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday Of January, annu-
ally. Senator's shall be elected biennially, aud Rep
resentitives annually. by the lec;ors OF their respee-
tive counties or districts, Oh the second Tuesday ofOc
tober. fheir term of office shall commence on the
first day OF January next after their election. and that
Of Senators shall continue two years, ana that Of Rep
rescntatives one year. The Sc, atorS erected in Octo
her next. sh IN hold their Offices for two yeaIs. and the
Representatives, elected at the same time, shall hold
their Offices Tor one year Provided. that seventeen
Of the senators elected on the second Tuesday Of Octo'
Der. lrjs. 10 be asc rtiined Ly lot, rs the President oi
the Senate may direct, shall hold their Office for Only
one year. and their successors shall be elected on the
secOi q Tuesday Of October, one thousand eight hundred
county shall have a fraction above the rates for Rep
reseutatiyes so large THAT being multiplied by ten- the
result shall he equal to Gle or more ratios, additional
r representatives, shall he APP ortioned for such ratios
among the several sessions Of the decenn'al period,
in the following manner. II there be only one ratio,
then a Representative shall lie allotted to the tenth ses
sion q tie decsnnial period: IL there are two ratios,
Representatives shall he allotted 10 the ninth aid tenth
sessions: l. three. TO the eighth. n.n.h and tenth ses'
sions: II four, to the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth,
Il five, to The sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth,
Ii six. tc The fifth. sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth: IL seven. 90 the fourth nlth, sixth. seventh
ei-lth. ninth aud tenth. II eight, 20 ia third. fourth.
fnh. sixth. seventh. eighth. ninth and tenth: II nine,
to the second. third, fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh eighth.
ninth and tenth sessions OF the dscenHial period res
pectiveIy.
In determining the number Of Senators to which any
senatorial district might he entitled in any decennial
period. by reason o: any fraction of a senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by five. ard if the re-
suit be equal To- one senatorial ratio, an additional Sen
ator shall he allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions IL it lie e Iual TO two such ratios, an
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth sessions. shall be allotted to such district. II
three. then To the fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth
and tenth. IT four. &c the third. fourth, fifth, sixth.
seventh. eighth. ninth. and tenth sessions respective
Is. fthis amendment lie SioPtei by the electors. tie
counties now entitled t. mere khan one member in ei
ther or both branches of the Legislature in the fourth
and 18th sessions Of the resent d~ecenEial period, as
now provided, shall have 4 Ike number If members in
eaci branch thereof for each session Of the remainder
OF the present deceIniAl period.
n. IL. a WORRIES.
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOS. IL. FORD,
President Of tbs Senate.