The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-09-17
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
A Nj E n ID M e N II S
AMENDMENT NO. I.

ResgIred Bg fAs General .7sssaSIy Of tAs STATE. .
OhS, Three-ffihs OF the members elected TO each
House eoncurring therein, Ihatit be and hereby Is
proposed TO the electors OF this State 10 vote on the
second Tuesday OF October next, upon The approval
projection of the following amendment az substi.
tue for the wenty-h Section of the second Article
OF the Constitution and for The second Section of tho
same Article, and for the third Section Of the eleventh
Arnei,e'Ilzi Anreenar sessions OF the General AS
semoly snail Commence the first Monday Of Junua-
Ty,annually. Senators shall be elected bienniaIly
and Representatives annually BY the electors ofthe
respective eognesor districts the second Tuesday
OF october Their term of office shall commence OH
the arst day of January next after their election and
that of Senators shall continue two years and that or
Representatives one year. The ScuntoJs elected a.
October next shall hold their Offices for two and
the Representatives elected at the same time shall
held their Offices for one year. Provided thAtseYen.
teen of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday
ofOctober, 1887 to be aseertained by lO the Pres
dent ofthc Senate may direct shall hold their ONCE
Tor only oneyear, and their successors shall be elect
ed-on the second Tuesday of October, one thousand
eight hundred and ffy eight and biennially thereGf
ter. When any county shall have a fraction above
the rates for Representative so large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appoTtiOn-
edlor such ratios among the several sessions de-
csnnia period in the ioilowing maRner If there be
only one ratio then Representative shall be allotted
to the tenth session of the decenDal period.
lfthere are two ratios, Representatives shall be al
loted to the ninth and tenth sessions three TO the
eghh ninth, and tenth sessons Ifour TO the SEVENTH
eighth ninth and tenth; If five to the sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth; If sixth to the fifth, sixth,
sSNshths ltHlDS IOuTtl
fh sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; If eight
to the third fourth, 1h, si&h seventh, eighth ninth
and tenth; lfnne to the second. third fourth, fb,
sixth, seventh eighth ninth ard tel III sessions CT tbs
decennial period respectively,
In underwriting the numb ter ofScnators to whtL any
senatorial district e1t be entitled in AIRY decennl
period, oy reason ofany fraction Of senatorial ratS
lhefracton shall be multiplied by I've, and if the 70
suit be equal to senatorial ralio an aliisiUka
Senator shall be allotted to said district for the Irh
and tenth sessions. If IL be equal doITo such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth, nmh
andtenth sessions shall be allotted TO sach district II
three then TO the f!th, sixth seventh eighth, ninth and
tenth. =
ffour, TO the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, SEVENTH
oighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively. If this
amerdment be adopted by the electnrs, the counties
ngv entitled TO more than member in either on
both branches of the Legislature in the fourth and
dlh sessions Of the present decennal period as pow
provided, shall have like number OF me mbers in
each branch thereoffor each session Of tie remainder
of the present dcecnniarpGr!c1. .,
;.. ~. N. II. VAN WORRIES,
SPEAKER gfthe House Of Representatives..
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the Senate,
Dated April3d, 1857