Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-05-20
Dated April ith, 1885,.
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION

NO

Rss0!rsd BY the GsEsrel -issszbly Of the State OF
Ohi0, Three -fhths Of the members elected TO esch
House concurring therein. That il lie and hereby i.
proposed to the electors of this State to vote on the sec
ond Tuesday Of October next. upon the approval or re-
lection OF the following amendments as = substitute for
The tWeuty-ffth Section Of the second Article Of the
Constitution. and for the second Section of the same
Article, and for the third Section of the eleventh Arti
Gle, viz: All regular sessions 81 thu Gen eral Assembly
shall commence ON the first Monday CT January, annu
ally Senators shall be elected hiennially. Rad Rep
resentatives annually. by tine lectors Of their respec
tive counties OF districts. on the second Tuesday Of DC
tober. Their term of office shall commence on tn.
first day Uf January next after their election, and that
Of Senators shall continue t~O years. ana that u Rep,
resentauves one year. The Sc atars elected in pcto
her next, 81 III hold their Offices Tor two years and the
Representatives elected at the same tiae. email koLi
tLe.r Offices dor enc year. Provided. that seventeen
o. the Senators -iectei on the second Tuesday OF Octo.
Der. ! s., 70 be asc rtained 10y lot. rs the President u
the Senate Lazy direct. shall hoid their Office for ouly
one year, and their sEccsSsCrs shall &c elected on ,le
secoI q rueSdas O.! ueto'tr, one thousand eig.t hundred
ant hfty--iglt. and bienEially t.sTrsfter- When any
cSunty snail have . fraction above the Rates for hep
r-s-A.aIives 80 large that Aeing multiplied by ten. tie
result shall lie equal to one or more ratios, additioEa
Representatives, shall be aPl Ortioned for such ratios
among the several sessions o. the dsccnEixl periud,
n the following malntr. II there he only one ratio,
then i Representative shall. be allotted TO the tenth ses
sion Of the decennial period: IL there are tao ratios,
Representatives shall be allotted 10 the ninth aud tenth
sessions: II three, to the eighth, n.nth aud tenth ses.
sions: II four, to the :. seventh, eighth, ninth anu tenth:
II five, to the sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth:
IL six, to the fifth. sixth. seventh, eighth. niutn and
tenth: II seven, 70 the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth aud tenth. II eight. TO III third. fourth,
fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth and tenth: II nine,
TO the second, third, fourth, 9Th, sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth sessions Of the dscenni-l period res
p~ectively.
In determining The number Of Senators to which any
senatorial district might be entitled In any decennial
period. by reason Of any fraction % a senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by FIRE. and IL the re-
suit be equal to one Senatorial ratio, an additional Sen
ator shall be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. II Il be IuaI to two such ratios, an
additional Senator for the seventh, eighth. ninth ara
tenth sessions. shall he allotted to such district. II
three. then 10 the fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth
and tenth. II four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth.
seventh. ei ghth. ninth, and tenth sessions respective
Iy. II this amendment be adopted by the electors. the
counties now entitled to more than one member in Ell
ther or both branches Of the Legislature in the fourth
and fifth sessions Of the resent decennial period, as
now provided, shall have a like nnmber nf members In
each branch thereof for each session Of the remainder
Of the present decenuisl period.
n. II. A WORRIES,
Speaker Of tie Houte Of Representatives.
TH0S. ii. YoRD
President Of tie Senate.
&C.,