Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-21
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A.
MENDMENTS.
NO /.

Resolved By the General Assembly ofEhe State
Of Ohio, Three-ifths of the members elected to
each House concurrlng therein, That it be and
hereby is proposed TO the electors of this State
to vote on the second Tuesday of October next,
upon the approval or rejection of the following
amendments as a substitute for the twcnty-tifth
Section Of the second Article of the Constitution
aud for the second Section of the same Article,
and for the third Section of the eleventh Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall 0mmeuc Oh the first Monday of Jan
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bieu-
nially, and Representative annually, by the
electors of their respective counties or districts
on the second Tuesday of October. Their term
Of Office shall commence en- the first day of Jan
AIRY next after their election, and that of Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that of Repre-
scntativese elected at the same time shall hold
then Offices for one year. Provided, that seven
teen of the Senators elected on. the second Tues
day Of October, 1857, to be ascertained by lot, as
the President OF the Senate may direct, shall
hold their Office for only one year, and their sue
ccSsorS shall be elected on the second Tue sday
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representatives 50 large that being multiplied
by t n, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be APP
portion d for sGch ratios among the several ses-
sions of the. deeenuial period in the following
manner. II there be only one ratio then n Rep
reSentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
Of the decennial period.
IftIere are two RltiOS Representatives shall
be allotted TO the ninth and tenth sessions: II
three to the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; If
four to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth: l.
i've 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, ninthand tenth; IF eight
to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth,
ninth and tenth; If nine to the second. third,
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth aud
tenth sessions of the decennial period respec-
lively.
In determining The number of Senators TO
which any Senatorial district might be entitled
N any decennial period, by rea son of any frac
ton OF q senatorial ratio, the fra ction shall be
multiplied by five, and if the result be equal tc
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
be allotted to said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal TO two such ratios
an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth.
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such
district If three then to the fifth, sixth, sew
If four. to- the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
euth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respec-
lively. If this amendment be adopted by the
electors, the counties now entitled to MOI e than
one member in either or both branches of the
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present dccennial period as now provided, shall
have a like Number of members of elch branch
Thereof for each session OF the presen; decennial
period.
Y. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of the IloI 30 OF represent. tiyes.
THOMAS IL FORD.
President of the Senate.