The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-04-22
Proposed Constitution Amend.
ments.
70 be submitted h. the People on lie "a Tuesday o.
October, 1857.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AMENDMENT NO. l.

AMENDMENT NO. l.
Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
Of Ohio, Three -fifths Of the members elected 10
each House concurring therein, That il be and i
hereby proposed to the electors of this state to vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendmen,
as substitute for the twenty-ifth Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution and for the sec.
Ond section OF the same Article, and for the third
Section of the eleventh Article,v All regular ses
sions OF the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday OF January. annually. Senators
shall be elected biennially, and Representatives. an
nualy, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday Of October -
Their term OF office shall commsL ce on the first
day OF January next alter their election and that Of
Senators shall continue two years. and that of Repz
resentatives one year. The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold their offices for two years. and
the representatives elected at the same time shall
hold their offices for year. Provided that II of
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday of DC
t0ber, 1887 TO be ascertained by lot, the Presi.
dent of the Senate may direct shall hold their Office
or only one year, and their successors shall be eec.
ted on the second Tuesday of Oct one thousand EIGHT
hundred and fifty eight, and bienniay thereafter.
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates tor Representative SO large that being multi
Piled by ten, the result shall be equal to one or more
ralos, additional Representatives shall be appor-
TONED Tor such ratios among the several sessions of
The decennal period in the following manneri Ii
there be only one ratio then Representative shall
be allotted to the tenth session OF the decennia ne
red.
1t there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessons If three to
the eighth ninth and tenth sessions; ii four to lg
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If FIVE to the
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If six 10
the fifth, SIXTH seventh eighth niath and tenth; If
seven to the fourth, fifth, SIXTH seventh, eighth,
ninth, and tenth If eight to the third fourth, fifth,
SIXTH seventh egth, ninth and tenth; Ii nine TO the
second, third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions OF the decennia period re
spectively
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennlal period by reason Vt any fraction of sena
lOriai ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied by five
and the result be equal to one SENATORIAL ruliO an
additional Senator snail be allotted to said district
TOR the ninth and tenth sessions. Ii 1t be equal to
two such ratios additional Senator for the sew.
enh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessi Ms shall be alo.
ted such district Ii three then to the fifth sixth
seventh, egoth, ninth and tenth.
Ii four to the third ioarth, fifth, sixth seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively. Ii
this amendment he adopted by the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member in
either or both branches of the Legislature in the
onrh and fifth sessions of the present decennial pe
riod now provided, shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof for euch ession Of
the remainder OF the present dccenniaI period.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker OF the House OF Representatives
THOMAS II. FORD,
President OF the Senate
nOt Anil