Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-10
LEGAL
PROPOSED
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS.

Pesolrsd By the Genera! Assembly of the Sfoss of
Ohio, Threeifths of the members elected TO each
House concurrng therein. That it Re and hereby is
proposed 10 the electors of this State to vote the
second Tuesday of October next upon the approval
rejection ofthe following amendment substitute
for the twenty fth Section of the second Article of
the Constitution and for the second Section of the
Ar ce and for the third Section oft eleventh
Article, viz All regular sessions of the General As
semhly shall commence on The hrst Monday Of Janu
ary annually. Senators shall be elected biennialy
and Representatives. annually, by the electors Of their
respective unties districts on the second Tues
of October Their terms Of Office shall commence on
the day of January next after their election, and
that ofSenators sh4 II continue years and that of
Rel resentatives one year. The Senators elected in
October next shall hold their offices for two years. and
the Representa- tives elected a. the same time shall
hold their Offices for year. Provided, that seven
of the Senators elected the second Tuesday of
October, 1857 to be ascertained by lot as the PTes
dent of the Senate may direct shall hold their office
for only year. and their shall he elected
the second Tuesday of October, thousand eight
hundred and fifty weight, bienniaily the ereafter-
When any county shall have fraction above the
for Representative 50 large that being multiplied
by the result shall he equal to ratios
additional Representatives shall be appointed for such
among the several sessions of the decenna peri
cd in the following manner: IL there be only one
ratio thsn Representative shall be allotted TO the
tenth session of the deCennial period.
lftheir are two ratios Representatives shall be al
oted TO the ninth and tenth sessions; If three to the
eighth, NINTH and teRth sessions; IT four to the
enth eighth, ninth and tenth; Ifhve to sixth, sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth; If six 10 the th sixth
seventh, eigDth. nIntn HSeVen
ih sixth. seventh eighth ninth and tenth; eight,
the third fOHrih fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. ninth
and tenh II nine 10 the second, third, fourth. fifth,
SIXTH seventh eight ninth and tenth sessions of the
decennial period respectively.
In determining tine number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might he entitled in any decen
nia PERIOD by reason of any fraction Ofa senatorial
RATIO the traction shall be tiplied by five and If
the result be equal 10 senatorial ratio, addi
tiona Senator shall lie allotted to SAID district for the
ninth and tenth sessions. II it he equal to two such
ratios additional Senator for the seventh, eighth,
NINTH and tenth sessions shall be allotted TO such dis
three then the lth sixth, seventh eighth
ninth and tenth.
Flour TO the third. fourth fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth sessions respectively NthiS
amendment be adopted by the electors, the counties
Low entitled 10 more than one member in either or
boil ranches of the legislature in the fourth and
fifth sessions of the present ecennial period now
provided. shall Lave like number Of members in
each branch thereof for each session rhe remaide
Ofthe present deGenRial period
n. Ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives,.
THOMAS H. FORD.
President Of The Senate.