Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-04-22
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION
AMENDMENTS.


Rss0lred By tke General AsssRbIy Of the Stats of
Ohio, Three ffths Of the members elected 70 each
House concurring therein, That it lie and hereby is
proposed 70 the electors Of this State 10 vote On the Sec
ond Tuesday Of October next, upon the approval or re-
lection OF the foll0wing amendments as a Substitute for
the tEeutyrffth Section Of the second Article Of the
Constitution, aud for the second Secfionof the same
Article, and for the third Section Of the eleventhsArti-
Gle, viz: All regular sessions of the General Assembly
shall commence on the first Monday OF January. anna
| ally. Senators shall be elected biennialIy, and Rep
l resentatiYes annually. by the electors Of their respec-
tive counties or districts, on the second Tuesday of0e
tober. fheir term OF Office shall commence on the
first day OF January next alter their election, and that
Of Senators shah continue two years, and that Of Rep
resenuatives one year. The Sci ators elected in Octo
her next. sh4ll hold their Offices for two years. and the
Representatives elected at the same time, shall hold
their Offices for one year. Provided, that seventeen
Of the Senators elected on the second Tuesday Of 0cto-
Der. ie58, TO he asc rtained 10y lot, as the President Of
the Senate may direct, shall hold their Office for onIy
one year, aud their successors shall be elected on the
fsecord Tuesday OF 0ctoher, one thousand eight hundred
and ffty-eight, and bienniaily thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for Rep
reseHtatiyes so large that being multiplied ny ten, the
result shall be equal TO one or ulre ratios, additional
Representatives shall be api ortiOned for such ratios
N the following manner. If there be only one ratio.
then a Representauyeshall be allotted to the tenth sss
sion cf the decennial period: IL there are two ratios.
Representatives shall be allotted 10 the ninth aud tenth
sessions. II three, to the eighth, ninth aud tenth SEES
siOns: II Tour, to the st yentl, eighth, ninth and terth.
five. to the sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth:
1t six. to The fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth. nintn anr
leath: Ii seven. to the fourth, fifth, SIKH. seventh.
eisnlh. nihth ana tehih- ~ elshL 10 IN thfa. fourth
nth. sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth: IL nine.
20 the second. third, fourth, NTH, sixth, seventh eighth
niath aud tenth sessions Of the decennial period re-
,ectiyely. .-..-H a- ~.a 81 -I
In determining the number OF Senators TO which aiy
senatorial 'Ustricg uight Ae entitled in aIy decennisi
seriod. ry reason OF amy frartion OF a senatorial ratio
tie traction shall be multiplied u five. and IL the re
ait be equal to one senatorial ratio, al additional Sen
TOR shall he allotted TO said. district for the ninth and
ath sessions. Ii II be e iuaI to two such ratios. an
additional Senator for the seventh. eighth. ninth ana
eaIl, sessions shall be allotted to such district. II
hree. then 10 the fifth. sixth. seventh. eighth, ninth
aud testh. II four. to the third. fourth. fifth, sixti
aeycnlh, eighth. NINTH and teith sessions respective
~ II this snendmeHtb he adopted by the electors. tue
counties noa entitled 10 more than one mefater in ei
-ner or bothzsranctes Of the Legislature In the fourth
sGd hfth sessions Of the present decennisl period. as
8Ow provided. shall have a like number Of members IA
ieh branch thereof for each session Of The remainder
1.-the present decenniai period.
- 500 n. II. Al Worries,
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
~ Tfl0S. II. Il
- Presidential the Senate.
Dated April 3D.. 1857.