Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-06-18
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION A
MENDM ENTS.
No /.

NJ
'RcsOIUcd Jg the General Assembly ftho State
Of Ohio, Thrce-fifths 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 OetoDer Next
upon the approval or rejection of the following
amendments as a substitute for the twenty-htth
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 Article,
viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem-
bly, shall m on the first Monday OF JAN
uary, annually. Senators shall be elected bien-
nialIy, and Representatives 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
aary next after their election, and that OF Sena-
tors shall continue two years, and that OF Repre-
sentatiyese elected at the same time shall hold
then Offices for one year. Provided, That seven
teen ofthe 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 Gully one year, and their sue
cessors shall be elected on the second Tuesday
of October. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and biennally thereafter. When any
county shall have q fraction above the rates for
Representatives so large that being multiplied
by n, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be ap-
portioncd for such ratios among the several ses-
sions of the deccnnial period in the following
manner. If there be only one ratio then q Rep
resentative shall be allotted to the tenth session
of the decenuial period.
If there arc two Ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to the nlnth ana TENN sessions. IL
three to the eighth, ninth. and tenth sessions; II
four to the seventh. eigAth, ninth and tenth II
five 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, ninth and 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 and
tenth sessions of the dccennial period rcspcc-
lively.
In determining the number of Senators to
which any Senatorial district mi ht be entitled
in any deccnnial period, by reason of any frac-
ton of a senatorial ratio, the fraction 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 aud
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
cnth, eighth, ninth and tenth.
If four. to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, sew
cnth, eli ghth, ninth and tenth sessions rcspec-
lively. If this amendment be adopted by the
electors, the counties now entitled to MOI e thar
one member in either or both branches of the
Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the
present dcccnnial period as now provided, shal
have a like number Of members of each brarcl
thereof for each session of the present dccennia
period.
y. H.. VAN Worries,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS IL FORD.
President of the Senate.
April 5, 1857.