Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-06-25
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND-
MENTS.
Published BY AaAoTg.)
AMENDMENT no 1.

Resolpe3 bv the General ASSEMBLY Of de STATE
Of OAio, Three-6ahs Of the members elected to
each House o~oucurng therein. that il be aad here
5y is proposed to the electors Of this State to vote
q The second Tuesday Of October Hext, upon the
approval or ~riectioa Of the following amendment
~ a substitute for the twenty-fth Section Of The
second Article Of the Constitution and for the
secoad Section Of the same Article, and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article viz: All reg
ular sessions ofthe General Assembly shall com
mence on the frl Monday Of January, annually
Senators shall be elected biennially, and Rspresen-
tatives annually, by the electors of their respective
counties or districts on the second Tuesday Of Oc-
tober. Their term Of Office shall commence on
the 6ra day Of January next after their election,
and that Of Senators shall eOntinaetw years, and
that Of Representatives one year. The Senators
elected IN October next shall hold their offices for
two years, and the Representatives elected at the
sane time shall hold their offices for one year.
Presided, that seventeen ofthe Senators elected on
the second Tuesday of October, 1857, to be ascer-
tanned by lot, a. the President ofthe Senate may
direct. shall hold their office for only ole year, aud
Their successoR shall be elected on the second Tues
day Of Oct ,ber, one thousand eight hundred and
ffiy-eight, AID b~iennially thereafter. When any
county shall have a fraction above the rates for
Representaliye SO large that being multiplied by
tan. the result shall be equal to Que or more ratios
additional Representatives shall be apportioned
for such ratios among the several sessions OF the
decennial period in the following manner: If there
be only one ratio, then, a Representative shall be
allotted 10 Tue tenth session Of the decenial pc
Rod.
II there are Two ratios, Representatives shallbe
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; If three t.
the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; If four tC
the seventh. eighth, ninth aud tenth II live TO th'
sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If sX to th
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth;
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight
uiuth and tenth; II eight to the third, fourth ih.
sixth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If min
to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth sew
enth, eighth, ninth and tenthi sessions oil the decen
nial period respectively.
In determining the number Of Senators t
which any senatorial district might be entitled !
any decenial period, 10y reason of any fraction G
a Senatorial ratio. the fraction shall be multiple
by five, and il the result be equal to one senate
rial ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted I
sail district for the ninth and tenth sessions.
+, La equal to two such ratios an additional Sena
tor for the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth session
shall be allotted to such district. If three then
the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth an
tenth.
II four to the third, fourth fifth, sixth, seventh
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively.
this amendment be adopted by the electors, I'll
counties now entitled to more than one memb'
in either or both branches ofthe Legislature in I'll
fourth aud fifth sessions Of the present deceni'
period as now provided. shall have a like numlC
of members in each branch thereof for each sessio
ofthe remainder Of tue present decenial period.
N. Ivan WORRIES.
Speaker Of he House Of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD.
President of Tie Senate.