The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1857-04-30
,no.ea can,,l,ntlon Amenamen..

AMENDMENT 80. l.
Resotred By The General Assembly @
.h1e State of Ohio. Three.f tbs ot me
.tse,ubsss elected to each House concurring
Therein. That il be and hereby is proposed to The
,ec,c,rs of,his State 20 vote on the second Ines-
day Of October next upon the approval ORE
;eciiop Of the following amendments as SUD-
sii,uie for the twenty,fifth Section Of the sec
and Article Of the Constitution and for the sec
opd Section of the same Article, aud or thc
third Section Of the eleventh Article, Wa All
regulSr sessions Of the General Assembly shall
commence on the first Monday in January, an
nually. Senator's shallbe elected benniaily,
and Representatives annually. by the electors
,f their rcsnsctive counties or districts on the
Second Tuesday Of October. Their term oil of-
fee shall commence on the first day OF Janu-
arv next after their election, and that Of Sena'
,,ors shall continue two years, and that OF lie.
nrcscntaii,es one wear The Senators elected
IN October next shall hold their offices for two
ycars. and the Representatives elected a. the
same lime shall hold their offices for one year
Provided that seventeen of the Senators cleo
ted on the second Tues ay Of October. 1891, to
he escertainrd by lot, as the President OF The
Senate NAV direct, shall hold their Office Tor
only one GEAR and their successors shall be elec'
ted on the second Tuesday Of October, one
thousand eight hundred and fifty.cight. aud
bienuially thereafter. When any county shall
have fraction above the rates for Representa-
tive so large that being multiplied by ten' the
result shall be equal TO one or more ratios, ad
ditonal Representatives shall be apportloned
for such ratios among the several sessions oil
the decennal period In the following manner !;
Ii there be only one ratio then Representa-
tive shall be allotted to the tenth session oil the
decenuial period.
II there are two ratios Representatives shall
be allotted to The ninth aud tenth sessions; II
three 10 the eighth ninth and tenth sessions /;
Ii four, to the seventh. eighth, ninth and tenth ;
If five, to the Fixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and
tenth II six. to the fih, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth If seven, to the fourth, fifth,
sixtb. seventh, eighth ninth aud enth; II eight
70 the third four b, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth Il nine, to the second, third,
- fourth, fifth, sixth. seventh, eighth. ninth and
tenth sessions Of the decennal period respec-
lively.
In determining the number Of Senators to
which any senatorial district might be entitled
in any decennial period, by reason Of any irac.
tion Of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be
multiplied by FIVE, and II the result be equal to
one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall
| L->zllotted 10 said district for the ninth and
tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ra'
tios an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to
such district, If three then 10 the fifth, sixth
seventh, eighth, ninth aud tenth. II four, to
the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions respectively. II this
amendment be adopted by the electors, the conn'
ties now entitled to more than one member ip
either or both branches Of the Legislature in
the fourth and fifth sessions of the present de-
Genial period as now provided, shall have like
number Of members in each branch thereof for
each session Of the remainder Of the present
decennial InnFind-