The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-05-14
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
70 be submitted 10 the People on the "a Tuesday Of
October, 1857.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

1. AMENDMENT NO. |.
Resolved by the General Assembly Of the State
of Ohio, Three-fiths OF the members elected 10
each House concurring therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed to the electors Of this State 10 vote
on the Second Tuesday of October next, upon the
approval or rejection of the following amendment
as substitute for the twenty fifth Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution and for the
ond section Of the same Article and tor the third
Section of the eleventh ArticIe,viz All regular
sionS of the General Assembly shall commence on
the first Monday ot January. annually. Senators
shall be elected biennaty, and Representatives an
nually, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts on the second Tuesday Of October
Their term of Office shall commeLce on the first
day of January next alter their election, and that Of
Senators shall continue Two years. and that OF Rep
resentatives one year. The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold their offices tor Two years. and
the Represent "a lives elected at the same time shall
hold their offices for one year. Provided that IL OF
the Senators elected on the second Tuesday OF Oc-
tuber, 1851 TO be aseertained by lot, the Presi
dent of the Senate may direct, shall hold their office
for only year. and their successors shall be cleo
led on the second Tuesday OF Oct, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and biennally thereafter.
When any county shall have fraction above the
rates for Representative large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal TO more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor-
toned tor such ratios among the several sessions OF
the decenna PERIOD i'll the following manner: II
there be only one ratio tlUn Representative snail
te allotted to the tenth session oil the decennial Pc
it'd.
If there are two ratios, Representatives shall be
allotted to the ninth and tenth sessions; II three to
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions; II four to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth 1t five, to the
sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and renth: If six 10
the fifth sixth, seventh eighth, ninth and tenth If
seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
NINTH and tenth; If eight the third, fourth, fifth,
SIXTH seventh eigth, ninth and tenth II nine to the
second, third iourth fifth SIXTH seventh, nighth
ninth and tenth sessions ot tie decennR period re
spectively.
In determining the number of Senators to which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cenni al PERIOD by reason IT any fraction OF a sena
toriaI rao the frqction shall be multiplied by five,
and if the result be equal to senatorial ratio,
additional Senator snail be all stted to said district
for the ninth and tenth sessions II 1t be equal TO
two such ratios an additional Senator ior the sew
enth eighth ninth and tenth sessions shall be alot-
ted to such district Ii three then TO the ih sixth,
seventh, egoth, ninth and tenth,
If four 10 the third, fourth, fifth sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respectively II
this amendment be adopted ly the electors, the
counties now entitled to more than one member III
either or both branches OF the Legislature in the
fourth and fifth sessions of she present decerna pc
rod as now provided, shall have like number OF
members in each branch thereof tor each session vi
the remainder OF the present decennial period.
NJ Ii. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
THOMAS fl. FORD,
Presiden OF the Senate.
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