The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-08-06
Proposed Constitution Amend
ments.
70 be submitted to the People on tie 2d Tuesday q
October, 1857.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three -tltths of the members elected TO
each House conCurring therein, That it be and is
hereby proposed to the electors Of this State vote
on the Second Tuesday OF October next, upon the
approval or rejection OF The following amendment
as substitute for the twenty filth Section of the
Second Article OF the Constitution aud for the sec
ond section OF the same Article, and tor The third
Section OF tho eleventh Artcle,viz All regular ses.
sionS of the General Assembly shall conlulence on
the first Monday OF January. annually Senators
shall be elected biennially and Representatives, an
nually, by the electors of their respective counties
or districts or the second Tuesday of October
Their term of office shall commHLce Oh the first
day OF January next after their election and that Of
Senators shall continue two years, and that of Rep
Iresentatives one year. The Senators elected in DC
tober next shall hold their offices for TWO years. and
the Represen tves elected at the same time shall
hold their offices for year. Provided that II OF
the Senators elected the second Tuesday Of Oc-
tober, 1857, to be ascertained by lot, the Pres-
dent of the Senate may direct, shall hold their office
for only year. and their successors shall be cleo
led the second Tuesday of Oct one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, and biennially thereafter
When any county shall have a fraction above the
rates for Representative SO large that being multi
piled by ten, the result shall be equal to one or more
ratios, additional Representatives shall be appor-
toned for such ratios among the several sessions of
the decelnial period IN the following manner: ii
there be only ratio then Representative shall
be allotted TO the tenth session OF the decennial Pc
iCd r. e't
If there are tworatos, Representatives shall be
allotted tdthe ninth and tenth sessions; If three to
the eighth, ninth and tenth sessions; II four to the
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; Ii FIVE, TO the
sixth, seventh, eighth ninth and tenth; Ii six to
lhe fifth, sixth seventh eighth, nilth and tenth; If
seven to, the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth
NINTH and tenth Ii eight to the hild, fourth, fifth,
sixth seventh, eigth ninth and TENTH II nine the
second, third fourth, fifth, sixth seventh, eighth
ninth and tenth sessions Of tie decennia period re
spectvely.
! In determining the number of Senators TO which
any senatorial district might be entitled in any de-
cennial period, BY reasonoi any fraction ofu sena,
torial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied by five,
and ii the result be equal to one senatorial ratio
additional Senator snail be allotted said distict
.fur the ninth aud tenth sessions II 1t be equal to
two such ratios additional Senator for the sew
enth eighth, ninth and tenth sessions shall he aiot-
ted to such district. If three then to the iifh sixth
seventh, eigoth, ninth and 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
counties now entitled TO more than one member in
either or both branches OF the Legislature III the
fourth and fifth sessions Of the present decernla Pc
riod as now provided, shall have a like number o
members in each branch thereof Tor each session VI
the remainder OF the presentdecenniatperiod
! m N, IL. VAN WORRIES,
| .g Speaker o. the House OF Representatives.
t9a. tss ..t4 THOMAS II. FOItD,efe II
Presidentot the senate.
Dated April Sd, 1851. a8tga