Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-07
FOUR YEAR TENN FOR MEMBERS
OE THE GENERAL ASSEH6RI v

POUR YEAR TENN FOR MEMBERS
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
General Assembly of the State Of
Ohio, three-hfths of the members
elected to each house concurring
therein. that there shall be submitted
to the electors of the state. in the
manner prescribed by law, al the
general election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November. 1854. a proposition to
amend section 2 of Article II and Sec
xI of the Constitution of the State
of Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE II
Sec. 2. Senators and representa-
dVeS shall be elected ''' Quadren-
nially by the electors of the respec-
Tuesday after the first Monday N
November: their tern If Office ST l
commence on the first day of jan
uary next thereafter. end continue
four years.
ARTICLE M
Sec. !: The aPportionment of thus
State for members of the '''
House of Representatives shall be
made prior to January l, 1858. in the
year 1871. and every ''' twenty
years $50 thereafter, in the follow
ing manner: The whole population
federal census, or in such other mode
as the General Assembly may direct,
shall be divided by the number "One
Hundred" and the quotient shall be
the ratio of representation in the
House of Representatives. for
twenty. years next succeeding such
apportionment.
Sec. 3. When any county shall
have a fraction above the ratio. so
large. that being multiplied by Ave.
raC1Ilf Klyil IN n ~
more ratios, additional Representa-
tves shall be apportioned for such
ratios, among the several 80 quad
rennial periods of the 80 twenty
year period. in the following man
resentative shall be allotted to the
fifth ''' quadrennial period OF the
tWenty-year period; If there are
two ratios. a Representative shall be
allotted to the fourth and third '''
quadrennial periods. respectively; If
three. to the third, second. and first
quadrennial periods, respectively:
If four. to the fourth, third, second,
and first ''' quadrennial periods.
respectively.
Sec. s. The apporuonment of this
state for members of the Senate
shall be made prior to January l..
1883. in the year 1871. and every
twenty years thereafter.
The ratio for a Senator shall, for
ever hereafter, be ascertained, by
dividing the whole population of the
State, by the number thirty-five.
Sec. 8. Any county forming part
Of Senatorial district. having ac-
Senatorial ratio. shall be made a
separate Senatorial district. at any
regular "'' twenty-year apportion-
ment, If a full Senatorial ratio shall
be left in the district from which it
Sec. 10. For the first ten wears.
after the year one thousand eight
hundred and fifty one. the apportion-
ment of Representatives shall be as
provided in the schedule. and no
change shall ever be made in the
principles of representation. as herein
established, or, in the Senatorial dis
tricts. except as above provided. All
territory, belonging to county at
the time of any apportiomnent. shall.
as to the right of representation and
e thereof. during the 49, twenty-vear
period.
Sec. IL. The Governor. Auditor,
and Secretary of State. or any two
of them. shall ''' prior to January
twenty years thereafter. ascertain
and determine the ratio of represen-
tation, 80" for Representatives and
Senators, the number of Representa-
hves and Senators each county or
for what i've Years rs ~ nv. and the COW S
ernor shall cause the same to be pub
hshed. in such manner as shall be
directed by law
And be It further resolved, That
at the election herein designated for
the submission Of this amendment to
the electors of the State of Ohio, the
same shall be placed on the official
ballot in the manner prescribed by
law and shall be desiRnated as fol-