Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1956-10-25

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cation Of the said proposed amend
ment shall be made and the form of
ballot to be used In said election for
the submission thereof shall be pre-
pared by the secretary OF state of tne
state of Ohio in conformity with the
above provisions. If q majority Of the
electors voting on said amendment
shall be declared according to law, 70
have voted in favor thereof, the gov
ernor of the state of Ohio shall make
proclamation thereof forthwith, and
this amendment shall take effect on
= the date Of such proclamation.
FOUR YEAR TERM
FOR MEMBERS OF OHIO SENATE
proposinu 10 amend section of Ar
ficle II, section of Article xI, and
TO adopt supplemental section 6a OF
Article xI Of the constitution of the
state of Ohio relative to the term Of
office of members OF the senate.
Be it resolved by the General AS
senbly of the State of Ohio, Three
'hfths of the members OF each house
concurring therein, that there shall be
-ubmitted to the electors of the state,
in the manner prescribed by law, at
the general election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1885, a proposition p{ieYa i 70
section of Article xI and to adopt
supplemental section Ga of Article XI
of the Constitution of the state OF
Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE II
Sec. 2. go Representatives shall be
elected biennially by the electors of
the respective counties their term
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day of January next thereafter. and
continue two years.
Senators shall be elected by the
electors of the respective senatorial
districts; their term of Office shall
commence on the first day of January
next after their election. ApprOki-
mately one-half of the total number
of senators shall be elected for a term
of four years commencing on the first
day of January, 1853, the remainder
to be elected for term of two years
commencing on the first day of Janu-
the first day of January 1861, and
thereafter, the senatorial term of Office
shall be four years, except that the
term of an additional senator pro-
vided for in section Ga of Article xI,
Ohio Constitution, shall be two years.
In senatorial districts having two or
more senators, approximately one-haf
shalF be elected for a four year term
to commence on the first day of Janu-
ary, 1859, and the remainder shall be
mence on the first day of january,
1859
In single member senatorial dis
Gricts, the senator in the lowest num-
hered senatorial district shall be
elected for a term of four years COM
mencing on the first day OF a7uary,
1859 the senator in the next highest
numbered senatorial district shall be
elected for tern of two years COM
mencing on the FIRST day of January.
1870; and the remainder shall be
elected SO that every other one. nu-
merically, shall be elected for term
of four years to commence on the first
day Of Janu2ry, 1859
The Governor. Auditor. and Secre-
tary Of State, or any two OF them,
shall ascertain and determine which
senators shall be elected to four year
ianuary, 1859 and which senators
shall be elected to four year terms
commencing on the first day of Janu-
airy 1851 The Governor shall cause
such determination TO be published,
in such manner as shall be directed
by Law
The terms OF all senators commenc-
ing prior 20 January |. 1853. shall be
two wears.
ARTICLE xl
Sec. /. TIE appartionment of this
State for members o. the General
Assembly shall re made every ten
years. after the year one thousand
eight hundred md hfty-cne in the
following manner. ne whole popuIa-
ton CT the state. as ascertained by
mode as ths General Assembly may
direct, shall be divided by the num-
oer One Hundred and ehe quotient
shall be the ratio OF representation In
the House of Represe natives, for ten
years next succeeding such apportion-
rnent
No apportionment herein provided
for shall affect the election or term of
office of any member of the General
Assembly chosen before It was made.
Sec. Ga. When any Senatorial dis
trict shall have fraction above the
by FIVE, the result will be equal to
one or more ratios. additional Sena-
tors shall be elected for two year
terms and shall be apportioned for
such ratios, among the several ses-
sions of the decennial period, in the
following manner. If there be only
one ratio a Senator shall be allotted
to the fifth session of the decennial
period: If there are two ratios, Sena-
third sessions, respectively; II three.
to the third, second. and first sessions.
respectively; IL four. to the fourth.
third. second, and first sessions, re-
spectively provided that no additional
elected If his election would result in
mis- Senatorial district having as .nem-
oers of the next following general
assembly a number OF senators In
excess Of its number Of full ratios
plus one.
SCHEDULE
If a majority ot the electors voting
on the foregoing proposed amendment
ST the general election to be held on
the hrst Tuesday after the hrst Mon
day In November. 1856. adopt the
same, it shall become part Of the Con-
s,liShnn existins section es @ Of Article Ii and and
section I Of Article xI shall thereupon
be repealed
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF SECRETARY
OF STATE
TED w. BROWN, Secretary of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true
luton No. and Amended Substitute
Senatr roint Resolution No. 4 fled in
the o...ce of the Secretary of State
and proposing to amend the above
sections of the Constitution of Ohio.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. have
hereunto subscribed my name and
this 23rd day Of August. 1856.
TED ". Brow
Secretary OF State
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