The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-25
ARTICLE II

ARTICLE II
Sec. 2. .: Representatives shall be
elected biennially by the electors of
the respective counties "''; their term
of Office shall commence on the first
day Of January next thereafter. ana
continue two years.
Senators shah be elected by the
electors of the respective senatorial
districts; their term of Office shall
commence on the first day of January
nexr after their election. Approx
mately one-halt of the total number
of senators shall be elected for 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-
ary, 1889. For terms commencing on
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 6a of Article Si,
Ohio Constitution, shall be two years.
In senatorial districts having two or
more senators, approximately one-haIt
shall be elected for a FOUR year term
to commence on the first day of Janl-
ary, 1859, and the remainder shall be
elected for a two year term to CON-
mence on the first day of January,
1859
In single member senatorial dis
tricts, the senator in the lowest mum
bcred senatorial district shall be
elected for a term of four years COM
mencing on the first day of January,
1859 the senator in the next highest
numbered senatorial district shall be
elected for term of two years COM
mencing on the first day of January,
1859: and the remainder shall be
elected SO that every other one, nu~
merically. shall be elected for a term
Of four years to commence on the first
day of January, 1853
The Governor. Auditor, and Secrc-
tary Of State, or any two of them.
shall ascertain and determine which
senators shall be elected to four year
terms commencing on the first day of
shall be elected TO four year. terms
commencing on the first day of Janu-
ary, 1861. 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 to January !. 1859, shah be
two years.
ARTICLE XI
Sec. l. The apportionment OF this
State for members of the General
Assembly. shall be made every ten
years, after the year one thousand
eight hundred and htty-OGe, IN the
following manner: The whole popula-
ton of the state. as ascertained by
rhe federal census, or in such other
mode as the General Assembly may
direct, shah be divided by the num-
Der One Hundred" and rhe quotieEt
shah be the ratio of representation in
the House of Representatives for ten
years next succeeding such apportion-
ment.
No apportionment herein provided
TOR shall affect the election or term of
office of any member of the General
Assembly chosen before II was made.
Sec. Ga When any Senatorial dis
tlict shall have fraction above the
ratio, SO large that being multiplied
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
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 decenniGl
period; if there are two ratios, a Scna-
tor shall be allotted to the fourth and
third sessions, respectively; if three.
to the third, second, and first sessions,
respectively; if four, to the fourth,
third second, and first sessions. re-
spectively provided that no additional
senator mentioned herein shall be
elected if his election would result in
his senatorial district having as mem
oers of the next following general
assembly a number Of senators in
excess of its number of full ratios
p'uS one.