The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-18
ARTICLE II

Sec. 9. ." Representatives shall be
elected biennially by the electors Of
the respective counties '"'; their term
Of Office shall commence on tie first
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 eftcr their election. APPROX
matcly one-half OF the total number
of senators shall be elected for a term
Of four years commencing on the first
day of January. 1859 the remainder
to be elected for a term of two years
commencing or the first day of Janu-
ary, 1859. 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
v!dcd for in section Ga Of Article NJ,
Ohio CongtituJon. shall be two years.
In senatorial districts having two or
more senator's, approximately One-half
shall be elected for a four year term
to cCmnlcnce on the first day of Janu-
ary, 1859, and the remainder shall be
elected for a two year term to COM
mcnCe on the first day of January,
1859
In single member senatorial dis
tricts, the senator in the lowest num-
bered senatorial district shah be
mcncing on the first day of January,
1859: the senator IN the next highest
numbered senatorial district shall be
elected for a term of two years com
mcncing on the first day of January,
1859; and the remainder shall be
elected so that every other one, nu-
nerically, shall be elected for a term
of four years to commence on the first
day OF January. 1889
The Governor. Auditor. and Secre-
Tk,4. %f
shall ascertain and determine which
senators shall be elected to four year
terms commencing ON the first day Of
January, 1859 and which senators
shall be elected to four year terms
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 l, 1853. shall be
two years.
ARTICLE Xl
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 tifty-One, in the
following manner: The whole pOOula-
ton of the state. as ascertained by
mode as the General Assembly may
direct, shall be divided by the num-
Der One Hundred" and he quotient
shall be the ratio Of representation in
the House of Representatives. for ten
years next succeeding such apportion-
ment
No apportiorment herein provided
tor 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 shah have a 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
such ratios. among the several ses-
sionS of the decennial period, in the
following manner: if there be only
one ratio Senator shall be allotted
to the fifth session of the decennial
period; If there are two ratios, Sena-
tor shall DE 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
mis- senatorial district having as mem
DerS of the next following general
assembly Il number of senators in
excess of its number of full :@:ioS
plus one