The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-11
ARTICLE II


ARTICLE II
Sec. 9. as 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
commence on the first day of January
next after their election. APPROX
mately ore-half of the total number
of senators shall be elected for a term
Of four years commencing on the hrst
day of January. 1889 the. remainder
commencing on the first day of Janu-
ary, 1859. For terms commencing on
the first day of January 1861. and
thereafter, the senatorial term OF office
term of an additional senator pro
vidcd for i'll section Ca OF Article XI.
Ohio Constitution, shall be two years.
In senatorial districts having two or
more senators, approximately one-han
shall be elected for a four year term
to commence on the first day OF Janu-
ary. 1899. 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 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 a 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-
meric ally. shall be elected for term
of four years TO commence on the first
day of January. 1859
The Governor. Auditor. and Secre-
tary of State, or any two of them,
shall ascertain and determine which
senators shall he elected TO four year
terms commencing on the first day or
January. 1859, and which senators
shall be elected to four year terms
commencing on the first day of Janu-
airy 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 he
two years.
ARTICLE xl
Sec l. The apportionment Of this
Stale for members of the General
Assembly, shall be made every ten
years, after the year one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-one, in the
following manner: The whole .popula-
ton OF the state, as aScertained by
the federal census. or in such other
mode as the General Assembly may
direct. shall be divided by the num-
Der One Hundred" and che Quotient
shall be the ratio of representation in
the House of Representatives. for ten
years next succeeding such apportion-
ment
M mt iT1
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 shall have fraction above the
ratio, so large. that being multiplied
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-
tor shall DE allotted to the fourth and
third sessions, respectively: If three.
respectively; if four, to the fourth,
third, second and first sessions, re-
spectiVely provided that no additional
senator mentioned herein shall be
SlGClGu II Ills SieCllOIi NOltic ASStit All
his senatorial district having as mem
bers of the next following general
assembly a number Of senators in
excess of its number of full ratios
plus ore.
SCHEDULE
IF a majority of the electors voting
on the foregoing proposed amendment
at the general election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1856. adopt the
same il shall become part Of the Con-
StitutiOn of the state of Ohio, and
existing section OF Article II and
section ! of Article xI shall thereupon
be repealed
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF SECRETARY
OF STATE
l, TED w BROWN. Secretary of
State of the State CT Ohio. do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of Amended Senate Joint Reso-
luton No 9 and Amended Substitute
Senate Joint Resolution No filed in
the, office of the Secretary of State
ard proposing to amend the above
sections of the Constitution of Ohio
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. | have
hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed my official seal at Columbus
this 23rd day of August. 1856
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