The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1956-10-04


concurring therein, that there shan 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. 1856, a proposition 10
m e n d section 9 of Article ii.
section l of Article XI and to adopt
supplemental section Ga of Article Xl
OF the Constitution of the state Of
Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE II
Sec. 9. asa 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 after their election. APPROX
mately one-kalf 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 term of two years
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
shall be four years. except that the
term of an additional senator pro-
vded for in section 6a of Article XI.
Ohio Constitution. shan be two years.
In senatorial districts having two or
more senators approximately one-half
shall be elected for a four year term
to commence on the FIRST day of Janu-
ary, 1859, and the remainder shall be
elected for a two year term to com
mence 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 term OF four years com
mencing on the first DAY of January.
1889 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
merically. 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 be elected to four year
terms commencing on the first day of
January, 1859. and which senators
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.
by law
The terms of all senators conhmenc-
ing prior to January l, 1885, shall be
two wears.
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 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, SHAH be divided by the num-
Der One Hundred" and fhe quotient
shall 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 it was made.
Sec. ga. When any Senatorial dis
trict shall 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 apportoned 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 decennlSl
period; if there are two ratios. Sena-
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
mis- senatorial district having as mem
pers of the next following general
assembly number of senator's in
excess of its number of full ratios
plus one.