The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1850-05-06
March z, 1850.
AN ACT

To provide for the calling of Convention to
revise, amend or change the Constitution, and
the election and compensation Of members
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WHEREAS, majority Of the citizens Of this
State, voting for Representatives to the
General Assembly, did, at the last annual
election of members thereof, vote for
convention to revise, amend, orchange the
Constitution of this State /; therefore,
Sec. l. Be it enacted By the General as
sembly of the State Of Ohio, That Conven-
tion TO revise, amend, or change the consti-
tuition of this State, be, and the same is here
by called, to consist of one hundred and
eight members, who shall convene in the
Hall of the House Of Representatives, in
the city Of Columbus, on the first Monday
in May, A. D. 1850, and the said convention
shall have power to adjourn to such place or
places, in this State, as said convention may
deem proper.
Sec. 2. That the qualified electors OF the
several counties and senatorial districts of
this State, shall, on the first Monday of April
next, assemble at their usual places of hold
ing elections in their several townships and
wards, and elect number Of members, hav-
ing all the qualifications Of an elector, to
represent, respectively, said counties and
districts in said convention, equal to the
number of Representatives and Senators in
the General Assembly, to which said coun-
ties and districts are now respectively enti-
tied by law, to wit
The county of Hamilton, seven members;
The county of Butler, two members;
The county nf Dra hla ona uoonnhor
The county of Montgomery, one member;
The counties Of Montgomery and Preble,
two members, to be elected in common;
The county Of Brown, one member; and
the county Of Clermont, one member; and
the two last named counties. one member in
common
The county Of Warren, one member; the
county of Clinton, one member ; and the
county Of Greene, one member; and the three
last named counties, one member in CON-
mon &ae
The counties of Champaign, Clark and
Madison, three members, to be elected in
common;
The county of Miami, one member and
the counties Of Shelby and parke, one mem
ber; and the three last named counties one
member to be elected in common;
The counties of Logan and Hardin, one
member; and Union and Marion, one mem
ber and the four last named counties, one
member to be elected in common (;
The counties of Allen, Mercer and Aug
laize, one member; and the counties ofPut-
nam, Van Vert, Paulding Defiance and
Williams, one member; and the eight last
named counties, one member to be elected
in common; bs.
The counties of Lucas and Henry, one
member and the counties of Wood, Otta-
wa and Sandusky, one member and the five
last named counties, one member to be elec-
ted in common
The county Of franklin, one member and
the county OF Delaware, one member !; and
| the two lastnamed counties, two members
| to be elected in common
The counties of Ross and Pickaway, three
members, TO be elected in common;
The counties Of Highland and Fayette,
two members, 10 be elected in commons
| The counties of Adams and Pike, one
member and the counties Of Scioto and
Lawrence, one member and the four las,
named counties, one member TO be electeS
| in common et s6i IS
The county Of Licking, two members
The county OF Fairfield, one member; and
the counties OF Perry and Hooking, one
member; and the last three named counties
two members TO be elected Ia common \;
The counties Of Gallia and Jackson, one
member; the counties Of Athens and Meigs,
one member and the louf last nauled conn
ties, two memhersto be elected ia common;
Tie county Of Muskingum, two members