The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-04-27
The counties of TrainbuII and Geauga, three

members 10 be elected IN common;
The county Of Portage, one member; and
the county Of Summit enc member; and the
two last named counties, enc member, to be
elected in common;
The county Of. Medina, one member; and
the county of Lorain, one member; and the
two last named counties, one member 70 be
elected in common;
The eonntiesof Huron and Erie, two mem-
bers, to be elected in common
The County of Cuyahoga, twomembers;
Provided, however. that for all the purpos-
es of this act, the boundaries of the several
counties aforesaid shall be deemed and taken
to be as the same existed on the 18th of Feb
truary, 1s4s.
SEC. 8. The said election shall in all res
tpects De conducted, and the returns thereof
made, and the result thereof certified, in like
manner as is provided by law for the election
lof Representatives and Senators in the Gen
Ieral Assembly. The officers of said election
ishall be entitled 10 the same compensation as
lis by law provided for like services, aud shall.
with the voters be subject to the same penal
ties imposed BY the several laws regulating
ELECTIONS, and 10 preserve the purity Thereof,
$50 far as the same may be applicable The
iSheriffs of the several counties shall issue proc
lanlations for tie election of members of said
convention, in Ike manner as they are by Law
required to do for the election Of members of
the General Assembly.
SEc. 4 That this Genersl Assembly shall
appoint by joint resolution. Reporter, who
shall engage and organize and efficient corps
/ of assistants, and report the debates and pro-
lceedings of said convention, under the direction
and control thereof, and the convention shall
secure the copyright for the State, and provide
for the publication Of said proceedings and de-
bates in a durable FORM The Reporter shall
have authority TO make arrangements for the
daily publication of said proceedings and de-
bates, with the publishers of the Ohio States
man and Ohio State Journal, and snperintend
the same: Provided, that said publication shall
Ebe given to neither Of said papers exclusively:
land provided further, that the whole price
lpaid for such publication shall not exceed the
sum of twenty-five cents per thousand ems for
lcompostion. The Reporter shall, upon the
Organization of the convention, report to the
same, the number and names of his assistants
the compensation allowed 10 reach respectively,
and also the arranements he has made for the
tdaily publication of the proceedings and de-
bates. as above mentioned, and submit the
{same to the action of said convention.
SEC. g. That the members of said conven-
ton shall be entitled to compensation Of
three dollars perday, and mileage. at the rates
ALLOWED to members of the General Assembly.
and be entitled to the same privileges, Said
eonvention shall have power to appoint and
lemploy such officers and assistants as may be
necessary. and fix thercompe"sa 1t shall,
on its order, receive from the Secetary of State
l all necessary stationary. aud the officers Of
1 the state shall at all times furnish to it. on
Erequsition, such information as may be in their
tpower.
Sec. 6. That the sum of forty thousand
dollars be, and the same is hereby appropria-
ted out of the general revenue of the state, to
pay The expenses of said convention.
SEC. Z. That the journals of proceedings of
said convention shall be fled in the office of
the secretary of state; and the amendmentsre-
visions or alterations agreed upon by said con-
vention. shall be submitted to the people for
their adoption or rejection, by vote for that
purpose, at such time as the convention shall
direct; and every person having the qualifica-
ton of an electer, under the laws now in force.
tmay vote thereon in the township or ward in
which he shall reside, and not elsewhere.
The convention shall prescribe the form and
notice Of the alterations, revisions or amend
nents of the constitution agreed upon by said
fconvention, and also of the notice to be given
5of said election. At the election mentioned
in this section, the Judges of said election shall
receive the vote in the form to be prescribed
Ibv the seid convention and all the provisions
af the laws of this state in relation to elections
shall apply to the voting on said amendments,
4 al.
be made applicable thereto, and the votes Civ
en- upon said alterations. amendments or revis-
ions shall be given and canvassed, and all pro-
lceedings shall be had in respect TO the same,
as nearly as practicable, in the manner pre-
Iscribed by law. relative to votes given for
1 Governor. II shall be the duty of the Gov
ternoT to Law before the General Assembly at
Its next session after the taking of said vote,
1.-The vote for accepting or rejecting said revis-
lions, alterations or amendments, which vote
shall be canvassed by the said General As
lsembly. in the same manner rs votes for Gov
iernor are now required to be canvassed; Pro-
vided, however, that if said convention shall
complete their iabors and adjourn sine die al
any time before the first day of September,
sl1s5o, then the amendments. revision or alter
ations agreed upon by the said convention
4slalf be submitted to the people for theil
adoption or rejection. by vote for that pur
pose on the second Tuesday of Oc:obe. mex
Icnsuino.
SEC. 8. Should any vacancy or vacancies oc
!. cur bv death, resignation or otherwise, in the
:, number of members elected to said conven
93Ition the acting Governor shall issue writs o
election to FIJI such vacancy or vacancies, and
the same shall he filed in the manner pre-
fscribed BY law, for filing vacancies in the Of
fee of Senator or Representatives in the Gen
: eral Assembly.
!: Src. g. The Secretary of State is hereby
/ required to canse to be transmitted to tht
) several clerks the Courts of Common Plea
: lin this state such number Of copies of tbi
act, as shall be sufficient to supply cony
! thereof to each board of Judges of Election
: lin their resnective counties.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker Of the House of Reps