The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-09

penalties imposed by the several laws regulating 4
elections, and to preserve the purity thereof sofar
as the same may be applicable. The sherifs of
the several counties shall issue procamations for
the election of members of said convention in like
manner as they are by law required to do for the
election of members of the General Assembly
Sec. 4. That this General Assembly shall ap-
point by joint resolution Reporter who shall en-
gage and organize an efficient corps of assistants
and report the debates and proceedings of said
convention under the direction and control thereof
and the convention shall secure the copy right to
the State and provide for the publication of said
proceedings and debates in a durable FORM The
reporters shall have authority to make arrange
ments for the daily publication of said proceedings
and debates with the publishers of the Ohio States
man and the Ohio State Journal and superintend
the same, provided that said publication shall be
given to neither of said papers exclusively and pro-
vided further that the whole price paid for such
publication shall not exceed the sum of twenty FIVE
cents per thousand ems for composition. The re-
porter shall on the organization of the Convention
reportsto the same the number and names of his
asslsantsthe compensation allowed to each respect
lively and also the arrangement he has made for the
daily publication of the proceedings and debates
as above mentioned and submit the same to the ac-
ton of said convention.
| OEC D. 1naL the members OF said convention
shall be entitled to compensation of three dollars
per day and mileage at the rates allowed to mem
bers of the General Assembly and be entitled to
the same privileges. Said convention shall have
the power to appoint and employ such officers and
assistants as may be necessary and fix their COM
pensation. 1t shall on its order receive from the
Secretary of state all necessary stationary and the
officers of the State shall all times furnish to it on
requlsltlon such Information as may be in in their
power.
SEC. 6. That the sum of forty thousand dol
lars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out
of the general revenue fthe State, to pay the ex-
penses of said convention
| SEC. T. That the journal of the proceedings of
said convention shall be filed in the Office of the
Secretary of State and the amendments revisions or
alterations agreed upon by said convention shall be
submitted to the people for their adoption or re-
LECTION by vote for that purpose at such time as
the convention shall direct and every person hay
ing due qualification of elector under laws now
in force may vote thereon in the township or ward
in which he shall reside and not elsewhere The
convention shall prescribe the form and manner of
voting and of the publications or notice of theal-
terations revsions or amendmendments of the con-
stitution agreed upon by said convention and also
of the notice to be given of said election At the
election mentioned in this sectien;the Judges of
election shall receive the vote in the form to be
visions of the laws of this state in relation to cleo
tons shall apply to voting on the said amendments
reyisions or alterations far as the same can be
: made applicable thereto and the votes given up
on said alterations, amendments or revisions shall
be given and canvassed and all proceedings shall
be had in respect to the same nearly as practi-
cable in the manner prescribed by Law, relative to
i; votes given for Governor. 1t shall be the duty Of
the Governor to lay before the General Assembly
at its next session after taking the said vote, the
vote for accepting rejecting any of said revisions
alterations amendments, which vote shall be can
t vassed by the said General Assembly in the same
n manner votes for Governor are now required to
be canvassed Provided however that if said con-
= vention shall complete their labors and adjourn sine
die, at any time before the first day of September
J. 1850, then the amendments revisions or alterations
agreed upon by said convention shall be submitted
; to the people for their adoption rejection by q
vote for that purpose on the second Tuesday Of Oc
tober next ensuing.
SEC 8. Should any vacancy or vacancies oc-
e cur by death or resignation or otherwise in the
d number of members elected to said convention the
acting Governor shall issue writs of election to l
such vacancy or vacancies and the same shall be
l. fledin the manner prescribed by law for filing
vacancies in the office of Senstor or Representative
o in the General Assembly
Sec 9. The Secretary of State is hereby re,
quired to cause to be transmitted to the several
Clerks of the Courts of common pleas in this State
such number of copies of this act as shall be suf
n ficient to supply copy thereof to each board Of
Judges of election in their respective counties.
e BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
o Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
n CHARLES C CONVERS,
Speaker Of the Senate.
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