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

Inc county OF Stark. two members z
The counties Of Wayne and Ashland,
three members to be elected ia common;
The counties of Knox and Holmes, three
members to be elected in common
The counties of Richland and Crawford,
three members to be elected in common
The county Of Seneca, one member; and
the counties Of Hancock and Wyandot, one
members and the last three named counties,
one member to be elected in common;
The counties of Ashtabula and Lake, three
members to be elected in common,
The counties of Trumbnll and Geauga,
three members to be elected in common
The county Of Portage, one member; and
the county Of Summit, one member; and
the two last named counties, one nemberto
be elected in common
The county of Medina, one member end
the county Of Lorain, one member /; and the
two last named counties, one member to be.
electedin common;
The counties of Huron and Erie, two
members to be elected in common;
The county of Cuyahoga, two members;
Provided, however, that for all the purpo-
ses of this act, the boundaries of the several
counties aforesaid, shall be deemedaad taken
to be as the same existed on the 18th of
February, l848.
SEC. 3. The said election shall in all re.
spects be conducted, and the returns thereof
made, and the result thereof certified, in like
manner as is provided by law for the election
Of Representatives and Senators in the Gen
eral Assembly. The officers Of said election
shall be entitled to the same compensation
as is by law provided for like services, and
shall, with the voters, be subject to the same
penalties imposed by the several laws regu-
lallng elections, and to preserve the purity
thereof, so far as the same may be applicable.
The Sherlffs of the several COMMITTEES shall
issue proclamations for the election of mem
bers OF said convention, in like manner as
they are by law required to do for the cleo
ton OF members to the General Assembly.
SHe--A, That this General Assembly shall
appoint by joint resolution, reporter, who
shall engage and organize an efficient corps
OF assistants, and report the debates and pro-
ceedings OF said convention, under the d.
rection and control thereof. and the conyen-
yention shall secure the copy right for the
State, and provide for the publication Of said
proceedings and debates in durable form.
The reporter shall have authority to make
arrangements forthe daily publication of said
proceedings and debates, with the publish
ers OF the Ohio Statesman and Ohio State
Journal, and superntend the same: Provi-
ded. 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 reporter shall, upon the
organization OF the Convention, report to the
same, the number and names OF his assis-
tants, the compensation allowed to each re-
spectively, and also the arrangements he
has made for the daily publication of The
proceedings and debates, as above mentioned.
and submit the same to the action of said
convention.
SEC. o.. That the members of said con-
yentlon Shall be entitled to compensation
OF three dollars per day, and mileage, at the
rates allowed to members Of the General AS
sembly, and be entitled to the same privii.
ges. Said convention shall have power to
appoint and employ such officers and assis-
tants as may be necessary. and fix their COM
pensatlon. 1t shall, on its order, receive
from the Secretary of the State, all necessa-
ry stationery, and the officers Of the State
shall at all times furnish TO il, on nrequisition,
such information as may be in their power.
SEC. 6. That the sum Of forty thousand
dollars be, and the same is hereby appfopri-
ated out of the general revenue Of the State
to pay the expenses of said convention.
Sec. Z. That the journal of the proceed
ings of said convention shall be filed in the
office of the Secretary OF State and the
amendments, reYisions or alterations agreed
upon by said convention, 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 per-
son having the qualification Of an 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 lormand manner ofvoting,
and OF the publication or notice Of the altera-
tions, reyisions or amendments of the con-
stitution, agreed upon BY said convention,
and also of the notice 10 be given of said
election. At the election mentioned inthis
section, the Judges Of said election shall re-
ceive the vote in the form to be prescribed
by the said convention; and all the proyis-
ions Of the laws Of this State in relation TO
elections, shall apply to the voting upon
said amendments, reyisions or alterations, so
far as the same can be made applicable there
TO and the votes given upon said altera-
tions, amendments or revisions, shall begiyen
and canvassed, and all proceedings shall be
had in respect to the same, as nearly as pnc-
ticable, in the manner prescribed by law,
/ .l.ks Ia -. f... q