Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-03-20

SEC. IL. The foregoing constitu- /
ion shall be submitted to the elec-
tors Of the state at an election to be
held on the third Tuesday in June,one
eight hundred and tlty-one
in the severel election districts oil
this state. The ballots at such an
election shall be written or printed as
follows: Those in favor Of the con.
stitution, "New Constitution, Yes;"
those against the constitution, "New
Constitution, No" The polls at said
election shall be opened between the
hours Of eight and ten o'clock, A.
NJ, and closed at six O'Clock, P. NJ;
and the said election shall be con-
Quoted, and the returns thereof made |
and certified, to the secretary Of
state, as provided by law for annual
elections OF state and-county officers.
Within twenty days after such elec-
ton, the secretary of state shall open
the returns thereofin the presence Of
the Governor and if it shall appear
that a majority Of all the votes cast
at such election are in favor OF the
Constitution, the Governor shall is
sue his proclamation, stating that
fact, and said constitution shall be
the Constitution of the state Of Ohio,
and uot otherwise.
SEC. Is. At the time when the
votes of the electors shall be taken
for the adoption or rejection OF this
constitution, the additional section in
the words following, to wit: "No
license to traffic in intoxicating IL
quors shall hereafter be granted in
this state, but the General Assembly
may by law provide against evils
arising therefrom," shall be separate
ly submitted to the electors for adop-
ton or rejection, in form following,
to wit: A seperate ballot may be CIV
en- BY every elector, and deposited
in a separate box. Upon the ballots
given for said separate amendment
shall be written, or printed, or part
| ly written and partly printed, the
words, License to sell intoxicating
liquors, Yes;" and upon the ballots
given against said amendment, in
like manner, the words. "License to
sell intoxicating liquors, No." II at
the said decision a majority Of all
the votes given for and against said
amendment shall centain the words,
"License to sell intoxicating liquors,
No." then the said amendment shall
be a separate section of article fif-
teen Of the constitution.
Sec. 10. The apportionment of the House
Of Represen tatives during the first decennial
period under this Constitution shall be as fol-
( lows:
The counties Of Adams, Allen, Athens, Au-
glaize, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clinton,
| Craw ford, Darke, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Cal
liza, Geauga, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hook
ing. Holmes, Lake, Lawrence, Logan, Madi-
son, Marion, Meigs, Morrow, Perry, Piekaway,
Pike, Preble, Sandusky, Scioto, Shelby, and
Union shall spyerallY be entitled to one Rep
resentative in each session o. the decennial
period.
The counties of Franklin, Licking, Mont
/ gomery, end Stark shall each be entitled to two
/ Representatives in each session Of the decen-
nial period.
The counties of Ashland, Cashoeton, High
/ land, Huron, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Mi
4 ami, Portage, Seneca, Summit and Warren
shall severay be entitled to one Representa-
tive in each session and one additional Repre-
sentative in the fifth session Of the deeennial
period. The counties Of Ashtabula, Brown.
| Butler, Clermont, Fairfield, Guernsey, Jeffer-
son, Knox, Monroe, Morgan. Richland, Trum-
/ bull. Tuschrawas and Washington shall sever
aIIy be entitled to one Representative in each
session, and two additional Reprs sentatives,
one in the third and one in the fourth session
of the decennial period.
The counties Of Belmont, Columbiana,
Ross and Wayne shall, severally, be entitled
TO one Representative in each session, and
three additional Representatives-one in the
| first, one in the second, and one in the third
session Of the decennial period.
The county of Muskingum shall be entitled
to two REPRESENTATIVES in each session, and
one additional Representative In the 6fth ses-
sion Of the decennial period.
The county ofCuyahoga shall be entitled to
two Representatives in each session, and two
additional hepresenIatAFes-Oue IN the thlNu
and one in the fourth session Of the decennial
period.
The county Of Hamilton shall be entitled to
seven Representatives. in each session, and
four additional presentatives--one in the
first, one in the second, one IN the third, and
one in the fourth session of the decennial Pc
riod.
The following counties, until they shall have
acquired a sufficient population to entitle
them TO elect, seperately, under the fourth
section OF the eleventh article, shall form dis
triets in manner following, to-wit: The coun-
ties Of Jackson and Vinton one district; the
counties of Lucas and Fulton one district;
the counties Of Wyandot and Hardin one
district: the counties of Mercer and Van
Vert one district; the counties Of Paulding,
Defiance and Williams one district; the coun-
ties of Putnam and Henry one district; and
the counties Of Wood and Ottawa one DIS
trict; each of which districts shall be enti-
tied TO one Representative in every session Of
the decennial period.
Done in Convention at Cincinnati, the
tenth day Of March, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ffty-one, and
Of the Independence Of the United States the
seventy-6fth.
WILLIAM MEDILL, President.
Attest: WIN. II. GILL; Secretary.
s J. Andrews, William Lawrence.
William Barbee, John Larwill,
Joseph Barnett, Robert Leech,
David Barnett, DIP. Leadbetter,