Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-08
AN ACT

Relating to certain proposed Amendments to
the Constitution, and the publication of this
act, and an act therein named.
Whereas, the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, three -fifths of the members elected to
each House agreeing thereto have proposed
fveseveral Amendments to the Constitution to
be submitted to the electors for their approval
or rejection at the election for senators and
representatives,, on the second Tuesday of Oc-
tober, 1857,
SECTION l. BE Il enacted By the General Assep,
Jly Of the State Of Ohio, That the electors of the
state shall vote upon said proposed amendments
at the general election in October, 1857 as herein
prescribed, viz:
Those voting for amendment number one
shall put upon their ballots these words, can
nual Sessons-Yes;" those voting against it
shall put upon their ballots these words, "Annu-
al SessiOns-Nc." Those ting for amendment
number two, shall put upon their ballots "Change
of District Court-Yes;' those voting against it
shall put upon their ballots "Change of District
Ceurt-No.' Those voting for amendment num-
Der three, shall put upon their ballots sBank and
individual taxation Equal-Yes;" those voting
against it shall put upon their ballots "Bank and
individual taxation equal-No.' Those voting
for amendment number four, shall put upon their
ballots "Corporations-Yes;' those voting against
it shall put upon their ballots .'Corporations-
No." Those voting for amendment number i've
shall put upon their ballots "Singe Districts
Yes;" those voting against it shall put upon
their ballots "Single Districts-No."
SEC. 2. return, additional to the return now
required by law TO be made, of the votes cast at
such election for state officers, and senators and
representatives, and also, for and against each
of said five proposed amendments to the consti-
tuition, shall be certified and made by the clerk
of each county to the secretary of state, within
ten days after said election, and within twenty
days after said election, the governor, secretary
nj attorney hall s,iI
returns and count the votes, and ascertain whe-
ther or not majority of the votes cast at said
election have been cast for said proposed amend
ments, or either ofthem; and if it appears that
majority Of the votes cast at such election have
been cast for said proposed amendments, or Ell
ther Of them, the governor shall make procla-
nation thereof without DELAY
SEc. ). This act, and the act entitled can act
providing for the submission to the electors" of
the act entitled San act to incorporate the Bank
of Ohio and branches" passed at the present scs-
sion of the general assembly, shall be published
by each county auditor, in two weekly English
papers, if two be published in the county, and
in one German weekly paper, if published in the
county, for two weeks next preceding said elec
tion,
SIC. 1. The cost of publishing this act, and
the act in the third section named, and of the
said five proposed amendments to the constitu-
ton for six months, shall be paid out of the
county TREASURY, and il the auditor of any coun-
ty has not already contracted for the publication
of said proposed amendments to the constitution
such auditors shall Immediately proceed to con-
tract for the same, as directed by resolution here
toiore passed.
SEC. 5. This net shall take effect Immediately.
N. ii. VAN Worries,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of tho Senate.
April IL, 1851.