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The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-09-10
PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMEND-
MENTS


Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to each
House concurriug therein That it be and hereby is
proposed to the electors of this state TO vote the
second Tuesday of October next, upon the approval
rejection of the following amendment as substi
tdte for the twentyfth section of the second article
of the constitution and for the second section of the
article and for the third section of the eleventh
article, viz all regular sessions of the General As
sembly shall commence the first Monday of Janu-
ary annually. Senators shall be elected bienally and
representatives annually, by the electors of their
spective counties districts on the second Tuesday of
October. Their term of Office shall commence on the
first day of January next after their election and that
of senators shall c0ntnue two years. and that Of rep
fesentatives year. The senator's elected in Octo
Der shall hold their Offices for two years and the
representatives elected at the same time shall hold
their Offices for year. Provided, that seventeen
of the senators elected the second Tuesday of Oc
ober 1857 to be ascertaned by lot, as the President
Of the senate may direct shall hold their Office for only
one year. and their shall be elected the
second Tuesday of October, one thousand eight hun
dred and ffty-eight and bieHniay thereafter, When
any county shall have fraction above the rates for
representative large that being multiplied by ten,
the result shall be equal to or more ratios addi
tona representatives shall be apportioned for such
ratios among the several sessions of the decennal
period in the following manner ltthere be only one
ratio then Representative shall be allotted to the tenth
session of the deccnnial period.
If there two ratios representatives shall be allot
ted to the ninth and tenth sessions If three to the
eighth ninth and tenth if four to the seventh eighth,
ninth and tenth if five to the sixth, seventh, eighth,
ninth and zenith If six to the fifth SIXTH seventh,
eighth ninth and tenth ii seven to the fourth, fifth
SIXTH seventh, eighth ninth and tenth if eight to the
third fourth fifth sixth, seventh, eight ninth ana
tenth If nine to the second, third, fourth ht sixth
seventh eighth, ninth and tenth sessions Of the de-
cennial period respectively.
In determining the number of senator's to which any
senatorial district mi ght be entitled in anv decennal
period by Of any fraction of senatorial ratio,
the fraction shall be multiplied by i've and if the re-
suit be equal senatorial ratio, an additional
Senator shall be allotted to said district for the ninth
and tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios
additional Senator Tor the seventh, clgt, nlntn,
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The intelligent reader will readily remember
nHder whose administration this enormous and
rapid decrease has been made. 1t is a source Of
satstL ction that it has been checked and ma te
rally reduced during the past year. The returns
from the counties are not yet made so that we
can state tie amounts of taxation for 1857, but
they will be less than in 1856 The current has
been turned, and that too, under the most ad-
verse circumstances, as we shall show, in the
course of this Investigation. The tax payers
may congra ulute themselves that they have
seen The worst of high taxes, and that hencelorlh
the grade will be discerning 1t will certainly
continue in this course, unless the men and the
party who carrie the total of taxation to over
nine millions Of dollars are again restored to
power We DO not believe the TAX payers of the
State are again disposed to try such an exp-r-
mrnt. They have beed trusted, and have miser.
ably fuied To redeem their promises. All their
talk of retreuchment aud reform has been to de-
ccive the voters, that they might riot in the
spoils of Office. The above table shows to the
satisfaction of all, the reliance that is to he
placed upon their word, and the very great diff.
ference between their promises and their per
(Orn4uts.
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representative senatorial district. composed of
two or more counties shall by reason of any excess
OF population over ratio, be entitled to addition
al representatives, senators for any potion of
the present any subsequent decennial period,
the district shall be divided into two districts for
each portion of such decennial period, which
shall be contiguous territory, and each shall con-
tain a ratio is attainable without divid-
ing counties.
If by reason of the annexation of one senatorial
dist.ict to another, there shall be any excess of
population over senatorial ratio, which shall be
entitled to additional representation for any por
tion of any decennial period, each district,
constituted, shall elect one senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts by the
county commissioners or such other board of Off
GERS elective and resident in the proper county as
may be provided by law. At least four months
prior to the general election in 1858, the counties
entitled to more than one member of either house
shall be divided into districts for the residue of the
present decennial period, and at least four months
prior to the general election in the first year of
each subsequent decennal period, the counties
entitled to more than one member for all or any
portion of such decennia period in either or both
houses, shall be divided into districts for the
whole of the decenninal period. A description of
the district of each county shall be published as
may be directed by the county commissioners or
as may be prescribed by law.
N. II. VAN V0RHES
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate
April Sd, 1857.
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LfNcHiNG EXTRAoRDINARY.-rhe Milwaukee
Sentinel gives an interesting lynching case
which occurred recently at Geneva, in that
STATE Syeral young ladies' have been in the
habit of bathing in beautiful cove formed by
Geneva Lake, and nearly concealed by dense
shrnbbery. Ike S. a BOBBY of %. who
lives with farmer G. in the capacity of 'help.'
Informed some Of his mates that Z" curiosities
may be seen there cheaper and better than at
the circuSes, aud for his part, he ''would 90 to-
the show! This being reported to some of the
fair ones, Thy resolved to give him lesson
While some of the more Juvenile members of
the group mad4 apparent Preparations for the
bith,a committe OF full grown feminines seorch-
ed the thickrt, and found Ike, placed very con-
venien;ly for pespiag. To seize and strip him
was the work OF few mOn-nts. and the hazel
b. ushes which had formed his hiding place. be-.
came rods of justice in the hands of his captors.
'Servel him right"
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Dated April 3, 1887



Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, Three fifths of the members elected 10
each house concurring therein, That it be and
hereby is proposed to the electors of the State,
the second Tuesday of October next to approve or
reject the following amendment as substitute
for the first aud second sections # the thirteenth
article of the constitution, viz Corporations of
every description shal be created, and corporate
powers granted only by general laws which shall
define the powers, privileges and immunities and
prescribe the duties and liabilities OF each class or
descriptions of corporations, but the general as.
semblY may enact special laws for the relief OF
corporations in peculiar cases, and may llkc spe.
cial provisions in regard to corporations IL cases
wherefrom their peculiar location or interests ach
special provisions are required, aud may from
time to time alter or repeal all such laws, as are
authorized by this section.
N. Il. VAN VORHES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS II FORD,
President Of the Senate.
Dated April 3, 1851,
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Republican County Convention.


Persuant to call made by the county Central
Committee, delegates from the different townships
assembled in convention at Bowling Green, on
Saturday, Sept s. and at IL O'clock James Muir
ray, Esq chairman of the central committee call
ed the convention to order, and on motion, F. G.
Frisbic, Esq, was appointed chairman, and E. A.
Higgins Secretary,
On motion of Asher Cook, Esq a committee of
five was appointed by the chair, consisting of
Mcssrs. A. Cook, Judge Kelley Z. Wood Geo.
Laskcy, and w. r. Peck TO report rules for the
government OF the convention.
On motion of Asher Cook, Esq, committee
of three was appointed to report suitable persons
to serve as county central committee Tor the en-
suing year. The committee consisted of MeSsrs.
A. Cook, Martin Warner and Walter Davidson.
On motion, the conventional journed until o.
clock, P. Nj.
o'clock p NJ
Convention was called to orderly the President.
and the committees proceeded to make their re-
ports.
The committee on rules and apportionment
made report which was adopted.
The committee TO select county central COM
mitee, reported the names Of Jas. w Ross, L. D.
Peck, E. A. Higgins, Robert Fenton, John Rus
sell, Nelson kudcr, and John wager.
The report was adopted
The convention then proceeded to the nomina-
ton of candidates to I'LL the several county Offices
that become vacant this fall
AUDITOR.
On motion of John Elder James W. Ross was
rc-nommAted for County Auditor by accamation,
TREASURER.
The first ballot for Treasurer stood as follows {:
L, Graham 5ia
S. N. Chilcoto 80
S. w. 81. John 234
There being no choice second ballot was had,
which resulted as follows:
L, Graham 63l
5. N. Chilcoto 35i
S. w. St. John 10
f Gralan having majority OF all votes cast,
was declared the nominee ror Treasurer.
CLERK.
The first ballot for Clerk stood as fol!ows:
John Webb SO
D. X. Ho Icnbcak -23
Mr. Webb was declared the nominee for Clerk
PROBATE JUDGE.
On the first ballot WIN. Ewing hal 81 AMI
Jesse Chance 81 votes Mr. Ewing being the
nominee for Probate Judge.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
! For Prosecuting Attorney, ]. f. Price had S95
votes and s. Jelitrson 275 j. +, Price being the
nominee.
COMMISSIONER.
On the third ballot, II, l.. Wold was nominated
for Commissioner, the vote stanlng as follows:
II, L. Wood 6Sl
James Pemhrr 473
| On motion Of S. W. ST. John. the proceed
! ingS 0i the convention were ordered to be publish
ed in the Perryrburg Journal.
4 On motion the convention adjourned
T G., FRIsslE, Chairman.
T. \ H'asYs, Sse'sY.
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We clip from the Yorksville Eaquirer

MAsoNS--TENPERANcE-We are gralilied
to record the fact that ,his ancient and honora-
BILE Oder is beginning to appreciate the i'm
portance Of taking higher ground on the sub
ject of temper nee, Than formerly. The
Grand Lodges of NV Hampshire. Illinois.
Texas, Maryl"nd, Florii Ia, Iowa, and Ala
bama, have tpoken out decidedly, and at least
two have aimed blow at the traffic.
The grand Lodge of Iowa resolve that they
will sustain any subordinate Loig ge, should it
suspend or cxrel any of its members for keep
ting dram shop, or for selling intoxicating
liquors ss a beverage"
The Grant Lo lgs Of Alabama resolve,
that the retail traffic in alcoholic drinks Is
demorsisug in is lrndercy--opposed to tina
| principles OF the Order, and therefore iacosis.
, tent with the Mas, no oharaelcl."
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Republican, Representative COmvem-
| tiOm.

The Republicans Of Wood and Ottawa Counties
met at Woodyillo on the 81 of Sept, 1857, Tor
the purpose of putting in nomination u candidate
for representative for said cOunes
On motion, Seneca Pdlmcrof Ottawa, was chosen
President anil Geo. Mcknight of Wood Vice Pre-
idcnt and J, f. Price Of Wood and Geo. Wight
of Ottawa, Secrutarys
On the second ballot, Z. D. Peck of Wood Co.
was nominated for Representative, which was OH
motion declared unanimous.
On motion Asher Cook, F. R. Miller, IL. l..
Wood, of Wood Co, and T. ]. HiSk and Geo
Wig',t was apppin ell representative centrl
committee. SENECA PARMgR, Prrs't
G4o. MoASIGIr Vic5 Pest.
J, F. 'rMcg, lSeor'vs
GEo WtGHr ( SoS' ys'
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An Extensive Administration swindle.

Fort Smelling, Minnesota, which cost $780,
600, and 9 900 acres of valuable land adjoin-
ing, at the junction of the Mississippi with the
Minnesota river, worth at least one hundred
dollars per acre, have been privately sold to
Democrat named Francis Steele, for $780,
900, one third down. If the property had been
advertised and sold publicly, 1t would without
doubt have been sold for ten times that amount,
This is really huge s"indle-who pockets
the avails?
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expended IN the report of the joint investigating
committee on public buildings
| Now, i'll behalf of the tax payers Of Ohio, we
solemnly protest against this sy ten, and trust
the people will put the seal of their disappro-
patton upon it. 1t grew up under the lax and
PlundeTing times when Breslin and his friends
were the exrmplars of the political morals of
the then dominant party. 1t has, we trust. had
its day. But ii has left its mark upon our finan-
ces, which will not soon be forgotten by the
people of the State.
EXPENSES OF THE NEW STATE HOUSE.
In 1854 the Locoloco party was in possession
OF every department Of the State government
lhe Legislature III the spring of that year, before
lis adjournment, made an appropriation for car
rylng on the work upon the New State House
for two years, us there was to be no session in
l9oo. The sum of S75, 900 for 1854 aud SlOO..
OOO Tor lSoo-making total OF $l75 0OO-was
appropriated for that purpose. Under the lead
OF that splendid tinancier, Dr. Edward Smith,
the work progr ssed till the Republican party
came into power in January, 1855. How stood
the account OF these patriots when they were
Called upon to surrender their trusts TO bstter
and abier men? Let the records testify
The reports Of the State House Commission.
ers and Auditor Of State disclose the startling
TACT that these Locofoco officials not only spent
all OF the 3l75,O00, but they actually left IA debt
oil thres hundred and eight thousand one hundred
and twenty-five dollars and uirty-fUe cents, be-
hind then Tor their Republican succrssors to
pay. Among the appropriations for deGc encies
winch our friends were compelled to make, or to
rePudiaie the acts o. the Commissioners, may
be found one of s'l96237. (Stat. for 1856, page
~ and one Of Sill ,SSS 30, (same VOL, page
22O) This was SO much State debt, contracted
by them without authority, and for which their
party mad made no appropria ions. The amount
which they sqDandred, necessarily entered into
the sum total Of expenditures by the Republican
Legislature The people have paid it in their
taXes. The corrupt party favorites of Locufo-
colsm got all the benefits, while all the Repub
licans were Obliged to foot the bill This is
about lair average specimen of the manuer
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD,
President of the Senate
Dated April 81, 1857.
AMENDMENT 40. III.


Resolved by the General Assembly of the State
OF Ohio three ffths of The members elected to each
branch, roncurrng therein, that it be ard hereby,
is proposed to the electors of the State to vote on
the second Tuesday of October next, to approve
or reject the following amendment as u substitute
for the second and third sections If the twelfth
article of the constitution.
All property, personal and real, shall be subject
taxatIon but uniform rule, Mt the true value there
of in money, by such deductions from credits may
be allowed as the General Assembly may deem eX-
pedient; Provided, that burying grounds, public
school houses, and all public property, and all in
stitutons of purely public charity, and all houses
used exclusively for public worship, shall be ex-
empt from taxation; and if the total value of the
personal property of any person shall not exceed
fifty dollars, the same may be exempt from taxa
tion. All property employed in banking shall
always bear burden of taxation equal to that i'm.
posed on the property of individuals
n H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
Dated April g. 1897.
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J, +. PUcg, ! s,,..u
Gro. Wroar SecryS'

z5- the head quarters or the army is now at
West Point, it having been removed from New
York about month since Gen. Scott has his
office in the Academic bedding whore be uraisacl /.
all 4, l,.slry bls,,i.-s.
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"A Cincinnati gentleman tells how Nicholas
LOngworth became rich

Longworth became rich
He was u shoemaker by trade, but practiced
law in the pork city between 1894 and 1920. He
once received as a legal Zee for defending horse
thct two second hand copper stills, The gentle
man who had them IN possession refused to give
them up, but proposed to Mr. Longworth to give
him lot Of thiru-three acres on Western Rowso
called in lieu OF them u proposal which the lat
ter, whose sangune opinions Of the value of such
property were ahead Of his time, gladly accepted
This transaction iOrmal the basis Sf ail immense
fortune, the naked ground being now worth over
two millions of dollars
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SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE
Columbus, April 4, 1851.
I hereby certify that the foregoing proposed
constitution amendments are correctly copied
from the original rolls on file n this office.
JAMES II. BAKER,
Secretary of State.
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Dated April 81, 1857.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. FORD,
Drn.iInn. Of din -un.tn


4 NESNN.NT no. H.
Resolved hy the General Assembly or the State o.
Ohio, Threc>tfths OF the members elected to each
House cencurrng therein tina, it be, and hereby Is,
ptopo to the electors of this state to vote on tAc
second Tuesday of October next npon the Gpprov~,
rejection of the following amendment, a suhs,i.
tute for the fifth snd sixth sections Of the iOur.harcc
of the Consultation, viz: Sec ). District Court shall
DC held in each county at least in each year. by
mere District Judges elected by the electors OF
separate districts to be prescribed by law who shall
hold their office for five years and during their
tnuance in Office shall reside in the district for which
they are elected. The provisions of the fourteenth
section of this article shall apply to District judges
The General Assembly may by law authorize the judg-
es Of the District Court and of the courts of common
pleas to fix the times of holding their respective
'co1rs Until District Judges shall have been elected
.and qualified District Courts shall be held by the
Judges of the Supreme Court and of the Court Of
'Commoa Pleas, as now authorized. Sec. q. The dis
arct court shall have chiurisdctionsas may be pro-
vided by law and the judges thereof shall have and
exercise such power and jurisdiction at chambers and
may he required to sit judges of the courts of Com
snou Pleas as shall he directed law.
n. IL. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
THOMAS IL. FORD,
Of tbp
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FACTS AND FIGURES
From the Record.
10 THE TAX PAYERS DE nHln-

There is not a State IN the Union where the
people respond more promptly aud cheerfuly to
the self-imposed burdens of taxation than in
Ohio. We annually levy on ourselves and pay
for various uses. by way of taxes. over eight mil
lion dollars. The proper disbursement of this
enormous sum is a subject to which the tax
payers should look with jealous scrutiny. 1t is
only By maintaining the hDnest conviction that
the funds are fairly and properly applied, that
W can hope to preserve the present healthy tone
o. puohC sen'im Mt on this subject. The man,
ur lhr party, that violates the rules of the strict
est integrity in the performance of his duty
snd-l the laws for thr management and disp0.
si,on of this lunl, inlict, deep wound upon
the best interests OF the body polite, aud is the
worst enemy 10 the well h-in. Of he state.
The tax payers should closely scrutiniz' ;Ils
acts Of thu agents, and should visit with their
condemnation every dishonest or unfaithul
public servant. They should hold to a strict
accountability the man or the party that be-
trays their trust. They should make themselves
familiar with the transactions OF their officers Of
state.
Impressed with the importance of these views.
and with the necessity of full understanding
of the subjecte on the part Of the people, we
propose TO discuss the claims of the two great
parties now III Ohio, TO the confidence and sup
port of the tax payers and voters of tn State
We propose to demonstrate from the official
records, that the party calling itself Democratic,
has been false to its trusts corrupt in its dealings
wasteful and extravagant in its expenditures, and
is at this time utterly unworthy the counIenance
of the freemsn of Ohio. We know these are
hard sayings, but if we do make every one OF
them true, before we leave the subject we are
content to stand public ibelers. So long,
however as the public records of Ohio exist, so
long will these charges have an abundance of
facts to sustain them.
We ask the careful and unprrjuiiced atten-
tion OF our readers while we proceed to demon
strate the truth of these charges. We appeal to
tn record. We will give page and place for
all the important statements which we array.
DECREASE OF TAXATION UNDER REPUBLICAN, RULE
BY refarenc to the tables published in the
Message of Gov. Cbas, to the Legislature, on
the 9th of January, 1857, aud which were taken
from the records in the Auditors office, it will
be seen that the aggregate taxes of the State have
been largely reduced since the advent of the Re-
publican administration. The following is
statement:
Total taxes for 1855 (the last year
of MediII's term) S9,95i,5l
Total taxes for 1886 5000 5l3
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Less State taxes in 1886
(See Governors Message, p. l6)

NN1G UUNVIIUI ; NIyssdEFl p, TO.
That the people of Ohio may have before
them at glance the gradual approach that has
been made to our present amount of taxation.
we compile from the Messages of Gov. Medill
to the Lcgislature,i in 1854 and sc, the following
table.
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less taxes in 1855
S944.99S

L7SS taxes IN IS5R S944 ,yYS
Ire is falling off of nearly one million of
dollars during the first year of Republican rule
1t may be claimed in explanation, that this
difference aris-s from decrese in the local tax
cs only. This is not true. The local taxes are
decreased, but the taxes for state purposes have
decreased in about the same ratio.
Total State taxas for 1855 50, Isl. .SO7
g" " " 1856 2626.l32