Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-10-13
LAWS OF OHIO.
Published by Authority.
NAcr

Relatlng 20 certain proposed Amendments
to the Constitution, aud the publication
of this act, and an act therein named.
WnERsAs, The general assembly OF. the
State of Ohio, three fths of the members
elected to each house agreeing thereto,
have proposed FIVE several amendments
to the constitution. to be submitted to the
electors for their approval or rejection at
the election for senator's and representatives,
on the second Tuesday Of October, 1857,
therefore,
SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the
electors Of the State shall vote upon said
proposed amendments at the general elec-
ton in October, 1897; us herein prescribed,
viz .'
Those voting for amendment number
one, shall put upon their ballots these
words, "Anrual sessions those
voting against it shall put upon their bal
lots these words, Annual sessions-No."
Those voting for amendment number two,
shall put upon their ballots, Change of
district court-Yes;' those voting against
it shall put upon their ballots, "Chailge of
district court-No." Those voting for
amendment number three, shall put upon
their ballots, ''Bank and individual taxa
ton ual-Yes;" those voting against it
shall put upon their ballots, Bank and in
dividual taxation equal-No." Those vo-
ting for amendment number four, shall put
upon their ballots, Corporations es;"
! those voting against it shall put upon their
ballots Corpora i,ns-No." Those vo-
ting for amendment number five; shall put
upon their ballots, ''Single districts-Yes;"
those voting against it shall put upon their
ballots, "Slngle diStricts--No." ,..-
SECTION g. A return, additional 10 fthe
return now required by law to be made of
| the votes cast at such election for state Of
hcers, and senator's and representatives,
and, also, for and against each of said five
proposed amendments to the constitution,
shall be certified and made by the clerk of
each county to the secretary OF S tate, within
ten days after said election and within
twenty days after said election, the COVER
nor, secretary of state and attorney gener-
al shall open said returns and count the
votes, and ascertain whether or not ma
joriiy of the votes cast at said election have
been cast for said proposed amendments
or either of them; and if it appears that a
have been cast for said proposed amend
ments, or either of them, the governor
shall make proclamation thereof without
delay. Hl F.,.
SECTION 3. This act and the act enti-
tied "an act providing for the submission
to the electors" of the act entitled "an act tc
incorporate the bank of Ohio and branches, .
passed at thepresent session of the genera
assembly, shall be published by each county
auditor, in two weekly English papers, i
two be published in the county, and in on,
German weekly paper, if published in the
county, for two weeks next preceding said
election. H .at
: %: SECTION 4. The cost of publishing thin
, act, and theact in the third section namei
and of the said proposed amendments L
: the constitution for six months, shall bC
r paid out of the county treasury, and if th
, auditor of any county has not already con
tracted for the publication of said proposed
amendments to the constitution, such aud
itors shall Immediately contract for tn
= same, as directed by resolution heretofor
p passed. i..~
: SECTION s.. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately.
N. II. VAN VORHES,
J, Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
THOMAS II. FORD,
!, , President of the Senate
). April II, 1857.
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