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April IS, 1857.

No. 1886 AN ACT
10 prohibit the confinement of fugitves from sla.
very in the jails of Ohio.
SECTION 1, Be IL enacted By the General As
sensbty The State ofOhio, That it sha:be unlaw
ful to confine in prison, or to detain in the pen
tentiary of this State, or in the ais OF any couu
ty in this State, or in calaboose, lock up guard
house, or station in this State, any person or per-
sons charged with simply being a fugitive from
slavery.
Sec 2. Any officer or person who shall vio-
late the provisions Of the preceding section shall
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof by indictment found by the
grand jury Ofthe proper county, shall be impris.
Oned in the Jail of the county not less than thirty
nor more than ninety days, and be fined in any
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
N. H, VAN VOHHES.
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
THOMAS H. FORD,
President of the Senate
April 16, 1857.
No. 14Il AN ACT.
Relating to certain proposed Amendments to tht
Constitution, and the publication of this act
and an act therein named.
Whereas the General Assembly of the State oI
Ohio, three-ffths 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 appro-
val or rejection at the election for seBators and
representatives, on the second Tuesday of Oc.
tober, 1857, therefore.
SECTION l. BE IL enacted By Ms General As.
seoably Of the State Of Ohio. That the electors of
the state shall vote upon said proposed amend,
ments at the general election in October, 1857, as
herein prescribed, viz:
Those voting for amendment number one, shall
put upon their ballots these words, 'Annual Ses.
sion-Yes"; those voting against it shall put up.
on their ballots these words, "Annual Session
No." Those voting for amendment number two
shall put upon their ballots %Change of District
Cour-Yes;" those voting against it shall put
upon their ballots @Change of District Court
No." Those voting for amendment number three,
shall put upon their ballots "Bank and individual
taxation Equal--Yes;" those voting against it
shall put upon their ballots "Bank and individual
taxation Equal-No." Those voting for amend
ment number four shall put upon their ballots" Cor
porations--Y.s' those voting against it shall put
upon their ballots "Corporations-No." Those
voting for amendment number five shall put up
on their ballots "Single Districts -Yes;'those We
ting against it shall put upon their ballots "Singe
Districts--No."
SEC. Q. A 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 amendmeBs to the constitution,
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 of state
and attorney general shall oped said returns and
count the votes, aud ascertain whether or not
majority Of the votes cast at said election have
been cast for said proposed amendments, or eth
er of them; aud il ii appears that majority of
so one fitth OF tEe entire WOOL cp OF the oniou