The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-06-10
10I9POIIIfGAL.
Proposed Constitution Amendments.

HU4H EOHH14SEAL UI2
Proposed Constitution Amendments.
4MEEpnEET NO. l.
Rssolued 5y the. General .4sssmbIy of the stqteg
Ohio, Threeshths Of the members elected 70 econ
q Ho S4op seese 70 ing sssEsons u aa this Sta state to I vote on
the second Tuesday of October next, upon the ap;
pTov sas OF f%s2ssf f52 he q t ths iOliHHlR gsction Or the
second Article of the. Constitution and for the
third Section Of the eleventh Article, viz: All
regular sessions Of the General Assembly shall
s sfI9.n seSs 9a the sh hIit i. @G GeIssseS q s dsnnslls sn and
representative annually, By the electors OF tnsH
Tue sday of October. Their term OF office shall
ON the first day Of January next after
two years, and that of Representatives ore year.
The Senatorseleeted in October next shall hold
tives elected at, the same time shall hold their Of
fees for one year. Provided. that seventeen Of
oetobcr. 1857, to be escertained by lot. as the
President of the Senate may direct, shall hold
snail shsIi be- elected on the Second tuesday Of octobers
one thousand eight hundred and hfty-eight, and
have ATTRACTION above the rates for representative
SO large that being multiplied by ten, the result
shall be edual to one or more ratios, additional
Representatives shall be apportioned for such
ratios among the several sessionso Of the deeennial
P pne ratio to then lUltRR epressentatIse shall Be- allotted
to the tenth session Of the decennIaI period
ariottedt to the ninth and tenth sessions II thtk5
tothe eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; II tourto
the SIKH, seventh, sighth. rinth and tenth ; fish
to the fnh, sixth, seventh, Eighth, ninth and
eighth, ninth and tenth; II eight to the thirdi
fSuEth, nth, sixth seventh, eighth, ninth and
sixth, seventh, e ehth, ninth andtenth sessions of
the doeennial period respectively.
Tuysesetasia1 As.ee-estsstee Ely
senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied
by five: and 4 the Essalt BE equal g 70 9ns ss5s At +
district for the ninth and tenth sessions. II be
equal to two such; ratios an addition al Senator for
be allotted to such district. If three thenitos the
fifth, sixth, seventh, eight. ninth and tenth
eighth ,nfath, and tenth sessions respectively. II
this amendment be adopted by the electors, The
in either or both branches OF the Legislature in
the fourth anI fifth sessions of the present de-
number OF members in each branch thereof for
each session Of the remainder of the present de-
Nh. VAN oRHEs
Speaker Of the House Of RePresentavivsS.
President of the Senate
AMEkDMEsr NO. 9.
RESOLVED By the General -4ssem5tg Of the stats ef
House concerning therein, that it be, and hereby
is, proposed to the electors. of this State to vote
approval or rejection ofthe following amendment,
as a substitute fm the fifth and sixth sections OF
the fourth article of the Constitution, viz: Sec.
s., DistrictC Courts shall be held in each county at
least once in each year, by one or more District
to be pTeseriSeG bylaw, Who shalt hold Their Of,
+ i od for !. FIVE iSe years 4as;3s sH ID d. curing ihei f,T c9 %hIeSsRsS
are elected The pr9yisions OF, tie fouTtsslth
Judges. The General Assembly. nay By law sGs
thorize the judges OF the District Court, andsof
h baS fSsrt ihS eff 4oG PesPeefig R.ss .oa s9 ~ 5 int fi bIstsii e
Judges shall have been elected and ~quefifed,
snpreme Court and Of the ooalts Of co@moS
Pleas, asnoH anther1zed. Sec:6.The District
vided by law, and the judges thereof shah have
and exercise such power and jurisdiction at cham
hers, and MAJ be required TO .st astjudges Of the
law. N. IVAN WORRIES,
&Rf'Ssr sffA' H fHoS 4 ss q. soH5.
President 81 tAs ssHatk-
A-KExDMANr no. 3.
Ohio, three.kfihs Of he member se Elected 10 each
branch, concerning therein sthat it beaiId hereby,
the second Tuesday of October next. to approve
or reject the following amendments as a substitute
for the second and third seetionsiofAE twelfth
GEAltproperty, personal and real, shall be subject
e aaaa'i Ia money ~ lp 6nf such hp dsiu Ct sas i ro% s ered'
its may be allowed as the General Assembly may
public shool houses, and ali other public property,
and altinstitutions OF purely public charity and
Shall BE- exempt from tax aiion and 1.-THE tSfeei
value Of the personal property Of aypsrssn shall
from taxation. AIlproperly employed in thanking
| shall always bear a burden of taxation equal to
that imposed OF the properly q Vim ipdi yoRHFs %
sesaf'' % fA' T TaoI Z si r. FoRB,
lI1sg II ~ President eftAs Senate
Dated April Sd, 1857.
- AMENDMENT NO. 4.
Resot1ed By the General Asssa5Iy of the State of
Ohio, Three-ffths of The members elected 10 each
house concurring therein, That it be and hereby
is proposed to the electors of the State, onthe Sec
ond Tuesday of October next to approve or reject
the following amcnd nient as a substitute for the
first and second sections of the Thirteen. tn article
/ of the Constitution, Viz: Corporations Of every
granted only by generalIaws which sran deh1s
the powers, priylleges and immunities ard pre-
discFi ption of corporations, bat the General As
sembly may enact special laws for the relief Of
Special provisions in regard to eorpofations in
cases where from their peculiar Location or inter
from time foi time alter or repeal ali such laws a.
are authorized bythis section nsz1ss
Speaker cfths Hgass o. Rsprsesntatirssz
81 .ons $40 7k $500 IF = IT, SfnDnj
Dated Aprila 1857. .z5.1d n lsbdsaH5r
Reso1ued 0g ths general .asssm51yS Of the STARE IF
Ohio, Three-ffths of the members elected to each
Houseconeurring therein, thatitbe. and hereby is
{ pFSg gssSad f Td the sls ct 5st g aeis a sssts a e sS &c on
proval or rejection of the, following amendment
asas an additional section to urticle eleven ofthe
Constitution n. Every county which now is or may
hereafter be entitled to more than one Senator, or
Representative Tor the residue of the present de-
lcenniaI period. orr all or any Portion of any
subsequent decepnial period shall hecdixide5 INTO
as many Senatorial aud Representative districts as
there may be Senators or elective
in any year OF the present, or any. subsequent de-
oennial period, which districts shall be of con-
tigUous territory, and each district shall contain, as
nearly a ratio fer iSenatoror Representative as is
attainabIe. without violating the rule herein given
asto contiguity OF territory, and without divid-
ing any township, election precinet,t or ward
If any representative, or Senatorial district, com.
posed oftwo or more counties shall by reasonIof
any excess of population over a ratio, be entitled
TO additional Representatives or Senators for any
portion of the present or any subsequent decennial
| period, the distric ct shall, be divided. into two dis
tricts, for each portion of such decenn1al period,
which shallbe contiguous territory. and each shall
contain as near a ratio as is attainable without di-
Ifby reason of the annexation of one Senatorial
I district to another, there shall be any excess of
population over u Senatorial ratio which shall be
4 entitIedto addiiona! SenatoT1alrepresentatfon for
any portion o. any decennial period, each district,
as now Constituted, shalIselect one SENATOR seG
Counties shall be divided into, districts by the
county commissioners or such other board or
fcers elective and resident in the proper county
as may be provided by law. At least four months
| prior to tie general election in 1883, the counties
entitled to more than ese member OF eftheFlhouse
pfesentdeeennf psffod. and "a feastfo NOR as
prior to the general election in the first year OF
each SUBSEQUENT deeenniafpefiod, theicountfes en-
titled TO more than one member for all, or any ror-
ton of such decennial period, in either or both
houses, shall he divided into districtsf for the wi ole
OF the decennial period. a description OF the dis
triet of each county shall be Published as may be-
directed by the county commissioners or as may
n, Il. VAN WORKERS.
FUst 81 SNEAKER of tie House of RsDreseat4kSrss
THOMAS H. FORD,
x t3ZHt4tt 8 President Of fks SSRGtG
Dated April 3, 1857.
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