The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-06-24

mo. I4I.1 AN ACT
Relating to certain proposed Amendments
to the Constitution, and the Publica-
ton of this act, and the act therein
named.
Whereas, tho General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, t~hree-ffths of the mem
bers elected to each House agreeing
thereto, have proposed five several
Amendments to the Constitution, to be
submitted to the electors for their ap-
prevail or rejection at the election for
senators and representatives, on tho
second Tuesday of October, 1857, there
fore,
SEC. /. BE IL 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 cleo
ten in October, 1857, as herein pre-
scribed, viz :
Those voting for amendment number
oae, shall put upon their ballots these
words, "Annual Sessions-Yes -; 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,
"TChange of District Court-No." Those
voting for amendment number three, shall
put upon their ballots, Bank and Indi-
vidual taxation Equal-Yes'; those vot-
ing against it shall put upon their ballots,
" Bank and Individual taxation Equal
No." Those voting for amendment num-
Der four, shall put upon their ballots,
"CoTporations--Yes %; those voting
against it shall put upon their ballots,
"Corporations-No." Those voting for
amendment number FIVE, shall put upon
their ballots, " Single Distriots-Yes";
those voting against it shall put upon
their ballots, "Single Distriots-No."
SEC. 2. 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 amendments 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 Attor-
ney General shall open said returns and
count the votes, and ascertain whether or
not a majority. of the votes cast at said
! election have been cast for said proposed
amendments, or either Of them and if it
appears that a majority of the votes
cast at such election have been cast for
said proposed amendments, or either of
them, the Governor shall make proolama-
ton thereof without delay.
Sec. 3. This act, and the act entitled
" an act providing for the submission to
the electors of the act entitled an act
to incorporate the Bank of Ohio and
branches" passed at the present session
Of the General Assembly, shall b. pub
lished by each county auditor. in two
weekly English papers, if two be pub
lished in the county, and in one German
weekly paper, if published in the county,
for two weeks next preceding the election
Sec. 4. The cost of publishing this
act, and tho act in the third section
named, and of the said FIVE proposed
amendments to the constitution for six
months, shall be paid out of the county
treasury, and if the auditor of any county
has not already contracted for the publica
ton of said proposed amendments to the
constitution, such auditors shall immedi
ately proceed to contract for the same, al
directed by resolution heretofore passed.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately.
NH. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
THOMAS H.FORD,
President of the Senate.
Dated April II, 1857.