Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-10-01


Relating to certain proposed Amendments to
the Constitution, and the publication of this
act. and au act therein named.
Whereas, the General Assembly OF the State of
Ohio. rhree-filihs Of the members elected to
each House agreeing thereto. have proposed
fvcscvcgal Amendments tn the Constitution. to
be submitted t. the electors for their approval
or rejection at the election for senators and
representatives., on the second Tuesday of De-
tOber, 1857.
SECTION l. Be /; caaete1 by the Gc,,sral Asseru-
hig Of TIE State of Ohio. That the electors Of the
state -hail vote upon said proposed amendments
at the general election in October, 1857, herein
prescribed, viz:
Those voting for amendment number one,
shall put upon their ballots these words, AN
nual Se>siOuS--Yes:" those voting against it
hall put upon their ballots these words, ''Annu-
a! Sessious-No." Those V. ting for amendment
Eumber two, shall put upon their ballots Change
Of District Court---Yes:' those voting against it
shall put upon their ballots Change OF District
C"Ert-No.' Those voting for amendment num-
Der three. shall put upon their ballots s'Bank and
individual taxation Equal-Yes;" those voting
against it shall put upon their ballots 'Bank and
individual taxation eqUal-No.' Those voting
Tor amendment humber four, shall put upon their
ballots "CorporationS-Yes; those voting aganst
it shall put upon their ballots "CorpOrations-
Mo- Those voting for amendment number five
shall put upon their ballots ''Sing!e Districts
Yes" those voting against it shall put upon
their ballots Single Dstriets-No."
SIC. >. 4 return, additional to the return now
required by law TO be made, OF the votes east at
such election Tor state officers, and senators and
representatives, and also, for aud against each
of said five proposed amendments TO the conSti
tuition 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 open said
returns and count the votes, and ascertain whe
ther or not majority of the votes cast at said
election have been cast for sa id proposed amend
mentS, or either ofthem; and if it appears that a
majority o the votes east ut such election have
been east for said proposed amendments, or Ell
ther of them the governor shall make procla-
nation thereof without delay.
SEC. 3. This act, and the act entitled 'an act
providing for the submission to the electors Of
the act entitled IAN act to incorporate the Bank
of Ohio and branches" passed at the present scs-
sion of the general assembly, shall be published
by each county auditor. i'll two weekly English
papers, if two be published in the county, and
in one German weekly paper, if Published il the
county, for two weeks next preceding said cleo
ton,
SEC f. The cost of publishing this act, and
the act in the third section named. and of the
said five proposed amendments to the constitu-
tion for SIX months, shall be paid out of the
cruGty treasury, and il the auditOrO of any coun-
t. has not already contracted for the publication
OF said proposed amendments to the constitution
such auditors shall Immediately proceed to con-
tract for the same, directed by resolution here
totore passed.
SEC. ). This cet shall take effect Immediately.
\. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker 0: the House cf Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate.
April Il, 1857.