The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-05
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The following contsIbs the substance 81
the prOpessd smendmehts to he Constitu-
ton Of Ohio, which he Bltck Republicau
Legislature have IN contemplation: -
Mr.. Parsons, from the Joint Committee
on Amendments 10 the Constitution, report.
ed the following resolution, prescribing Ger.
tain changes In the Constitution.
AMENDMENr NO. 1.
RssolUsd, By the General Assembly oi
the State Of Ohio, three fftbs Of the mem.
beFs elected 10 each House concurring there.
In: That II be aud hereby is proposed 70
the electors Of this State, to vote on the
second Tuesday OF October next upon the
approval or rejection Of the following amend.
ment, as substitute for the first clause oI
the twenty fifth section Of the second arti.
Gle Of the Constitutions: s i,agg "a,
All regular sessions OF the General As.
sembly shall commence on the FIRST Monday
OF January, ahnaally. ESQ Afa''''.'' 'li
e17g AMENDMENT NO. 2.
District Courts shall be held by one Dis
trict Judge, at least once in each year, in
each county Of each district. :; 8, ..sn-.s
One Dis'tiet Judge shall be elected by
the electors Of each district, who shall re-
side therein. sf ga 'T'r' ,"
There shall be District Court Of Error
which shall be held by three Of the District
Judges, two Of whom shall be quorum, al
least once in each year, at one place in each
subdivision Of each district, to be fixed by
law; prouided, that the General Assembly
may, by law, authorize the Judges to fix the
times OF holding the Courts in the districts
or sub.dislricts in which they respectively
reside.
p. AMENDMENT NO. 8.
The property and credits OF all banks and
bankers sha II be assessed and taxed In the
same manner, and to the same extent, as the
property and credits Of individuals.
AMENDMENT NO. L.
Corporations Of every description shall be
created, and corporal powers granted only
by general laws, which shall define the pow.
ers, privileges and immunities. and prescribe
the duties and liabilities Of each class or de.
scription Of corporations; but the General
Assembly may enact special laws for the
relief OF corporations 10 peculiar cases, and
may make special provisions in regard to
corporations in cases where, from their Pc
culiar location or interests, such special pro.
visions are required, and may, from time to
time, alter or repeal an such laws.
AMENDMENT NO. s. ......
The Senate shall consist OF thirty. five
Senators: prouided, that the General As
sembly muy, at their regular session in the
year one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
two, increase the Eumber OF Senators to
thirty. six.
The House Of Representatives shall con.
sist Of such number OF members not less
than one hundred nor more than one hundred
and twelve, as shall be prescribed by law at
the first session OF the General Assembly af.
ter the adoption OF fthisamendment: provided,
the number may be increased or diminish.
ed within the foregoing lin it's, by law, at the
first regular session of the General Assem-.
bly,, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty.two, or ut any deceUnial period
thereafter.
Senators and Representatives shall sew.
orally be elected in districts formed for that
purpose, as prescribed in the eleventh arti.
Gle, as amended, on the second Tuesday of
October; each senatorial district electing
one Senator biennially. and each represen-
tative district electing one Representative
annually. .ras .'sa
The regular term of Senators, except of
seventeen of those elected at the time of
adopting this amendment, shall! lie two years,
md Of Representatives., one yeur, commenc-
ng, in each case, on the first Monday of
January next after their electlou.