The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-10-07
OF OHIO.
PUBLIsHzED BY AUTHoIk1Y.
AN ACT,

Relating to certain proposed Amendments to
the Constitution, and the publication of this
act, and an act therein named.
WHEREAS, The general assembly of
the State of 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 ap-
proval or rejection at the election for
senators and representatives, on the
second Tuesday of October, 1857; there
fore,
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted by the Ger
eraI Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
the electors of the State shall vote upon
said proposed amendments at the gen
eral election in October, 1857, as here
in prescribed, viz: s1
Those voting for amendment number
words, "HAnnual sessions-yes;''' those
voting against it shall put upon their
ballots these, words, :" Annual sessions
No.''~' Those voting for amendment
number two, shaikpurupon their ballots
Change of district eourtza8eGhIthose
voting against it shall put upon their
ballo $ tChange of district court-.No. y
Those voting for 'amehdinent' number
three, shall put upon their ballots."BanR
and individual taxation equal-yes;"
those voting against it shall put upon
their ballots "Bank and individual tax
alton equal-No." Those voting for
amendment number four, shall put upon
their ballots ''Corporations-yes;" those
voting against it shall put upon their
ballots "Corporations-no.s Those vot
ing for amendment number five, shall
put upon their ballots "Single districts
yes" those voting against it shall put
upon their ballots "Single districts
No."
SEC. 2. A return, additional to the
return now required by law to be made,
state officers, and senators and represen-
tatives, 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 sec
retary of state, within ten days after
said election, and within twenty days
after said election the governor, secre-
tary of state and attorney general shall
open said returns and count the votes,
and ascertain whether or not a majority
of the votes castsa said election have
been cast for said proposed amendments
or either of them; and if it appears that
a maj jority of the votes cast at such cleo
tion have been cast for said porposed
amendments, orgeither of. them, the gov,
ernor shall make proclamation thereof
without delay. r.. ..-.-... ..f.
SEC. 8. This act, and the act entitled
'ean 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 session
of the general assembly, shall be publish
ed by each county auditor, in two week
ly English papers, if two be published
in the county, and in one German week
ly paper, if published in the county, for
two weeks next preceding said election.
SEC. 4. The cost of publishing this
act, and the act in the third section nam
ed, and of the said five proposed amend
ments to the constitution for six months
shall be paid out of the county treasury,
aud if the auditor of any county has
not already contracted for the publica.
tion of said porposed amendments to
the constitution, such auditors shall
Immediately proceed to contract for the
same, as directed by resolution hereto
fore passed.
SEC. 5. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately.
N H VAN WORRIES.