Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-05-21
AN ACT

NOl4l. AN All
Relating to certain proposed Amend
mcnts to the Constitution, and the
publication of this act, aud an act
therein named.
Whereas, the General Assembly of the
State ofOhio, threc-ifths of the mem
bcrs elected to each House agreeing
thereto, have proposed five several
Amendments to the Constitution, to
be submitted to the electors for their
approval or rejection at the election
for Senators and Representatives, on
the second Tuesday of October 1857,
therefore.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
earal Assembly ofthe State of Ohio, That
the electors of the State shall vote upon
said proposed amendments at the gen
e~al election in October, 1857, as herein
prescribed. viz:
Those voting for amendment number
one, shall put ION their ballots these
words, Annual Secsions-Ycs" those
voting against it shall PIT upon their
ballots these words, '.Annual Sessions
Mo-. Those voting for amenuIrcnt
number two, shall put upon their ballots
Change of District Court-Yes'' those
voting against it shall put upon their
ballots Change of District Court-No'.
Those voting for Amendments number
three; shall put upon their ballots Bank
and individual taxation Equal-Yes".
those voting against it shall put upon
their ballots "Bank and individual fax
alton Equal-No". Those voting for
amendment number four, shall put upon
their ballots "Corporations-Yes". those
who voting against it shall put upon
their ballots "Corporations-No". Those
voting 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,
of the vote cast at such election for State
officers, and senators and representatives
and, also, for and against each of said
five proposed amendments to the cSn-
stitution, shall be certified and made by
the clerk ofeach 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 at
torney general shall open said returns
and count the votes, and ascertain wheth-
err or not a majority of the votes cast at
said election have been cast for said pro-
posed 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 amendment, or
either of them, the governor shall make
proclamation thereof without delay.
SEC. 3. This act, and the act entitled
;'an act providing for the submission to
the electors" of the act entitled can act
to incorporate the Bank of Ohio and
Branches" passed at the present session
Of the general assembly, shall be 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 sale
election.
SEC. +. The cost of publishing thi.
act, and the act in the third section
named, and of the said five proposed
amendments to the constitution for six
months, shall be paid of the county
treasury, and fthe auditor of any coun.
ty has not already contracted for the
publication ofsaid proposed amendment.
to the constitution, such auditor shall
Immediately proceed to contract for the