The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-01
AmESDmrNr no. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. f.
Resolred bg the General yAssembIH of the STATE Of
Ohio, Three-hfths of the members elected 10 each
house concurring therein, That it be and hereby
is proposed to the electors of the State, ON the sec
ond Tuesday of October next to approve or reject
the following amendment as a substitute for the
first and second sections of the thirteer tn article
of the Constitution, Viz: Corporations of every
description shall be created, and corporate powers
granted only by general laws which shall define
scribe thetinties and liabilities OF each class or
discri ption of corporations, but the General AS
sembIy may enact speciafslaws for the relief OF
Corporations in peculiar cases, and may make
special provisions in regard to corporations in
cases where from their peculiar location or inter
ests such special provisions are required, and may
from time to time alter or repeal all such laws, AZ
NH. var WORRIES.
THOMAS H.. FORD,
President of THE Senate.
Dated April 3, 1851
Resolved by ths General Assembly of the State ef
Ohio, Three-ffths Of the members elected to each
proposed to the electors OF this state TO vote, on
the second Tuesday ofs0ctober next. upon the ap-
provaI or T@sjeetiS. Of the e allowing yin g,ss ms1d In
Constitution. Every county which now is or may
Representstive for the residSe Of the presentlde-
cennial period. or for all or any portion ofany
subsequent decennial period shall be divided into
as many Senatorial and Representative districts as
there may be Senators or Representatives elective
in any year of the present. or any subsequent de-
cennial period, which districts shall be OF con-
tiguous territory, and each district shall contain as
nearly a ratio for Senator or Representative as is
as 10 contiguity of territory, and without divid.
ing any township, election precinct, or ward
If any Representative, or Senatorial district, COM
posed oftwo or more counties shall by reason Of
any excess of population over a ratio, be entitled
TO additional Representatives or Senators for any
period, the district shall be divided into two dis
triCts, for each portion OF such tecenniall period,
which shall be contiguous territory, and each shall
contain as near a ratio as is attainable without d.
ITby reason OF the annexation of one Senatorial
district to another, there shall be any excess Of
population over a Senatoria, ratio, which shall be-
entitled to additional Senatorial representation Tor
any portion o: any decennial period, each district
as now constituted, shall elect one Senator.
Counties shall be divided into districts BY the
county commissioners or such other board OF OF
as may be provided by law. AT least four months
prior TO tile general election in 1858, the counties
entitled to more than one member OF either house
shall be divided into dist riots for the residue ofthe
present decennial period, and at least four months
prior to the general election. in the hrst year OF
each subsequent decennial er1od, the counties en-
titled to more than one member for all, or any ror~
tion of such decennial period, in either or both
houses, shall be divided into districts for the whole
of the decenniaI period. A description of the dis
trict of each county shall be published as MAY be
directed by the county commissioners or as may
N. IVAN WORRIES.
Speaker of the Hense Of RsprsssstssIDsA>
President Of ths Senate.
SECRETARY OF STATE OFFfcR.1
CoLuMB Us, April 4, 1857.
I hereby certify that the foregoing proposed Con-
stitntion smendments are correctly copied from the
0rlgin"irO on ~ JAMES H.. BAKER.
Secretary Of STATE.
OFFICER
ASHLAND, April 8, 1857.
! hereby certify that the foregoing proposed Con,
the original as furnished this ONCE by the Seereta-