Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-04
lelsataFro from the z.nnssvilIs couriers Abolition,
The Proposed Amendment-HO
the Vote rhereon is to be Taken.

Z q tFroun the GAINESVILLE Courierl Aboiition5 ,
The Proposed Amendment-HOw
the Vote Thereon is to be Taken.
There is considerable discussion as to the
manner in which the vote on the proposed
Constitutional Amendment will be taken,
and the number of votes necessary, to carry
the same. The act submitting 1t provides
eg That the electors, of the State shall vote
upon said proposed amendment at the gem
eral election in October, 1867, as herein
prescribed, viz: Those voting for the
amendment shall put upon their ballots
these words: constitutional amendment,
, yes" Those voting against it shall put
upon their ballots these words: "constitu-
tional amendment, no. -.
.,,. SEc. 2. A return additional to the return
now required by law to be made of the
votes cast at such election for State officers
and Senators, Representatives, and also for
o and against the said proposed amendment
to the constitution, shall be certified and
made by the clerk of each county to the
:. Secretary of State, within ten days, after
said election, the Governor, Secretary of
State and Attorney General shall open said
returns and count the votes, and ascertain
whether or not a majority of votes cast at
said election have been cast for the pro-
posed amendment, the Governor shall
make proclamation thereof without delay.
The balance of the act provides tor the
publishing of the proposed amendment In
the papers and for paying therefor.
The question we have heard discussed Is
to the meaning OF the words, majority OF
votes cast at said election" whether 1t
4 means a majority of all the votes cast for
and against the amendment or majority
Z of all the votes cast for Senators and Rep-
resentatiyes (the Constitution providing
that amendments shall be submitted at u
general election when Senators and Repre-
sentatives are voted for) or q majority Of
oil 2 hox too no .fof oIn
s. In our opinion 1t requires majority OF
all the votes cast at q general election to
ratify an amendment. This Is founded on
the action In 1857, when five amendments
were submitted, and the result was thus
announced in this paper of date Nov. 6,
1857 - ,-.. - ...f, r
10 i.A THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. "
The official returns of the vote on the
different Constitutional Amendments have
been counted. The total vote cast! in the
State was 332, ,126, and the affirmative vote
necessary to secure the adoption of each
amendment was 1e6,064. The following is
y the vote: UddB ie1sa asitusdI sla.f
- Amendment No. i, for Annual Sessions
Yes, 15l, ,202; No, 1880. .a.u : :
,i1 No. 2, for Change ofDistrict Court--Ye es,
156.646; No, 30,039. .-- ~ .sgoli
.ai No. 8, for Bank and Individual Taxation
Equal-Yes, 160,470; No. 10000.
9Up No. 4, for Corporation--Yes, 123, 229; No,
35,973. 'la, - rIt..-l -a~ ta,
reG No. 5, for Single Districts-Yes, l149, ,26O ;
No. 1867. r-ai. i..l .is..,-f -g-
The Bank Charter is defeated by large
vote. .n
1t will thus be seen that although the
amendments to the Constitution received a
q large majority of the votes cast on them,
yet under the clause of the Constitution
which requires majority of all the elec-
tors voting at the election, they are all
defeated. F7up o. of-Znisfl I'D 3LELfr}s ?