Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1871-09-20
G ENERAL ELECTION.
-SIERIFFpS
PROCLAMATION

PROCLAMATION!
SHERIFF S OFFICE.
Tinton C0@Hty, 0ht, august 70, 1S7ll
To tho Qualified Voters of Vinton
County, Ohio;
WHEREAS, by the laws Of Ohio regulating
elections. It is reauircl of the sheriff of hiS
county to give notice before the time of hold
ing general election by proclamation
throughout the county, OF tile time on which
such election shall be holden
Inpursuance Of such ryqnisition, ], DANIEL
BOOTH, Sheriff Of Vinton County. Ohio, do
hereby proclaim and make known that the
SECOND TUESDAY IN OCTOBER,
A. D. 1871,
being the 10th Day of said Month, !
Is by the Constitution and Laws of Ohio, ap-
| pointed the day on which the equaliled electors
OF Vinton County are notified TO meet In their
respective townships, ut their usual or proper
| places designated for holding elections be.
tween the hours of 0 O'Clock In the forenoon
and o'clock in the afternoon, of said day and
then and there proceed to vote by ballot for the
following officers, to-wit:
STATE OFFICERS:
One Governor for the State of Ohio;
One Lieutcnant-Governorf for the state of Ohio
One Attorney General for the State of Ohio;
One Auditor of state for the State Of Ohio;
One Treasurer OfState for the State of Ohio;
One Supreme Judge for the state of Ohio;
One Member Of the Board Of Public Works foI
One School Commissioner for the State Of Ohio
One Clerk of the supreme Court of the State OF
Ohio
DISTRICT OFBRrCBRS
one Judge OF the Coilrr' Oe COEtnon Pleas fol
the Second Subdivision Ofthe Seventh Judi.
cial District-compOscd of the Counties OF
| Ntnton, Jackson, Lawrence, SciotO and Pike;
| One Senator for the Eighth Senatorial District
composed of the counties OF Vinton, Mcigs
| Gallia and Lawrence
COUNTY OF FFICBRS
One Representative for Vlnton county;
One Auditor for vinton county:
| One Prosecuting Attorney for NintOn county;
One Recorder for VntOn comfy;
One Commissioner for Vinon county.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
And you will also proceed to vote for or against
constitutional Conv tiOn," as set forth as
follows In
IAN ACT
Retdiire to Snbmhtipg the question, ".SlaR there be
i'onr'ntiot 10 rsrjse, alter or amend tie Con.
| sfhutton to tie electors Gf Ohio.
SECTION Re II endctsd ly tie General As
sembly Of tie State Of Ohio, that the question,
''Shall there be convention to revise alter OF
amend the constitution" Of this state, shall be
submitted to the electors thereof, at the gener.
al election to he held therein on the second
Tuesday, tO-wit: the tenth day of October, A
d. 1871, notice thereof shall hc given by sheriff,
| in their prOclamatiOns, required by law to be
made of such elections, and those voting ut saio
election In favor o. such convention, shall have
put upon their ballots the words, "Constitu
tiunal Convention Yes" and those ting
thercat against such convention the words
| Constitutional COnventiOn-NO."
SEC. 2. That the Judges of election, Mt sucl
| election in every voting precinct, shall cauS'
the votes received therein in favor Of such con
| vention, to be entered In a separate column IN
the poll books, under the caption, "COntitu
| tlonal COnventiOn-Yes," and those received
therein against such convention, in separate
column likewise, under tire caption, "Consti
tutional COnvention-NO;' and they shal
| transmit the same. with the returns Ofthe vote
for. state and county officers, to the clerks o
the courts of common pleas Of their respective
| counties
SEC. 3. That said clerks shall include In til,
| general abstracts OF votes required by law L
he transmitted by them to the secretary of stat'
| and president of the senate, respectively
statement of the number OF votes given in the
several counties in favor of and also agains
such convention, together with statement o
| the whole number Of electors voting therein a
said election; and said president of the senate
of said election, as provided by section three
article 3, of the constitution, shall publish ant
| declare the result of the vote for and agains
such convention, and also the Whole numbe
OF electors voting In the state at said election
| returned as aforesaid.
SrC. 4. This act shall take effect on its pass
age.
Al. CUNNINGHAM.
Speaker Of the House Qf Rtpresentdtipes.
j. Z. LEE