The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-30
Constitutional Convention Summary

constitutional conventions Summary.
MAY 22.-Hon. Lewis d. Campbell was
elected Vice President. Five petitions were
presented from TrumbuIl county against The
manufacture and sale of liquor. A report was
made that officers of the Convention were not
entitled to mileage, which was disagreed to,
and the matter referred to the Judicial De-
partment. 1t was resolved to hold but one
session daily, beginning at II A. M. PROPOSE
ted as follows and ordered to be printed: Pro
viding that no usury laws be passed, but al
lowing prescribed rate when the same has
not been agreed upon; yesting veto power in
the Governor; providing tho Legislature shall
not adjourn more than two days at one time,
exclusive of Sundays, and no session to last
more than one hundred and twenty DAYS;
providing for the election of township officers
on the first Monday in April; providing for
annual sessions of the Legislature; providing
for thelpermanent separate care of the insane,
deaf and dumb, blind, imbecile and idiotic;
prohibiting any county, city, town or township
from becoming pecuniarily involved in any
railroad; abolishing county commissioners and
providing for board of supervisors; allowing
cities, villages, towns and townships to aid in
building railroads to the extent of five per
cont on the tax duplicates; giving the right of
franchise to foreigners who have resided in
the State one year; prohibiting poll tax and
exempting from taxation burying grounds,
school houses, public institutions, public prop
erty, and private property to the value Of
5000; providing that persons liable to labor on
public highways who have not performed such
labor for period of one year shall not be per-
mitted to vote; providing against allowing
extra compensation to public officers, servants
or contractors, by the Legislature, or any mu-
nicipal corporation; providing that no relig-
ious or other sect shall have exclusive control
of the State school funds, giving the elective
franchise to every citizen 81 years old who
has resided in the State one year; for the re-
organization of the State Judicial system; pro-
viding that foreign corporations shall become
incorporated under State laws; providing for
woman suffrage; providing that all male citi-
zens between the ages Of Is and 45 shall be
liable for military duty. An invitation
from the CITY Council of Cincinnati for the
Convention to hold its sessions in that CITY,
was referred to a select committee with Mr.
Hunt of Hamilton as chairman, Adjourned.
MAY 23.-A rule was adopted that a men,
Der forfeits his per diem during absence, ex-
cept for sickness. Petitions were presented
against the manufacture and sale of liquors,
and prohibiting municipal corporations from
taking stock in projected railroads. The
Committee to whom was referred the matter
of removing the Convention to Cincinnati,
reported in favor of the same. Tabled. The
Committee to whom was referred the subject
of Reporting and Publication, made q report
in favor of having the proceedings and &C.
bates of the Convention reported. Adjourn
ed.
MAY 24-Joseph Gutzwiller, of ABncock,
and Allen o. Meyers of Pickaway, were elect
ed Assistant Secretaries. A petition was pre-
sented against the abolition of the death pen
alty. A statement was presented in references
} to the cost and amount of litigation in the re
spective courts of the State. The CommitteC
on Convention Printing reported Nevins &
Myers were the lowest bidders, and submitted
n resolution awarding them the contract
Report recommitted. The Committee or
Privileges and Elections reported all tho sit
ting members were entitled to their seats, ex.
cept in the case of Hon. H. Wells, from Vim
ton county, whose seat Is cOnpesleu Dy N
Claypoole. A hearing Of the contest will b.
| had by the Committee on the 2Sth inst. Ad
journed.
MAY ga resolution was adopted requir
ing the Supervisor of Public Printing to su
! porvise the printing of the Convention, an
. that he be paid a suitable compensation
/ Forty-lye propositions to amend the Constitu
ton were submitted and laid on the table +
be printed. Resolutions were adopted to EN-
ploy two porters at three dollars per day; il
0 strIcting the Committee on Apportionmeu
T and Representation to inquire into the sUbjeC
d of minority representation,