The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-02-07

AL dCG W pIOf1u6 iOE blS elecIlOQ TO,
and assembling of a Convention
to revise, alter or amend the Con-
stitution of the State of Ohio.
WHEREAS, At the general election
in this State on the second Tuesday,
ofOctober, A. D., 1871, the question,
"Shall there be convention to revise
alter or amend the Constitution
was submitted to the electors of the
State, and q majority of all the cleo
tors voting thereat decided in favor
OFFS Convention; and
WHEREAS, In such case, it is made
the duty of the General Assembly,
at the next session, to provide bv
law for the election of delegates to,
and the assembling of such Conven-
tion; therefore,
SECTION l, Be IL enacted 5g The
General 1ssem6yy Of tie State of Ohio
That the qualified electors of each
county and representative district in
this State shall, on the first Monday
in April, A. D. 1873, assemble at
their usual places of holding April
election and proceed to elect num-
Der of delegates, having the qualifl-
cations of an elecSor, of said Conven
tion, equal to the number of Rep
resentatives which such county or
district was entitled to elect to the
House Of Representatives of the Six
tieth General Assembly of Ohio.
SEC. 2. That said election shall
be proclaimed by the Sheriffs of the
several counties, and shall in all res
poets be conducted, the returns there
of made, and the result thereof GER
titled, as provided by law in case of
the election Of Representatives to the
General Assembly, the judges and
clerks of such election being those
of said April election; provided, if
two or more candidates at such cleo
tion have the highest and an equal
number of votes for Delegate, the
election shall be determined bv lot,
as provided by law in case of county
officers.
SEC. 3. That the delegates so
elected shall assemble in the Hall
of the House Of Representatives, in
the city of Columbus, on the second
Thursday Of May, A. D., 1873, at
ten O'Clock A. NJ, with authority to
adjourn to any other place within
this State for holding of the Conven-
ton; and may, for the purpose of a
temporary organization, be called to
order by the oldest member pres
ent.-They shall be entitled to the
of Senators and Represen-
tatives, named in Section u, Article
I'd, of the Constitution.
Sec. 4. SAID Convention shall
have authority to determine its own
rules of proceeding, and to punish
its members for disorderly conduct,
to elect such officers as it may deem
necessary for the proper and con
venient transaction Of the business
Of the Convention, and 10 prescribe
their duties; to make provisions for
the publication of its own proceed
ings of the Convention, in durable
form, and for the securing of a copy
right thereof for the State; and to
tx end prescribe the time and form
and mannerof submitting any pro
posed revision, alterations or amend |
nents of the Constitution to the
electors of the State; also the notice |
% be given of submission.
SEC. 5. The election at which |
said submission shall be made shall
le held and conducted at the places
md by the officers and in the manner
provided by law for the election of
members of the House of Represent
ItiVes, so far as practicable, and the
,otes cast for and against such pro
)rOsed revision, alterations or
amendments, and those for and
igainst each of the same separately
shall be entered on the
anne tally sheet, counted, certified,
transmitted ana canvassed, and the
esult thereof declared in the man
Ter prescribed in the "act relative to
ubmitting the question, shall there
De convention to revise, alter or
mend the constitution to the Elec-
ors ofOhio, ," passed March 80, 1871.
o far as applicable. And all the
Of the laws Of the State
elative to elections shall apply to
aid election as far as applicable. If
ueh submission be made upon a
ay other than the second Tuesday
f October or the first Monday in
April, the judges and clerks of cleo
ion, and other officers performing
uties pertaining thereto, shall be
ntitled to the compensation fixed
y law for similar services.
SEC. 6. Any vacancy occurring
mong the delegates by death, resig !
alton or otherwise, shall be filled in s
he manner provided by law for fill
lg vacancy in the office of Repre-
entatives.
SEC. Z. The journal and proceed