The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-23


shall thereupon read as follows
SEC, 20, In case the office of any judge
shall become vacant before the expiration of
the regular term for which he was elected. the
vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the
governor, until a successor is elected and quail
fled; and such successor shall be elected for
the unexpired term, at the first election. for
governor that occurs more than thirty days
after the vacancy shall have happened.
PROPOSITION NUMBER TwO-RAIRoAD
AID.
But the general assembly may, by general
laws, authorize any township, city or lncorp0-
rated village to aid any railroad company in
the construction of its road, within this state,
others as may be prescribed by law: No sub
scription, loan or contribution, for such pur-
pose, shall be made, unless authorized at an
election held in pursuance OF law, by at least
two-thirds of all the electors of such township,
city or village, to be ascertained In such man
ner rs may be prescribed by law, and subject
to the further conditions of section four of ar
ticle eleven. when applicable. Nor shall such
aid be granted until the township, city or vii
lage granting the same shall have adequate
security that the road so aided will be COM
pleted. At such election, no person shall vote
who shall not have resided in the township,
city or village, for six months prior thereto.
No such election shall be held until the part
be made has been located and established. nor
shall aid be voted to more than one railroad
at any election. The order for election shall
specify all the conditions of such loan, sub
scriptiOn or contribution, the consideration
proposed to be given therefor, the estimated
cost Of the proposed work. the means secured
for its completion, and the part of the work on
which the proposed subscription, loan or con-
tribution is to be expended. Provision may
be made by law, for the issue of stock or bonds
loan; but no township, city or village, shall
be liable Tor the debts of the company. The
obligations of township, citysor village, in
CURED for such purpose, shall not bear
greater interest than, seven, per centum
per annum, nor shall the aggregate
thereof at any time exceed five per centum of
the value of the property of such township, city
or village, as ascertained by the latest tax
duplicate. The aggregate of taxes levied by a
township, city or village, to pay such obliga-
tions and interest, shall in no year exceed one
per eentum of such value.''
If this proposition be adopted, it shall be
added TO and become part of section six OF ar
ticle eight of this constitution.
PROPOSITION NUMBER THREE =
TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
For License. .,...t t,.fs
License to traffic in spirituous, vinous or
malt liquors, under such regulations and linn
itations as shall be prescribed by law, may be
granted; but this section shall not prevent the
general assembly from passing laws to restrict
such traffic, and to compensate injuries re-
sulting thercfrom." ~ ..a.,lto1 Efi
Against License. f'.- 3 q -s4
Z" No license to traffic in Intoxicating liquors
shall be granted; but the general assembly
may, by law, restrain or prohibit such traffic,
or provide against evils resulting therefrom.p
L either OF these alternative propositions.
adopted, it shall become section eleven of ar
ticle sixteen of this constitution.
Sec. H.. At said election the ballots shall
be in the following form: 177-,,. mo- :
Neo Consultation Ticket. =.
Erase that part of each vote which you do
not favor.
First Vote. ~. ..,,5..-
For the New. Constitution. l.s
Against the New Constitution.
Second Vote. -
For Minority Representation. f =
| Against Minority Representation.
Third Vote. 5.g
For Railroad Aid.
Against Railroad Aid.
Fourth Vote. 49,,
For License. = .'.f. e., l.
Against License"
lfone clause be erased. the other shall be
1 counted. If both clauses be erased, or neithel
clause be erased, the vote upon that subject
shall not be counted. - s's''' -
Sec. u. The secretary of state shall. Al
| least thirty days before said election. cause to
each county, blank poll-books, tally-sheets
and forms of returns, sufficient for the use q
MS county, and, also five times as many
properly prepared printed ballots for saie
and on or before the first day of July next
shall cause this constitution to be printed il
one English and one German weekly news
paper, OF each political party, printed in eacl
county. II such paper be printed therein, at
cost, Tor each paper, of not more than fifty dol
lars, the expense whereof shall be audited ant
paid as other public printing ordered by tn
secretary OF state, is by law required to b,
audited and paid; and said clerks of court, a
least least nvG sa Gays before said election, shall
forms OF returns and ballots, to be distributed
to the Judges of election in each election nre
clnct IN Their respective counties.
Sec. l5: Said election shall be held and con
Quoted ut the places, by the officers and in til,
manner now by law provided for the electio,
OF members of the house of REPRESENTATIVES n
far as practicable; and the judges of electio,
snail transmit forthwith the poll books an,
scG tailyIsneels OF sald election, containing Ger
constitution, and for and against each sais
propositions, to the clerks of the courts of com
mon pleas OF their respective counties an,
SAID clerks shall forthwith make an aecnraf,
abstract OF the number of the votes east fo
ana against this constitution and for an,
agalhst each Of said propositions, and tn
Wnole number of votes cast at said election 4,
tnelr several counties. and transmit COP,
tno,coi 70 the secretary of state, and, within
twenty days after said election, the secretar,
OF state snail open the returns thereof. in IN
presence OF the governor; and ifit shall annea
7 tnat a greater number of votes have nee,
cast Tor the new constitution than against II
then the same she'll become and be the consti
tuition OF the state of Ohio. If the said consti
: totlon 9e q adopted. then such lof tn
separately submitted propositions as shal
receive an affirmative vote greater than HI
: negative vote thereon shall be declare
2 uaopted, ana become a part of the constitu
tlon, ana such of said PROPOSITIONS as sbal
fall TO receive such affirmative vote shall
, declared lost, provided, that a vote arains
LICENSE shall also be deemed and counted as ),
:, ahftmatlve vote IN favor of the section pro
niniiins H .ne grant OF license; and the goyerno
OF said election. -. . ~ ''>, ,N'"A 70
G oec. ii. Section three of article eleven shal
i. hot oe operative as to cities and villages, tn
9 neot OF which already amounts to asi 1nuch i
zen per centuIh of the tax duplicate, until tn
nrst valuation of real estate for taxation. afte
2 lne adoption OF the constitution. 7i'
Done in convention, at Cincinnati. the fop,
Q teenth day of May in the year one thonsan
eight hundred and seventy-four o I'd of the' IN
j dePendence of the United State, the ninety
oisnen' Hg ertf IL 8 ~.
= A.t....l RUFUS KING, President.