The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-06-05


laws to restrict such traffic and TO
compensate injuries resulting there.
from"
against License.
'No license to traffic in intoxics-
ting liquors shall be granted; but
the General Assembly may by law
restrain or prohibit such traffic, or
provide against evils resulting there
from"
If either of these alternative prop
ositIons, "for license" or against
license" be adopted, it shall become
section IL Of article 16 of this Con-
stitution.
SEC. IL, At said election the bal
lots shall be in the following form:
"Ne,0 Constitution Ticket"
Erase that part of each vote which
you do not fovor.
First Vote.
For the New Constitution.
Against the New Constitution.
Second Vote.
For Minority Representation.
Against Minority Representation.
Third Vote.
For Railroad Aid.
Against Railroad Aid.
Fourth Vote.
For License.
Against License,
If one clause be erased the other
shall be counted. If both clauses
be erased, or neither clauses be era
sed, the vote upon that subject shall
not be counted.
SEC. II. The Secretary of the
State shall, at least 80 days before
said election, cause to be delivered
by the Clerk of the Court of Com
mon Pleas Of each County, blank
poll books, tally sheets and forms
of returns sufficient for the use of
his County and also, five times as
many properly prepared printed bal
lots for said election as there are
voters in such County, and on or be-
fore the first day of July next, shall
cause this Constitution to be prin-
ted in one English and one German
weekly newspaper of each political
party, printed in each County, if such
papers be printed therein, at a cost,
for each paper, of not more than $50
the expense thereof shall be audited
and paid as other public printing or
dered by the Secretary of State, or
by law required TO be audited and
paid; and said Clerk Of Court at least
five days before said election, shall
cause said blank poll books, tally
sheets forms of returns and ballots,
to be distributed to the Judge of
election in each election precinct in
their respective Counties.
SEC. 13. Said election shall be
held and conducted at the places by
the officers and in the manner now
by law provided for the election of
the members of the House of Rep
resentstives, as far as practicable;
and the Judges of Election shall
transmit forthwith the poll books
and tally sheets, of said election,
containing a certified statement with
the number of votes cast for and
against this Constitution, and for
and against each of said propositions
to the Clerk Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas Of their respective Coun-
ties, and said Clerks shall forthwith
make an accurate abstract of the
number of votes cast for and against
this Constitution, and for and
against each Of said prop
ositions and the whole number
of votes cast at said cleo
tion in their several Counties, and
transmit a copy thereof to the Sec
retary of State; and, within twenty
days after said election, the Secretary
Of State shall open the returns there
Of in the presence of the Governor,
and if it shall appear that a greater
number of votes have been cast for
the new Constitution than against it,
then the same shall become and be
the Constitution of the State of Ohio.
If the said Constitution be so adop-
ted, then such of the separately sub
mitted propositions as shall receive
an affirmative vote greater than the
negative vote thereon shall be de-
clared adopted and become q part of
the Constitution and such of said
propositions as shall fail to receive
such affirmative vote shall be declar-
ed lost; provided, that a vote against
license shall also be deemed and
counted as an affirmative vote in IA
yor Of the section prohibiting the
grant of license; and the Governor
shall issue his proclamation stating
the results of said election.
SEC. IA. Section 8 of article IL
shall not be operative as to cities and
villages, the debt of which already
amounts to as much as ten per cent.
of the tax duplicate, until the first
valuation of real estate for taxation,
after the adoption of the Constitu-
ton.
The Committee of the Con. Con-
appointed to point out the princi-
pal changes proposed by the new
document, have performed that duty
and submitted a report nearly as long
as the Constitution itself. The
query is likely to be which is the
Constitution1