The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-08-07
PROPOSITION NUMBER TWO.
RAILROAD AID.

''But the general assembly may, by general laws,
authorize any township, city or incorporated vii
lage to aid any railroad company In the construe-
tiOn of its road within this State, subject to the
following restrictions, and such others as may be
prescribed by law: No subscription, loan or con-
tribution, for such purpose 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 village, to be ascertaned in such
manner as may be prescribed by law, and subject
to the further conditions of section four of article
eleven, when applicable. Nor shall such aid be
granted until the township, city village granting
the same shall have adequate security that the road
so aided will be completed 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 Of the road upon which the expenditure is to
be made has been located and established, nor Oft
ener than once a year, 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, subscription or contribution, the considera-
tion 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 contribution is
to be expended. Provision may be made by law
for the issue of stock or bonds for the amount Of
any such subscription or loan; but no toWnsoip,
city or village shall be liable for the debts of the
company. The obligations of a township, city or
village, incurred for such purpose shall not bear a
greater interest than seven per centum per annum,
ROr shall the aggregate thereof at any time exceed
five per centum of the value of the property of such
township city or village, ascerained by the lat
est tax duplicate. The aggregate of the taxes lev
led by township, city or village, to pay such ob-
cations and interest, shall in no year exceed one
per Centum of such value."
If this proposition be adopted, it shall be added
to and become part of section six of article eight Of
this constitution.
PROPOSITION NUMBER THREE.
TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
For License.
- - -
malt LIQUORS, under such regulations and lin
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 therefrom'"
Against License.
HNo license to traffic in intoxicating liquors
quors shall be granted; but the general assem-
bly, may, by law, restrain or prohibit such
traffic, or provide against evils resulting there
FROM"
If either of these alternative propositions,
fFor License" or against License" be
adopted, it shall become section eleven of ar
tiele sixteen of this constitution.
SEC. IL. At said election the ballots shall
be in the following form.
"Ne,o Constitution Ticket.
Erase that part of the vote. which you do not
favor.
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 nei. |
her clause be erased, the vote upon that sub |
ect shall not be counted.
WHEREAS, BY the law of the State of Ohio. /
egulating elections, the Sheriff of each coun- /
y is required to give notice, by proclamation /
throughout the county, Of the time when such
lections shall be holden; therefore,
In pursuance of the authority aforesaid.
Ienry Coonrod, Sheriff of Sandusky county
o hereby proclaim and make known that
Tuesday, the 18th day of August.
A. D. 1874,
, the day appointed on which the vote of the /
Iectors Of the State Of Ohio, will be taken on
aid submission, and the qualified electors Of
andusky county, Ohio, are hereby notified to
ssemble in their respective townships, at the
sual places Of holding elections, on Tuesday,
he 18th day Of August, A. d. 1874, and pro-
bed to vote on said submission according to
w, and as hereinbefore directed
Given under my hand and seal, at the Sher- : :
Ps Office, in Fremont Ohio, this 2Sth day Of
nlY, A. D., 1873. HENRY COONROD,
Sheriff pf Sandusky County, Chic, is