The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-06-18

'No license to traffic IN intoxicating liquors
shall be granted; but the general assembly may,
by law, restrain or prohibit such trafhc, or pro
vide against evils resulting therefrom."
If either of these alternative propositions
l0r license, OF asalnst lloense 5 - stea,,
it shall become section eleven OF article sixteen
Of this constitution
SEC. IL. at said election the ballots shall be
in the following form-
:. Ne1o Constitution Ticket.
Erase that part of each 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 Tote.
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, neither
clause be erased, the vote upon that subject shall
not be counted
SEC I2 The Secretary of State shall, at least
thirty days before SAID election, cause to be de-
livered 10 the clerk Of the court of common
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 ballots for said cleo
Uion as there are voters in such county, and, on
or before the first day of July next shall cause
this constitution to be printed in one English
and one German weekly newspaper, of each
political party, printed in each county. if such
paper be printed therein. at cost for each pa
per, of not more than fifty dollars, the expense
whereof shall be audited and paid as other pub
by law required to be audited and paid; and
said clerks 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 judges of election in each
election precinct in their respective counties.
SEC. 13. Said election shall be held and con-
Quoted at the places, by the officers. and in the
manner now by law provided for the election of
members of the house of Representatives as far
as practicable; and the Judges Of election shall
transmit forthwith the poll books and tally
sheets of said election Containing n certifjed
statement of the number of votes east Tor and
against this constitution, and for and against
each of said propositions, to the clerks of the
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 propositions, and the whole
number of votes cast at said election in their
several counties, and transmit copy thereof TO
the secretary of state. and. within twenty days
after said election, the secretary of state shall
open the returns thereof in the presence of the
governor; and if it shall appear that great
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 adopted,
then such of the separately submitted PROPOSE
tions as shalreceive AN Affirmative vote greater
than the negative vote thereon, shall be declar-
ed adopted, and become part of the conStitIl-
ton; and such of said propositions as shall fail
70 receive Sucn i've vote Shail be declar-
ed lost; provided, that IA vote against license
shall also be deemed and counted as an aflirma-
tive vote in favor OF the section prohibiting the
grant of license; and the governor shall issue
his proclamation stating the results OF said
election
SEC IL Section three of article eleven shall
not be operative as to cities and villages. the
debt of which already amounts TO as much as
ten per centum of the tax duplicate, until the
first valuation of real estate for taxation after
the adoption of the constitution
Done in convention, at Cincinnati the four
teenth day of May, ia the year one thousand,
eight hundred and seventy four and of the in
dependence of the United States the ninety
eighth. r
RUFUS MING President.