The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-08-14
PROPOSITION NUMBER TWO.

'But the general assembly may, Dy general laws,
authorize any township, city or Incorporated VII
lage to aid any railroad company in the cOnstruc-
ton 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 election held in pursuance OF law,
by at least twO-thirds of all the electors of such
township, city or village, to be aseertained 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, oft
ener than once 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-
ton proposed to be given therefor, the estimed
cost Of the proposed work, the means securedtort
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
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 lat
est tax duplicate The aggregate of the taxes lev
led by a township, city 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
PROPOSITION NUMBER THREE.
TRAFFIC IN INTOXICATING LIQUORS.
For License.
"License to traffic in spurious, vinuous or
malt liquors, under such regulations and him
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.
'tNo 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,
"For License" or against License" be
adopted, it shall become section eleven Of ar
ticle sixteen of this constitution.
SEC. IL. At said election the ballots shall
be in the following form.
"Nes0 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.
ther clause be erased, the vote upon that sub
ect shall not be counted.
WHEREAS, By the law of the State of Ohio,
elections, the Sheriff of each coun-
ty is required to give notice, by proclamation
throughout the county, of the time when such
elections shall be holden; therefore,
In pursuance OF the authority aforesaid,
Henry Coonrod, Sheriff of Sandusky county
DO hereby proclaim and make known that
the 18th day of August,
A. ID. 1874,
Is the day appointed on which the vote of the |
electors of the State Of Ohio, viii be taken on
laid submission, and the qualified electors of |
Sandusky county, Ohio, are hereby notified to |
usual places Of holding elections, on Tuesday, |
he 18th day of August, A. d. 1874, and pro-
iced to vote on said submission according to |
aw, and as hereinbefore directed.
Given under my hand and seal, at the Sher- |
ff's Office, in Fremont, Ohio, this 2Sth day of
July, A. D., 1873. HENRY COONROD,
Sheriff of Sandusky County, Chic.