Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-09-16
Second Tuesday. being the 12th
Day of October. A, ID. 1870.

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OF Ohio;
one person for Judge of the Supreme Court of
the State OF Ohio;
One person Tor Member OF the Board OF Pub
lie Works for the State Of Ohio;
One pers on for Senator ia the Ger erai AS
seInbly of the Stale of Ohio, for the Twentieth
Senatorial District, composed of the counties
Belmont and Harrispn;
Two persons for Representatives from Bel
mont county in the General Assembly OF the
State OF Ohio;
One person for Probate Judge of Belmont
county;
one person for Auditor OF Belmont county;
One person for Treasurer of Belmont county;
One person for Prosecuting Attorney OF Bel
mont county;
one person for Commissioner OF Belmont
county;
neperson for Infrmary Director OF Belmont
county;
And one person for Surveyor OF Belmont
county.
You will also. proceed to vote Tor or against
the following proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of the state of Ohio to>wit:
L.
Relative to an amendment OF Article Four
Of the Constitution relating to the Judiciary.
RESOLVED. By the General Assembly OF The
Slate OF Ohio. Ihree- filths OF the House agrees
ing thereto,D that il be and is hereby proposed
annual october election, upon the approval or
rejection OF the following amendment, as an
additional section to article Four OF the Cons
stituiton of the State of Ohio, to>wit:
Il. 4. ~
o: five members shall be appointed by the
Governor, with the advice and consent of the
Senate the members of which shall hold office
for term OF three years from and after the first
of February, 1876, to dispose of such part o. the
business then on the docket OF the supreme
Court as shall, by arrangement between said
commission and said Court, be transferred TO
such commission and said commission shall
have like jurisdiction and pow er in respect TO
such business as are or may be vested in said
court; and members of said commission shall
receive a like compensation for the time being,
with the Judges of said court. majority OF
the N emil bers Of said commission shall be neces-
safy to form a quorum or pronounce a deci-
sion, and its decision shall be certified, entered
aud enforced as the judgments OF the Supreme
Court, and at the expiration of the term OF said
Commission, all business undisposed OF, shall
by il be certified to the Supreme Court and dis
posed of as If said Commission had never exists
ed. The clerk and reporter of said court shall
be the clerk and reporter of said commission,
and the commission shall have such other at
lendants, not exceeding IN number those pros
vided by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove at
its pleasure. Any vacancy occurring in said
comm ission shall be filled by appointment OF
the Governor with the advice aud consent OF
the senate, II the senate be in session, and If
the Senate be not in session, by the Governor
but in such last case, each appointment shall
expire at the end of the next session OF The
General Assembly. The General Assembly
may, on application of the Supreme Court,
duly entered on the Journal OF the court and
thirds or such Ieachj House concur therein,
from time to time, for the appointment in like
manner of a like commission with like powers,
jurisdiction and duties provided that the term
OF any such commission shall not exceed two
years, nor shall 1t be created Oftener than once
in ten years. II this amendment shall be
adopted by majority of the electors OF the
State Of Ohio, voting at the next election hold
en for the election OF Senators and Representa-
tives y shall become section Twenty-Five of
the fourth Article Of the Constitution of the
S.ate of Ohio.
At such election the voters desiring to vote
in favor of the adoption OF the amendment.
shall place upon their ballots the words
FOR THE COMMISSION"
The voters who do not favor the adoption OF
such amendment, shall place upon their ballots
the words
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
II.
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Ohio.
RESOLVED. By the General Assembly OF the
State of Ohio, that an amendment to the Con-
stitution OF the State of Ohio be proposed in
the following words, to-wit: notwithstanding
the provisions of the second section OF this Ar>
ticle, the General Assembly shall have power
to provide by law, for the assessment OF q
and TO provide for the confiscation and killing
of such animals, upon failure or refusal of the
owner. keeper or harborer thereof. to pay such
special tax. If this amendment to the Consti-
tuition OF the State of Ohio shall be adopted by
a majority of the electors of the State OF Ohio
voting at the next election of Senators and
of the Twelfth Article of the Constitution OF the
State Of Chic. AT such election the oters de-
string to vote in favor of said Amendment,
shall have written or printed on their ballots
the words, "F n amendment taxing dogs"
those desiring to vote against the amendment
the words, Against amendment taxing dogs"
In accordance with the provisions of an Act
OF the Legislature, entitled "a n act relating to
certain proposed Amendments to the COnSti>
tuition, passed March 3O 1875. the Judges and
clerks of the election In each township, ward
and precinct, shall, in addition to the returns
provided by law, and at the same time, make
return to the Clerk of the county, of the vote
cast for and against said amendments"
The Trustees of the several townships. of said
county are hereby notified that the following
number of fJurors are appoin ted to their town
ships respectively, and that they are required
to select the said number and make return
thereof to the CLERK of the Court OF Common
Pleas together with the poll-book, within two
days after the said Second Tuesday OF October,
1876. ''-
APPORTIONMENT OF JURORS FOR THE