Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1875-10-07
SHERIFF'S
|! B BlciAM ALTON F!
OCTOBER ELECTION
1873.

WHEREAS, by the laws OF Ohio regulating
w Elections, tits required OF the Sheriff of hi,
county to give notice before the time of hold
ing a general election, by proclamation
throughout the county, OF the time at which
such election shall holden:
c. COCHRAN, Sheriff Of Belmont county, Ohio
do hereby proclaim and make know that the
Second Tuesday, being the 12fh
Day of October, A. ID. 1875,
Is by the Constitution and laws of Ohio. ap-
pointed the day on which the qualified elec.
tors of Belmont county, Ohio, shall meet in
in their respective townships, at their usua
the hours of o'clock a. m, and o'clock p. m.
and proceed to vote by ballot for
One person for Governor ofthe State of Ohio
One person for Lieutenant Governor Of the
State of Ohio;
One person for Auditor of State. for the State
of Ohio;
One person for rAttorney>Generalo OF the State
of Ohio;
One person for Judge OF the Supreme Court O
the State of Ohio;
One person for Member of the Board of Pub
lie Works for the State of Ohio;
One person for Senator ia the General AS
sembly of the State of Ohio, for the Twentieth
Senatorial District, composed of the counties
Belmont and Harrison;
Two persons for RepreSen tatives from Bel
mont county in the General Assembly OF the
State of Ohio; --
One person for Probate Judge of Belmont
county; y
One person Tor 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;
One person for Infirmary Director of Belmont
county; ... .
county. T- ... .r.
You will also, proceed to vote for or against
the following proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of the state OF Ohio, to>wit:
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Relative to an amendment OF Article -Four
of The Constitution relating 10 the Judiciary.
RESOLVED. By the General Assembly of the
Stale of Ohio, Uhree tifths oil the House agree
ing therelo,) that il be and is hereby proposed
to the electors OF this State TO vote, at the mex
annual October election, upon the approval ol
rejection OF the following amendment, as al
additional section to article Four of the Con-
stiLuiton of the State of Ohio, to>wit:
SEC. y. \ commission, which shall consist
OF five members, shall be appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent of the
senate, the members of which shall hold offict
for term OF three years from and after tne mrs
of February, 1876, TO dispose OF such part o. tnt
business then on the docket of the supreme
Court as shall, by arrangement between sale
commission and said Court. be transferred t6
have like Jurisdiction and pow er In respect t(
such business as are or may be ye.ted in sale
court; and members of said commission shall
receive Il like compensation Tor the time oelng
with the Judges eof said court. A majority o.
the members of said commission shall be neces
sary to form a quorum or pronounce dec1-
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 or shall
by it be certified to the supreme Court and dis
posed of as If said Comission had never exist
ed. The clerk and reporter of said court shall
be the clerk and reporter OF se1d commission
and the commission shall have such other at
tendants, not exceeding III number those pro-
vided by law for said court, which attendants
said ommission may appoint and remove al
commission shall be filled by appoin tment OF
the Governor, with the advice and consent OF
theSenate, II the Senate be in session, and II
the Senate be not in session, by tie Governor,
but in such last case, each appointment shall
expire at the end of the next session of The
General Assent bly,. The General Assem- bly,
may, on application OF the Supreme Court,
duly entered ON the Journal OF the court and
certified, provided by law. whenever two>
thirds of such ieachl House concur therein.
from time to time, for the appointment in like
manner of u like commission with like powers,
Jurisdiction and duties; provided that the term
of any such commission shall not exceed Two
years nor shall it be created Oftener than once
in ten years. If this amendment shall be
adopted by majority of the electors OF the
State of Ohio. voting at the next election held
tives it shall become section Twenty-Five OF
the fourth Article of the Constitution or the
State of Ohio.
in favor of the adopt1onNoi 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
'--' AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
III.
Proposing an Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Ohio.
State of Ohio that an amendment 10 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 a
special tax on togs without regard to value,
and to provide for the cOnfScatiOn 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
Representatives, it shall become section Seven
ofthe Twelfth Article of the Constitution of the
State of Chic. At such election the Noters de-
string to vote in favor of said Amendment,
shall have written or printed on their ballots
the words, "F II amendment taxing dogs,
those desiring to vote against the amendment t
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 50, 1879, 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 ofJurors are appointed 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, toget her with the poll-book, within two
days after the said Second Tuesday of October,
1875.
APPORTIONMENT OF JURORS FOR THE
YEAR 1875.
District and Common Pleas Courts.
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