Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-10-02

UEL HILLRs, Sheriff of Belmont county, ,Ohio,
do hereby proclaim and make known that the
SECOND TUESDAY,
Being the I4th day of October, a. D.
1879,
Is by the Constitution and laws of Ohio, ap-
pointed the day on which the qualified cleo
tors of the said Belmont county, Ohio, shall
meet in their respective townships, at their
usual or proper place of holding elections.
between the hours of 8 o'clock A. NJ. and
o'clock P. NJ. ,and proceed to vote by ballot for
STATE OFFICERS.
| of Ohio.
One person for Lieutenant Governor of
the State of Ohio.
One person for Auditor of the State of
Ohio.
One person for Judge of the Supreme
| Court of the State of Ohio.
One person for Attorney General of the
State of Ohio.
One person for Treasurer of the State of
| Ol.io.
One person for Member of the Board Of
Public Works for the State of Ohio.
| DISTRICT OFFICERS.
| One person for Senator in the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio for the
Twentieth Senatorial District, compO-
sed of the counties of Belmont and
Harrison.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
One person for Representative from
Belmont county in the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Ohio.
One person for Treasurer of the county
of Belmont.
One person for Prosecuting Attorney for
the county of Belmont.
| One person for Commissioner for the
county of Belmont.
One person for Infirmary Director for
the county of Belmont.
And the electors of Belmont county are
hel eby further notified that in pursuance of
of an act of the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, passed May II, 1878, providing for
the Assessment and Taxation of property in
this State and for levying taxes thereon &C
cOrding to its true value in money, the Com
missioners of Belmont county, Ohio, at their
June session, 1879, proceeded to divide said
county into Districts, as follows
Each township to comprise q separate Dis
tsct-except Pultney, which shall be two
Districts-the territory lying within the cor
porate limits of Bellaire City, one District,
and the territory lying outside Of said city,
the other.
The quafi6ed electors of Belmont county
are hereby notified that they are required at
the October election, 1879, to elect some citi>
zen of each of the above districts having the
qualifications of an electOr, as Assessor of
Real Property within such district.
And the Judges of election shall keep sep
"a rOll hOOH for fha oil r,F A.
sors; and the returns thereof, duly certified as
in other cases, shall be made to the County |
Auditor of said county, who, with the Clerk |
of the Court Of Common Pleas and Probate |
Judge of the County, shall open the same and |
de clare the result. And the Auditor OF the |
county shall, within ten days after opening |
such returns, give notice to each of the per- !
sons elected of bis election.
You will also proceed to vote for or against |
the following proposed amendments to the |
Constitution of the State of Ohio, to wit:
JOINT RESOLUTION,
Submitting Propositions to Amend Sec
tion Two of Article Two, Section One |
of Article Three, and Section Four of |
Article Ten of the Constitution of the |
State of Ohio.
Be it ResolUed By the General Assembly of |
the State of Ohio (three -fifths of all the mem |
bers elected to each House concurriug there
I'M, That propositions to amend the Constitu-
ton of the State of Ohio, be submitted TO the |
electors of the State, on the second Tuesday |
of October, A. d. 1879, as follows, to wit:
That Section two of Article two, Section one
of Article three, and Section four of Article
ten, be so amended as to read as follows
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 2. Senators and Representatives
shall be elected hiennially by the electors in
the respective counties or districts, at q time
prescribed by law: their terms of Office shall
commence on the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of January thereafter, and continue
two years.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. l. The Executive Department shall
consist of Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer and
Attorney General, who shall be chosen by the
electors of the State, at the place of voting for
members of the General Assembly, and at q
time prescribed by law.
ARTICLE Y.
SRo. 4. Township officers shall be elected
on the first Monday of April, annually, Dy
the qualified electors of their respective town.
ships, and shall hold their offices for one
year from the Monday next succeeding their
election, and until their successors are quail
fed, except Township Trustees, who shall be
elected by the qualified electors in the several
town ships of the State, on the first Monday j
Of April, A. ID. 1880, one to serve for the !
term of one year, one for two years, and one 8
for three years; and on the first Monday of {
each year thereafter. one Trustee shall be Q
elected to hold the Office for three years from
The Monday next succeeding his election, and
until his successor is qualified.