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(Continued from Jirst page.) pila as can bo accommodated therein ; and for the support and education of such youth the board shall fix and re gulate the amount to be charged, and the timo and terms of payment. They phall also prescribe and publish forms for application for admission, and may iuclude in them such interrogatories as they shall deem necessary aud useful to be answered. Sec. 7. No youth shall be admitted into said asylum who are over fifteen years of age, or who are capable of re ceiving instruction at common schools. Sec. 8. The director of county or oity infirmaries, or the township trus tees in any county where there is no county infirmary, may remove to said Asylum any idiotic and imbecile youth who may be properly admitted therein: and in such case said directors or town ship trustees shall support such youth at said Asylum from any funds under their control applicable to the support of such infirmaries or of township poor. Sec. 9. It shall be the further duty of said trustees to make inquiry in re gard to a site for a suitable building for said institution, and to receive proposi tions for donations of land or money; thoy shall also collect information in relation to the proper managements of 6uch institution, and the education of idiotic youth, and the cost, construction and arrangements of the necessary buil dings, and shall procure a plan of the same. For the purposes contemplated by this section, any two of said trustees may visit one or more of similar public institutions in the United States; and when so employed, they shall receive three dollars per day and their neces sary traveling expenses; Provided, that the whole amount expended for such purposes shall not exceed three hundred dollars. All other services to be per formed by said trustees under this act shall be gratuitous, except that their incidental expenses shall be paid. The said Board shall report to the General Assembly at the conimonceraent of the next session, the result of their inquir ies and observations, and shall also re port their official proceedings, and the condition and situation of the institution under their charge, together with an exhibit in detail of all its receipts aud expenditures. Sec. 10. For the purposes of this act there shall be and is hereby appro priate the sum of three thousand dollars. All accounts and expenditures shall be properly certified by said trustees, or any two of them, and shall be paid by the Treasurer upon the order of the Auditor. Sec. 11. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker the House of Representatives THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 17, 1857. April 17, 1857. [No. 137.] AN ACT To provide for the establishment of Re form Schools. Section 1. be it enacted by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, That the term reform school shall be under stood to apply to Institutions where youth are detained under discipline for their reformation, which institutions shall consist of three classes, CLASS ONE. This class shall consist of reform schools such as the house of refuge now in operatian at Cincinnati, to be main tained by stated contribution from the State, by local taxation, and by volun tary private aid, and to be under the con trol ot the several parties contriDuiing to their support, to which schools, as hereinafter provided, cither only male or only female youth shall be committed, but no male under twelve nor female under ten years of age such youth to be of the class that are of greater age and more depraved, sent either (thither) by judicial decision only, and to be employ ed under rigid restraint, chiefly in me chanical and manufacturing labor. CLASS TWO. This tlass shall consist of reform farms, of such a character as is the one established by law in this' act, into which are to be received youth sent thither cither by judicial decision, or by paren tal or township authority, as provided in this act, and to be employed under less restraint, chiefly in agriucultual labor. CLASS THREE This class shall consist of such fur ther private reforms schools as shall N called into existence &S0 recognized by law, to be established and maintai ned by private charity under the care of bodies corporate, or private individuals. Sec. 2. For the purpose of the economical establishment and mainten ance, and the uniform and effective regu lation and supervision of these reform schools, there is hereby established a board of commissioners, to consist of three members, to be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate; one ot the number to be designated by the appointing power aforesaid, as acting Uommissioners, and all of them to hold their offices for three years, unless removed for cause, as here in provided, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Eeach of them, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, as required in the constitution of ;this State They shall also give bonds with security, for such sum as may be approved by the Govern or, said bonds to be deposited with the Treasurer of State. The acting Com missioners shall receive a salary ot fif teen hundred dollars per annum, to be paid quarterly, but no other fees, ex penses, or perquisites whatsoever, and the two adivisory commissoners shall re ceive three dollars per diem for the time actually enployed in the discharge of their duties; the acting commissioners to give all his time to the subject mat ter; the whole board to meet at least once quarterly, but no per diem to paid to any advisory commissoner for more than seventy days, in any one year, and the salary and per diem to be paid out of the treasury of the State on the warrent of the Auditor issued on the separate'eertificatesof the commissioners: Provided, that after the expiration be of three years from the time when this act shall take effect, no commissioner shall receive any compensation for his servi ces, but shall only be paid for his neces sary expenses. Sec. 3. The reform schools embrac ed in classes one and three of the first section of this act, shall be subject at all times to be visited and advised by the board of commissioners aforesaid, and those embraced in class two of the said section, shall be under their entire control, aud they shall have the same power over the last named class as are incident to the office of a sheriff. The said board shall have power, and it is hereby made their duty, to make, estab lish and inforce, and from time to time alter or amend, rules and regulations for the government and control of such reform schools, the proper classification of the inmates, their discipline and em ployment: Provided, that such rules and regulations, and any amendments thereto or alterations therein, shall not be in force till approved by the Govern or, and the rules and regulations thus established shall be binding upon officers as weel as inmates, and by both be faith fully observed. Said board shall have power, by aud with the advice and con sent of the Governor, to authorize or di rect the appointment aud removal of all officers, sub-officers and employees need ful for such reform schools, giving them such designation as they may think proper, and to prescribe their powers and duties and fix their compensation it being understood that these officers and employees are to be appointed solely with reference to their qualification and good character. They shall participate in the exercises aud manual labor of the institution, and all or any of them en trusted with money shall give bond with security, to be approved by the commis sioners or directors, as the case may be. A majority of said boarushall a bo quo rum, and vacancies in the board shall be! filled in the same manner as its members are originally appointed, except when the General Assembly is not in session and then bv the Governor alone until ' the fifteenth day of the next session of! thc General Assemblv. The said board shall report annually to the Governor, on the first day of December. Said re- port shall contain full aud detailed ac-1 counts of all payments made, and mon-' cys received, and of the fiscal affairs of all reform schools, their management and condition: and this report the Gov ernor shall have printed, aud shall trans mit the same with his regular message to the General Assembly. No commis- sioncr, officer or employee of any reform j school, shall be interested in any pur-j or sale made in any behalf of, or in any business carried on in such re- j form schools: and for any violation of this provision, said commissioners of ficer or employee, shall he subject to a fine not exceeding double the amount of such interest, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction, by the Attorney General, in the name of the State of Ohio. In addition, it is hereby made the duty of the Governor, and said commissioners, as the case may be, upon proof satisfactory to them oi' the fact of such interest, to instantly re move the commissioners, officer or em ployee in question. Sec. 4. There shall be established a temporary reform school, to be called the House of Refuge for Females, into which shall be removed the females eon fined in the House of Refuge of Cincin- nati: and into said Cincinnati Houseof .1 ot.ll t, ,k. i,t "8" . mate vouiu to ucieeeiveu: uuu 11110 sain House ot JACtuge lor X emales there shall be received such female youth from all parts of the State, as under the laws re-, gulating said Ciucinnati House of Ref uge, may be scut thither, and in all cas es when received, said minor females shall be under the entire control of said Board of Commissioners, and the ma trons, officers and employees appointed by them, until of legal age, or until dis charged by the order of the said Board of Commissioners, by being apprenticed or otherwise, or in due process of law. The said board of Commissioners shall have power to apprentice said female minor, in accordance with the laws of this State concerning apprentices, and in said Board of Commissioners shall be vested all powers now or herealter ves ted in the Board of Directors of the Cin cinnati House of Refuge, as far as the same are applicable to the said IIousc of Refuge for Females. Said Board of Commissioners shall, as soon as possible, rent, for the purpose of said House of Rc.'Urrft fr Females, a suitable building, and put the saC- into proper order and repair as may be needful for the rcccp- ,nf. l-nonnir inmates irt be removed thither, or received therein null a iiu . . .1 1 v. j . w .. as prescribed iu this section; and for thel rent aforesaid, for necessary repairs, fori fuel, for the food, clothing, and proper employment ot the inmates, ana tne wages of the matrons, officers, and em- ployees. and general maintenance of said House of Refuge for Females, during the ensuing j-ear, there are hercb- ap propriated five thousand dollars, to be paid on the order of said Board of Com missioners accompained by the proper vouchers, upon the warrant of the Au ditor of State. Sec. 5. AH Houses of Refuse here after established shall be cither solely for males or solely for females; and any city of this State that shall establish, under the laws thereof, a IIousc ot'i Refuge for females, upon plans and specifications, and of dimensions ap proved by the the isoard 01 Commission ers created by this act, shall be entitled to receive annually the sum of live thou sand dollars from the State Treasury Provided, That no more than one such House of Refuge shall, as designated by said Board of Commissioners, bo enti tled to said sum from the State. And, provided further : That the Board of Directors of said House of Refuge for Females, shall specially agree by eon tracts duly made between them and the said Board of Commissiones and rati fied by the Qovernor, which contracts they are hereby authorized to make, to receive into said House of Refuge, to the number of fifty, such females youth from all parts of the State, and from tho j temporary House of Refuge for females. as may be sent thither in accordance lars for the current year, to be paid on the order of said Board of Commission chase crs, upon the warrent of the Auditor of i : with this act. And provided further : That at any time after five years from the passage of this act, the State may dis continue the payment of said five thou sand dollars per annum to any city that may establish said House of Refuge for Females, in which event the Board of Directors of said House of Refuge for Females shall be released from all obli gation to receive therein A. male youth from the State. And the sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid to the Board of Directors of such House of Refuge for Females, for the current year, on the order of the said Board of Commissioners and the warrant of the Auditor of State, out of any moneys not otherwise appropriated, and into the House of Refuge, when es tablished as aforesaid, the females in the temporary House of Refuge, provided in the preceding section, shall be re moved, : n I :a.U temporary House Refuge shall thereon be closed and dis- continued. Sec. 9. The said Board of Commis sioners are hereby authorized and di rected to outer at once into the proper contracts and arrangements with the board of Directors of the House of Re fuge of Cincinnati, and said directors are hereby also authorized and directed to enter into, make aud execute such contracts and arrangements for the re ception into said House of Refuge, as soon as the females shall be removed in to the Houseof Refuge, provided in sec tion four, of such of the male youth from all parts of the State, not exceed ing one hundred in number, at least four-fifths of whom shall be from v. ith- out the city of Cincinnati, as may under law regulating said institutions, and the provisions of this act, be received therein, and such youth, when so re ceived, shall be subject to all the rules of said Institution; and under the due exectuion of such contract, ratified bv the Governor, said Board of Directors shall be entitled to receive annually, the sum often thousand dollars, to be expended for said House of Refuge, as now is, or may hereafter be provided by law; Provid that at any time after five years from the liassaee of this act, the State may dis- continue the payment of said sum of ten thousand dollars per annum, to the Board of Directors of said House of Refuge of Cincinnati, in which event said Board of Directors of said House of Refuge of Cincinnati shall be released from all obligation to receive therein any youth from the State. And there is hereby appropriated for the purpose aforesaid, the sum ot ten thousand dol State, out ot any moneys in the State lreasury not otherwise appropriated; Provided, that no payment shall be made under the authority contained in the fifth aud sixth section of this ac t. ex ceeding the rate of one hundred dollars per annum for each inmate of su"h House of Ret'u;e sent there by the State, and at that rate per annum where such inmate shall be kept tor a fraction ol' a year. Sec. 7. There shall be eafrtUuthed a Reform School to be called the Ohio State Reform Farm for the reoeiritton of such youth therein as may be sent thither under section nine of this act, and may be provided by law. Sec. 8. The said Reform Farm shall be established by the Board of Commis sioners, and under their control and supervision upon a body of land o .,. o ,..!. .,,4 a-, , , ' J j. u" , T : , ai ics ui mini, me oi which iuu ;iiu Htiird of I 'ommis.sionors are herehv mi- .ti it i j i thonzed and directed to select and con- for, bv and with the advice and conscnt of the Governor, at a price not ,. j ii Ai exceeding mieen uoitars per atre, "e to be examined and approved by the Attorney General, and the price , J , i .1 i pi agreed upon to be paid on the order ol Board of Commissioners, upou the of the A uditor of Stute, out of any . ' , . J moneys m tho treasury, not Otherwise and the sum of fifteen thousand dollars is hereby appropriated J I 1 t for that purpose. SKC. 9. Inimediatly upon the pur- cuiise oi sam jurui, as proviueu ia tuc preceding section, and obtaining posses sion thereof, the said Board of Cornmis sioners shall proceed to erect one or more suitable buildings for the recep tion and accommodation of forty male 3-outh, and tho necessary officers and imii til Ai-Ar.-- oii.l j rtnn tlin lmil l- i ii i 1 j. i xi - i t i dmgs shall be coinpletcd, the said .board of Commissioners shall call upon the) Directors of the IIousc of itefnge of Cincinnati, or upon the Directors of the Ohio Penitentiary, or the officers of 11113- iau in the Mate, lor the purpose of re- ! ecivincc therein male youth to the nnm ber of forty, such as missioncrs shall deel such assitiu Jioaru ot Com- . 1 , n 1 , reuisu.,.'"v.v. uv,.... . --.h o 1.1 Ti'.ll - .cv j received upon said State Reform Farm; and said forty boys shall constitute nvst family of said lieform Farm, and with the labor of these youth, and that of the officers aud employees, further buildings and accommodations shall be erected as may be required for the recep tion of youth sent thither, as provided in the succeeding section. The discip line and general arrangements of said State Reform Farm shall be such as may bo introduced and established by said Board of Commissioners not inconsis- 1 tent with the provisions of this act. It j is hereby especially given, as an instruc- ttou to be implicitly iollowed; that the buildings upon said State Reform Farm for any one family, shall be plain, not costing more than two thousand dollars; that the buildings for joint use, such as the school house and meeting house, shall be of the same plain character; and that no one building, of any kind what soever, shall be erected thereon, whose cost shall exceed three thousand dollars. The said State Reform Farm, iu all its regulations shall be conducted with ref erence to making it a self sustaining institution. The State shall incur only the expense of the original purchase money, the erection of permanent im provements, and the outfit fur tho first year. The said Board of Commission, ers shall boar in mind these instructions, and shall keep constantly in view the physical, intellectual and moral improve ment of the youth committed to their charge. For the purpose of erecting oijone. Xho uovenrnor snail oe, and is hereby authorized, at his discretion, to form School only upon orders of the au the Ithorities aforesaid, or in due process of the buildings and indispensable improve- menta specified in this section, for fuel, for the food, rainmcnt and proper edu cation and employment of the inmates and the salary, pcrdiem, and wages of the said Board of Cmmissioners, and the officers and employees of the said State Reform Farm, for the ensuing year, the sum often thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to bo paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, on the order of said Board of Bommissioners, upon the war rent of the Auditor of State. Sec. 10. Whenever any minor male mndcr the ago of eighteen, or female under that of sixteen, shall b3 found guilty of au offense or crime against the laws of this State the court, in its dis cretion, shall have power to sentence the defendant to be committed to a re form school, designating the particular commutc trie punisnmcnt oi sucn con victs under the agjs respectively fi:.ed by this act, as no.v are, or hereafter may be sentenced to, or confined in the Pen- itentiary, and to send them to a Reform School. And all persons under the ages aforesaid, may. at the discretion of the Hoard of Directors thereof, be received into said Reform School, who by law, may bu sent to any House of Refuge. Seo. 11. In aU cases when received, said minors shall be under the control of the authorities of the Reform School in which they may be until of legal age, and said authorities shall at all times have power to apprentice them, aud such- minors shall be discharged from any Ro- law. Sec. 12. No Commissioners, direc tor, officer or employee connected with any Reform School, shall contract any debts for the institution with which he is connected, in excess of appropriations, and for any debt thus contracted, said 'commissioner, director, officer or em Iployce, shall be liable in his individual capacity. Sec. 13. The said Board of Commis- sioners may. in the name and behalf of the State, receive voluntary conveyances, gifts and grants of every description, for the purpose of this act. Sec. 14. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. JOSEPH TRUESDALE, Speaker the House of Representatives THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 16, 1857. [No. 156.] AN ACT I winch the toad reltuoaiahet! may lie. j Skc a Any Mlcll l0.iMn, :il;v, lv.ith the con tract I sent of three-fourths of the stockholders, relin- counties, the vh le or any part of said r ..ad, to tttlc Igetner with all rights aud privilegesappertain- '"Kef?. rJ?ich Uer relinquishment shall be o vi dented by a written dee I ol conveyance under tho seal of such conpiny, signed by toe said 1 presidoufcor other principal officer o such com warrcnt ' Pu.".nJ tlie sceret.iry or othsr recordine officer ! thereof, which dull, before it shall have my va- hjditr or e lect, be record-id in the official rcc appropriated; "rds'of deeds of each county withiu which said . r"1 or " l,art Uerur: ?h,,c j?" b:T" in; cnnveed ns aforesaid slmll b.'.or be let! lor i I To provide for the surrender or transfer of Turn pike aud Plankroads. Section 1. Re it enacted by the General As- setnbly of the State of Ohio, That any turn- pike or plankroad company, having their load located or constructed, or having the corporate right to construct any such road through or into any county or counties of this State, may relin-j qui sh and transfer to the Commissioners ot any such countv or counties, the whole or anvpart of their said road, together with all rigiits and priTilegosappertaininn thereto; Provided, that 111 . 1 1 1 sueq iiausiei iu , - ..nnm uni .- ,,1 ant I county shall be limited to the part ot such ro.id j within the boundaries of such counties respect j 'cTtransfer shall be evidenced bv the execution of a written description signed In , i . i :.. ;, i . i ,, the pres-.uout or otnei pLinc.pal ohiccr, an u the i secretary or other recording ollicer, and under j the seal of said companv. anil shall take effect and h ive full force,!... depositing with the An- ... , ' ... '..i,- i, "1,1 ; , , ditor ... the county within btcb said relinquish- ed road nAj 1Cl the said n ntten dec aratwn or a cody thcrcur. (TuiCQ written aeci&ratioo so tie- J - , V 1 t 11 .k .. .,,, t . , p04itcfd atftforedaid, snail tberenpun e entered ys, and thereafter sash road or part of road .. .. . .! andertho control of the County Com - I m-ssionersol fie CJUiity iu iruicn tne same may lie. who shall by a proper order provide, that the mme Hull l; pui iiin-.v.iy, uu.i n uh the aeut oi the &mmi sjionera o- the countv iu 1 1a!sh and transfer, by sale or otherwise, to any 'person or persons other than Uommissioners ol I record in the oaice eoat&ining oeh official rec- ; be mideuthee- j SCut ol the holder of three tourtlis o: tiie cnti stock of the company, the holders ot t he stock i eoneertisjr in that evise to bo li.iblc in their in- dividual capacity to any stockholder not assent infor such loss or injury as such non-assenting -toekholder shall s.isUiu'by reasou of such sale or trausfer. fstc. 1. Xo relinquishment, sale or trin-;fer, herein provided for shall prejudice or eifect iu 03- cray the claim oi any creuuor n sue cmj nv ui.ikinrr toe same, nor shall the provisions of tgia act oXto!l(i to or bi? npplieablo to any road in which the State of Ohio is interested as a toekholder. N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 17, 1857. 1 So. 157.1 AN" ACT, -r . ... 1 fir-t soction of an act entUlcd - IV uiiivuh nil; , ,!,.;, ;,,,! ,r;w i,, l,n,t mi.. jn v; j Site r; s;ed March 22d, 1SU. Ssc.T. !- it enncio. SI mw uo'cr.u assem bly of the State of Ohio, Thai the Brit section of an net to give additional security to land title in this state, pissed March 82, lss.1, be so amen ded as to read as follows: Sbc- 1. That the su preme court, district courts and common pleas court, and other courts oi thia st.ito u&rimr like original juricdictioo sha1! be authorized and einpowored to correct, amend and reltcreaaainst any errors, defects or mistakes occurring in the deed or other conveyance of any buobind and wife heretofore, or hereafter to b executed and : 1 J . , lnA...K ,1... tite of ihewife or her ritrhtof dower in the lands of her husband in the same manner and to the sum- extent as the slid courts are or shall b authorized or empowered to coriect errors, mis- takes or defects in the deeds or conveyances ol auv other person. Skc. 2. Taut the oaid orisntl section one be and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 3. This act shall take elect on its pas N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 17, 1857. j No. 158- AN' ACT- To amend an actentitled "an act to regulate and limit the compensation of certain county oul cers.' iS'kctios 1. Re :t enacted by the General As sembly of the State of Ohio. That section eleven 01" an act entitled "an net to regulate and limit the compensation of certain county oilicers," pissed April 8. 1SSS. be amended so as to read as follows: Skc 11. This act shall take ed'ect and b inforce from and after the first day ol April, IS".'!: Provided, however, that nothing in this act shall be s 1 construed a s to effect the sal arv or compensation of any officer during: the term of ollicc for which prior to the taking effect of thisnct he shall have been elected, and the fees of each of the officers herein named remain, in? unpaid at the end of his Official term shall be deemed and held tube the property of the counlvaud when collected, so much thereof a be due to such retiring officer shall be paid ! or er to hltn on the order of the county commis sioners. Sec. 2. That the eleventh section of the act to which this ia an araendmeut be and the nine is hereby N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 17, 1857. [No. 160.] AN ACT. Supplementary to the act relating to Juric3, passed Feb. P. 1331. Section 1. I!c it enacted bv the General As sembly of the .State of Ohio, That if it shall be made to appear to the Clerk of the Court of Com mon Pleas of any county in this state, within nine months after the annual October election, that the requisite uumbcr of Jurors as provided by the third section of the act to which this is supplementary, has not been drawn and deliver ed to such Clerk, as therein required. ;t shall be the duty of such Clerk immediately to notify the Trustees of the delinquent township or town ships of such deficiency, with the number re quired of each, by written uotice, to be served by the Sheriff of such county as a gammons is served, and it shall be the duty of such Trus tees immediately up n the service of such notice to furnish such Clerk with a list of the names required as contemplated in said section, and such proceedings shall thereafter be had with ref renee to the drawing, summoning, Ac-, is is provi led by -aid act. .S'tic- 3. ' This act shall take e:T. ct upon its N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 17th, 1857. So. 151 A ACT, to authorize the Baildinjrof an Arsenal for the State of Ohio Section 1. lie it enacted by the General As sembly of the State of Ohio, That the Governor of the State beand is hereby authorized to cause to be built upon any pirt of the premises known as the "Old Penitentiary Lot" in the city of Coluir.bus.or upon some suitable place to be pur chased by him. as will best subserve the public interest, a building in which to storo and keep the public, arms : Provided, the entire expendi ture under the authority of this act shill not ex ceed the monevs arisinc fr.'tti sales ol said pen pern -h 17, tentiarv lot. authorized bv the act of Marc 1856, and the moneys necessary to carry out this act shall be paid from the proceeds of such sales on the warrant of the Auditor on the treasury issued on the certificate of the Governor and provided a contract shall firt be made with some responsible person or persons for building, completing and preparing for use said arsenal the whole cost of which shall not exceed eight thousand dollars. 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None are (renuine unless the words "UoLLOvir, New York and Lon don ''are discetnable as a water-mark 1:1 ev try leaf of the book of directions around each box or pot; Ihe some may be plainly, seen by i holding the leaf to the light. A handsome re j ward will pe givan to any one rendering such j information os may lead to the detection ol I any party or parties counterfeiting the medi cines or vending the same, knowing themto I be spurious. Or. ,P . II. MEUUIDIT1I Main Street. Eaton, Opposite the ".Vitiosm! Hotel.' Jan. 22 ly. irt c-,11 ti,e specialattention of those I rh ire fond of o-ood Teatooursupi.lv Y. do not hesitate to recommend them LAN IDS & inOOMFIF.hD. "aying in our employ one of the be.t kotrni-a in the west, we xti 11 at a 1 1 times keepa good sUppI v..1' Kresli Bread. Cracker sand Cakts. Families supplied on reasonable terms. I. A NIL'S A UI.OOMFIEI.D. 0 LS -such as Lard, Tanners', and Linseed Oil, which will be o!d at the lowestrates, bv ' LAXIUS& nLOOMFIELK- SO A for n X P A'f f AXni.ES A lirst rate article sale bv I.AXIUS AND CLOOMI'IEI.r). nsa V-4 iJ, PROPOSED CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS. AMENDMENT NO 1. Resolved by the General Assembly of the Slate of Ohio Three-fifths of the members elected to each House concurring therein. That it be and hereby is proposed to the electors of this State to rote on the second Tuesday of October next, upon the approval or rejection of the following amendments as a substitute for the twenty-fifth Section of the second Article of the Constitution and for the second Section of the same Article, aud for the third Section of the eleventh Article, viz: All regular sessions of the General Assem bly shall commence o.i the first Monday of Jan uary, annually. Senators shall be olected bien nially, and Reprecentati ves annually, by the electors of their respective counties or districts on the second Tuesday of October. Their term of ollicc shall commence en the first day of Jan airy next after their election, and that of Sena tors shall continue two years, aud that of Repre sentatives elected at the same time shall hold then offices for one year. Provided, that seven teen of the Senators elected on the second Tues day of October, 1857, to be ascertained by lot, as the President of the Senate may direct, shal1 hold their ollice for only one year, and their sue. cesors shall be elected on the second Tuesday of October, one thousand eight hundred and fifty eight, and biciinally thereafter. When any county shall have a fraction above the rates for Representatives so large that being multiplied by t n, the result shall be equal to one or more ratios, additional Representatives shall be ap portion d for sich ratios among the several ses sions of tile decemia 1 period in the following in .niier. It' there be only one ratio then a Rep resentative shall be allotted to the tenth session of the decennial period. f there are two R.tim Representatives shall be allotted to the ninth ami tenth sessions; ll three to the eighth, ninth, and tenth sessions; li four to the seventh, eighth, ninth arid tenth; 1 five to the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If six to the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth: If seven to the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth It eight to the third, fourth, fifth, s'Xth. seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth; If nine to the second, third, fourth, fifth , sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions of the decennial period respec tively. In determining the number of Senators to which any Senatorial district might be entitled in any decennial period, by reason of any frac tion of a senatorial ratio, the fraction shall be multiplied by live, and if the result be equal to one senatorial ratio, an additional Senator shall be allotted to said district for the ninth and tenth sessions. If it be equal to two such ratios an additional Senator for the seventh, eighth . ninth and tenth sessions shall be allotted to such district If three then to the fifth, sixth, sev enth, eighth, ninth and tenth. If four, to the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, scv . enth, eighth, ninth and tenth sessions respec- L - . V A, III!". IllllCII . I . i I I lb .lUil,:, u, LUC electors, the counties now entitled to moi e than one member in either or both branches of the Legislature in the fourth and fifth sessions of the present decennial period an now provided, shall have a like number of members of each branch Mint; a iim uuiuuvi wi mi-m uci s ui tMt.i Ur.l l.c 1 1 thereof for each session of the present decennial , 1 N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 3, 1857. AMENDMENT NO 2. Resolved by th trjneral Assembly rf the'at: j of Ohio. Three-fifth of the members elected t. I each House concurring therein, that it b.'. and ; hereby is, proposed to the electors of this Slate : to vote on the second Tuesday of October next, J upon the approval or rejection of the following ! amendment, as a sub.,'. '.tut e for thefifth and sixth ! sections of the fourth article of the Constitution, viz: Sue- 5. District I ourts stun be held in each county at least once in each year, by one or more District Judges elected by the electors of separate districts to be prescribed by law, who shall hold their office for five years; aud during their continuance iu otlice s'lall reside in the district for which they are elected. . he provi sions of the fourteenth section of this article shall apply to District Judges The General Assembly may by law authorize the judges of the District Court, aud of the courts of common ; pleas, to fix the times of hold i ng their re spec ti re 'courts. Until District Judges shall have been elected and Qualified, district Courts shall be held by the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the Courts ot common rieas as now authorized Sec. 6. The District Court shall have such ju risdiction as m iv ba provided by Inw.nnil thr judges thereof shall have and exercise such power and jurisdiction at chambers, and may be required to sit as judges of the Courts of Com mon Pleas as shall be directed bv law. N. P. VAN VORHES, N. P. VAN VORHES, Speaker of the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 3d, 1857. AMENDMENT NO 3. Resolved by the iener.il Assembly of the St ito of Ohio, Three -fifths of the members e ected to each branch, concurring therein, that it be and hereby, is proposed te the electors of the State, to vote on the second Tuesday of October next, to approve or reject the fbllowinff amendment as a snbstitnfe for the second and third sections oi the twelfth article of the Constitution- All property, personal, and real, shall be sub ject to taxation by a uniform rule, at the true value thereof in money, but such dedoc ttons from credits may allowed asthe General Assembly may deem expedient: Provided, that buryinp croon da public school bouses, and allother pub lic property, and all Institutions of purely jmblic charity, anc1 all booses used exclusively for pub lic worship, shall be exempt from taxation; and ! if the total vafue of the personal property of any j person shall not exceed fifty dollars, toe same j may be exempt from taxation. All property em- ployed in banking shall always bea'.a burden of ! tnoTiTiduaia paal to taut imposed ou the property o: N. H. VAN VORHES, Speaker the House of Representatives. THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 3d, 1857. AMENDMENT NO 4. ! I 1 1 ; Resolved b' theGoneral Assembly of the St ttc of Ohio. Three-fifthsthe members elected to each house concurring therein. That it be aud hereby is proposed to the electors cf the State, on the sec ond Tuesday of October next to approve or reject the followinir amendment as a substitute for the first and second sections of the thirteenth article ofthc Constitution- Viz: Corporations, of every desciption shall be created, and corporate power thc nowers, pri vi leges and immunities and pre scribe the duties and liabilities of each class or descriptions of corporations, but the General As sembly may enact special laws for the relief of corporations in peculiar cases, and ma v make spe cial provisions in regard to corporations, in ca ses whercfrom their peculiar location orintercsts such special provisions are required, and may from time to time alter or repeal all such laws, this section. 1 ', N. H. VAN VORHES, the House of THOMAS H. FORD, THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. AMENDMENT NO. 5. Resolved by the General Assemblv of the State of Ohio, three-fifths of the members elected to each House concurrine: therein, that it be, and) Hereby laproposea tome elector, 01 tuisoiaic ... tntappr I meut asan addition ,1 sectionto article eleven of i the Constitution. Every countv which now is or I may hereafter be entitled to more than one Sen - ! ato'r or Repre entativc for the residue ofthepres - ! eat dorenuial ncriod.or for all- or an v portion of a 11 v subsequent decennial period shall be divided into as many Senatorial and Representative dis- tricts as there may be Senatororsor Representa- lives elective iuany year of the present, or any! subsequent dcccnnialpcriod, which districts shall be of contiirious territory, and each district snail cmit.ain as nearlv a ratio for Senator or Renre- I TI!SrSSVS I without dividing anv township, election precinct I or ward. If any Representative. or Senatorial : district, composed of two or more counties shall tin. be entitled to additional Representatives or Senators for any portion of the present or any subsequent decennial period, the district shsf be divided into two districts, for each liortion of and each shall contaTn as neaVa 1 .1 ...a I.: -I. ..Kt, i, ratio as is attainable without dividing comities. If bv reason ofthc annexation of one Senato rial district to another, there shall be any excess of population over a Senatorial ratio, which shall be entitled to additional Senatorial represent ation for anv portion of any dccanninl period, each district, as now constituted shall elect one Senator. Ceunties shall be di videdinto districts bv i lie ! .,. ,; tu ,,,,., rvi mch other board of ofli- 'crs elective and resident in tho proper county as may be provided by law. At least four mot.t i prior to the general election in 1S5S. the couutii a entitled to more than ouemember ofeither houas shall be divided into districts for the residue of the present decennial period, and ft lesst four months prior to the gcucral election in the first year of each subsequent decennial period, the "counties entitled to more than one member for all, or any portion of such decennial period, in either or both houses, shall be divided into dis tricts for the whole of the decennial period A description of the district of each county shall be published as may be directed by the county commisiouers or as may be prescribed by law. N. H. VAN VORHES Speaker the House of Representatives THOMAS H. FORD, President of the Senate. April 3d, 1857. SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, COLUMBUS, April 4, 1857. hereby certify that the foregoing proposed Constitution amendments are correctly copied from the original rolls on file in this office. JAMES H BANKER, Secretary of State. i . THE PEltFUniE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, FRCSII FROM LIVING FLOWERS- HURRA. Y AND LANNANS W L K 0 W A TP IE 52 This rare perfume and cosmetic is prepar ed from tbopica l fi.owf.rs of surpassing fra grance, v ithou I any admixture of coarse es sential oils, which form the staple of many Essences" and "Extracts for the Toilet." It? Aroma is as inexhauslable as that of I he "Farina Cologne," and as fresh and Jelicate as the breath of living blossoms. What are its Antecedents i For twen'p years it has maintained ileascen dency over all olher ptrfuir.es throighnut Cuba, South America and the West Indies. It has been introduced into the Uniieri States, in response to the earnest demand growing out of its southern refutation A cure for HEADACHE AND FAINTNESS ! As an odor for the handkerchief, il is ns delicious ?s the "Oito of Roses." It lends , - frt-;"n(-'ss and transparency to the complexion; nm! n-nir v.-c I. i ,1 1 1 . n n .1 f.. . t ...... and removes headache and faitness. eOUiVJTERFJEITS. Beware of imitations. Look for the name of JIUHRAY & LANMAN on the Bottle, Wrapper and Ornamenttd LbI.fi. Sold bv I). T. LANMAN & Co., wholesale tlruggistf No. C9 Water Street, New Yoik, and by ul! drug gists, at -59 cenls per bottle. Slathers, Sava Your Children. KEMP'S VEGETABLE W0B2 PASTILLES. They ate infallible for the cure of INTERNAL WOR3IS! The peculiar properties which belong to ' Kemp's Lozenges," have never before been combined in any preparation. They are at tractive to rhe eye, as a Sweatmeat of Delicious Flavor, rapid, yet harmless in their operatiou, com posed solely of VEGETARLE MATERIAL, and require no Mercury to be lafcen before or after them. They do their vork mt.re tho roughly than any of ;he nauseous Vermifuges of the day. THE PRIMARY CAUSE OF DEATH I . ' j :s considered by the most distinguished Phy sicians, to be worms among children. It is scarcely necessary, therefore, to put motheis on tneir guard against t his ins id ions complaint or to recommend them to take prompt steps to remove it hy ihe use of the only true remedy, KEMP'S PASTILLES, rresc"ied in such a palatable form, that children take thrm eagerlv without coaxinj. Sold hy D. T. LAN.M.XN' & CO., G9 Water Slreet. New York, and hy all druggists, at 25 ccnisper bottle. April 2. 18i 7 ly. DYE STUFFS, SlC P. BKOOKIKS & SOX, Baron St., Eaton, O., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in American English, French and Gern:an Drills, Jlodiciiios, Chemicals, l':ii:ts. Oils. Iti'tishcs, Cilass, Putty, Perfumery, Patent Jtlediciiies Ac. T7E beg leave to call the attention of the V public toour well selected slock which wc offer on the most favorable terms. Having the advantage of many years ptactical experi- ence i n t he business, they with confidence. Jefv competition, both in regard to quality apj ptl0e Df their articles. Patticularattention paid to Physicians nro- teriptions. Eaton, July2G, 1855. MET A L1C COFFINS! rIIhi subscriber has now ou hand, and i 1 coustantlv keeping, a full supply of Metal; Coffins, which will be sold low. WOODEN COF FINS, of every quality aud size, manufactured upon the shortest uotice. K. V EISS. Atthc machine shop, South Eastof R. R. D .Aug. 24.lS.i4. " OSAGE ORANGE FENCING rrV. undershrhed is encaged in the planting reo, ingof theOsoge Ora nge, .nd i8 no w prepared to moke engagements foi furnishing sprints and setting of setting and moluring dices atir prices, ord will warrant a ! FIRST SATE FENCE in four years! All orders addiessed to W ert Elkton, Preble county Ohio, will be promptly attended to. N. HORNADAY. Tyec. 7 13.34. tf. , . utOn Dl'CSSillff ICOOIH . Main tree t .a dioinin Lt he National Hote I ROBERT t;OIXC.S. TVTOW holds himself in readiness forBarher- ! i ng, Hair Dressing, Shampooing and every hing that belongs to his line of business. Ino ains will be spared to please all, and he in fos all to call and try for themselves. THOMPSON "aTlIABliis- Attorneys and Counsellors at Latv, 1 T ILLpracticcin 1'rcbleandadjoiningcouB- ties. Allbusinessentrusted to their care will meet with prompt attention. Office on Bar ronStrect .thrccdoorsnorth of Vanausdal' tstore, Eaton, Ohio. Feb. 8, 1833 Wanted, t;AA flAA BushelsFlax Seed for which rJvJV7,VJvJw the highest market price will C'Ven l"V J . P. BKOUKlINSci SOW. Eaton July 2G, 1S55.