William Ledbetter, Callaway Hodges, Isaac Hill, Adam Huntsman, West H. Humphreys, John Kelly, Joseph A. Mabry, William C. Roadman, Julius C. N. Robertson, 73 Ennis Ury, John Whitson, Isaac Walton, Andrew A. Kincannon, I. Ordered, That it shall be the duty of the several officers of this state, authorized by law to hold elections for members of the general assembly, to open and hold an election, at the places of holding elections for inembers to the general assembly, in their respective counties, on the first Thursday and Friday in March next, for the purpose of receiving the votes of such qualified voters as may desire to vote for the adoption or rejection of this amended constitution: provided, that no person shall be deemed a qualified voter in said election, except such as are included within the provisions of the first section of the fourth article of this amended constitution. II. Ordered, That it shall be the duty of said returning officers in each county in this state, to prepare poll books, which shall be opened on said days of election, and in which shall be enrolled the name of each voter by the assistance of clerks, who shall be appointed and sworn as clerks in other elections. Said officers shall prepare a ballot box, in which shall be placed the ticket of each voter. Each ticket shall have written thereon the words, "I ratify the amended constitution:" or if the voter is opposed to it, "I reject the amended constitution:" or the words "Ratification" or "Rejection," or some such words as will distinctly convey the intention of the voter. The justices of the several county courts in this state, at some time previous to the day of said election, shall appoint three inspectors for each precinct; and in case of failure of the courts to appoint inspectors, then said returning officers shall ap point them. It shall be the duty of said returning officers, in presence of the said inspectors, to count the votes given for the ratification and rejection of the constitution, of which they shall keep a true and correct estimate in said poll book. Said returning officer shall deposit the original poll books of said election with the clerk of the county court in their respective counties, and shall within five days after said election, make out duplicate statements of the number of votes in their respective counties for ratifying and rejecting the constitution; and shall forward by mail one of said certificates to the governor, one to the secretary of state, and shall likewise deposit one with the clerk of the county court. It shall be the duty of said several clerks carefully to examine the said poll books, and forthwith to certify to the secretary of state, a full, true, and perfect statement of the number of votes taken for and against the constitution, as appears from the poll books, filed in their office. Should said returning officers, or any of them, fail to make returns in due time, as above directed, the secretary of state shall then be authorized to despatch a special messenger for the purpose of obtaining a certified copy of the result of said elections. III. Ordered, That upon the receipt of the said returns, it shall be the duty of the governor, secretary of state, and any one of the judges of the supreme court, or any two of the said named officers, to compare the votes given in said election for the ratification and rejection of the amended constitution; and if it shall appear from said returns, that a majority of all the votes given in said election, is for ratifying the amended constitution, then it shall be the duty of the governor forthwith to make proclamation of that fact, and thenceforth this amended constitution shall be ordained and established as the constitution of the state of Tennessee. It shall moreover be the duty of the governor, in and by said proclamation, to command the sheriffs and other officers directed by law to hold and superintend elections, to open the polls of elections at the places of holding elections for members of the general assembly in their respective counties, on the first Thursday in August one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, for the purpose of electing a governor, and for the election of senators and representatives to the general assembly of this state from the several districts and counties, as mentioned and described in this ordinance, at which time and places elections shall also be held for members of congress; and said officers shall make returns of said elections under the same rules and regulations as are now required by the existing laws. And it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to record the returns made from each county or district, and the result of said election, in a bound book to be preserved in his office. IV. Be it further ordered, That if any sheriff or other acting officer shall fail, within the time prescribed by this ordinance, to discharge any of the duties hereby required, such sheriff or other returning officer so failing as aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five thousand dollars, to be recovered by action of debt in any of the courts of record in this state; to be sued for in the name of the governor, for the use and benefit of common schools. V. Be it further ordered, That until the first enumeration and ap portionment of representation in one thousand eight hundred and forty one, as directed by the amended constitution, the following districts shall be formed, each of which shall elect one senator, and the polls of election shall be compared at the several places herein mentioned, on the first Monday succeeding the day of election; to wit: The counties of Carter, Sullivan and Washington, shall form one district; and the polls shall be compared in the town of Jonesborough. The counties of Greene and Hawkins, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in the town of Greenville. The counties of Cocke, Sevier, Jefferson and Blount, shall form one district; and the polls shall be compared in the town of Sevierville. The counties of Grainger, Claiborne, Campbell, Anderson and Morgan, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at the house of Robert Glenn, Esq., in Campbell county. The counties of Knox and Roane shall form one district; and the polls shall be compared at Campbell's Station. The counties of Munroe and McMinn shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in the town of Athens. The counties of Rhea, Bledsoe, Marion and Hamilton, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at the town of Dallas. The counties of Warren and Franklin shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at Hillsborough. The counties of Overton, Jackson, Fentress and White, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at Livingston. The counties of Lincoln and Giles shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at the house of John Kennedy. The counties of Smith and Summer shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at Hartsville. The county of Bedford shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at Shelbyville. The county of Maury shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in Columbia. The county of Rutherford shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in Murfreesborough. The county of Davidson shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in the city of Nashville. The county of Williamson shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in the town of Franklin. The counties of Lawrence, Wayne and Hickman, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at Catron and Napier's Furnace. The counties of Dickson, Stewart and Humphreys, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at Simmons' old place on Yellow Creek. The counties of Robertson and Montgomery shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at Port Royal. The county of Wilson shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in Lebanon. The counties of Hardeman, Fayette and Shelby, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in Sommerville. The counties of Madison, Haywood and Tipton, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in Brownsville. The counties of Carroll, Gibson and Dyer, shall compose one district and the polls shall be compared in Trenton. The counties of Henry, Weakley and Obion, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared in Dresden. The counties of Henderson, Perry, M'Nairy and Hardin, shall compose one district; and the polls shall be compared at the house of James Wright, in Hardin county. And until said enumeration and apportionment of one thousand eight hundred and forty-one, the counties of Carter, Sullivan, Washington, Greene, Hawkins, Cocke, Sevier, Jefferson, Blount, Grainger, Claiborne, Knox, Roane, Monroe, M‘Minn, Rhea and Bledsoe, shall each elect one representative; and the polls shall be compared at their respective courthouses. The counties of Sullivan and Hawkins shall jointly elect one repre sentative; and shall compare the polls at Kingsport. The counties of Greene and Washington shall jointly elect one representative; and the polls shall be compared at the house of Joshua Royston, Esq. The counties of Knox and Roane shall jointly elect one representative; and the polls shall be compared at Campbell's station. The counties of Monroe and M'Minn shall jointly elect one representative, and the polls shall be compared at Athens. The counties of Campbell, Anderson and Morgan, shall jointly elect two representatives; and the polls shall be compared at the house of James Ross, Esq., in Anderson county. The counties of Marion and Hamilton shall jointly elect one representative; and the polls shall be compared at Dallas. The counties of Warren, Franklin, Bedford, Lincoln, Giles, Maury, Rutherford, Williamson, Davidson, Wilson, Smith and Sumner, shall each elect two representatives; and the polls shall be compared at their respective court-houses. The counties of Lawrence, Wayne, Hickman, Dickson, Humphreys, Montgomery, Stewart, Robertson, Overton, Jackson, Fentress, White, Hardin, McNairy, Hardeman, Fayette, Shelby, Perry, Henderson, Madison, Haywood, Tipton, Carroll, Gibson, Henry and Weakley, shall each elect one representative; and the polls shall be compared at their respective court-houses. The counties of Obion and Dyer shall jointly elect one representative; and the polls shall be compared at the house of William Terrel, Esq., in Dyer county. The returns of the elections for representatives, shall be made at the several places herein pointed out, on the first Saturday succeeding the day of election. WILLIAM B. CARTER, President. Attest, WILLIAM K. HILL, Secretary. CONSTITUTION OF OHIO Done in Convention, begun and held at Chillicothe, on Monday, the 1st of November, A. D. 1802, and of the independence of the United States the 27th. WE, the people of the eastern division of the territory of the United States northwest of the river Ohio, having the right of admission into the general government, as a member of the Union consistent with the constitution of the United States, the ordinance of congress of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-seven, and the law of congress, entitled "An act to enable the people of the eastern division of the territory of the United States, northwest of the river Ohio, to form a constitution and state government, and for the admission of such state into the Union, on an equal footing with the original states, and for other purposes;" in order to establish justice, promote the welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish the following constitution or form of government, and do mutually agree with each other to form ourselves into a free and independent state, by the name of The State of Ohio. ARTICLE 1. § 1. The legislative authority of this state shall be vested in a general assembly, which shall consist of a senate and house of representatives, both to be elected by the people. 2. Within one year after the first meeting of the general assembly, and within every subsequent term of four years, an enumeration of all the white male inhabitants above twenty-one years of age shall be made, in such manner as shall be directed by law. The number of representatives shall, at the several periods of making such enumeration, be fixed by the legislature, and apportioned among the several counties, according to the number of white male inhabitants of above twenty-one years of age in each; and shall never be less than twenty-four nor greater than thirty-six, until the number of white male inhabitants of above twentyone years of age shall be twenty-two thousand; and after that event, at such ratio that the whole number of representatives shall never be less than thirty-six, nor exceed seventy-two. 3. The representatives shall be chosen annually, by the citizens of each county respectively, on the second Tuesday of October. 4. No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and be a citizen of the United States, and an inhabitant of this state; shall also have resided within the limits of the county in which he shall be chosen, one year next preceding his election, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state, and shall have paid a state or county tax. 5. The senators shall be chosen biennially, by qualified voters for representatives; and, on their being convened in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided by lot from their respective counties or districts, as near as can be, into two classes; the seats of the senators of |