one, as directed by the amended constitution, the following districts shall be formed, each of which shall elect one senator, and the polls of elec tion 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 representative; 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 castern 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 thir y-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 elec tion, 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

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the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first year, and of the second class at the expiration of the second year; so that one-half thereof, as near as possible, may be chosen annually for ever thereafter.

6. The number of senators shall, at the several periods of making the enumeration before mentioned, be fixed by the legislature and apportion ed among the several counties or districts to be established by law, according to the number of white male inhabitants of the age of twentyone years in each, and shall never be less than one-third nor more than one-half of the number of representatives.

7. No person shall be a senator who has not arrived at the age of thirty years, and is a citizen of the United States; shall have resided two years in the district or county immediately preceding the election, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States, or of this state, and shall moreover have paid a state or county tax.

8. The senate and house of representatives, when assembled, shall each choose a speaker and its other officers, be judges of the qualifications and elections of its members, and sit upon its own adjournments; two-thirds of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and compel the attendance of absent members.

9. Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and publish them. The yeas and nays of the members, on any question, shall, at the desire of any two of them, be entered on the journals.

10. Any two members of either house shall have liberty to dissent from and protest against any act or resolution which they may think injurious to the public or any individual, and have the reasons of their dissent entered on the journals.

11. Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behaviour, and with the concurrence of twothirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same cause; and shall have all other powers necessary for a branch of the legislature of a free and independent state.

12. When vacancies happen in either house, the governor or the person exercising the power of the governor shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.

13. Senators and representatives shall, in all cases, except treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during the session of the general assembly, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech or debate, in either house, they shall not be questioned in any other place.

14. Each house may punish, by imprisonment, during their session, any person, not a member, who shall be guilty of disrespect to the house, by any disorderly or contemptuous behaviour in their presence: provided such imprisonment shall not, at any one time, exceed twenty-four hours.

15. The doors of each house, and of committees of the whole, shall be kept open, except in such cases as, in the opinion of the house, require secrecy. Neither house shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than two days, nor to any other place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting.

16. Bills may originate in either house, but may be altered, amended, or rejected by the other.

17. Every bill shall be read on three different days, in each house

unless, in case of urgency, three-fourths of the house where such bill is so depending shall deem it expedient to dispense with this rule; and every bill having passed both houses, shall be signed by the speakers of their respective houses.

18. The style of the laws of this state shall be," Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Ohio."

19. The legislature of this state shall not allow the following officers of government greater annual salaries than as follows, until the year one thousand, eight hundred and eight, to wit; the governor not more than one thousand dollars; the judges of the supreme court not more than one thousand dollars each; the presidents of the courts of common pleas not more than eight hundred dollars each; the secretary of state not more than five hundred dollars; the auditor of public accounts not more than seven hundred and fifty dollars; the treasurer not more than four hundred and fifty dollars; no member of the legislature shall receive more than two dollars per day during his attendance on the legislature, nor more for every twenty-five miles he shall travel in going to and returning from the general assembly.

20. No senator or representative shall, during the time for which he shall have been elected, be appointed to any civil office under this state, which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which shall have been increased, during such time.

21. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law.

22. An accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of the public moneys shall be attached to and published with the laws, annually. 23. The house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeaching, but a majority of all the members must concur in an impeachment. All impeachments shall be tried by the senate, and when sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation to do justice according to law and evidence; no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds of all the senators.

24. The governor and all other civil officers under this state shall be liable to impeachment for any misdemeanour in office; but judgment, in such cases, shall not extend further than removal from office, and disqualification to hold any office of honour, profit, or trust, under this state. The party, whether convicted or acquitted, shall, nevertheless, be liable to indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment, according to law.

25. The first session of the general assembly shall commence on the first Tuesday of March next; and for ever after the general assembly shall meet on the first Monday in December in every year, and at no other period, unless directed by law, or provided for by this constitution. 26. No judge of any court of law or equity, secretary of state, attorneygeneral, register, clerk of any court of record, sheriff or collector, member of either house of congress, or person holding any lucrative office under the United States, or this state, provided that the appointments in the militia, or justices of the peace, shall not be considered lucrative offices, shall be eligible as a candidate for, or have a seat in, the general assembly.

27. No person shall be appointed to any office within any county who shall not have been a citizen and inhabitant therein one year next before his appointment, if the county shall have been so long erected; but