etc.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly
of the state of Ohio, That there shall be allowed
to the clerk of the senate and to the clerk of the
house of representatives, in addition to the sums One dollar
allowed them by the act, entitled, "An act allow- cents in ad-
ing compensation to the officers of the general clerk hire,
assembly," the sum of one dollar and fifty cents
per day, for clerk hire and incidental expenses.

ELIAS LANGHAM,
Speaker of the house of representatives.

DANIEL SYMMES,

Speaker pro tem. of the senate.
January 13th, 1804.

CHAPTER VIII.

An act, making a temporary appropriation of

money, for certain purposes.

4,000 dollars appropriated for the members

A sum not exceeding

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly

of the state of Ohio, That four thousand dollars and officers of the revenue of this state, be and the same is erg. assem- hereby appropriated, for the payment of the

members and officers of the general assembly, . in part of their wages for the present session.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a sum 500 dollars to not exceeding five hundred dollars, be and is the several hereby appropriated, for the purpose of paying

the clerks of the several counties in this state, for making out the duplicates for the year one thousand eight hundred and three, and two hundred dollars for the printer; for the payment of

which, the auditor of public accounts is hereby Auditor to required to issue bills, redeemable at the treas

ury of this state. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the passage therof. .

ELIAS LANGHAM, Speaker of the house of representatives.

200 dollars for the printer.

issue bills.

Commencement.

NATH. MASSIE,
Speaker of the senate.

January 16th, 1801.

CHAPTER IX.

An act, to provide for filling vacancies in the

office of justices of the peace

fix the number

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Trustees of the state of Ohio, That whenever there shall be to warn a

meeting, à vacancy in the office of justice of the peace, etc. in any township in this state, it shall be the duty of the trustees of such township to warn a meeting of the electors therein, to elect a suitable person to fill such vacancy, and whenever hereafter any township shall be divided or set off, When a new it shall be the duty of the court of common erected the pleas of the proper county, to determine and common fix on a suitable number of justices of the peace be justices: for such township, and it shall be the duty of the trustees of such township to warn a meeting of the electors therein to elect the number of justices so determined on, and the justices of the peace so elected shall continue in office to continue thlee

years from the date of their commissions. three sears. Sec. 2. In be it further enacteil, That in case the election of any justice of the peace, under this act, shall be contested, the same proceedings shall be had as are prescribed in the act, entitled, "An act to regulate the election of

conducting contested elections.

Manner of justices of the peace, and for other purposes:”

Provider, That after the freeholders who may be summoned to try any such contested election shall have made a report, in writing, to the clerk of the proper county, according to the directions of said act, it shall be the duty of the said clerk to send, within ten days thereafter, a certificate of the determination of such freeholders to the trustees of the proper township, that in case there should be a vacancy in the office of justice of the peace, by reason of such determination, the said trustees shall call a township meeting, by giving like notice as is required in the act, entitled, “An act to provide for the incorporation of townships," for the purposes of electing a suitable person to fill such vacancy; and all

elections under this act shall be held and conelections un- ducted in the manner prescribed in the act,

entitled, "An act to regulate elections."

Manner of conducting

der this act.

ELIAS LANGHAM, Speaker of the house of representatives.

DANIEL SYMMES, Speaker of the senate, pro tempore.

January 24th, 1804.

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CHAPTER X.

An act, to provide for the election of a represent

ative in congress.

,

1804,

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly A represen. of the state of Ohio, That on the second Tuesday elected on of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand Tuesday of eight hundred and four, the electors within the several election districts in this state, shall give in their votes for a suitable person to represent the state of Ohio in the congress of the United States, for the term of two years, to commence on the fourth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and five.

Sec. 2. .Ind be it further enacted, That at and every every period of two years from the said second thereafter. Tuesday of October, the electors of each election district in this state, shall in like manner give in their votes for a suitable person to represent this state in the congress of the United States, for the term of two years, to commence on the fourth day of March next thereafter.

Sec. 3. And be it fourther enacted, That all the manner elections under this act shall be held and con- ing elections ducted in all respects in conformity to the-pro- uet. visions of the act, entitled, "An act to regulate elections."

under this