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CHAPTER VII.

An act, allowing additional compensation to the officers of the present general assembly.

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 allowed them by the act, entitled, "An act allowing compensation to the officers of the general 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.

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January 13th, 1804.

4,000 dollars appropriated for the members

and officers

of the gen

eral assem

bly.

A sum not exceeding

500 dollars to

the clerks of

the several

counties.

CHAPTER VIII.

An act, making a temporary appropriation of money, for certain purposes.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Ohio, That four thousand dollars of the revenue of this state, be and the same is 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 not exceeding five hundred dollars, be and is 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 required to issue bills, redeemable at the treasury of this state. This act shall commence and Commence- be in force from and after the passage therof.

200 dollars

for the print

er.

Auditor to issue bills.

ment.

ELIAS LANGHAM,

Speaker of the house of representatives.

January 16th, 1804.

NATH. MASSIE,

Speaker of the senate.

CHAPTER IX.

An act, to provide for filling vacancies in the office of justices of the peace

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the township

meeting,

etc.

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Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Ohio, That whenever there shall be a vacancy in the office of justice of the peace, 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, it shall be the duty of the court of common pleas of the proper county, to determine and fix on a suitable number of justices of the peace 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 three years from the date of their commissions.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, 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

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court of

pleas to fix the number

To continue

in office for

three years.

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Manner of
conducting
contested
elections.

justices of the peace, and for other purposes:" Provided, 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."

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der this act.

ELIAS LANGHAM,

Speaker of the house of representatives.

DANIEL SYMMES,

Speaker of the senate, pro tempore.

January 24th, 1804.

CHAPTER X.

An act, to provide for the election of a representative in congress.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Ohio, That on the second Tuesday of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand 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.

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two years

Sec. 2. And 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.

The manner

of conduct

ing elections

under this

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all elections under this act shall be held and conducted in all respects in conformity to the-pro- act. visions of the act, entitled, "An act to regulate elections."

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