Amendments, and Proposed Amendments
including the Ordinance of 1787, the Act of Congress
dividing the Northwest Territory, and the Acts
of Congress creating and recognizing
the State of Ohio

Complete original texts, with historical data, records
of the vote cast, contemporary newspaper
comment, detailed comparisons
and historical introduction

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COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY
ISAAC FRANKLIN PATTERSON

5-26-31 LWI

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

ACTS OF CONGRESS

The Ordinance of 1787

Dividing the Northwest Territory into the Northwest Ter-

ritory and the Territory of Indiana, 1800

Directing the creation of the State of Ohio

Supplementary act of March 3, 1803

Recognizing the state of Ohio as a member of the union

THE CONSTITUTION OF 1802 AND ACTS, AND PROPOSED

AMENDMENTS

Members of the first constitutional convention, 1802

The first Constitution, 1802

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61

66

98

99

Proposal to hold a constitutional convention, 1819.

Proposal to hold a constitutional convention, 1849 .

Act to provide for calling a constitutional convention, 1850 100

THE CONSTITUTION OF 1851 AND ACTS, AMENDMENTS, AND

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS, ALSO THE PROPOSED CONSTI-

TUTION OF 1874

Members of the constitutional convention, 1850-1851

The second Constitution, 1851

Proposed amendment for annual sessions of the General

Assembly, 1857 .

Proposed amendment giving the General Assembly larger

control over corporations, 1857.

Proposed amendment making bank and individual taxation

equal, 1857

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Proposed amendment making single legislative districts, 1857 166

Proposed amendment changing district court, 1857

Proposed amendment providing for annual sessions of the

General Assembly, 1859.

Proposed amendment restricting suffrage, 1867