Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-04-20
ARTICLE XVII.
.AAIEND1fENTs.

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SEC. l.. Either branci, of the general assem-
! bly, may propose amendments to this conStltu-
! ton; and If the same he agreed to by three
/ ffths of the lnembers elected to each house.
such proposed afdendmentsshatl be entered on
the Journals. with the yeas and nays, and pub,
county, where newsF1h per IS publish lEeEf, for
six months preceding the next 4ection olsen
same shall be submitted to the electors, for
approval or rejection; and if a m joEitS1of the
/ amendments the same shall become part of
the constituti6n.s When more than one
Z amendment is9subfnitted1 at the same time,
they shall be so admitted as to, enable the
electors to vote on each amendment sepa-
q Seq. 9. When three-fifthss of. the amembers
| elected to each branch of the general assembly
deem It necessary to caA a convention to re-
+ shall recommend to the electors to Y0te at the
i next election of members of the general assem-
I bly,, for or against a convention; 5nd if u ma
jority of those voting at said 3eIeotion vote for
= convention. the general assembly shall. at
manyme EN- bers as the house Ofrepresentatives,
4 who shall be ehoseR in the same manner, and
ton, for the purpose aforesaid. No amend
ment or change of this constitution, agreed
agreed upon by such convention, shall take
effect until the same has been submitted to the
electors of the state, andadopted by a majority
OF those voting for and against the same.
SCHEDULE.
SEC. l. This constitution shall take effect
on the first day of October. one Thousand eight
hundred and seyenty-four, and all laws then
in force, not inconsistent herewith, shall CON
tinue in force until amended or repealed.
SEC. p The official term of all judges whose
I, offices are created by this constitution, and of
4 all elective state officers, shall begin on the
second Tuesday of January next succeeding
i SEC. .43.s The probate courts provided for in
tins constitution shall be the successors of the
present probate courts; the courts of common
! pleas the successors of the present courts Of
/ common pleas; and the circuit courts the. sue
eessors of the present district courts; and all
business pending in the general terms Of the
, superior courts of Cincinnati and Cleveland
on the second Tuesday OF, January, one thou
sand eight hundred and seYentyzfve, shall
then be transferred 20 and proceed in the
= proper circuit courts andssuch general terms
II shalIthenceforth. be abolished. II. -.
SEC. The superior courts for the counties
of Greene and NJ ontgomery shall cease to ex-
| ist on the second Tuesday of January,s one
+ thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, un=
less sooner abolished by law; and the business
and proceed IN the courts, Of common pleas OF
the proper counties. The superior courts OF
CiPcin1ati and Cleveland shall continue until
4otherwise provided by lsWslaI.zs sat t.t -
SEC. s.. All officers shall continue in Office
: until their successors arc elected or appointed
r and qualiied, and all vacancies in Office occur
i i ring after the first day of October. one thou-
: sand eight hundred and seyenty-four. shall bC
!, hIled IN the manner prescribed by law, until
a officers are elected or appointed and QUALIFIED
: under this constitution. Until the election
y n and qualification of the superinteTldent of pub
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: their office and Teceive the COMPENSATION pro
' yided by laws and. until otherwise prescribed
. by lawt the said superintendent shall have tn,
{, / powers and perform the duties of said board
= SEC. g. The governor and all other stat
: and county eficersai and members of the gen
q eral assembly, whose successors are by existin,
:, | laws required to he elected In the year on
thousand eight hundred and seVenty=fxe, shaI
Il 4 continue in Office during the terms now estab
3 llshed by law, and until their successors ar.
: elected and qualified: The successors 10 suel
n
= assembly under this constitution eshall b.
III elected at special election, to be held on tn
\ Tuesday succeeding the first Monday in No
y VembeF, one thousand eight hundred and sew
> enty- and shall serve for one year, unit
{ their successors are elected and qpaIifiedl bu
!. affect the allatmentef additional members I
q the house of represen tatiF Is or the senate.
nf Iroytded for IN this constitutions Such sue
a cessors shall be slceted on the Tuesday sue
" eeeding the first Monday in November, on
:, Thousand eight hundred q and Eeyenty-six
r But this section shall not prevent the genera
- assembly from ab6lishing or changing the teri
h ofany Office not created by the constitution.
Il SEC, z. The first election for, judges of tn
rdd supreme, circuit and common pleas courts
eF and for all elective state and county officer
whose, successors, by existing law, would b
3. elected in the present year. and to fill yaean
b. eIes in the general assembly, shall be held o.
L., the, second Tuesday of October, one thousan
G. eight hundred and seventy -four, and shall b
IS, conducted and the returns made, and the off
eI GERS SO elected commissioned in, the name
It, now provided by law for the election and com
= missioning Of like officers The first eieetio
for judges of the courts of probate shall be hel
he at the election for governor, in the year on
tn thousand eight hundred and seventy-six; an
n all probate judges, in Office On the first day
n 0etdbef, one thousand5 eight hundred an
N; Seventy shall eontRne in office until II
on eight. hundred and seV en- ty-sevens and a
M common pleas judges an office on the first da
sfI4 of October, one thousand eight hundred m
ee seYenty-four, shall continue to serve in the
n respective districts as now constituted, unit
n, the second Tuesday in January, one; thOusan
nd eight hpndrea and Soy yenty- -fye. ~
"a, Sec. s: Where two or more counties a
ne Joined in the same election district, the r
Iid turns of elections shall be sent to the coupi
% having, by the latest federal census, the iar,
he SCI, 9. The governor shall, 1 iran nodiate
II upon the taking effect Of this eanstitut lion, a
on point a commission, to consist of three ne
rm sons. whose dnty it shall be to revise i
arrange, simplify and abridge the general Ia,
rs ofthe state, SO that there shall be bat one Ia
inTr upon any one subject, and, aE far as practie
INC pFene court upon each law, Their prooae
N ings shall, from time to time. be reported
,Ay the general assembly, and be Suhieet to the a
ltn ti0n Qt that body. The comnensatiou tenn
ct Of office, and mode of filling vacancies IN
TaS be prescribed BY law, y II ,,' -
rstf SRG. 10. This constitution shall be subml
ny ted 70 the electors OF the state on Tuesday I
IND hundred anu seventy-tonr, and at the sal
lls7 time there shall be separRtely submitted
4, said electors the following propositions:
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=, PROPOSITIONS N1aEARRa eollE--aIINoRF
IN sitge REPRESENTATIONS. III
5le o't In every election fofjudgeso Of the suprsl
mt and esr6u9 Ib,sc