Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-24


afOn OF the state Of Ohio'
Re q Pesolped by the General Assembly, y,ll y |
the STATE Of Ohio (three-htths oi al w
members elected to eaeh Rouse OoIIou-1 ,1 |
ring eherein), That proposltlOns O,s;o ~ ba
the Constitution Of the olSIe pa ~ u State on
snhmitted TO the electors OF the oIAte, ,Sa ~ |
~ second Tuesday of October, A.D' AofSs
IS folIows. to-wit: That Section Two OF
q rticIe two. Section one Of Article three,
end Section four of Article tens be so
amended as to read as follows
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 2. Senators and Representa-
tfves shall be elected Dienniaily Dy tinfe tne
electors in the respective counties or dis
tricts. at a time prescribed by law; their
terms Of office shall commence on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday of
January thereafter, and continue two
years.
SEC. i. The Executive Department shall
consist of q Governor. Lfeutenant-o Gov
ernor, Secretary Of State, Auditor, Treas
urer and Attorney General, who shall
be chosen by the electors of the State, at
the place of voting for members of the
General Assembly, and at the time pre-
seribed by law.
ARTICLE X.
SECTION a. Township officers shall be
elected on the first Monday Of April, an
nually, by the qualified electors of their
respective townships, and shall hold their
offices for one year from the Monday next
succeeding their election, and until their
successors are qualified, except Township
Trustees, who shall be elected by the
qualified electors in the several Town
ships of the State, on the first Monday of
April, A. D. 1880, one to serve for the
term OF one year, one for two years, and
one for three years; and on the first
Monday of April in each year thereafter
one Trustee shall be elected, TO hold the
Office for three years from the Monday
next succeeding his election, and until his
successor is qualified.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election the voters in favor Of
the adoption of the amendment to Sectior
two, Article two, shall have placed upoE
their ballots the words, 'Amendment Il
Section two, Article two, of Constitution
Yes;'' and those who do not favor th'
adoption of said amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words
"Amendment to Section two, Article two
of Constitution, No;' those who favO
the adoption of Section one, Article three
shall have placed upon their ballots tht
words, "Amendment to Section one, Ar
ticle three, of Constitution, Yes anC
those who do not favor the adoption o
said amendment shall have placed upoI
Section one, Article three, of COnstitu
tion, No;' and those who favor the adop
tion of Section four, Article ten, -shal
have placed upon their ballots the words
"Amendmentto Section four, Article ten
of Constitution, Yes;' and those who dt
not favor the adoption of said amendmen
shall have placed upon their ballots th
words, "Amendment to Section four, Ar
ticle ten, of the Constitution, No."
JAMES E. NEAL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JABEZ w. FITCH, 81
President of the Senate.
Passed April, II, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
Office of the Secretary of State.
1, Milton Barnes, Secretary of State {
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, ths
the foregoing is true copy of an ae
passed by the General Assembly of tn
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of Apri
A. D. 1879, taken from the original rol
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