Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-05-22


Be it Resolved by the General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio (three-fifths of all the
members elected to each House concur
ring Cherein), That propositions to amend
the Constitution of the State OF Ohio, be
submitted To the electors of the State. on
the second Tuesday of OctObe r, "A d. 1879,
as follows, tn-wiE: That Section two OF
Article two, Section one Of Article three,
aud Section four of Article ten, be so
amended as to read as follows:
tt8 10 ARTICLE II.
SECTION 2. Senators and Representa-
tives shall be elected biennially by the
electors in the respective counties or dis
triets, 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
ARTICLE III.
SEC. /. The Executive Department shall
consist of a Governor, Lieutenant-Gov-
ernof, Secretary Of State, Auditor, Treas
urer and Attorney-General, who shall
the place of voting for members of the
General Assembly ;, and at the time pre-
scribed BY law.
ARTICLE x.
SECTION 4. 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 fof three years; and on the flrsi
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 Section
two, Article two, shall have placed upor
their ballots the words, 'fAmendment Il
Section two, Article two, of Constitution
Yes;" and those who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words
Amendment to Section two, Article two
of Constitution, No;' those who favol
the adoption of Section one, Article three
shall have placed upon their ballots The
words, "Amendment to Section one, AR
ticle three, of Constitution, Yes ;" and
those who do not favor the adoption o.
said amendment shall have placed 1per
eAAGAA naAlOs8 1AGr MOIuBs L1l6lHt4 NE
Section one, Article three, Of constftu.
ton, Mo-" and those who favorB tae ailop
ton Of Section four Article ten, shal
have placed upon their ballots the words
"Amendmenft TO Section four, A r6iele ten
of Constitution, Xes;'' and thoiIe who dl
not favor the adoption Of said arnendnen
shall have placed upon their ballots th,
words, ssAmendment to Section four, Ar
tlcle. ten, Of the Constitution, Mo-
JAMES e. NEAL D
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
JABEZ W FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Passed April, u, 1879. se
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
Office of the Secretary of State.
I,Milton Barnes, Secretary of State 9
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, tina
the foregoing is a true copy of an &C
passed by the General Assembly of tn
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of April
A. ID. 1879, taken from the original roll
filed in this Office.
In testimony thereof, 1 hay
hereunto subscribed nv name an
[sEALl affixed my official seal, at Colum
bus, the 18th day of April, A. {
1879. MILTON BARNES,
apl4mo6 Secretary of State.