Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-10

aiOn OF the state OF ohio.
Be il Resoleed 5y the General Assembly Of
the State OF Ohio (three-tifths OF all the i
members elected to eaeh House concur
ring therein), That propositions to amend /
the Constitution of the State of Ohlos be |
submitted to the electors of the State, on |
the second Tuesday Of October, ,A-D- 1879 |
as follows, tO-wit: That Section two Of
Article two, Section one of Article three,
and Section four Of Article ten, be so
amended as to read as follows
ARTICLE III.
SECTION 2. Senators and Representa-
tiYes shall be elected biennialiy by the
electors in the respective counties or dis
triets, at 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.
ARTICLE III
SEC. 1. The Executive Department shall
consist of Governor. Lieutenant low
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-
scribed by law.
ARTICLE x.
SECTION 4. Township officers shall be
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 nv the
qualified electors in the several Town
ships of the State, on the first Monday of
April, A. ID. 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
xtsucceeding 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 upon
their ballots the words, 'tAmendment tC
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
ssAmendment to Section two, Article two
of Constitution, No;" those who favor
the adoption of Section one, Article three
shall have placed upon their ballots thu
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 upol
their ballots the words, Amendment Il
Section one, Article three, of Constitu
ton, No;' and those who favor the adop
tion of Section four, Article ten, .shal
have placed upon their ballots the words
"Amendmentto to Section four, Article ten
of Constitution, Yes;'' and those who d,
not favor the adoption of said arnendraen
shall have placed upon their ballots tn
words, amendment to Section four, Al
ticle. ten, of the Constitution, No."
JAMES E. NEAL,
Speaker of the House of Representative
JABEZ w. FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Passed April, u, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
Office of the Secretary of State.
I. Milton Barnes, Secretary of State G
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, tina
the foregoing is a true copy of an ac
passed by the General Assembly of tn
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of April
A. D. 1879, taken from the original roll
filed in this ofices "a
In Testimony thereof, l llaV
hereunto subscribed my name an
[sEALl affixed my official seal, at Colun
bus, the 18th day of April, A. /
1879. MILTON BARNES,
ap14mo6 Secretary of State.