The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-07-31


of Article Three, and Section Four of Ar
ticle Ten of the Constitution of the State
of Ohio.
Be IL Resolved by the General Assembly of thd
State of Ohio (three-fifths of all the memberd
elected to each house concurring therein, Thai
propositions to amend the Constitution of thS
State of Ohio be submitted to the electors of thu
State on the second Tuesday of October, A. u
1879, as follows, to-wit: That Section two Of Ar
ticle two, Section one of Article three and SecI
tion four of Article ten, be SO amended as td
read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 2. Senators and Representative
shall be elected biennially by the electors iH
the respective counties or Districts at timd
prescribed by law; their terms of office shall
commence on the Tuesday next after the firsl
Monday of January thereafter, and continue
two years.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. l, The Executive Department shall con-
sist of a Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, Secre
General. who shall be chosen by the electors o.
the State, at the place of voting for members
of the General Assembly, and at time pre-
scribed by law.
SEC. 4. Township officers shall be elected on
the first Monday of April, annually, by the
qualified electors of their respective townships
the Monday next succeeding their election, and
until their successors are qual1tied, eXcept
Township Trustees, who shall be elected by the
qualified electors in the several townships ol
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 thereaf-
ter, one Trustee shall be elected to hold the Of
flee for three years from the Monday next sue
ceeding 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 bal
lots the words, amendment to Section two,
who do not favor the adoption of said amend
ment shall have placed upon their ballots the
two, Of Constitution, No; :" those who favor the
adoption of Section one, Article three, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words,
Constitution, Yes - and those who do not
favor the adoption of said amendment shall
have placed upon their ballots the words,
amendment to Section one, Article three, OF
Constitution, No;' and those who favor the
adoption of Section four, Article ten, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words,
"Amendment to Section four, Article ten. Of
Constitution, YeS;' and those who do not favor
the adoption of said amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words, Amend
ment to Section four, Article ten, of Constltu-
JAMES E. NEAL,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JABEZ w. FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Passed April 12, 1879. -
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
Office of the Secretary of State.
1, Milton Barnes, Secretary of State of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fores
going is true copy of an act passed by the
General Assembly OF the State of Ohio, on the
original rolls filed in this office.
In testimony thereof, I have here
LsEAL.] unto subscribed my name and affixed
my official SEAL at Columbus, the 18th
MILTON BARNES,
Secretary of State.