Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-06-05

Be it Resolved 6u the General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio (three-fifths OF all the
members elected to each House concur
ring therein), That propositions to amend /
the Constitution Of the State Of Ohio, be /
submitted 20 the electors Of the State, on /
the second Tuesday of October, AID. 1879, /
as follows, tO-wit: 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
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 2. Senators and Representa-
4iTes shall be elected biennially by the
electors in the respective counties or dis
tricts, 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.
-SEc.1 The Executive Department shall
consist OF a Governor, Lieutenant-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-
scribed by law.
ARTICLE. K.
: keSEcTIoN q lTlOwnship ofieers shah 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
chips Of the State, on the first Monday Of
April, "a. D.s1SS0, 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
ofhce 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 SectioT
two, Article two, shall have placed upOI
their ballots the words, "Amendment II
Section two, Article two, of Constitution
Yes;" and those who do not favor thC
adoption of said amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words
"Amendment to Section two, Article two
of Constitution, Nos" those who favol
the adoption of Section one, Article three
shall have placed upon their ballots th'
words, s Amendment to Section one, Ar
ticle three, Of Constitution, Yess" ant
those who do not favor the adoption o
said amendment shall have placed upOI
their ballots the words, Amendment t.
Section one. Article three, Of COnstitu
tiOn of Section four, Article ten, shal
have placed upon their ballots the words
"Amendmentto Section four, Article ten
of Constitution, Y es - and. those who d.
not favor the adoption of said amendmen
shall have placed upon their ballots tn
words, Amendment to Section four, Al
ticle. ten, of the Constitution, Mo-
JAMES E. NEAL,
Speaker of the House of Representative!
JABEZ w. FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Passed April, II, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
b Office of the Secretary of State.
1, Milton Barnes, Secretary of State
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify. tn;
the foregoing is a true copy of an az
passed by the General Assembly of tt
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of Apri
A. d. 1879, taken from the original rol
filed in this office,
In testimony thereof, hay
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