The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-10-02
Joint Resolution,

Submitting Propositions to Amend Section Tu0
Of article Iir0, Section One Of article Three,
and Section -Four Of article Ten Of the Con-
stituti0H Of the State Of Ohio.
Be II rssozDsd By the General assembly Of tho
state Of Ohio (three-hfths OF all the members elect
ed TO each house conCurring therein,) That pr0p0-
sitiOns TO amend the Constitution Of the State Of
Ohio be submitted 20 the electors Of the State on
the second Tuesday Of October, A. ID. 1879 az fol-
lows tO-gTit: That section of article 2 section
Of article 3, and section q Of article 10, be so
amended as 70 read as follows
ARTICLE III, sECTI0E2. Senators and Repre-
sentariyes shall be elected biennialy by the elect
0rs i'm the respective counties or districts, at
time prescribed by law their terms of office shall
commence on the TUESDAY neZr after the first
Monday OF January thereafter, and continue two
years.
ARTICLE III, SEC. I. The Executive Depart
ment shall consist of a Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernOr, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer and
AtrOney-teueral, who shall be chosen by the
electors OF the state, at the place Of voting for the
members of the General Assembly, and al time
prescribed by law
ARTIcLE Y, SEC. T. Township officers shall be
elected on the first MOndaV of April. annually. by
the qualified electors of their respective townships
and snall mold their Offices for one year from the
Monday next succeeding their election, and until
their successors are qualified, except Township
Trustees, VINO shall be elected by the qualified
electors in the several Townships of the State on
the first Monday Of April, A. D. 1850, one to serve
Tor the term of one year, one for two years, and
one LOE Llrte years. ana on the ur8L MONDAY or
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
I his successor is qualified.
FORM OF BALLOr.-At said election the voters
in favor of the adoption of the amendment to Sec
ton Two, Article Two, shall have placed upon
their ballots the words, Amendment TO Section
Two, Article Two Of COnsttuuOn-1es7D and
those who do not favor the adoption Of said
amendment shall have placed upon their ballots
the words, amendment 20 Section Two, Article
Two, of COustitutiUn-NO;" those who favor the
adoption of Section One, Article Three, shall have
plgced upon their ballots the words amendment
to Section One, Article Three, of Constitution
Yes - and those who do not favor the adoption
of said amendment shall have placed upon their
bal lots the words, Amendment 10 Section One,
Article Three, Of COnsritutiOn-NO;' and those
who favor the adoption of Section -Four, Article
Zen, shall have placed upon their ballots the
of CONSTITUENCIES and those who do not fa-
vOr the adoption Of said amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words, amendment
20 Section -Four, Article Ten, of Constitution
No." JAMES T.. NEAL,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
JABEZ W. FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Passed April 12, 1879.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA, OHIO,l
Office of the Secretary of State
7, Milton Barnes. Secretary of State Of the State
of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the foregoing Is
true copy of joint resolution passed By the Cen
eral Assembly of the STATE of Ohio, on the 18th
day of April, A. ID. 1879, taken from the original
rolls fled In this Office.
In testimony whereof. have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my official
rsEALl seal, at Columbus, the l2th day Of April,
A. ID. 1879. MILTON BARNES,
apI4 ltaw6m Secretary of state