Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-09-11

rOur Of Article Ten OF she COnstAsm-
utOn OF she state Of OhtOs
BE il ResolUed 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 ONO, De
submitted TO the electors of the state, on
the second Tuesday of October, AID. Ie1Ss
as follows, tO-wit: That Section two oi
Article two, Section one Of Article three,
and Section four of Article ten, De 80
amended as 70 read as follows
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 2. Senators and Represent. IA.
tiVes shall be elected biennialiy Dy Slc
ELECTORS in the respective counties or dis
tricts, at time prescribed Dy law tnIll
terms of Office shall commence on the
Tuesday next after the first Monday OF
January thereafter, and continue Two
ARTICLE III.
SEC. 1. The Executive Department shall
consist of a Governor. Lieutennnt-Gov-
ernor, Secretary of state, Audir0n, Treas
urer and AttOrney-(5enerai, 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.
OACAAOA II 4OMR6ulD OAlGtES HAAlA De
elected on the first Monday of April, an
nually, by the qualified electors of Their
respective townships, and shall hold theil
offices for one year from tile Monday mex
succeeding their election, and until theiI
successors are qualified, except TOWNSHIP
Trustees, who shall be elected by tbs
qualified electors in the several Town
ships of the State, on the first Monday o
April, A. d. 1880, one to serve for thu
term OF one year, one for two years, ant
one for three years; and on the frs
Monday OfApFil in each year thereafter
one Trustee shall be elected to hold TIN
office for three years from the MomsIa,
next Xtsucceeding his election, and until hi
successor Is qualified.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election the voters in favor o
the adoption of the amendment to Secti0l
two, Article two, shall have placed upo
their ballots the words, 'AmendmenE t
Section two, Article two, of Constitution
Yes;" and those who do not favor tn
adoption of said amendment shall hav
placed upon their ballots the words
amendment to Section two, Article two
of Constitution, No;" those who fave
the adoption of Section one, Article three
shall have placed upon their ballots tn
words, "AmendmeRt to Section one, Ar
tiole three, of Constitution, Yes;'' an
those who do not favor the adoption @
said amendment shall have placed upO
their ballots the words, "AmendmeHt t
Section one, Article three, of Constitu
tiOn, NO;" and those who favor the adoI
tiOn of Section four, Article ten, sha
have placed upon their ballots the word
"Amendmentt to Section four, Article ter
of Constitution, Yes;" and those who d
not favor the adoption of said amendmel
shall have placed upon their ballots th
words, amendment to Section four, A
ticle ten, of the Constitution, No."
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,
Office Of the Secretary of State
l, Milton Barnes, Secretary of State
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, tn
the foregoing is true copy of an a
passed by the General Assembly of Il
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of Apri
A. d. 1879, taken from the original rol
filed in this Office.
In testimony thereof, 1 ha
hereuntO subscribed my name al
[sEAL affixed my official seal, at Colur
bus, the 18th day of April, A.
1879. MILTON BARNES,
ap14mo6 Secretary of State.