The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-09-23
JOINT RESOLUTION,


Submitting Propositions 20 Ameud
Section Two OF Article Two, Sec.
lion One of Article Three, and
section Four OF Article Ten Of
the Constitution OF the State C
Ohio
Bet Resoloed By the General Asssn,5ly u as
State of Ohio. tthree-ffths Of all the members
elected to each House concurring thersin,,
That propositions to amend the Constitutioa sf
the State of Ohio be submitted TO the electors
of the State on the second Tuesday of Ootobsf,
A. ID. 1879. as follows. 20 wit: That Section
two of Article two. Section one of Artiele
three, and Section four Of Article ten. b I,
amended as to read as follows:
ss ARTICLE IL.
SECTION .. Senators and Representative
shall be elected biennially BY the electors IN
the respective counties or districts, at time
prescribed by law; their terms Of Office shsll
commence on the Tuesday next after the hrst
Monday Of January thereafter. and continns
two years.
ARTICLE III. st
Sec. l. The Executive Department. shall ssn-
sist of Governor, Lieutenant Governor. Seo.
retary of State, Auditor. Treasurer and Attor.
ney General who shall be chosen BY the cleo.
tors of the State, at the place of voting fer
members Of the General Assembly, and & :
time prescribed by law. ll6a
ARTIcLEx. oh
Sec. 4. Township officers shall be elected ON
the first Monday Of April BY the quilted
electors Of their respective townships. in sasA
manner and for such terms not exceeding threet
years. as may be provided by Law. 80
FORM or BALLOT. reil
At said election the voters in favor Of a.
adoption of the amendment of Section tvs.
Article two. shall have placed upon their bal.
lots the words, Amendment to Section I've.
Article two of Constitution. Yes;r and thoss
who do not favor the adoption of said amend.
ment shall have placed upon their ballots tie
words, Amendment to Section two. Artiele
two, Of. Constitution, No." those who favor the
adoption of Section one, Article three. sAall
have placed upon their ballots tie worda
amendment to Section1 one. Article three. q
Constitution, Yes" and those who do not fayes
the adoption of said amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words, .Amssd-
ment to Section one, Article three, Of Censtitv.
ton, No." and those who favor the adoption oi
Section four Article ten shall have placed upsn
tnelr Dallots tne WORDS, Amendment TO S0D-
tion four, Article ten, of Constitution, Yssv
and those who do not favor the adoption q
said amendment shall have placed upon shsss
ballots the words, Amendment to Section fs,,. !.
Article ten, Of Constitution. No."
hr sea JAMES B. NRAL,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
JABFZ W. FITCH,
| President OF the Ssnats.
Passed April IL, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, One, ,-es
Office of the Secretary of State,
l, Milton Barnes, Secretary Of State Of The
State Of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fsvs.
going Is true copy Of an aot passed BY, the
General Assembly Of the State Of Ohie. o.
the 18th day Of April, A. D 1879, taken frsn
the original rolls hled In this. once. l,lT
s In testimony thereof, have here
[ssAI] unto subscribed my name ana am
ed my cfioialseal. at Columbus. n,
18th day Of April A. d. 1873.
MILTON BARNES,
semssasy u state.
Aprh IL, ls7s-sw. ai'ts