The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-09-25

Submitting Propositions to Amend Section Tr0
Of Article TU0, Section One Of Articls Three.
and Section F0ur Of Article Ten Of The Con-
stitlEti0a Of the STATE Of Ohio.
Be It rss0Irs1 Jy the General Ass,m5Hy Of t5s
state Of Ohio l-hreefths OfaIl the members elect
ed TO each house c0ucurriug thereiu,) That pr0pO-
sitiOns to amend the Constitution Of the State Of
Ohio be submitted to the electors of the State on
the second Tuesday Of October, A. ID. 1879 as fol-
lows, tO-wit: That section of article 2 section
of article 9, and section 4 of article 10, be so
amended as to read as follows
Article IT, SECTION p Senators and Repre-
seutarIFes shall be elected beuuialy bv the elect
Ors in the respective counties or districts, at
time prescribed by law; their terms of office shall
commence on the Tuesday ueZr after the first
Monday Of January thereafter, and continue two
years
AET1cIE III, SEC. I. The Executive Depart
meut shall consist of Governor, Lieutenant Gov
eruOr, Secretary Of State, Auditor, Treasurer and
electors Of the state, at the place Of voting for the
members Of the General Assembly, and at time
prescribed by law
AErrCLE X. SEC. &. Township officers shall be
elected on the first Monday OF April, annually, by
the qualified electors OF their respective townships
and shaIlhOld their offices for one year from the
Monday next succeeding their election, and until
their Successors are qualified, except Township
Trustee, who shall be elected By the qualified
electors i'm the several Townships Of the State on
the first Monday Of April, A. d. lSS, 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 office for three years from the
Monday next succeeding his election, and until
his successor is qualified.
FORM OF BALLOr.-At said election the voters
10 favor of the adoption of the lmendmgut to Sec
tiou Two, Article Two, shall have placed upon
their ballots the words, amendment TO- Section
Two, Article Two, Of COEstiruti0u-Yes; and
those who do not favor the adoption Of said
amendment shall have placed upon their ballots
the wOrIs, amendment TO Section Two. Article
Two, of Constitution Mo-" those who favor The
adoption of Section One, Article Three, shall have
placed upon their ballots the words Amendment
TO Section One, Article Three, of Constitution
Yes :" and those who do not favor the adoption
ballots the words, amendment TO Section One
Article Three Of COusrituriou-N0,' and those
who favor the adoption of Section -Four, Article
Zen, shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, amendment TO Section Four Article Ten,
of C1ustitutiOn--Ies;'' and those who do not fa-
placed upon their ballots the words, came ulmgDE
% Section -Four, Article Ten, of Constitution
No." JAMES f. NEAL
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
JABEZ W. FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Passed April 70, 1879.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA, OU0,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
erlI Assembly of the State of Ohio on the 18th
day of g-il, 4. ID. 1879, taken from the original
rolls fled I'M this office.
Tl testimony whereof, have hercuut0
subscribed my name and affixed my Official
[sEALl seal, at Columbus, the l2tl day Of April
a. ID. 1879, MILTON BARNES,
apI4 ItawGm Secretary of state