Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-21

Be It Resolued by the General Assembly Of
The State OF Ohio (three-fifths of all the
members elected to each House concur
ring Lherein), That propositions to amend
the Constitution of the State of Ohio, be
submitted to the electors Of the State, on
the second Tuesday Of October, "A. d. 1879,
as follows, to-wit: That Section two of
Article two, Section one of Article three,
and Section four Of Article ten, be so
amended as to read as follows
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 2. Senators and Representa-
tives 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.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. 1. The Executive Department shall
consist Of a Governor, Lieutenant-GOg-
ernor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treas
urer and AttOrney-G General, who shall
be chosen by the electors of the State, mt
the place OF voting for members Of the
General Assembly, and at the time pre-
scribed by law.
ARTICLE X.
SECTION 4. Township officers shall be
elected on the first Monday of April, an
nually, by the qualified electors of theiI
respective townships, and shall hold theil
offices for one year from the Monday mex
succeeding their election, and until theil
successors are qualified, except TOWNSHIP
Trustees, who shall be elected by thu
qualified electors in the several Town
ships of the State, on the first Monday o
April, A. d. 1880, one to serve for tn
term of one year, one for two years, ant
one for three years; and on the frs
Monday of April in each year thereafter
one Trustee shall be elected, to hold tn
office for three years from the Monda
next succeeding his election, and until hi
successor is qualified.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election the voters in favor G
the adoption of the amendment to Sectio
two, Article two, shall have placed upO
their ballots the words, "Amendment
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 word,
NAmendment to Section two. Article tive
of Constitution, No;'' those who fave
the adoption of Section one, Article thre,
shall have placed upon their ballots tn
words, "Amendment to Section one, Al
ticle three, of Constitution, Yes;" an
those who do not favor the adoption
said amendment shall have placed upo
their ballots the words, Amendment
Section one, Article three, of Constitl
tion, Nos" and those who favor the ado
t1on of Section four. Article ten, sha
have placed upon their ballots the word
Amendment to Section four, Article tel
of Constitution, Yes;'' and those who d
not favor the adoption of said amendmei
shall have placed upon their ballots Il
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, IL, 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, til
the foregoing is true copy of an a
passed by the General Assembly of t
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of Apr
A. d. 1879, taken from the original TO
filed in this office.
In testimony thereof, | ha
hereunto subscribed my name a
[sEALl affixed my official seal, at Colu
bus, the 18th day of April, A.
1879. MILTON BARNES,
ap14mo6 Secretary of State