Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-06-19


BE it ResoIved By the General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio (three-fifths of all the
members elected to each House concur
ring therein), 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, AID. 1873,
as follows, to-wit; That Section two OF
Artlele two, section one o. 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 Dy tne
electors in the respective counties or dls-
trfcts, at q time prescribed by law; their
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 q Governor, Lleutenant-9O
ernor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treas
urer and Attorney General, 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. snT
ARTICLE x.
SECTION 4, Township officers shall be
elected on the first Monday Of April, an
nually, by the qualified electors of their
respective townships, and shall hold their
Offices for one year from the Monday next
succeeding their election, and until their
successors are qualified, except Township
Trustees, who shall be elected by the
qualified electors in the several Town.
ships of the State, on the first Monday of
April, A. ID. 1880, one to serve for the
term OF one year, one for two years, and
one for three years. ana on the first
Monday Of April in each year thereafter
one Trustee shall be elected, TO hold the
Ofdce for three years from the Monday
next succeeding his election, and until hii
successor is qualified.
. FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election the voters in favor Of
the adoption of the amendment to Section
two, Article two, shall have placed upoT
their ballots the words, HAmendment K
Section two, Article two, of Constitution
Yes;' and those who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment shall have
placed upon their ballots the words
Amendment to Section two, Article two
of Constitution, Nos" those who favor
the adoption Of Section one, Article three
shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, "Amendment to Section one, Ar
ticle three, Of Constitution, Yes; :" and
those who do not favor the adoption OIL
said amendment shall have placed upon
Bhe1r DallOCs the words, ,-HAmendment tC
Section one, Article three, Of Constitu.
tion, NO;" and those who favor the adop
tion of Section four, Article ten, shal
have placed upon their ballots the words
t'Amendmentto 20 Section four, Article ten
Of Constitution, Yes;" and those who do
not favor the adoption of said amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the
words, fsAmendment to Section four, Ar
tiCle. ten, Of the Constitution, No"
TAMTC q
Speaker of the House of Representatives
eOft fCJABEA ": FITCH,
Passed April, IL, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF, AMERICA, OHIO, --s
Once Of the Secretary OF State.
I, Milton Barnes, Secretary of State @
the State Of Ohio, do hereby certify, tha
the foregoing is q true copy Of an &C
passed by the General Assembly Of tn
State Of Ohio, on the 18th day of April
A. d. 1879, taken from the original roll
fled in this Office.
In testimony thereof, hay
hereunto subscribed my name an
[sEALl affixed my official seal, at CoIum
bus, the 18th day of April, A. [
1879. MILTON BARNES,
ap14mo6 Secretary of State.