Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-03-18
Full Text Of the New Law for the
Election Of Township Trustees.
AN ACT


TO amend sections l448 and 1852 of the revis-
ed statutes. so as to fix the term of township
trustees at three years.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the state of Ohio, That sections l44S
and 1852 of the revised statutes, be so amend
ed as to read as follows:
SEC. l44S. After the judges and clerks have
been qualified as aforesaid, the electors shall
proceed to the election of one township clerk,
one trustee, one township treasurer and such
number of coAstsbles and supervisors of roads,
AZ may be directed by the trustees, and one
assessor for the township, or if the township is
divided into two or more election precincts,
then for each precinct in which such election is
held, and the judges and clerks in dscharging
their duties in said election, shall be governed
in all respects by the law regulating elections,
but it shall not be necessary to send poll
book to the clerk of 1.-The court of common
pleas of the proper county; and in case any two
or more persons have the highest and an equal
number of votes for any one of the township
offices directed to be filled, the clerk and judges
of the election shall determine by lot which OF
the persons is duly elected, and the officers SO
elected shall hold their Office for one year. with
the exception of the trustee, who shail hold the
Office for three years; provided that the first an
nual election of township officers after the pass
age of this act and at the first annual election
of any new township there shall be elected
three trustees, the one receiving the highest
number of votes to serve [torl three years; the
one receiving the next highest to serve for two
years, and the one receiving the next highest
to serve for one year. Should any two or more
of those elected receive the same number of
votes, they at the first meeting of the board
after their election shall determine by lot the
term for which each of those receiving an equal
number of votes shall respectively hold the
office.
SEC. 1852. When a township for any
cause is without board of trustees or there is
a vacancy in the board of trustees of town
ship, the justice of the peace of such township
holding the Oldest commission, or in case the
commissions of two or more of such justices
bear even date, then the justice Oldest in years,
shall appoint suitable person or persons,
having the qualifications of electors in such
township to fill the vacancy or vacancies until
successor is elected and qualified, and such
successor shall be chosen for the unexpired
term at the first annual township election that
oecnrs more than ten days after the vacancy
shall have happened, and the justice of the
peace shall make out certificate in writing of
such appointment or appointments, and file the
same with the clerk of the township in which
said vacancy occurred, who shall record the
same.
SECTION 2. That sections 1448 and 1452 of
the revised statutes are repealed.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect on its
passage.
JOHN G. ENTREKIN,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ROB'T P. KENNEDY,
President of the Senate.
Passed March s, 1886.