Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-03-18
New Election Law.

The following new election law has
been passed by the Legislature. It
amends sections 1447 and 1852 of the
Revised Statutes, 80 as to fix the term
OF, township trustees at three years.
This spring three trustees will be elected
as usual, but the person receiving the
highest vote will serve for three years,
the next highest two years, and the one
receiving the lowest number ofvotes one
year. After this year the election will
be held for three years, and but only
one trustee elected every spring. The
following is the full text Of the laws
SECTION / Be it enacted 6y the Gen.
ernI Assembly ofthe State of Ohio, That
sections 1448 and 1852 Of the Revised
Statutes, be SO amended as to read as
follows:
SEC. 144S. 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 constables and supervisors
Of roads as may be directed by
the trustees, and one assessor for
the township, or If the township is d.
vided into two or more election pre-
cincts, then for each precinct In which
such election Is held, and the judges and
clerks In discharging their duties in
said election, shall be governed in all
respects BY the law regulating elections,
but 1t shall not be necessary to send q
poll-book to the clerk Of (the] court of
common pleas Of the proper county;
and in case any two or in0res persons
have the highest and equal number of
votes for any one ofthe twonship offices
directed to be filed, 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 shall hold
the Office for three years; provided that
at the first annual election OF township
officers Of the passage 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 or votes to serveL f0rlthree years;
the one receiving the next highest to
serve for two wears, and the one receive
ing 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
causeis without board Of trustees Or
there is a vacancy in the board or trus-
tees Of township, the justice ofthe peace
or such township holding the Oldest
commission, or In case the commissions
Of two or more Of such Justices bear ev-
en- date, the then justice oldest III years,
shall appoint a suitable person or per-
sons, having the qualifications Of cleo
tors lii such township to fll the vacan-
cy or vacancies until d successor ID
elected and qualified, and such sNcces-
sOr shall be chosen for the unexpired
term at the first annual township cleo
ti0n that occurs more than ten days az
ter the vacancy shall have happened,
| and the justice OF the peace shall make
Tout certificate Ia writing Of such APP
pointmento or appointments, and file the
same with the clerk Of the township In
which said vacancy occurred, who shall
lrecOrd the same. s n All Il \
EEc. 2. That sections i MS and .l452 o,
1.-THE Revised Statutes are repealed.
EEc. 3. This act shall take effect On
its passage. Il