The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-12

BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.


OHCxIoN 1. Be Il resolved BY the General
Assembly q the STATE ci Ohio That PROPOSE
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
day IN November. 1882 to amend Section q Of
Article II Section 1S Of Article III, sectionss,
Of Article ~, Section ls Of Article VIII, SEQ.
ticis XVI Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Ohio, 20 they shall read - follows:
ARTICLE II.
Assembly shall commence o. the first Monday
Of January next after IL 10 chosen 4 M
6t ARTICLE III. M
SHo IA Whenever the once Of Secretary Of
etsts Auditor Of Ststs Tre:sursr Of - state M Of Q,
Zsicis he Governor shaii nii tho Vacancy by
sppointment for the residue Of the term or un.
% The disability 10 removed.
ARTICLE Nv.
$40 a. Th4 Supreme court shall, until other.
0eSotety Of whom eotnpetsnt 10 cit, SHAH DO
eision, except as herein provided. It shan
masdsmaA hHbess corpus, and proe.dsndo,
,iSsa S 5, ". "'ss Tss '0e jsSsss q ne supr:%s
etats at large, and for such term Of even years
dsS SSs. e: csnss sai
divisionS thereof not exeesdins three. each
Sud sUOh an q cases sSs Be msss
70 each division as Q majority q al the judges,
may direct. A majority Of each division shall
I'll tSS iud:es 70 hSsrins ~ csse in G any division
case involves the constituiionality Of . statute,
s 3: q cs nsa q y: ss sSs q e a:
served to the whole court for decision.
SEQ q The State shall be divided into Judi.
ns q rSoa ny
Der OF circuit judges residing therein, shall be
elected by the electors thereof, and for such
term Of even years ss may be provided BY Law.
number OF judges as may be provided by law,
and shall be held in each county at least once
IN each year; and more than one court may be
Judge may be assigned to hold court in any CIR
Quit Tho circuit court shall have the same
original jurisdiction as the Supreme Court and
such appellate Jurisdiction - may be provided
SEQ Z. AProbate court shaal be established
In each county, which shall be o court Of rec.
elected by the electors Of the county, whose
term Of once shall be four years, and who shall
receive such compensation, payable out OF the
county treasury, or by fees or both, as may be
SEQ. q Justices Of the peace shall be elected
BY the elector: In each township on the arst
Saa years. sna their de
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms OF
ONCE shall be four years and shall commence
ssoson HS nf vasanoss Occurring ' a f tho ooe aS
day Of January alter IKE next eieotion for town.
sSo TO-. All judges, other than those pro.
by the electors OF the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer torn
SEC ii. The Judges Of the several courts pro-
vided for In this Constitution. shall be elected
IN the even years on the first Tuesday after the
nrst Monday In November, and their terms Of
ONCE. whether chosen for full term, or TO fll
Q vacancy, shall commence on the drst day OF
January next after their election
courts shall reside, while in ONCE, In the dis.
trtot for which they ore elected. and their term
OF ofaoo shall be six years: -. - Z.
any court provided for In this Constitution be.
comes vacant before the expiration OF the term
for which he was elected, the Governor shall
Sor is elected and Qualined; and such successor
4hall be chosen for the unexpired term, OF the
nrst election for members Of the General A..
% SEC 10. T The clerk Of the Common Pleas
court Of each county shall, by virtue Of his Of.
except the Supreme court; but the General
Assembly may authorize the Judges Of the Pro.
bate court 70 perform the duties Of clerk OF
UuCu COuIN L0co hEb ~ 81
ARTICLE Will
SEQ. ~ So long q. the State shall have pub.
shall be board OF public works, to consist Of
three members, and whose term Of once shall
be for such number OF even years - may
be provided BY law.
ARTICLE K
SRc .. County oficers sholl be elected In
the even years, on the first Tuesday after the
frst Monday in November by the electors Of
term term Of i sven years. % .: may be provided BY law.
shall be nlled BY appointment for the remain
SEQ l. Township ofnoers. and .le nuni.
cipal ofnoers, shall be elected In the odd years,
on the hrst Tuesday after the arst Monday In
November by the electors OF each township or
municipality, In such manner, and for such
term Of even years, % may be provided b. law
When o vacancy occurs In township or mum.
eipsl once II shal! be nlled by appointment
for the remainder OF the term
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. q At the general election 70 be held in
the year one thousand eight hundred and nine.
ty.two and In each twentieth year thereafter
the question "Shall there be o conyentton TO
be submitted to the electors of the State, and,
In case majority Of all the electors voting ut
such election decide in favor Of q convention
provide, by law, for the election Of delegates,
and the assembling OF such convention, as is
provided In the preceding section; but no
amendment OF this Constitution, agreed upon by
any convention assembled In pursuance Of this
article, shall take effect until the samo shall
have been submitted to the electors Of the
State, and adopted by . majority OF those vot-
ing thereon.
SECTION g. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
era, chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November, 1889, shall hold their
offices until the second Monday In January,
1893; and the members of the sixty-ninth Gen.
erai Assembly shall hold their offices until the
Hrst day of January, 1893. The term Of office OF
the Auditor OF State In once when this amend.
ment takes effect shall terminate on the second
Monday In January, 1893.
SECTION g. The terms Of once Of the judges OF
the Supreme court which would, but for this
amendment have terminated on the ninth day
Of fFebruaryin the years 1891, 1904 1893 1884, 1885,
1895, 1897 and 1893, shall, respectively terminate
on the first day of January In the years 1601 1893
1895, 1897 1892 1901, 1908 and 1905; and their re
spective successors shall be chosen on the flrst
Tuesday after the frst Monday In November
preceding the expiration OF their terms oi
sEonoNA The terms Of oface Of the several
Judges OF the Circuit court which would, but
tor thi: amendment have Terminated on The The
ninth day of February, IN tho years 1891, 1888,
Nud 1894 shall respectively. terminate on the
nrst day OF January, In the years 1891, 1898 and
1895; and their respective successors shall be
chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Mon,