The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-07-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
GOVERNORS VETO. Hw

Be II resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio:
section l. That proposition shall be
submitted to the electors of this state. on
the frst Tuesday after first Monday In
November. A. d. 1903, to amend section
10. of article II. of the constitution Of the
state of Ohio, so that It shall read as
follows:
ARTICLE H.
Sec. 16. Every bill shall be fully and
distinctly read three different days. un-
Tess In case of urgency three-fourths Of
the house In which IT shall be pending.
shall dispense with the rule. No bill
shall contain more than one subject,
which shall be clearly expressed in its
title, and no law shall be revived. or
amended unless the new a,r "'rituni~ -
entire act revived. or the section or Sec
tions amended, and the section or Sec
tions SO amended shall be repealed.
Every bill passed by both houses OF
the general assembly shall, before said
the governor. If he approves he shall
sign said bill and thereupon said bill shall
be law. II he object he shall not sign
and shall return said bill. together with
house wherein the bill originated, which
house shall enter at large upon its jour-
nal said objection and shall proceed to
reconsider said bill II, after said re-
consideration, at least two-thirds OF the
members elect of that house vote to re-
pass said bill II shall be sent together
with said objection, to the other house,
which shall enter at large upon Its jour
nal said objection and shall proceed to
reconsider said bill. If, after said recon-
sideration, at least two-thlrds of the
members-elect of that house vote to pass
said bill IT shall be law otherwise 1t shall
not be law. The votes for the repassage
of said bill shall in each house respec-
lively be no less than those given on the
original passage. II any bill passed by
both houses of the general assembly and
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and Is not returned to the house wherein
1t originated and within ten days after
bUng so presented. exclusive of Sunday
and the day said bill was presented, said
bill shall be law as in like manner as If
signed, unless final adjournment OF the
general assembly prevents such return,
In which case shall be law. unless OBJ
jected to by the governor and filed, to-
gether with his objection thereto In
writing, by him in the Office of the sec
retary of state within the prescribed ten
days: and the secretary of state shall at
once make public said fact and shall rc-
turn said bill, together with said objec-
ton upon the opening of the next follow
ing session of the general assembly to
the house wherein said bill originated,
where It shall be treated In like manner
as IL returned within the prescribed ten
days.
II any bill passed by both houses of
the general assembly and presented to
the governor contains two or more Sec
uOns, OF two or more Items OF dpproprla-
ton of money, he may object to one or
more of said sections or to one or more
of said items of appropriation of money,
and approve the other portion OF said
bill. In which case said approved portion
may be signed and then shall be law;
and such section or sections, item or
Items of appropriation of money object
ed to shall be returned within the time
and In the manner prescribed for, and
shall be separately reconsidered as in
the case Of whole bill: but IL final
adjournment Of the general assembly
prevents such return the governor shall
file said section or sections, item or Items
OF appropriation of money. together with
his objection thereto in writing with the
secretary of state as In the case OF a
whole bill, and the secretary of state
shall then make public said fact, but
shall not further act as In the case OF a
whole bill"
Section 3. At such election those cleo
tors desiring to vote for such amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the
words: Constitutional amcndment-gov-
ernors veto-yes:" and those opposed to
such amendment shall have placed upon
their ballots the words Constitutional
W. S. MKINNON,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
f. B. ARCHER,
President of the Senate.
Adopted May 2. 1902.
United States of America, Ohio,
Office of the Secretary of State.
l. LEWIS c. LAYLIN. Secretary Of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy
of a Joint Resolution adopted by thu
General Assembly of the State of Ohio
on the End day of May. A. d. 1902, taken
from the original rolls now on file in this
office
In Testimony Whereof, l have 'hereun-
TO subscribed my name, and affixed my
official seal, at Columbus the 27th day
of January. A. D. 1903
LEWIS c. LAYLIN,
Secretary of State.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE