The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-11
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
T4ai GOVERNORS VETO. UT

Be II resolved by the General Assembly
OF the State of Ohio:
Section i. That proposition shall be
submitted to the electors OF this state. on
the frat Tuesday after first Monday In
November, A. ID. 1903, TO amend section
is. Of article IT, OF the constitution OF the
state of Ohio. so that Il shall read as
ARTICLE u.
Sec. 16. Every bill shall be fully and
distinctly read three different days. un.
less In cage OF urgency three-fourths of
the house In which II shall be pending
shall dispense with the rule No bill
sha'I contain more than one subject,
which shall he clearly expressed In Its
title, and no law shall be revived, or
amended unless the i,.w tnt 81 80
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tions SO amended shall be repealed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
bill can become a law, be pi csentec to
the governor. II he approves he shall
sign said bill and thereupon said hill shall
be law II he object II. shall not sign
and shall return said bill, together with
his objections there 20 In writing, to the
house wherein the bil 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 1t shall be Gent. 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. II. after said recon-
sideraton, at least two-thirds of the
members-elect OF that house vote to pass
said bill II shall be law, otherwise IL shall
not be law. The votes for the repassagc
OF said bill shall In each house respec-
lively be no less than those given on the
original passage. II any bill passed by
hnnape n assembly
presented to the governor Is not signed
and is not returned to the house wherein
1t originated and within ten days after
being so presented, exclusive of Sunday
and the day said bill was presented. said
bill shall be law as in like manner as II
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 fled, 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 re-
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 II 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
TONS or two or more items of appropria E
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, a. whole bill; but II final
| 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
! whole bill"
Section 2 At such election those cleo
! tors desiring to vote for such amendment
| shall have placed upon their ballots the
words: constitutional amendmen,-goy.
| ernor's veto-yes;" and those opposed tc
| such amendment shall have placed upon
| their ballots the words: constitutional
amendment--governors veto1nS vton
Speaker of the House OF Representatives
| r. B. ARCHER,
| President of the Senate.
Adopted May p 1902.
| United States of America, Ohio.
Office of the Secretary of State.
| I, LEWIS c. LAYLIN. Secretary ot
| State of the State of Ohio do hereby
| certify that the foregoing is a true copy
| OF Joint Resolution adopted by tbs
| General Assembly of the State of Ohio
| on the 2nd day of May, A. d. 1902, taker
from the original rolls now on file in this
| office.
| In Testimony Whereof, have hereun'
| to subscribed my name. and affixed my
| official seal, at Columbus, the 9th Gay
of January, A. d. 1893
| LEWIS c. LAYLIN,
| Secretary OF State.
| PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE