The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
GOVERNORS VETO.

Be II resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio:
Section l. That a proposition shall be
submitted to the electors OF this state, on
November, A. d. 1908, to amend section
10. Of article III. of the constitution of the
state of Ohio. so that II shall read as
follows:
Sec. 16. Every bin shall be fully and
distinctly read three different days, un-
less in case of urgency three-fourths Of
the house In which 1t shall be pending.
SSsii contain more lore than or, one subject,
which shall te clearly expressed in Its
title, and no law shall be revived, or
amended unless the i.
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tions so amended shall be repealed.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
hill can become law. be presented to
the governor n he approves he shall
sign said bill and thereupon said bill shall
be law. If he object he shall not sign
and shall return said BILL together with
his objections there 70 In writing. to the
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-thrds Of the
members elect OF that house vote to re-
pass S1lu Dill III snail De SENT tOBttucf
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. III, after said recon-
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
presented to the governor Is not signed
and is not returned to the house wherein
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
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 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 1t 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 or two or more items of appropria.
r 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 cnse 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
Gn1 in the manner prescribed for. and
shall be separately reconsldered as In
the case Of whole yho bill; but II anal
prevents such return the governor shall
file said section or sections. item or Items
Of appropriation Of money, together with
secretary of state as in the case Of o
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 Q. At such election those cleo
tors desiring to vote for such amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the
words: Constitutional -amendment-gov-
such amendment shall have placed upon
their ballots the words: Constitutional
W. s. MKINNON.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
F. 3. ARCHER,
President of the Senate
Adopted May 2. 1902.
United States of America. Ohio.
O1nce OF the secretary OF otate.
I, LEWIS G. LAYLIN. Secretary Of
State OF the State Of Ohio, do hereby
certify that tho foregoing Is true copy
of Joint Resolution adopted by the
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 9th day
of January. A d. 1903.
LEWIS G. LAYLIN.
Secretary of State.
pPopOsuD AMENr1MENr To rtJU.