The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-07
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
GOVERNORS VETO.

Be II resolved by the General Assembly
OF the State OF Ohio.
Section /. That a proposition shall be
submitted to the electors of this state, on
November, A. d. 1903 to amend section
10. of article ri, of the constitution of the
follows:
ARTICLE III.
Sec l6. Every. bill 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.
sa sa Sonsn aSPsnse with the rule Mo e
which shall be clearly expressed in its
title, and no law shall be revived, or
amended unless the new urt "nntains u"
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tions so amended shall be repealed.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
PHI can become law. be presented 70
the governor If he approves he shall
sign said bill and thereupon said bill shall
be law II he object no shall not sign
and shall return said bill, together with
his objections there TO in writing. to the
house wherein the bill originated. which
house shall enter at large upon It's 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 SHlu Dill IL small De SENT tOBttici
with said objection, to the other house,
which snail enter at large upon its jour
nal said objection and shall proceed to
reconsider said bill II. after said recon
sideration, at least two-thirds of the
members-elect of that house vote to pass
said bill II shall be law otherwise II 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
It originated and within ten days after
being so presented, exclusive of Sunday
and the day said bill was presented. saio
bill shall be law as in like manner as if
signed, unless final adjournment OF the
general assembly prevents such return,
I'm which case shall be law, unless OBJ
jected to by the governor and filed, to-
Cether with his objection thereto In
writing, by him In the Office of the sec
rotary 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 It shall be treated In like manner
as II 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
tons, or two or more Items of approprla-
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
Il .I,DtA h,tt R,a
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 g
| whole bill"
Section g At such election those cleo
| tors desiring to vote for such amendment
| shall have placed upon their ballots the
! words: constitutional amendment-gov'
ernor's veto-yes:" and those opposed tc
| such amendment shall have placed upor
| their ballots the words: Constitutions
amendment-governors veto1nS; >,or
| Speaker of the House of Representatives
r. b. ARCHER,
President of the Senate.
Adopted May @ 1902.
United States of America, Ohio.
Office of the Secretary of State
I, LEWIS C. LAYLTN Secretary o.
| State of the State OF Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is n true copy
| of a Joint Resolution adopted by tbs
| General Assembly of the State of Ohio
OH the End day of May, A. d. 1902. taker
from the original rolls now on file in thi:
| office.
In Testimony Whereof, have hereun
| to subscribed my name, and affixed my
| official seal, at Columbus, the 9th Cay
| of January, A. d. 1903.
LEWIS C. LAYLIN,
| Secretary of State.