The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-04-17
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
GOVERNORS VETO.

Be 1t 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 first Tuesday after first Monday in
November. A. ID. 1903, to amend section
10, Of article III, of the constitution of the
state OF Ohio, 80 that 1t shall read as
ARTICLE II.
Sec. 16. Every bill shall be fully and
distinctly read three different days, un-
the house in which 1t shall be pending
shall dispense with the rule. No bill
shall contain more than one subject
which shall be clearly expressed in it's
title, and no law shall be revived, or
amended unless the h- h,i ,a",. o
entire act revived, or the section or sec-
tions amended, and the section or Sec
tions so amended shall be repealed.
Every bin passed by both houses of
, the general assembly shall, before said
bill can become n law, be presented to
the governor II 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
hss objections there to 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-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. 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
1t originated and within ten days after
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
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-
tion 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.
III any bill passed by both houses Of
the general assembly and presented to
the governor contains two or more sec
4 tions, or two or more items Of appropria-
tion 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
ed to shall be returned within the time
! and in the manner prescribed for, and
shall be separately reconsldered as In
the case Of, whole bill; but II final
prevents such return the governor shall
flle 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
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 to
such amendment shall have placed upon
their ballots the words: Constitutional
amendment--governor's !, vetoynS;i vnS;,,oN
Speaker of the House Of Representative
; Fl. B. ARCHER,
President OF the Senate.
Adopted May 2, 1902
United States Of America, Ohio,
ofhce Of the Secretary of State.
I, LEWIS c. LAYLIN. Secretary OF
State Of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true copy
of Joint Resolution adopted by ths
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, have hereun-
to subscribed my name, and affixed my
official seal, at Columbus, the 9th day
of January, A. d. 1908.
LEWIS C. LAYLIN,
| Secretary OF State