The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-05-01
Constitutional Amendments.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON
STITUTION OF OHIO.
GOVERNORS VETO.


Be 10 resolved sy the General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio:
SECTION 1. That a proposition shall be
tSe rst rSessaS as sfeep the 0 rni . Monday in
November. A. d. 1908. to amend section 16.
Of article ii, Of the constitution of the state
OF Ohio. so that IL shall read as follows:
ARTICLE ii.
Sec. 16. Every bill shall be fully and dis
tinctly read three different days. unless in
case Of urgency three-fourths of the house
with the rule No bill shall contain more
than one subject. which shall be clearly ex-
pressed In its title. and no law shall be re-
yiyed. or amended unless the. new act con-
tains the entire act revived. or the section or
sections amended, and the section or sec
Every bill passed by both houses OF the
general assembly shall. before said bill can
become law. be presented to the governor
thoreupon said bill shall be law. II he OBJ
ject he shall not sign and shall re-
turn said bill. together with his OBJ
wherein said bill originated. which
house shall enter at large upon Its
Journal said objection and shall proceed to
reconsider said bill. II. after said recon-
| sidcration. at least two-thirds OF the MEM
| bers elect Of that house vote to repass said
lection. to the other house. which shall enter
at large upon its journal said objection and
4 shall proceed to reconsider said bill. X.
| after said reconsideration. at least two-thirds
of the members-elect of that house vote TO
pass said bill IL shall be law. other
.s' Z shall no, Be law phs ,S,si sSsii
in each house respectively be no less
| than those given on the original passage
II any bill passed by both houses OF & the
ernor is not signed and is not returned to the
house wherein 1t originated and within ter
Sunday and sf'nf the dny said bill
presented. said bill shall be law as Il
like manner as II signed. unless ma
adjournment Of the general assembly pre-
vents such return. in which case shall b,
law. unless objected TO by the governor and
nled, together with his objection thereto II
writing. by him in the once Of the secretar,
Of state within the prescribed ten days: and
the secretary OF state shall ut once make pub
| lie said fact and shall return said bill. to
q. ther with said objection. upon the opsninl
of the next following session OF abe genera
assembly. to the house wherein said bill
originated. where IL shall be treated In lik
manner as n returned within the prescribe'
ten days.
i II any bill passed by both houses of tn
general assembly and presented TO the gov
ernor contains two OF more sections. or tw
| or more Items of appropriation of money
tions or TO one or more Of said items Q
| appropriation Of money. and approve tn
other portion OF said bill. In which case sal
| approved portion may be signed and the
| shall be law and such section or sections
item or items OF appropriation OF money oh
jected TO shall be returned within the tim
and In the manner prescribed for. and shal
| be separately reconsidered as in the case oi
/, q whole bin: but II final adjournment Of tn
general assembly prevents such return tn
governor shall file said section or section,
| item or items OF appropriation of money. TO
| gether with his objection thereto In writ
) ing. with the secretary of state as In the cas-
| OF a whole bill. and the secretary of stat
| shall then make public said fact. but shal
not further act In the case Of q Who'll
. BILL"
SECTION 2 At such election those eiec
tors desiring TO vote for such amendmer
sLaII have placed upon their ballots th
, words Constitutional amendment-gover
nor's veto-yes;" and those opposed to sue
amendment shall have placed upon thei
| | ballots the words. Constitutional zmcndmcr
r l-governor's veto-no."
al W. S. McKISSoN,
. Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
r. b. ARCHER,
President Of the Senot
Adopted May 2. 1902.
Z UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
p Office of the Secretary OF State
al !, LEWIS c. LAYLIN, Secretary Of Stat
| OF the State Of Ohio. do hereby certify thi
: | the foregoing is a true copy of q Joint Res
= luton adopted by the General Assembly
. the State of Ohio on the End day Of Ma.
A. D. 1902, taken from the original rolls NO
I on file I'm this Office.
IY TESTIMONY WHEREOF. have hereun
subscribed my name. and affixed my ofici
: | seal. at Columbus, the 27th day Of Januar
A d. 1908.
LEWIS c. LAYLIS,
Secretary Of Stat