The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-06-12
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
= FCONSTITGTION OF OHIO.
oovERsoR.s VETO. 71w,

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
the frat Tuesday after first Monday in
November, A. ID. 1903 to amend section
1G, OF article III, of the constitution OF the
state of Ohio, so that 1t shall read as
ARTICLE II.
Sec. 16. 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,
shall dispense with the rule. No bill
shall contain more than one subject.
which shall he clearly expressed in Its
title, and no law shall be revived, or
amended unless the n,.s h,o .. n,Lu II, tr,a
entire act revived. or the section or Sec
tlons 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tions so amended shall be repealed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 n law, be presented to
the governor. If 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
his objections there 20 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 If, after said re-
consideration. at least two-thirds of the
members elect of that house vote to re-
pass said bill It shall be sent, together
with said objection to the other house,
which shali enter at large upon its jour-
nsf said objection and shall proceed to
reconsider said bill If. after said recon-
sideratton, Rt least two-thlrds of the
meihbets elect Of that house vote to pass
said bill 1t 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. If 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 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
! O.. once make public sold 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.
III any bill passed by both houses OF
the general assembly and presented to
the governor contains two or more Sec
tions, or two or more items of appropria-
! 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
I may be signed and then shall be law;
and such section or sections, Item or
/ items of appropriation Of money object
I ed to shall be returned within the time
and in the manner prescribed for, and
! shall be separately reconsidered as in
I the case OF, a whole bill; but IL final
ai nf 10
/ 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 a
| 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-
ernor's veto-yes;" and those opposed tc
! such amendment shall have placed upon
their ballots the words: constitutional
amendment-govern3rs vetornnSSN vto,EnSNoN
! Speaker of the House of Representatives,
! Y. B. ARCHER,
President of the Senate.
! Adopted May q 1902
United States of America, Ohio,
! Office of the Secretary of State.
! l. LEWIS c.. LAYLlN, Secretary o!
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy
of Joint Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio
on the 2nd 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 C. LAYLIN,
Secretary of State.