The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-06-05
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
oovERNoR's VETO. TyNB1

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Be II resolved by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio:
Section 1. That u proposition shall be
submitted to the electors of this state, on
the first Tuesday after first Monday in
November. A.. d. 1903 to amend section
49, of article III, of the constitution OF the
state of Ohio SO that II shall read as
ARTICLE II.
Sec 16. Every bill shall bc fully and
distinctly read three different days, un--
the house in which it 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 tne new L. ''-'i,,. 4 'i",
entire act revived or the section or Sec
tions amended and tho section or Sec
tions SO amended shall be repealed.
Every bill passed by both houses Of
bill can become a law. be presented to
the governor. If he approves he shall
sign said bill and thereupon said bill shall
and an = shall return SAID said bill, together with
his objections there 10 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 It, 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. If, after said recon-
sideration, at least two-thirds of the
members-elect of that house vote to pass
said bill It shall be law, otherwise It shall
not be law The votes for thesrepassage
of said bill shallsin each house respec-
lively be no less than those given on tho
original passage. If any bill passed by
ho NJ
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, said
bill shall be law as in like manner as IL
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
once make public said fact and shall rc-
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 II shall be treated In like manner
as II returned within the prescribed ten
days.
III any bill passed by both houses of
the general assembly and presented to
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
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 reconsidcred as in
the case Of, a whole bill; but II final
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
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 ~ At such election those cleo
tors desiring to votesfor 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-govern1r's 3 vetoYnS 1S;n,o~,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
r. b. ARCHER.
President of the Senate.
Adopted May 2. 1902.
United States of America, Ohio.
Office of the Secretary of State.
T. LEWIS c. LAYLIN. Secretary OF
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy
of Joint Resolution adopted by tho
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, I 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.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE