The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1904-03-17

additional Justice of the peace in any
township Is authorized by the proper
authority, the clerk Of the court, In
certifying his election to the secre-
tary of state, shall state In his certi.
flcate that he is such additional jus
tice Of the peace, so authorized and
elected
Sec. 5S1. Every justice OF the
peace, when commissioned, shall, in
80 days thereafter, transmit the date
thereof, to the clerk Of the township,
book by him to be provided for that
purpose, and before the first day of
September of each year, the clerk
shall give written notice to the
trustees of all commissions expiring
within IL months after the first day
Of November following, or which may
have expired heretofore, and the
date when each such Justices COM
mission expired, or will expire, and
the trustees, on receiving such notice,
shall notify the electors of such town.
ship to elect at the next regular No
vember election thereafter. justice
of the peace to fill each
vacancy, in the manner pointed out in
section five hundred and sixty-seven
(567)
Sec. 1872 Township officers and
Justices of the peace shall be elected
on the first Tuesday after the FIRST
Monday Of November, annually, In the
manner provided by law. All town.
ship officers hereafter elected shall
begin their respective terms on the
first Monday in January, after their
election, and all township officers now
holding Office and hereafter elected
shall hold their Offices until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified.
Sec. 222. The first election under
this act shall be held on the Arst
Monday in April, 1903, and all elec.
tive officers provided for in this act,
shall be elected at that time, and the
terms Of all existing elective officers
of municipalities except as otherwise
provided in this act, shall cease AMI
determine on the first Monday in May,
1903, and their offices shall be abol.
ished upon the qualification of the
officers provided for in this act, and
every year thereafter, beginning with
the year 1904, on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
an election shall be held in each
municipal corporation, and such elec-
tion shall be the regular municipal
election, shall be held, canvassed, and
the result certified, in the manner
provided by law with respect to
municipal elections. The officers
chosen at the first election held on the
first Monday in April, 1903,
shall begin their respective terms on
the first Monday Of May succeeding
their election. The officers elected at
each subsequent election, begin
ming with the year 1904,
shall commence their respective
terms on the first Monday
of January after their election. The
election of the successors of all cleo
tive municipal officers whose terms
now expire on the first Monday of
May, shall be held on the first Tues
day after the first Monday of Novem-
ber next following the expiration of
such terms, and all elective municipal
officers whose terms would otherwise
expire on the first Monday of May
previous to the election Of their sue
cessors, shall hold their Offices until
their successors are elected and quail
flied. All successors to judges and
clerks of police courts and assessors
shall likewise be elected on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
vember and their terms, respectively,
shall begin on the first Monday of
January after their election.
Sec. 223. (Appointments). The di-
rectors of public safety, directors of
the university, street commissioner or
any board or officer whose appoint
ment is required by this act shall be
Monday in May and not later than the
first Monday in June, 1903, and sub
sequently, after the expiration OF the
terms of said boards and officers,
their successors shall be appointed
not earlier than the second Monday
in January. and not later than the
first Monday in February, and the
boards and officers serving when this
act goes into effect shall hold their
respective Offices until their success
sors are appointed as required herein.
Sec. 2. All elections for school d.
rectors, members Of boards of educa-
ton and school councils provided for
by any general or special laws of the
state shall likewise be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
In November, and the terms of all
such officers respectively, shall begin
on the first Monday in January after
their election. And all such officers
now holding Office and hereafter elect
ed shall hold their Offices until their
successors are elected and qualified.
Sec. 8. The names of al candidates
to be voted for on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
hereafter, shall be placed on the same
ballot, arranged In single tickets or
lists under the respective party, po-
litical or other designation certified,
IN the order and manner provided by
law; provided that nothing in this
section shall be construed to affect
the provisions of IAN act to secure a
voice In school affairs to the women
of Ohio on equal terms with men,"
passed April "a, 1894, or any special
or general act providing for the cleo
tion of school directors or members
of boards Of education and school