The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-10-24

N the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1905, to amend
he constitution of the state of Ohio.
said amendment to be designated
Article XVII and to read as follows:
ARTICLE &VIJ.
Section l. Elections ior state and
county officers shall b. neld on the first
Tuesday after she first Monday in Mo-
and all elections for all other elective
officers Shall be held on the last Tues
day after the first Monday in November
in the odd numbered years.
Section 2. The term Of Office OF the
governor, lieutenant governor. attorney
general, secretary o. state and trea-
surer OF state shall be two years, ana
that OF the auditor of state shall be four
years The term of office OF the judges
of the supreme court and circuit courts
shall be such even number of years not
less than six (6) years az may be pre-
scribed by the general assembly: that
OF the Judges OK the common pleas
court six ~ years and OF the judges
and that Of other Judges shan be such
even number of years not exceeding
SIX go years as may be prescribed by
the general assembly. Tho term OF
office OF justices OF the peace shall be
such even number OF years not exceed
ing four a. years, as may be prescrib-
ed by the. general assembly. The term
cf office of the members CT the board OF
public works shall be such even num-
Der Of years not exceeding six l0
years as may be 40 prescribed; and the
term OF office of all elective county
township, municipal and school otfic-
ers shall be such even number Of years
not exceeding four (D years as may be
so prescribed
And the general assembly shall have
power to so extend existing terms oc
office as to effect the purpose of Sec
ton l of this article
Any vacancy which may occur in any
elective state office other than that of a
member OF the general assembly or OF
governor, shall be filled by appointment
by the governor until the disability Is
removed, or a successor elected and
qualified. Every such vacancy shall be
tllod by election at the FIRST
vacant, that occurs more than thirty
600 days after the vacancy shall have
occurred. The person elected shall hli
the office for the uneXpired term. All
vacancies in other elective offices shall
be filled for the uGs<pIred term In
such manner as may be prescribed by
law
Section g. Every elective officer hold
ing office when this amendment IL
| adopted, shall continue to hold such Of
fee for td% tn9 fgIl term HGf for which he
shall be elected and qualified as pro-
'' GEORGE II. THOMAS,
Speaker of tho House of Representatives
GEORGE IL. CHAMBERI4AIN,
President pro TEN. of the Senate.
Adopted March Is. 1904 ~
United States Of America, Ohio.
Office of the Secretary OF State.
|, LEWIS c, LAYLIN, Secretary of
State of the State OF ohio. do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true, copy
of a Joint Resolution adopted by
| the General Assembly of the State OF
| Ohio ON the 18th day of March. A. ID.
1904, taken from the original rolls now
on file in lhis Office.
In testimony whereof, l have hereun-
| TO subscribed my name, and affixed my
Official seal, at Columbus, this nth day
Of February, A, ID, 1905,
LEWIS G, LAYLIN,
(SeaO Secretary OF state.