The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-05-09
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(seaD Secretary OF State
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS FOR STATE
COUNTY AND LOCAL OFFICES.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly
OF the State of Ohio:
Section /. That a, proposition shall
be submitted to the electors of this state
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1915 to amend
the, constitution of the state. Of Ohio,
Article XVII and to read as follows:
ARTICLE XVII.
Section /. Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the nrst
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
Vember in the even numbered years;
and all elections for all other elective
day after the first Monday in November
in the odd numbered years
Section ?. The term of Office of the
governor, lieutenant governor, attorney
general, secretary of state and trea-
surer of state shall be two years, ana
that OF the auditor of state shall be four
OF the supreme court and circuit courts
shall be such even number of years not
less than six 90 years as may be pre-
scribed by the general assembly: that
of the judges of the common pleas
court six 90 years and of the judges
OF the probate court four lD years,
and that of other judges shall be such
even number of years not exceeding
six go years as may be prescribed by
the general assembly. The term of
office of justices of the peace shall be
such even number Of years not exceed
Ing four D years, as may be prescribe
ed by the general assembly. The term
OF once OF the members of the board OF
public works shall be such even num-
ber Of years not exceeding six C6)
years as may be so prescribed; and the
term OF office of all elective county
I township, municipal and school offic-
ers shall be such even number of years
not exceeding four 90 years as may be
so prescribed.
And the general assembly shall have
power to so extend existing terms of
ONCE as TO effect the purpose of Sec
tion l of this article.
| Any vacancy which may occur in any
! elective state office other than that of q
member Of the general assembly or OF
/ governor, shall be filled by appointment
| by the governor until the disability is
| qualified. Every such vacancy shall be
aaSero, iiiied by ey{oo,6I election rdG at the Grst
vacant, that occurs more than thirty
800 days after the vacancy shall have
occurred, The person elected shall fill
the office for the uneXpired term, All
EacuuCies in other elective offices shall
be filed for the unexpired term in
such manner as may be prescribed by
Section 8. Every elective officer hold
ing Office when this amendment is
adopted, shall continue to hold such Of
nee for the fun term for which he
shali be elected ana qualified as pro-
GEORGE T. THOMAS,
Speaker of tho House of ReDre sen tatives
GEORGE II. CHAMBERLAIN, -
President pro tenn. of the Senate
Adopted March IS 1894
United States of America, Ohio.
! Office Of the Secretary of State.
l. LEWIS c, LAYLIN, Secretary of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certiIy that the foregong is a true copy
| Of Joint Resolution adopted by
the General Assembly of the State of
Ohio on the 18th day of March, 4. d.
on file In this office
In testimony whereof, I have hereun-
to subscribed my name, and affixed my
oipGlai seal, at Columbus, this 17th day
of February, A. D. 1905.
LEWIS g. IAYLIN,
tSeaD Secretary of State