The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-03-24


| Section 1. That proposition be
submitted to the electors of this state
at the next election for the members
OF the general assembly, TO amend
section 1 of article III of the constitu-
tlon of the state of Ohio 80 as to read
as follows:
| ARTICLE III.
Section /. The legislative power OF
this state shall be vested in general
assembly, which shall consist Of SEN
ate and house Of representatives; but
the people reserve the right to enact
or reject at the polls any law or part
of law which has been passed by the
general assembly, or any proposed
law by which, having been introduced
by member Of the general assembly,
has failed to pass, or having been
passed, has been vetoed by the gov
ernor or has not passed the general
assembly without amendment. No
proposed law shall contain more than
one subject, which shall be clearly
and fully expressed in its title; and no
law shall be revised or amended un-
less the new act contain the entire
act revised or the section or sections
amended; and the section, or sections,
so amended, shall be repealed; and
these provisions shall be mandatory.
No law or part of law passed by
the general assembly Except such
laws as are necessary for the lmme-
date preservation of the public peace,
health or safety and which are termed
emergency measures and which SHAH
require two-thirds vote of each
house, or lave necessary to suppress
insurrection or repel invasion or laws
carrying appropriations for the cur
rent expenses Of the state institutions
and state officers) shall become oper-
ative in less than ninety days after
the adjournment of the session Of the
general assembly at which the law
was passed.
II before the expiration OF ninety
days after the adjournment OF any
session Of the general assembly, peti-
tiuns are filed with the secretary OF
state signed by five per cent OF the
electors of the state requesting pop
ular voteu any actor part of an act
OF such session OF the general assem-
bly,, the same shall be submitted for
the approval or rejection OF the cleo
tors OF the state at the first election |
held on the first Tuesday after the |
frst Monday in November, In the even |
numbered years, which occurs thirty |
days or more after the filing OF said |
petitions, and all. acts or parts of an
act upon which a popular vote may
be required shall remain In allegiance
until such vote is taken.
II, not less than forty-five days be-
fore any election occurring on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
In November, in the even numbered
years, petitions are fled with the sec
retary OF state, signed by ten per cent
Of the electors OF the state, requesting
a popular vote upon any measure In
troduced by any member of the gen.
sral assembly at the last preceding
session Of the general assembly, which
has failed to pass, or, having passed,
has been vetoed by the governor, or
has not been passed by the general
assembly without amendment, the
iame shall be submitted for approval
'r rejection by the electors OF the
tate at such election.
Any act passed by the general as
emily and submitted to a direct vote
hall take effect and become q law un-
ess a majority of the votes cast at
uch election are cast against such
ct; and any measure rejected by the
General assembly and vetoed by the
governor, or not passed by the general
ssembly without amendment. and I
which is submitted TO a direct vote,
hall take effect and become a law II {
majority Of the votes cast at such |
lection are cast for such measure.
The secretary OF state shall within
o days canvass the vote and the re- 4
ult thereof and shall transmit the c
anne TO the governor; the governor '
hall, within 10 days after the trans .
Mission TO him, issue n proclamation 8
Z the result OF the vote, and the act
Z the electors In the vote on reject
lg or enacting laws shall take effect
I the expiration OF ten days from the
ate OF such proclamation unless said
roposed law shall expressly provide #
nat II shall take effect at later date.
Nothing herein shall be held In any
ay TO abrogate or affect the right or
over OF the general assembly TO re-
cal or amend any act or law how h
YER enacted; or OF the courts TO pass
pom the constitutionality thereof.
The whole number OF votes cast for
overnor at the state election last pre-
sding the filing Of petitions shall be =
lie basis on which to determine the v
,quired number OF petitioners.
Measures submitted TO the electors Il
lall be indicated by title and printed L
sginning at the top OF the first col $,
mn of the ballot and shall bear no
arty emblem or endorsement. ~
Or the general assembly may pro- b
de that each measure submitted to a =,
)te of the electors under this article
iall be upon separate ballot with
1t any political party designation.
ach such ballot shall be given each \,
,ter IN same manner and at same q
me as the regular ballot is given. =,
ach voter shall return to the election
ficers such ballot or ballots In same =