Arizona republican., 1912-08-26
The State in an Uproar of Debate Night and Day Over Constitution Amend ments to be Decided Upon Next Week.
FIRST SUBMISSION
 IN FORTY YEARS
Beginning With Popular Legislation Every Reform Recently Thought of Any where Will Be Presented to the People Sept. 3.

COLUMBUS. O.. Aug. 25.-Woman's suffrage. the initiative and referen- dunn, good roads, taxation, the mimi mum wage. and a change in the ju- dicial system are among the things that have been incorporated in pro- posed amendments to Ohio's cOnsti- tuition. and which will be voted upon by the people of the state at a special election on September 3.
 The forty-one amendments which will be presented for ratification, deal with variety of problems from the regulation of bill board advertising to municipal home rule, and were framed by constitutional convention. which worked six months at an expense of more than $2OO000.
 Ohio's present constitution was framed in 1852. In the winter of 1S73-4. constitutional convention was held. but it's work was rejected at the polls.
 Nightly meetings are being held over the state by ministers, profes- sors. lawyers, business men and poli- ticians who are debating the effects which the various proposals would nave upOH lIlt WttIdI6 Ol lle SldlS.
 The initiative and referendum pro- posal, as adopted by the constitution al convention, will go into effect on October l of this year if ratified. while the other proposals would not be effective until January l.
 The proposed initiative and refer endum provided for the direct initia- tive upon petition of 10 per cent of the states voters on amendments to the constitution, and the indirect in- itiative upon legislative questions.
 Should three per cent of the elect Ors petition the secretary of state for a law the secretary of state must refer the petition to the general as sembly If the legislature should pass the law petitioned for. it would then become subject to the referendum which would require the signatures of an additional three per cent of the voters to become effective.
 If the general assembly should fail to pass the law, or pass it in amend ed form. the original bill and the sub stitute could be presented to the peo pie for a referendum vote upon pe- titiOn of an additional three per cent of the voters.
 Any law passed by the general as sembly could, under the proposed amendment, be voted upon by the people. upon petition of six per cent of the electors. The proposal places an inhibition upon the using of the initiative and referendum for the passage of laws for the classification of property for taxation or for the single tax.
 Another proposed amendment pro- vides for limiting the power of the supreme court by making the circuit courts the court of last resort in the majority of cases. The name of the circuit court would be changed to the court of appeals. The supreme court would then be the last court in constitutional cases, and cases where the life of prisoner was at stake.
 The woman's suffrage proposal would eliminate the word male" from the present constitution, and give votes to women. Suffragists are mak- ing a state wide campaign for the passage of this amendment
 Those opposed to equal suffrage are making an equally strong campaign against it's passage.
 The proposed good roads amend ment provides for state bond issue of $5O,O0O,0O0 for the building and maintenance of good inter- county wagon roads.
 Labor leaders of the state secured the passage by the convention of a proposed amendment providing for the welfare of employees and for the enactment of a minimum wage.
 Under the proposed home rule for cities proposal municipalities could adopt any one of the three following forms of government:
 They might, upon the vote oi the electors. elect fifteen citizens to have to be submitted to the voters for approval
 2-They might adopt. by majority vote a form of government provided by the legislature.
 3-They might decide to be govern ed as at present. by a municipal code framed by the legislature.
 The removal of all public officials including the judiciary, upon com plaint and hearing. is provided fo in an amendment which was passed by the convention after the recall. al in effect in the western states, hat been defeated.
 Another proposal which is causing much campaigning throughout tn state, is the one providing for a Ii quOr license. The proposal provide
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