The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-27
Are Provided for in the Pro
posed New Constitution
of the State.

ASiSi Shuumt good roads, taxation,
the minimum wage, and change in
the judicial system, are among the
things that have been Incorporated
in proposed amendments to ohio's
constitution, and which will be
voted upon by the people of the
state at special election soon.
The forty-one amendments which
will be presented for ratification.
deal with a variety of problems
from the regulation of bill board ad-
vertising to municipal home rule,
and were framed by a constitutional
convention, which worke4 six
months at an expense of more than
100000.
ohio's present constitution was
framed in 1852. In the winter OF
1894, a constitutional conven-
ton was held, but its work was re-
tected at the polls.
Nightly meetings are being held
over the state by ministers, pro-
fessors. lawyers, business men and
politicians who are debating the eff
fects which the various proposals
would have upon the welfare OF the
\ state.
The initiative and referendum
proposal, as adopted by the consti-
'tntional convention, will go into eff
feet on October of this year If rat
flied, while the other proposals
would not be effective until Janu-
airy /.
The proposed initiative and ref
erendum provides for the direct in
itiative upon the petition of ten per
cent of the states voters on amend
ments to the constitution, and the
Indirect Initiative upon legislative
questions.
Should three per cent of the cleo
tors petition the secretary of state
for a law the secretary of state must
refer the petition to the general as
isembly. If the legislature should
pass the law petitioned for, 1t would
then become subject to the refer
endum, which would require the
signatures of an additional three per
cent of the voters to become effect
i've,
II the general assembly should
|fail to pass the law, or pass Il in
amended form, the original bill and
the substitution would be presented
to the people for referendum vote
upon petition 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
tof the electors. The proposal places
an inhibition upon the using of the
initiative and referendum for the
passage of laws for the classified
ton OF property for taxation or for
the single tax.
another proposed amendment
provides for limiting the power OF
the supreme cou, by making the
circuit courts the court of last re-
sort in the majority of cases. The
names of the circuit court would be
changed to the court of appeals The
supreme court would then be the
last court in the constitutional cases,
and cases whers the life OF a pris-
ouer was at stake.
The woman's suffrage proposal
would eliminate the word male"
from the present constitution. ana
H g,ve votes to women. suffragists
are making a statewide campaign
for the passage of the amendment,
Those opposed to equal suffraGe
are making an equally strong cam
paign against it's passage.
The proposed good roads amend
ment provides for a state bond Is
sue Of $50 900, 900 for the building
and maintenance of good inter-
county wagon roads.
Labor leaders of the state secured
Ithe passage by the convention OF a
proposed amendment providing Tor
the welfare of employees and for the
enactment OF minimum wage
Under the proposed home rule TOT
cities, municipalities could adopt
snv one of the three following forms
Of government: -,
/. They might, upon the vote OF
the electors, elect fifteen citizens 70
frame a charter, which would then
have to be submitted to the voters
for approval
2. They might adopt, by ma
ior,tv vote, a form of government
provided by the legislature.
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