The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-26
EMBRACE LARGE
LIST OF PROBLEMS
Citizens Will Decide at Special
Election on Subjects of Wo-
mans Suffrage, Initiative and
Referendum, Good Roads,
Taxation and Reform in
Courts.

80 ei.t 'Hlt!a We ana referendum.
good roads. taxation the minimum
wage. and change ia the judicial
system. arc among tho things tina,
nave been incorporated in proposed
amendments 70 Ohios Constitution.
aHa which viii be voted upon by tho
people Of tho State ~ a special cleo
tion on september g.
INC forty-ono amendments which
VII ~ presented for ratification. deal
with variety Of problems from the
regulation Of bill board advertising to
municipal homo rule. ana were framed
by constitutional convention which
moro than 100000
phio.s presen, Constitution was
framed in 1852. In the winter Of
s,3-i Constitutional Convention was
held but its work was rejected at the
polls
Nigh;y meetings arc being held over
the state oy ministers professors. law
VINO arc debating tho effects which
the various proposals would have upon
the welfare VI the state
Tho initiative and referendum pro-
posal. as adopted by the Constitutional
Convention. will go into effect on Oc-
toher Of this year If ratified while
tho other proposals would not be eli
Q =
How II Would Work
The proposed Initiative and rcferen-
DUN provided for the direct initiative
upon petition OF 10 per cent of the
states voters on amendments TO the
Constitution. and the Indirect initiative
upon legislative questions
should per cent Of The electors
petition the Secretary OF state for
law. the Secretary OF state must refer
tho petition TO the General Assembly.
II tho Legislature should pass tho
law petitioned Tor 1t would then be-
come subject to the referendum, which
would require tho signatures OF an ad
di;ional per cent OF tho voters to
become effective
II the General Assembly should fail
to pass the law. or pass it in amended
form. tho original bill ana the substi-
tItc could be presented to the people
Tor referendum vote upon petition OF
an additional per cent OF the voters.
ANY law passed by the General AS
sembly could, under tho proposed
amendment. be voted upon by the peo-
pie. upon petition Of per cent o; the
electors. The proposal places an in
hiuition upon the using OF the initia-
tive 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
tha ,nsforitv Of cas.s Tnc name ~
IN. Clrc,,it cour, ,yo,lld be changed -
the Court 81 Appeals. The Supreme
Court would then be the last court
in constitutional cases md cases where
the life OF a prisoner was al stake.
Eliminate Word Male
Thn xoman's s,ffrsge nrorossl
,vo,,id eliminate tho word male" tro-,
. ,be nresenf reconstruction ma giy..
votes 10 women Sunrarfsts are
,,ai.i,c - ntate-wida camnaie,r for
IN. nossog. o; mis- amendment ThosA
onnosad "a equal suffrara arr nals,,.r
sn e,uallv strong cannuien against IL,
nassasa
The nronosaa eood roads AMEND
rer, ,,rov,des for s,a,s ho,5 iss,,,
Of $4,000. 0oo for the huildinr AID
-; +n,,,,- 80 ooa ,r,ar.,,,,,.,
y,a,,on roads
Thor i.arere 30 The s,... seo,,-,.
me n,ssa,a bv ,ho ro,vantion or
proposed amendment providing for til.
49, IA 49,
ment az = minimum wage
cities nrop3sai nunicipalities .,r,d
adont any ono O. the three following
forms OF government:
electors elect ffteen citizens To frame
charter. which would then have ~
he submitted to the voters for ap-
proval
They might adopt by majority
vote a form Of government provided
by the Legislature.
8. They might decide 10 he governed
as at present by mun'cipal code
framed by the Legislature.
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