The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-26
MANY AMENDMENTS
 FOR OHIO VOTERS People Will Vote on Al Pro-
 p0sals September 3 VARIETY OF PROBLEMS Woman's Suffrage, Initiative and Refereqdum, Taxation, Minimum
 Wage and Change in Judi
 cial Problemse Are Up
VARIETY OF PROBLEMS

1 Columbus. O., August 25-+Woman's suffrage, the initiative and referendum. godo roads, taxation. the minimum wage, and a change in the judicial sys- tenn, are among the things that have been incorporated in proposed amend ments to ohio's constitution, and which will be voted upon by the people of the state at special election on Septem- Der g.
 The Al amendments which will be presented for ratification, deal with q variety. of problems from the regu- lation of bill board advertising to nun icipal home rule, and were framed by constitutional convention. which worked six months at an expense of more than s200,000.
 l 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 Being Held
 Nightly meetings are being held over the state by ministers, professors. law are debating the effects which the va rious proposals would have upon the welfare of the state.
 The initiative and referendum pro- posal, as adopted by the constitutional convention, will go into effect on oc- tober l of this year if ratified, while the other proposals would not be eff fective until January l.
 The proposed initiative and referen- dunn 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 pe- tition the secretary of state for law. the secretary of state must refer the petition to the general assembly If the legislature should pass the law pe- titioned for, 1t would then become sub ject to the referendum. which would require the signatures of an additional 2 per cent of the voters to become ef- fective.
 If the general assembly should fail to pass the law or pass 1t in amended form, the original bill and the substf- tute could be presented to the people for referendum vote upon petition of an additional per cent of the voters
 Any law passed by the general as- sepbly could, under the proposed amendment be voted upon by the peo- pie. upon petition of 6 per cent of the electors The proposal places an in- hfbition upon the using of the initia- tive and referendum for the passage of la ws for the classification of prop |erty for taxation or for the single tax
 To Limit Courts Power
 SsAnothers prop Jsed amendment pro- vides for limiting the power of the su- preme 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 consti- tutional cases, and cases where the life of a prisoner was at stake.
 The woman's suffrage proposal would eliminate the word male" from the present constitution, and gives votes to women. Suffragists are making state e-wide campaign for the passag ge of this amendment.
 Those opposed to equal suffrage are making an equally strong campaign gainst it's passage. F(s
 The proposed good roads amend ment provides for state bond issue or $50. .00o, 900 for the building and main tenance of good inter-county wagon roads.
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