The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1913-09-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON.
STITUTION OF OHIO.
SHORT BALLOT FOR STATE OFFICERS.

Be IL resolved BY the General Assembly Of
The State of Ohio, three-hfths of the members
elected to each house. concurrng therein
SECTION l. That, for the purpose of pro-
curing a short ballot for state officers, there
shall be submitted to the electors Of this state,
in the manner provided by law, on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
1913 a proposal to amend sections |, 2 and
follows:
"SEc. l. The executive department shall
consist of a governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary Of state, auditor of state, treasurer
OF state and an attorney general, , The govern;
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, by the electors of the state,
and at the places. of voting for members Of
"SEc. 2. The governor and lieutenant gov.
ernor shall hold their Offices for two years.
Their terms of Office shall commence on the
second Monday of January next after their
election, and continue until their successors
are elected and qualified.
"SEc. lS. The governor shall appoint the
! secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer
of state and attorney general, and shall have
authority to remove any of said officials so
appointed. Every officer holding Office by elec.
ton when this amendment is adopted shall
continue to hold such office for the full term
for which he was elected and until his sue.
cessor shall have been elected or appointed
| and has qualified as provided by law"
SEcTIoN 2. AT such election this amend.
ment shall be placed on the official ballot in the
manner prescribed by law as ARTICLE III,
BEfT9NS BkEof Sfok Sr&Th ri oFF1cs SHoRn O2 ii
other language sufficient to designate it clearly,
and it majority of the electors voting on the
same shall adopt such amendment, sections /,
| Q and 18 hereinabove set forth shall on and
after the first day of January, 1914, become
and constitute the sections so, amended Of
| article III of the constitution of the state of
! Ohio and said original sections l, and 18
| shall be repealed and annulled
c. L, SWAIN.
Speaker of the House of RePresentdtives.
| HUGH L. NICHOLS,
| President of the Senate.
Adopted April 18th, 1918.
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO,
| Office of the Secretary of State.
| 1, CHAS. II. GRAVES, Secretary of State
! Of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
| foregoing is exemplihed copy, carefully
| compared by with the original rolls now
on file in this Office and in my official custody
as Secretary of State and found to be true
and correct, of joint resolution, adopted by
| the General Assembly of the State Of Ohio
| on TIE 18th day of April, A. D. 1913, and
hed in this Office on the 30th day of April
A. D. 1913, entitled "Joint resolution propos
| ing an amendment to sections l, 2 and 18 Of
| article III of the constitution of the State oi
Ohio, relative to- the selection of governor
and other state officers"
| In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have hereuntt
| subscribed my name, and affixed my offcia
seal at the City of Columbus, Ohio, this 19tt
day of June, A. D. 1913.
CHAs. H. GRAVES,
Secretary of State