The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-09-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON
STITUTlON OF OHIO
SHORT BALLOT FOR STATE OFFICERS.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of
the State Of Ohio, three.ffths of the members
elected to each house concurring therein:
SECTION l. That, for the purpose of pro.
curing 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, proposal to amend sections l. Q and
lS of article Ill of the constitution to read as
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.
or and lieutenant governor shall be elected
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
the general assembly.
''SEc. g.. The governor and lieutenant gov.
srnor shall hold their offices for two years.
second Monday of January, next after their
election, and continue until their successors
are elected and qualified.
"SEc. l8. 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 cleo
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 O. At such election, this amend
hieht shdIi pe PidCeu OIL the oInClai Ddlot III tne
manner prescribed by law as ARTICLE III,
BHEoT ifok STATE 1Pf oFF1cEEs SH9En o2 N
other language sufficient to designate it clearly,
and if majority of the electors voting on the
same shall adopt such amendment, sections |,
and l8 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 /, and 1S
shall be repealed and annulled.
c. L. SWAIN,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
. HuGH L. NICHOLS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April 18th, 1918.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF ONO
Office of the Secretary of State.
/, CHAS. H. GRAVES, Secretary of State
Of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
compared by me 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 a joint resolution, adopted by
the General Assembly of the State Of Ohio,
on tire 18th day of April, A. d. 1918, and
filed in this office on the 30th day of April,
A. D. 1913, entitled Joint resolution propos-
ing amendment to sections /, 2 and 18 of
article III of the constitution of the State of
Ohio, relative to the selection of governor
and other state officers"
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF. | have hereunto
subscribed my name, and affixed my official
seal at the City of Columbus, Ohio, this 10Th
day of June, A. D. 1918.
CHAs. Fl. GRAVES,
Secretary of State.
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