The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-10-09
AMENDMENT TO THE CON.
STITUTION OF OHIQ
SHORT BALLOT FOR sTA1E OFFICERS.

Be it resolved by the General Assembly of
Tie State Of OHIO, three-hfths of the members
elected to each house concurring 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
IL OF article Ill of the constitution to read as
follows:
"SEc. /. 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. 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. 49,. 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 snail De placed on the oftClal ballot IN the
manner prescribed by law as ARTICLE II,
SEEof SEfG2Ni fok r&Th s7f oFFcHFs SH9fn 90
ether language sufficient to designate it clearly,
and if ajority of the electors voting on the
same shall adopt such amendment, sections l.,
and lS hereinabove set forth shall on and
after the first day of January, 1914, become
and constitute the sections SO amended of
article Ill of the constitution of the state of
Ohio and said original sections /, 2 and Is
shall be repealed and annulled.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
I, CHAS. H. GRAVES, Secretary of State
Of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is Gn exemplifed copy, carefully
compared by me with the original rolls now
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 tEe 18th day of April, A. D. 1918, and
hled in this office on the 30th day of April,
A. D. 1913, entitled Joint resolution propos
ing an amendment to sections l, 2 and l8 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 18th
day of June, A. D. 1913.
CHAs. H. GRAVES,
Secretary of State.