Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1923-10-26

votes cast thereon. shall be held unconstitu
tional void on account of the insufhciency
of the petitions by which such submission OF
the same was procured; nor shall the rejection
OF any law submitted by referendum petition
be, held invalid tor such insuf1ciency. Upon
all initiative, supplementary and referendum
petitions provided for in any OF the sections
of this article, it shall be necessary to hle
from each Of one-half of the counties OF the
state, petitions bearing the signatures OF not
less than one-haf of the designated percentage
OF the electors OF such county. true copy
OF all laws or proposed laws or proposed
amendments to the constitution, together with
an argument or explanation, or both. tor and
against the same, shall be prepared. The per-
son or persons who prepare the argument or
explanation, or both, against any law section
dunn petition, may be named in such petition
explanation, or both, for any proposed law or
proposed amendment to the constitution may
be named in the petition proposing the same
The person or persons who prepare the argu-
ment or explanation, or both. tor the law,
section, or item, submitted to the electors Dy
referendum petition, or against any proposed
law submitted by supplementary petition, shall
be named by the general assembly, II In session,
and it not IN session then by the governor.
The secretary of state shall either (al cause
to be printed the law, or proposed law or
proposed amendment to the constitution, to-
gether with the arguments and explanations,
not exceeding total of three hundred words
for each, and also the arguments and explana-
tons, not exceeding a total OF three hundred
words against each. and shall mail, or other,
wise distribute, copy OF such law, or pro-
posed law, or proposed amendment to the con,
stitution, together with such arguments and
explanations tor and against the same to each
of the electors of the state, as tar as may be
reasonably possible. or (b) cause to be pre-,
pared such law, or proposed law, or proposed
amendment to the constitution, together with
the arguments and explanations, not exceeding
total OF three hundred words both tor ano
against each, and cause the same to be pub
hshed in one or more newspapers IN each
county of the state, each week. tor not
more than three consecutive weeks, the last
publication thereof to be not less than ten
days prior 70 the day OF G election.
be 1t further resolved, That at such election
above referred to this proposal shall be placed
on the official ballot in the manner provided
by law in such form as the secretary OF state
may designate.
If the votes for the proposal shall exceed,
those against it, this amendment shall take
effect on the first day Of January i924. and
tuition of the state of Ohio shall be repealed
and annulled.
EARL D. BLOOM.
President OF the Ssnose.
H. h GRIswoLD,
Speaker of the House of Reprssentos'vss.
Adopted April 9th, 1928
USIrEp, STATES OF AMERIcA
STATE OF ONO
I. THAD #. Brown. Secretary of State,
OF the StalS OF ONO, 90 neIcDy CcILiy lnat tns
foregoing are exemplihed copies. carefully com
pared by me with the originals on file in
my office and In my official custody as Secre
tary of State and found to be true and cor
rect, of Joint Resolution adopted by the 85th
General Assembly of the State of OHIO on
April 9th, 1928 and filed in the Office of the
Workmen's compensation, and of Joint Reso
luton adopted BY the 85th General Assembl,
of the State of Ohio on April g. 1923, and filed
IA, 1928, relative to the elective franchise
and of Joint Resolution adopted by the S5th
General Assembly of the State of Ohio on
ietary of State, April IA, 1928, relating to the
publication of notice of proposed law or con
stitutonal amendment.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed my oficia
seal at Columbus, Ohio, this 9th day of Sep
tember. A. D. 1923.
THAD H. BROWN,
Secretary Of Stass
tSeall