Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1923-10-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CON
SITUTION OF OHIO
ARTICLE II, SECTION $
PROPOSING TO AMEND sEGrieN 35 or ARTICLE u
OF THE CONSTITUTION OF the STsTE Or OHIO.
RELATING 70 W9akMEk'S COMPENSATION.

Be it rcsoi7cd bp the General Assembly, Of The
state Of Quo. thrce.hfths Of the mem
bers elected to each House concurring
therein:
That there shall be submitted to the electors
OF the state, in the manner proyided by law: law:
Tuesdys sd aer the 1s ( onday ii November
1928, proposal to amend section IS OF article
ii OF the constitution of the state OF Ohio to
read as follows; prsc,r
Sec. IS. For the purpose Of providing com
pen=sai,on = to workmen and thelr DEPENDENTS d;aas
employment laws has be passed establishing
state fund to be creaed by compulsory con-
tered by the state, eter mining the terms and
conditions upon wh.ch payment shall be made
theretrom.. Such COMP rnsation shall be IN
tional disease and any employer WHO pays the
premium or compensation provided by .'T
liable to respond in damages at common law
or by statute for such death, injuries or occu-
pational disease. Laws may be passed >estab
fishing board which may be empowered t.; to
degree of hazard, TO fix rates of contribution
to such fund according to such classification,
70 and s al 1ah o
thereto Such board shall set aside as sep
arate fund such proportion Of the contribu-
tions paid by employers as in its judgment
,equalize, insofar as possible, the burden there.
a to be &C. H ius S SSsf s@ or in s sseh
CATION and prevention of industrial accidents
and diseases. Such board shall have full power
and a to near ane dea
because of the failure of the employer to
! comply with any specific requirement for thee
empeyss enacted f BY 's s GsnePa Gs1
board, and its decision shall be final and for
the purpose of such inyes..satiopws and N. ?.
| found upon hearing, that an injury. disease
or death resulted because of such failure by
such s1pn 9p5n sf snail be tha
fifteen per centum Of the maximum award
establ shed by law, shall be added by the board
S nn 81 nn sssb ,na,
ease, death. and paid in like manner q
other awards; and, if such compensation i
Employer shall be increased in such amount
covering such period of time as may be fixed
as will recoup the state fund in the amount
Of such g additional award observation-disclosures aS any
SCHEDULE: II a majority Of the electors
voting on said amendment shall be ascerta,ned
of, the same shall take effect on the FIRST d.,
.of January, 1924, and said original section 3!
of article IL of the constitution of Ohio shal
sthereupon be repealed.
Be Il further resolved That at the election
herein provided for. for the submission of thi
amendment to the electors of the state, thu
same shall be placed upon this official ballo
in the provided by law, and shall b.
designated follows:
Providing compensation for all accidents ant
diseases arising out of employment, providing
additional compensation for employees wher
accident disease results from failure t
comply with specific requirements for the pre-
lection of lives, health and safety of employees
sbolishing open liability of employers an
| providing fund for the investigation an
prevention of industrial accidents and dis
sases; YES.
| Providing compensation for all accidents an
diseases arising out of employment. providin
additional compensation for employees. whsr
accident disease results from failure
comply with specific requirements for the pre-
| lection of lives, health and safety of employees
| abolishng open liability of employers, an
| providing fund for the investigation an
prevention of industrial accidents and di.
| eases; NO.
| And be it further yesslvcd, That the r,
| quired publication of said amendment shall B
| made, and the form of the ballot to be use
| at said election for the submission thereo
shall be prepared by the secretary Of state
| conformity with law and the foregoing prov
| sions.
Fl. H. GnswoIp,
| Speaker of the House of RebrssentsfiUs
EARL D. BLOOM.
| PreJdcnt of the Sesss
Adopted April 9th, 1928.