The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-10-30
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT 10 THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO

PROPOSED AMENDMENT 10 THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Prsgosing to amend section 7 Sf, pf article y. .ls
constitution relating TO the term OF
Office and the compensation OF the
judge of the probate court. :,
Be it resolved by the General Assembly OF
The State of Ohio, three-6fths of the mesa
bers elected to each House concurring
therein, That there shall be submitted to
the electors of the state on The hrst Tues
day after the first Monday in November,
1947, proposal TO amend section n,,9o4 Z OF
article w and section 2 of article XVII
Of the constitution OF the State % Ohso
to read as lows; -,
Sec 2. There shall be established IN each
county, a probate court, which shall be q
court Of record. open at all times, and holden
Inty. who shall hold his Office for the
term OF six years. and shall receive such
compensation as shall he provided byI
law. Whenever ten per .centum of the num-
Der Of electors voting for governor at the
next preceding election in any county having
less than sixty thousand population as de-
termined by the next preceding federal cen.
sus, shall petition the judge Of the court OF
common pleas of any such county not less
than ninety days before any general election
for county officers, the judge OF the court
of common pleas shall submit to the electors
Of such county the question OF combining
pleas, and such courts shall be combined and
shall be known as .he court OF common pleas
in case a majority of the electors voting
upon such question vote IN favor OF such
combination. Notice of such election shall
b. given IN the same manner as tor the
election of county officers. Elections may
be had In the same manner for the separa-
ton Of such courts, when once combined
ARTICLE XVII
Sec 2, The term OF the of1ce OF the
4 Attorney
General Secretary u State and Treasurer
of State shall be two years, and that OF
the Auditor of State shall be four years
r. term Of offi-e of Judges of the Supreme
such even number of years not less than
si~ (6) years as may be prescribed By the
General Assembly; and tn of the Judges
OF the Common Pleas Court six (6) years
and of the Judges, Of the Probate Court,
six (6) years. and that of other Judges
sha. be such even number of years not ex.
ceedine six (6) years as may be prescribed
by the General assembly. The term OF
Office OF the Justices of Peace shall be such
even number of years not exceeding tour
(4) years as may be prescribed By the
General Assembly. The term OF othce
az ali elective county, township. municipal
and school officers shall be such even number
s years not exceeding four (D years as
n be so prescribed.
And the General Assembly shall have
power to so extend existing terms of Office
as to effect the purpose of Section l OF this
Article
elective state office other than that OF a
member of the General Assembly or OF
Governor shalt be filled by appointment by
the Governor until tt disability is removed,
or successor elected and qualified. Every
such vacancy shall be filled by election at
the first general election for the office which
is vacant trat ccurs more than thirty (30)
days after the vacancy shall have occurred.
Tie person elected shall fill the Office for the
elective offc.s Shall be filled for the unex.
pircd term in such manner as may be pre-
SCHEDULE
The abo,e proposal shall be placed ON the
official ballot in such form az the secretary
CT state may prescribe II the votes for the
proposal shall exceed those against it, this
amendment shall take effect and existing
sect.an OF article ~ and section of
state OF Ohio shall DC repealed and an
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
II STATE
1, EDWARD J. HUMMEl, Secretary OF
State of the State of Ohio. do hereby Ger.
,;fo that the foregoing rs an exemplihed
copy, carefully compared by me with the
original now On file in my office and IN my
found to be true and correct. OF Joint Res
oiution adopted by the Ninety seventh Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the
18th day OF lune. l947, and filed In the
Office of the secretary of State on the 18th
d~y of June. l947. proposing TO amend Arti
Gle w, Section o. and Article XVII, Sec
ton g. of the Constitution of the. State Of
Ohio, relative TO term of Office and compen
sation of the judge Of the probate court.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. ] hav,
hereunto subscribed nv name and affixed ms
official seal at Columbus. Ohio. this 81
day Of September, 194z.
Secretary sf Stain