The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-16

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION o. OHIO
Proposing to amend section of article
w and section OF article XVII OF the
constitution relating to the term of
office and the compensation OF the
Judge of the probate court. /
Be n resolved By the General Assembly OF
the State OF Ohio, three-ffths of the mem
therein, Thai there shall be submitted to
the electors pf the state On the first Tues
day after the FIRST Monday in November,
1947, a proposal to amend section 7 Of
article " and section of article XVII
of the constitution OF the State OF Ohio
to read a. lows:
Sec. 2. There shall be established in each
county. o probate court. which shall be
court Of record. open az all times, and holden
by OF Judge elected by the electors OF the
1nty. who shall hold his Office for the
term Of sin years, ane shah receive such
Law. Whenever ten per ceutum Of the num-
her Of electors voting for governor at the
next preceding election in any county having
less than sixty thousand population - de-I
terrnined by ihe next preceding federal cexsl
sus, shah 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 such county the question OF combining
the probate court with the court of common
pleas, and such courts shall be combined and
shall be known as the court of common pleas
upon such question vote in favor of auch
combination. Notice OF such election shall
b. given ia 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
Il ARTICLE XVII .s-*. 4ss.E
Sec. 2 / The term of the office OF the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
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of State shall be two years, and that Of
the Auditors of State shall be four years.
t. term Of ofise of Judges OF the Supreme
Court and Courts OF Appeals shall be
such even humber OF years not less than ian
General Assembly; and til. OF the Judges
OF the Common Pleas Court SIX t61 years
and of the Judges of the Probate Court.
six (6) years. and that Of other Judges
sha.. Be sush even number Of years not ex:
ceeding six to1 years as may be prescribed
BY the General assembly. The term of
Office of the Justices of Peace shah be such
"a years. as may be prescribed by the
General Assembly. The term OF office
of all elective county, township. municipal
and school officers shall be such even number
of years Got exceeding tous t4 years as
And the General Assembly shah have
power TO 30 extend existing terms OF office
as to effecf the purpose OF Section ] OF this
Any vacancy which may occur In any
elective slate Office other than that OF .
member of the General Assembly or OF
Governor, ashali be filled by appointment by
the Governor until tt disability is removed,
or a SUCCESSOR elected and qualified. Every
such vacancy shah be filled by election at
the first general election for the Office which
is vacant, that =ccurs more than thirty t3Ol
days aftet the vacancy shall have occurred.
The persdn elected shall fill the Office for the
unexpiredg term. All vacancies in other
elective Offices shall be filed for the unex-
pired tern in such manner as may be pre-
SsfA0e0 = LAW SCHEDULE
The abbve proposal shall be placed on the
official ballot in such form as the secretary
of state Day prescribe. Ii the votes for the
proposal bhafl exceed those against il, this
amendmett shall take effect and existing
article WI of the constitution OF the
state of Ohio shall be repealed and an
uNIrED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
1, EDWARD J. HuMMEI., Secretary of
State Of the State Of Ohio, do hereby Ger.
tifv that the foregoing is an exemplihed
copy, caFefully compared by me with the
original bow on file in my Office and in my
official custody as Secretary OF State and
found toEbe true and correct. of Joint Res
olution Sdopted by the Ninety-seyenth Gen
eral Asssmbiy of the State of Ohio, on the
18th daY of June. 1e47. and fled in the
office of the secretary of State on the 18th
d-y of Jnne. 1942. proposing TO amend Arti-
Gle w, Section ?. and Article XVII. Sec.
tion 2, Sf 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, | have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my
official seai at Columbus. Ohio. this sth
daw of September. ioA5.
EDWARD J. HUMMEIp
Secretary of State
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