The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-23
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION o. OHIO
Proposing to amend section 2 Of article
" and section 2 of article xVli of the
constitutions relating to the term OF
Office and the compensation OF the
Judge OF the probate court. ., II
Be .a .esolpea sy shs Csmsrsi Astss.0sy 4 .ss 2 OF
bers elected to each House eoncuTr'nS
therein That there shall be submitted to
she electors of the state On the nrst Iues-
day after the hrst Monday, IN November
lo47, proposal to amend section Z o.
article ~ and section of article XVII
Of the constitution of the State OF Ohio
'~N #ARTICLE ~ /
Sec. 2. T7sere shall be established in each
county q probate court, which shah DC
court OF record open at all times. and holden
by on nudge #elected by the electors OF the
rnty who shall hold bis office tor the
term OF six pears. att shall receive such
compensation as shall ne provided oy
law Whehever ten per eentum OF the num-
ber of electors votIr z tor governor az the
less than sixty thousand population as de-
termined by the next preceding tederaI 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 nudge OF the court
of common pleas shall submit to the electors
of such county the question OF coma'nIng
the probate court with the court OF common
shall be known as the court of common pleas
in case a majority of the electors voting
upon such question vote IN tavor OF sucn
combination. Notice OF such election shall
election Of county officers. Elections may
be had IN the same manner tor the separa'
ton Of such courts, when once combined
ARTICLE XVII
Sec z The term Of the office OF the
Governor. Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General Secretary II State and Treasurer
of State shall be two ysers and that OF
the Auditor OF State shall be four wears.
T term OF ofh-e of Judges OF the Supreme
Court and Courts of Appeals shall be
such even number OF years not less than
ST. t6) years az may be prescribed by the
General Assembly; and th OF the Judges
and OF the Judges OF the Probate Court,
six (61 years. and that OF ether Judges
sha., be such even number OF years not eS.
eeedine six t61 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
tl years as may be prescribed by the
General Assembly. The term OF office
of al. elective county, township. municipal
and school officers shall be such even number
of years nor exceeding four G4) years as
be so prescribed.
And the General Assembly shan have
power TO so extend existing terms OF ofhce
as to effect the purpose OF Section | OF this
Article.
Any vacancy which may occur IN any
elective state office other than that OF .
member OF the General Assembly or of
Governor shall be filled oy appointment by
the Governor until th disability is removed,
or a successor elected and qualified Every
such vacancy shan be filled by election at
the hrst general election for tn. office which
is vacant tsat ccars more than thirty 1900
DAYS after the vacancy shall have occurred
The person elected shall hl the Office for the
unexpired term All vacancies in other
aIA all he
pired term in such manner as may be pre-
scribed by law. .
The above proposal shall be placed on the
official ballot in such form as the secretary
OF state may prescribe. Ii the votes TOR the
proposal shall exceed those against It, this
amendment shall take effect and existing
section 2 of article ~ and section OF
state of Ohio shall be repealed and an
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
III STATE
/, EDWARD ]. HUMMEl, Secretary of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby GER
tifv that the foregoing is an exemplihed
original now on file in my office and IN my
official custody as Secretary Of State and
found tc be true and correct. of Joint Res
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the
18th day of Iune, i947, and 6led IN the
office of the secretary of State on the 18th
d-y of June. l947, proposing to amend Arti-
Gle ", Section T. and Article XVII, Sec.
tion 2, 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. | have
hereunto subscribed my name and affixed my
Official seal at Columbus, Ohio. this sth
Gay OF september EDWARD bSsii J, HuMMEr..
Secretary Of State