The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-10-02

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing to amend section of article
Nv and section of article hVil OF 'hs
constitution relating to the term OF
Office and the compensation OF the
Judge of the probate court. ~, ri
Be- IL resolved BY the General AsSemo1y oJ
fhe State of Ohio, three-ffths OF the mem
hers elected TO each House concurring
therein. That there shall be submitted 10
the electors of the state on The first Tues
dav after the first Monday IN November
io47, proposal to amend section z OF
article IV and section Q of article XVIII
CT the constitution OF the State OF Onio
ARTICLE ~ II
Sec. 2. There shall be established IN eacn
county a probate court, which shan pc
court of record. open at all times, and heiden
by OF nudge elected by the electors OF the
,nty. who shall hold his Office for the
term OF six years, anG shall receive sucn
co,npensaton as shall he provided py
law Whenever ten per centum of the num-
be-. of electors voting for governor at tne
next preceding election IN any county naViLs
less than sixty thousand population as oe
termned by the next preceding federal cenr
sus. shall petition the judge of the court OF
common pleas OF any such county not less
than ninety days before any general eiecuon
for county officers, the judge OF the couit
of common pleas shall submit TO the eicct!ois
ot such county the question OF combining
the probate court with the court OF common
pleas, and such courts shall be combined ana
shall be known as the court OF common pieas
in case majority of the electors voting
upon such question vote in favor OF sucn
combinations Notice of such election shSlI
b. given IN the same manner as Tor thel
election Of county officers. Elections may
be had IN the same manner Tor the sepaia
ton Of such courts when once compineo4
ARTICLE XVII a..
SOC g. The term of the Office OF the
Governor Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General Secretary VI State and lreasuTef
81 State. shall be two years ana fn,r 'nae years
r., term OF ofi.e of Judges of the Supreme
Court and Courts of Appeals SHAH oe
such even number OF years not lsss u,an ian
ST. t6l years as may be prescrin@eo @ Py ane
OF the Common Pleas Court six (o) years
and Of the Judges OF the Probate Court SouIt u
six 90 years. and that OF other Juoscs
sha. be such even number OF years nol
nv the General assembly. The, term OF
office OF the Justices of Peace shall be sucn
even number of years not exceeding ioSs 3Sa
i4l years. as may be prescribed y ens
~ ali elective county, township, municipaiI
,nd school officers shall be such even NUMBER
,f wears not exceeding four (4) years as
| be so prescribed IN -.
And the General Assembly shaIi nave
oower TO so extend existing terms OF othce,
| as 10 effect the purpose OF Section OF tnis
Article.
Any vacancy which may occur in any
Aiectiy, state office other than that OF q
member OF the General Assembly or OF
| Goyernor stall be filled by appointment by
| the Governor until tt disability is removed \
! or successo, elected and qualified. Every
suct vacancy shall be filled by election az
,hc FIRST general election Tor the office when
. vacant that ccurs more than thirty (5Oli
[ days alter the vacancy shall have occurred,
| TEe person elected shall fill the office tor the
4 IT A nfh hes
clettiye oiic.s shall be filled for the unex-
| pired term in such manner as may be pre-
SCHEDULE
| The abose proposal shall be placed on the
| official ballot in such form as the secretary
! CT state may prescribe 1T the votes tor the
| proposal shall exceed those against it, this
| amendment shah take effect and existing,
! srrcis XVII Of The constitution of the
| state OF Ohio shall " repealed and an
! UaI.ED STATES OF AMERICA
| STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
IF STATE
! 4, EDWARD J. HUMMEL, Secretary Of
1 State of the State of Ohio, do hereby GER
| ,iv that the foregoing IS an exemplihed
! copy, carefully compared by me with the
] original row on file in my Office and In my
| official custody as Secretary of State and
| found TO be true and correct, OF Joint Res-
! olu.ion adopted by the Ninety-seventh Gee
| eral Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the
| 18th day Of June. l947, and filed in the
| Office OF the secretary of State on the 18th
| d. Of June, l947. proposing to amend Arti-
! Gle Nv, Section 2 and Article XVII, Sec.
| ton O. of the Constitution of the State Of
! Ohio relative to term of Office and compens
saton Of the judge Of the probate court.
/ IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have
| hereuuto subscribed my name and affixed mp
( official seal at Columbus. Ohio. this 5h
day of September, 1947.
| EDWARD ]. HUMMEI.,
Secretary Of State