The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-10-09


PROPOSED AMENDMENT 10 THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing 20 amend section of Article
VIII of the Constitution of the state of
Ohio to increase the namher of MEM
bers OF the board styiad AThe Com
uaissIcners of the Sinking Fund by
providing that the governor and treas
urer of state shall be rnembers thereof
I'm addition to the present membership
consisting Of the auditor of state. sec
retary of state and attorney general
Be i resolved By tke Ge,sevai dxseHblS of
he ssate Of Okso. three-ffths Of the merza-
bcrE elected to each house thereof concur
rif :. therein, that there Bhall be submitted
60 the electors Of the state of Ohio. in
the manner prescribed BY. Law, at the
Tassday a alter ehe z rst Eondag e1a g in N Nove a.
4 Article Vfff V0 oa he " consttution ssaa isea q
the state OF ohio e rad . follows: /
Section 5. The govsrnor, treasurer of
state, auditor Of state. secretary Of state, and
attorney general. are heaeby created q board
o4 conmIssIonsrs. 70 b9 styled, The Com
SCHEnNLE
II . majority of tn electors voting. on
the foregoing proposed amendment adopt
the same is shah becone part Of the Con.
son on OF of 'hs Article sele vim o' 81 .,s sd cnt csssns
tion shah thereupon beArepealed.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE QF OHIO
OFFICE % OF TsE s4ASEEc SECRETARY
/. EDWARD ]. HIMMEI., Secretary of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Is ian exempiifed copy,
now % ie N nv ~ q oa;oe and 'i in @ my 0tR oficiai
custod., as Secretary q State and found TO
be true and correct, f Joint Resolution
adopted BY the Nisety-ssventh General
day q June @ is4 lsd p9 a tse GS taf ooe eNsa oa
the Secretary of StaA on the 18th day. Of
June, iS4?. proposing to amend Article
yIII. Section 8. Of DE Constitution of the
Sa@Ser f ONE @emsr Bss e sbe s6ss ssyd sf
''The Commissioners ef the Sinking FUND.-
by providing that the kovernor and treasurer
Of state shall be merb bbers thereof in add.
ton to the auditor, ef state. secretary of
state and attorney general.
IN TESTIMONYH WHEREOF. have.
hereunto subscribed MY name and affixed my
official seal at Columbus, Ohio, this sth
EDWARD ]. HUMMEI.
~ Secretary Of State
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION o. OHIO
Proposing to amena section of article
~ and section z of article XVII of the
constitution relaking 10 the term of
sss Sfss = snd d. the SmPsnss'i0n son, ct the
Be 70 resolved by tHe Geneyai Assembly OF
the State OF Ohio. <hree-ffths of the mem
bers elected to Zach House concurring
therein That there shall be submitted to
the electors of the state on the FIRST Tues
day after the first Monday in November,
1S47, proposal 10 amend section OF
articie " and settion of article XVII
of the. constitution OF the State OF Ohio
a
ARTICLE ~
Sec. ?. There sh1l be established m each
county. a probate cpuTt, which shall be
court Of record. open at al! times. and holden
, znsy. who shan bold bis Office for the
term of six years, Nand shah receive such
compensation Is s1an he provided BY
Law. Whenever ten per centum Of the mum
next preceding electisn In any county having
iess than sixty thousand population as de-
termined By the NED preceding federal cen
sus, shall petition tie judge OF the court ct
than ninety days betbre any general election
for county officers, the judge of the court
OF common pleas shSli submit 70 the electors
of such county the question OF combining
the probate court With the court Of common
pleas, and such eourgs shall be combined and
shall he known as ts@ court of common pleas
in case a majority of the electors voting
upon such question: vote IN favor OF such
COmOtnaFton~ NOuC% 0x Sucn StSGH0n sha1A
b. given 10 the same manner as for the
election ct county pfhcers. Elections may
be had in the same manner for the separa-
ton Of such courts when once combined |
ARTICLE XVII
Sec 2. The tsrm Of the Office ct the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General. Secretary In State aud Treasurer
of State shall be two years, and that of
the Auditor q stae SHAH be tour years:
Court and Courts Of Appeals shah be-
such even number Rot years not less than
si~ t6l years as may be prescribed by the
General .s Assembly; nd & sh Of Of the ss, Judges
and Of the Judges of the Probate Court.
six i6) years. and that of other Judges
sha4 be such even plumber OF gears not ex,
eeedine six t6l, years a. may bs prescribed
Office Of the Justices Of Pssce sha1 be such
even number OF years nats exceeding tour
% years, as MAJ be Dfescribed BY the
General Assembly, The term OF office
and school officers shaii be such even number
of years not exceeding four kD years as
II be so prescribeA
And the General Assembly shall have
power to so extend existing terms of office
as to effect the purpose Of Section / of this
Article.
Any vacancy which may occur m any
elective state Office other than that oi q
member OF the General Assembly or of
Governor, shall be hlled by appointment by
the Governor until L disability is removed,
or a successor elected and qualified. Every
such vacancy shall be filled by election at
the first general election for the Office which
is vacant, that -ccufs more tnan thirty 500
DAYS after the vacancy shall have occurred
The person elected shail fill the Office for the
unexpired term. All vacancies IN other
elective Offices shalt be filled for the unex-
pirsd term in sush manner as may be pre-
SCHEDULE
The above proposal shall be placed on the
official ballot in such form as the secretary
OF state may prescribe If the votes for the
proposal shall exceed those against il, this
section 2 Of artick ~ and section 2 Of
state OF Ohio shall be repealed and an.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +
STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
/. EDWARD !. sHUMMEL, Secretary of
State Of the State Of Ohio. do hereby Ger.
tifv that the foregoing is an sxemplihed
original now on his IN my Office and in my
official custody as Secretary Of State and
found &c be true aad correct. of Joint Res
olution adopted by the Ninety seventh Gen"
18th day OF June lo4z. and 6led in the
Office OF the secretary of State On the 18th
d. OF June, lo42s proposing to amend Arti-
Gle ~, Section and Article XVII. Sec
ton 2, OF the COG oastitution Of the State of
Ohio, relative to tfrm OF Office and compen-
sation OF the iudgk Of the probate court.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. have
hereunto subscribe9 my name and affixed my
official seal at Columbus, Ohio. this sth
day OF September. l947:
. Secretary of Stats