The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-10-23

Noi dinner guests Sunday eyennf the
e49HHAEents, Mr.. and Mrs, Chshhsali be be
Il first Tuesday after the first Monday
3mendY section of article ~ and sec
ton of the State of Ohio TO read as
follows:
Sec n There shall be established I'm
each county, q probate court. which shall
be court of record. open at all times,
ard holden by one judge, elected by the
electors of the county, who shall hold his
office for the term of six years., and
shall receive such compensation as shall
be provided by law. Whenever ten per
centum of the number of electors voting
for governor at the next preceding elec-
ton in any county having less than sixty
thousand population as determined by
the next preceding federal census shall
petition the judge of the court Of COM
mon pleas of any such county not less
than ninety days before any general cleo
ton for county officers: GERS tne Ruoge . OF t9e ee
the electors of such county the question
of combining the probate court with the
court of common pleas. ana suSn courts
| the court of common pleas in case ma
/ jority of the electors voting upon such
question vote IN @ favor @ OF sucn c0mnnS. nnI, a.
given in the same manner as for the elec-
| ton of county officers. Elections may be
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| ton of such courts. when once combined.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 2. The term of the office of the
| Governor. Lieutenant Governor. Attorney
General, Secretary of State and Treasur..
of the Auditor of State shall be four years.
| The term of office of Judges of the
Supreme Court and Courts OF Appeals
| less than six (6) years as may be pre-
scribed by the. General Assembly; and
that of the Judges of the Common @ n Pleas as
| the Probate Court six (6) years, and that
| of other Judges shall be such even num-
Der OF years not 1 fgs SIX @
sembly. The term of office of the JUS
| tices of Peace shall be such even number
may 0I years be nTeseri6ed nUs by the General AS
sembly. The term of office of all elective
county, township, municipal and school
officers snail be such even number OF
be so prescribed.
| And the General Assembly shall have
power to SO SEEK extend nd existing teFms to Of Off
Any vacancy which may occur in. any
elective state .,d office % other than that OF OF
Governor, shall be filled by appointment
by the Governor until the disability Is
Tera or ssS eected bs
filled by election az the first general elec-
ton for the office which is vacant that
occurs more than thirty (30) days after
the vacancy shall have occurred. The per-
son elected shall fill the office for the
unexpired term. All vacancies in other
elective offices shall be filled for the
uneXpired term in such manner as may
be prescribed by law.
SCHEDULE
, The above proposal shall be placed on
the official ballot in such form as the sec
retary of state may prescribe. If the votes
for the proposal shall exceed those
. against it, this amendment shall take eff
feet and existing section of article W
and section of article XVII of the con-
stitution of the state of Ohio shall be re-
| pealed and annulled.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
| OF STATE
| I, EDWARD J. HUMMEL. Secretary of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is an exemph-
fled copy, carefully compared by me with
the original now on file in my office and
! in my official custody as Secretary OF
! State and found to be true and correct
of a Joint Resolution adopted by the
Ninety-seventh General Assembly of the
State of Ohio. on the 18th day of June,
: 1947. and filed in the office of the Sec
retary of State on the 18th day of June
Section z, and Article XVII, Section 2. OF
the Constitution of the State of Ohio
relative to term of office and compensa-
tion of the judge of the probate court
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I have
: hereunto subscribed my name and af-
fixed my official seal at Columbus, Ohio
. this 5th day of September, 1947.
B EDWARD J. HUMNfEL,
Secretary of State
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