The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-10-02
(SEAL)
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
STITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing to amend section of article
constitution relating to the term of off
ice and the COMPENSATION of the judge
Be it resolved by the General Assembly
members elected to each House con-
curing therein, That there shall be
submitted to the electors of the state on
the frst Tuesday aft after the first Monday
amend an section 1' Of Of article " p- and sec c.
ton 2 of article XVII of the constitu-
ton of the State of Ohio to read as
ARTICLE w
Sec. z. There shall be established in
each county, probate court which shall
be a court of record, open at all times
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 cleo
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, the Judge of the
court of common pleas shall submit to
the electors 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 in case a ma
jority of the electors voting upon such
question vote in favor of such combina-
ton Notice of such election shall be
given in the same manner as for the cleo
ton of county officers. Elections may be
had in the, same manner for the separa-
ton of such courts, when once com bined.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 2. The term of the office of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General, Secretary of State and Treasur-
er of State shall be two years. and that
of the Auditor of State shall be four years.
The term of office of Judges of the
Supreme Court and Courts of Appeals
shall be such even number of years not
less than six (6) years as may be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly; and
that of the Judges of the Common Pleas
Court six (6) years and of the Judges of
the Probate Court six (6) years, and that
of other Judges shall be such even num-
ber of years not exceeding six (6) years
as may be prescribed by the General As
sembly. The term of office of the JUS
tices of Peace shall be such even number
of years not exceeding four (4) years, as
may be prescribed by the General As
sembly. The term of office of all elective
county, township, municipal and school
officers shall be such even number of
years not exceeding four IA years as may
be so prescribed.
And the General Assembly shall have
power to SO extend existing terms of off
ice as to effect the purpose of Section
of this Article.
elective state office other than that of
a member of the General Assembly or of
Governor, shall be filled by appointment
by the Governor until the disability is
qualified. Every such vacancy shall be
filled by election at the first general elec-
ton for the office which is vacant, that
occurs tSe more than m thirty 900 DAYS after
son elected shall fill the office for the
uneXpired term. All vacancies in other
elective offices shall be filled for the
be prescribed by law.
SCHEDULE
The above proposal shall be placed on
rretary, 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 "
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
I. EDWARD J. HUNMEL, Secretary of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is an exempli-
ned copy, carefully compared by me with
the original now on file in nv office and
IN IN my official custody as Secretary of
state and found to be true and correct,
of Joint Resolution adopted by the
Ninety seventh General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of June,
l947 and filed in the office of the Sec
retary of State on the 18th day of June,
1877 proposing to amend Article ",
Section Z, and Article XVII Section 2, of
the Constitution of the State of Ohio,
relative to term of office and cornpensa-
ton of the Judge of the probate court.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
nereunto subscribed my name and af-
~ FNaIYr oItVe- 10
thls 5th day of September 1947.
EDWARD j. FIUMMEL,
Secretary of State
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