The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-10-09

PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
STITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing to amend section of article
w and section 2 of article XVII of the
constitution relating to the term of Off
ice and the compensation of the Judge
of the probate court.
Be il resolved, by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio. three-fifths of the
members elected to each House con-
curing therein, That there shall be
submitted to the electors of the state on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1947, a proposal to
ton of article XVII of the constitu-
ton of the State of Ohio to read as
follows:
Sec. Z. There shall be established in
each county, a 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
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
tion 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 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
tion of county officers. Elections may be
had in the same manner for the separa-
tion of such courts, when once combined.
ARTICLE XVII
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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.
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 t6) 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
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 az years as may
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.
Any vacancy which may occur in any
elective state office other than that of
a member of the General Assembly or of
Governor, shall be filled by appointment
removed, or a successor elected and
qualified. Every such vacancy shall be
filled by election at the first general cleo
ton for the office which is vacant, that
occurs more than thirty 800 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
and section 2 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
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 General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, on the 18th day of June,
retary of State on the 18th day of June,
l947, proposing to amend Article ~:
Section 7. and Article XVII. Section 2. of
the Constitution of the State Of Ohio,
relative to term of office and compensa-
ton 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.
EDWARD J. HUNTMEL,
Secretary of State