The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-10-06

PROPOSED AMENDMENT 10 THE |
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing to amend section 2 Of article
Nv and section of article XVII OF the
constitution relating to the term oil
office and the compensation of the
Judge of the probate court. \
Be it resolved by the General Assembly OF
the State of Ohio, three,hfths OF the mem
bers elected 10 each House concurring
therein, That there shall be submitted tol
the electors of the state on the hTst Tues
day after the hrst Monday. in Noyember,
1o47, a proposal 20 amend section Of
article w and section of article Avll
Of the constitution of the State OF Ohio
TO read as lows:
ARTICLE ~
Sec 7. There shall be established IN each
county. probate court, which shall be
court os record, open at all times, and holden
by or Judge, elected by the electors OF the
anty, who shall hold his Office for the
term of six years, and shall receive such
compensation as shall be provided byi
law. Whenever ten per centum OF the num-
Der of electors voting for governor at the
next preceding election in any county having
less than sixty thousand population as de-
termiued by the next preceding federal CEN
sus. shall petition the judge OF the court OF
common pleas of any such county not less
than ninety days before any general election
for county officers, the judge OF the. court
Of common pleas shall submit to the eieetorsi
Of such county the question OF comLlningi
pleas, and such courts shall be combined and
shall be known as the court of common pleas
in case a majority of the electors voting
upon such question vote in favor OF sucn
combination. Notice of such election shall
B. given IN the same manner as for the
election Of county officers. Elections may
be had in the same manner TOR the separa-
ton Of such courts, when once combined.
ARTICLE XVII
See, 2. The term OF the ofhce OF tne
- 4 ATTORNEY
General, Secretary II State and Treasurer
Of State shall be two years, and that or
the Auditor of State shali~ be four years
fs, term Of ofiee of Judges of the Supreme
such even number of years not less tnan
si- (6) years as may be. prescribed by the
General Assembly; and tn OF the Judges
Of the Common Pleas Court six lo) years
and of the Judges Of the Probate Sourt,l
SIX (6) years, and that of other Judges
sha.. be such even number of years not ex.
ceedine six (6) years as may be presefioed!
by The General Assembly. The term OIL
Office of the Justices of Peace shall be such
even pumber of years not exceeding tour
General Assembly. The term OF ONCE
al All elective county, township, municipal
and school officers shall be such even number
Of years not exceeding four (D years as
n be so prescribed.
And the General Assembly shah have
oower to so extend existing terms OF ONCE
as 10. ssecs the purpose of Section ! OF this
Article.
elective state Office other than that OF q
member of the General Assembly or OF
Governor. shalt be filled by appointment by
the Governor until th disability is removed,
or q successor elected and quaiihea. Every
the FIRST general election for the Office which
IS vacant, that ccurs more than thirty (3O)l
days after the vacancy shall have occurred.
Tie person elected shall fill the office tor the
unexpired term. All vacancies in other
elective ofic.s shah be filed for the unex-
pirod term In such manner as may be pre-
scribed BY law.
The abose proposal shall be placed on the
official ballot in such form as the secretary
cf state may prescribe. If the votes for the
proposal shall exceed those against it, this
amendment shall take effect and existing
sect:cn Z o. article, Nv and section 2 OF
state of Ohio shall be repealed and an
UNIEED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
DF STATE
1. EDWARD ]. HuMMEL, Secretary OF
State Of the State of Ohio, do hereby GER
ifv that the foregoing is an exemplhed
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 trge and correct, of Joint Res
oiution adopted by the Ninety-sevcnth Gem
sral Assembly OF. the State Of Ohio, on the
18th day of June, lo47. and 6led in the
of3ce Of the secretary of State on the 18th
d.y Of June, 1912, proposing to amend Arti-
ele ~. Section 2. and Article XVII, Sec
don Q, Of the Constitution of the State Of
Ohio, relative 10 term of Office and compen
sation Of the judge Of the probate court.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
herounto subscribed my name and affixed my
K official seal at Columbus. Ohio. this Sd
day of September, 1872.
EDWARD ]. HUMMEL,
Secretary Of Staea