Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1954-10-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO


CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Proposing to amend section of Arh-
Gle III and sections ] and OF Arti-
cla XVII of the Constitution of the
safe of Ohio relative 10 the term !
OF office of the Governor. Lieuten-
ant Governor. Attorney General.
Secretary of State and Treasurer OF
STATE and TO amend section z OF
Article II and sections l. .. 9. 3. 10.
and IL of Article XII of the Const-
fution of the State of Ohio relative
TO the term of Office of the members
OF the General Assembly.
POUR YEAR TERM FOR Gov
EHNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
sECHETARY OF ATE !. TREAS
URER OF STATE. ATTORNEY GEM
ERAI AND LIMITATION ON D
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR
BE IL resolved by the General As
sernbIy of the State of Ohio: Three
ffths of the members elected to each
house concurring therein that there
shan be submitted to the electors of
the state, in the manner prescribed
by law, at the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1854,
Article III and sections / and of
Article XVII of the Constitution of
the state OF Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE III
Sec, 7. The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. Secretary OF State, Treas
eral shall hold their Offices for -
four years commencing on the second
Monday of January, 1859. Their terms
of office shall s"" continue until
their successors are Ell cted and
qualified. The Auditor of State shall
hold his Office for a term of two
years from the second Monday of
january, 1861 TO the second Monday
of January, 1868 and thereafter shall
hold this Office for four year term:
No person shall hold the Office OF
Governor for a period longer than
two successive terms of four years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec l. Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
years; and all elections for all other
elective officers shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
In November in the odd numbered
years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec z The term of the Office of
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General. Secretary of State,
80" Treasurer of State and the
Auditor of State shah be four years
SSnis 90 Insa,Sa on Iase ne srSa ,,,Js9or =,
NSt.,A .bsI, boIJ bis oftSce For : term
~ t.,o vearS from the second Nor
day of January. 1861 TO the second
Monday of January, 1868 and there
S-aay &C.,. t-sIvS,e. t1s,yo ~ ,sFsSca of
{,dee~ ~ the s,,nreIne Court and
Co1syfs ~ Anreaais sl1ail he ss,ch even
number of years not less than six
tha Senarai Asseynl1Iv. ana nat ~
ths Tndsas - tI,a S;o,,,,,er,, ,,s piass
Court six 80. wears and of the
1s.S,s. 70 - a.. x,.,,iSsta Ir-a.,,-t - sas
yuugeS ol uss FLoDats ~ a.s - Sou,si saX -,
ke s,,st eve, ,,,,,,,l,., ~ vaars rsc4 a,-
Ses.sss1,., ~ s..as-s -. r-.., ~ 80,
srrjhe3 hv the General xssennIlS,
The term ~ offica ~ The T,1S4ices ~
Peace sbalI be s1,ch even nIInoher ~
Yests % not % sxceeSina ~ s 9r fo,,r n.ir Saarx %
a. roav ,s v,,es[risSaS ~ hv ~. yS.a,sr' ?
erai Asserohiv TShe teryr ~ nfs,ca ~
ali eiective ro,,nty tou,rsbir ya,,r,ciA
naI and schn.oI oft;csrr shaII ssa s,,-b
even n,,noher ~ wears not axcaeSstno
four sss yearx as NAV he ~ y,ras
Ecrfbed. -
As,d the General Assan,hly .hat1
have nower ~ - e~tend sxisting
terms al Office as To eject the r,,,re
eny w vscency on wt,ch ~ si1S r.A Arucne: cas =.
any elective state once otIer than
that Of a member OF the General
Aevavohlx - ~ roxra,-0~ mham 49,
slIisd ~ snr.o;,,,,,oSt bos ., DC
sroor ,,,+yi ~ disahiIt4,,y,. e.,as
~ : s,,ccassnr eIae4ad go Iise9' .,nIis9'
Everv s,,cS, yaca,,cy sh,1I =. tei1a1i ~.
eleetYon Al tbe firS+ ge,araI aIeet,o,s, ~
So,. 1ha ossea x,.L,sh tt'us on
occ,,rs vnnrs ,han tht,+, I.,. snas
The person elected shall fili the Of
hce for the unexpired term. All
vacancies in other elective Offices
snail be filed for the unexpired term
IN such manner as may be prescribed
oy law.
And be II further Resolved, That
az the election herein designated for