Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-10-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 10 THB
Cx0NSTTTUTION OF OHIO !.

Proposed AMENDMENTS 10 TH1
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Yrcpesans 10 sznsnd section Of Arm
eie XVII of the Constitutions OF the
state Of Ohio relative 10 the term
Of o<Hce OF 1he Governor. Lieuten-
emf Qovernox. Attorney General.
Secretary OF State and Treasurer OF
Sfats and 10 amend section : Se
and IL Of Article XXI OF the Cor..si-
tuition Of tine State Of Ohio relative
10 the term of office of the members
% the General Assembly.
YoUR YEAR TERM roR GOV
ERNOH, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
SECRETARY OF 8 TA Z TREAS
URER OF STATE. ATTORNEY GEN.
ERAL, AND LIMITATION ON
NUMBER OF TERMS FoR
GOVERNOR.
BE II resolved by the General As
sembly OF the State OF Ohio: Three
hfths of the members elected to each
house concurring therein that there
shall be submitted to the electors of
the state. in the manner prescribed
by law, as the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
AFst Monday in November, 1854.
proposition to amend Section Z OF
Article XVII of the Constitution OF
the State OF Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE III
Sec, Z. The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor. Secretary of State, Treas
ufer of State. and Attorney Cen
eral shall hold their Offices for
of office shall 80 continue until
fketr SUCCESSORS are elected and
qualified. The Auditor OF State shall
hold his office for a term OF two
january. 1861 to the second Monday
Of. january, 1858 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. 1. Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the
6Fst Tuesday after the first Monday
IN November in even numbered
years; and all elections for all other
elective officers shall be held on the
nfsts Tuesday after the first Monday
IN November In the odd numbered
years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. g. The term OF the Office OF
the Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General Secreta.y Of rs state: ,s:
Auditor Of State shall be four years
commencing on the second Monday
Of January, 1889. The Auditor OF
State shah hold his Office for a term
g twp years from the second Mon.
Monday of January. 1863 and there
after shall hold this office for a four
year term. The term Of Office OF
Judges ct the Supreme Court and
Courts OF Appeals shall be such even
S.& Cix
ses years as may be prescribed by
the General Assembly: and that OF
the Judges OF the Common Pleas
Court six 80 years and of the
Judges of the Probate Court. six ''s
yesrs, and that of other Judges shan
be sach even number of years not ex-
ceeding six 90 years as may be pre-
scrfbed by the General Assembly.
The term of Office of the Justices OF
Peace shall be such even number of
a. may be prescribed by the Gem
era1 Assembly. The term of Office OF
all elective county. township. munich
pal and school officers shall be such
even number Of years not exceeding
pcrfbed.
And the General Assembly shall
have power to so extend existing
terms of Office as to effect the pur-
pose of Section Of this Article.
rhAJ NdC00Cy Htdy ONCdT III
any elective state Office other than
that of q member of the General
Assembly or of Governor. shall be
filled by appointment by the Gov
ernor until the disability is removed,
or a successor elected and qualified.
Every such vacancy shall be filled by
election az the first general election
for the Office which is vacant, that
occurs more than thirty 's' days
after the vacancy shall have occurred
The person elected shall fill the Of
dce for the unexpirod term All
vacancies in other elective Offices
shall be filed for the urexpired term
In such manner as may be prescribed
by law.
And be Il further Resolved. That
Mt the election herein designated for
the submission of this amendment to
the electors of the State of Ohio the
same shall be placed On the official
ballot in the manner prescribed by
law and shall be designated as fol-
lows:
ITO amend section . ~