Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-10-29
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 10 TEE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO

Proposing 10 amend section OF Asff-
Gle III and sections ] and of Arti-
Gle XVII of the Constitution OF the
State Of Ohio relative 10 the Term
of Office of the Governor. Lieufen-
ant Governor. Attorney General.
Secretary of State and Treasurer OF
STATE and 10 amend section 2 OF
Article II and sections !. 3. 8. 8. 10.
and IL of Article XXI of the Consti-
4ufion of the State of Ohio relative
10 the term of Office of the members
OF the General Assembly.
FOUR YEAR TERM FoR GOV
SECRETARY OF a T E TREAS
ERAL, AND LIMITATION ON
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR.
BE II resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State of Ohio: Three
fifths 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, at the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
hrst Monday in November, 1854,
proposition to amend Section of
Article III and sections ! and OF
Article XVII of the Constitution OF
the State of Ohio as follows:
Sec. 4 The Governor. Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Treas
urer of State. and Attorney Cen
eral shall hold their offices for
Monday of January, 1859. Their terms
of Office shall 80" continue until
their successors are ell ect d and
qualified. The Auditor of State shall
hold his Office for 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 a four year term:
No person shall hold the Office of
Governor for a period longer than
tsvo successive terms of four years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 1. Elections for state and
county officers shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November in -" even numbered
years; and all elections for all other
elective officers shall be held on the
drst Tuesday after the first Monday
In November in the odd numbered
years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 3. The term of the Office OF
the Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State.
sss Treasurer of State ""' and the
Auditor OF State shall be four years
commencing on the second Monday
of january. 1859. The Auditor of
of two years from the second Mon
day of January, 1861 to the second
Monday of January. 1868 and there
after shall hold this Office for four
judges of the Supreme Court and
Courts of Appeals shall be such even
number of years not less than six
-" years as may be prescribed by
the General Assembly; and that of
the Judges of the Common Pleas
Judges of the Probate Court. six '''
years, and that of other Judges shall
be such even number of years not ex-
ceeding six '.' years as may be pre-
The term of office of the Justices of
Peace shall be such even number of
years not exceeding four years,
as may be prescribed by the Cen
eral Assembly. The term of office OF
all elective county. township. munich
pal and school officers shall be such
even number OF years not exceeding
scrtbed
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
Any vacancy which may occur in
any elective state Office other than
Assembly or of Governor, shall be
filed 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 at the first general election
for the office which is vacant, that
occurs more than thirty ''' days
after the vacancy shall have occur ed.
The person elected shall fill the Of
6ce 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.
And be II further Resolved, That
at 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: