Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1954-10-22
RROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO


proposing 10 amend section Of Arfi-
Gle III and sections ! and of Artt-
Gle XVII of the Constitution of the
State of Ohio relative TO the term
of office of the Governor. Lieufen-
ant Governor. Attorney General.
Secretary of State and Treasurer OF
State and 10 amend section OF
Article II and sections l. 2. Q. 8. 10.
and IL of Article XXI of the Consti-
tuition of the State of Ohio relative
70 the term of Office of the members
0f the General Assembly.
FOUR YEAR TERM FOR Gov
ERNoR. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.
SECRETARY OF T. ATE. TREAS
URER OF STATE. ATTORNEY GEM
ERAL. AND LIMITATION ON
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR
Be II resolved by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio: Three
6fths 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
6rst Monday in November, 1854. a
proposition to amend Section of
Article III and sections l and of
Article XVII of the Constitution Of
ARTICLE III
Sec. 4 The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of State, Treas
urer of State, and Attorney Gem
eral shall hold their Offices for
four years commencing on the second
of office shall sss continue until
their successors are e ec t e 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. 1863 and thereafter shall
hold this Office for four year term.
Mo 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
In November in '"$ even numbered
years; and all elections for all other
elective officers shall be held on the
In November in the odd numbered
years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 2. The term of the Office of
the Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General, Secretary of State.
e"s Treasurer of State ''' and the
Auditor of State shall be four years
commencing on the second Monday
of January, 1859. The Auditor of
State shall hold his Office for term
OF two years from the second Mon
day of January. 1861 to the second
after shall hold this Office for four
year term. The term of office of
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
Court six $50 years and of the
Judges of the Probate Court, six '''
years. and that of other Judges shall
ceeding six S'' years as may be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly.
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 Gen.
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
four years as may be so pre-
scribed.
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
that of a member of the General
Assembly or OF Governor, shall be
hiled by appointment by the Gov
ernor until the disability is removed,
or successor elected and qualified.
Every such vacancy shall be filed by
election at the first general election
for the Office which is vacant. that
occurs more than thirty ''' days
after the vacancy shall have occurred.
The person elected shall fill the Of
nee for the unexpired term All
VHGAnnlRC ~G1
snail be filed for the unexpired term
In such manner as may be prescribed
by law.
And be It 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
pauot IN the manner prescribed by
law and shall be designated as fol-
lows:
Article III and sections
YES and of Article XVII
lof the Constitution of
the State of Ohio to pro-
vide for four year terms
of Office for the Cover
nor Lieutenant Cover
Mo nor. Attorney General.
Treasurer of State anc
to limit the Office of Gov.
Iernor to two successive
terms.
If the votes for the proposal ex-
ceed those against 1t. this amend
ment shall take effect and existing
section of Article III and sections
l and 2 of Article XVII of the Con-
stitution of the state of Ohio shall
be repealed as of July /. 1857.
q
FOUR YEAR TERM FOR MEMBERS
OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
And be it further Resolved, BY the