The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-10-07

Proposing 10 amend section of Arfi-
Gle ia and sections j azlsa Of Ax4i-
Gle XVII OF 1Ae CoTafha1aon Of las
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OF oGS@e OF fAa Governor. LsaU1e41-
ara Governor. Attorney General.
See<s4azY Of sz2ta and TEoa2uEse Of
State aAd 10 amend section o1
article "A aaa sections !. }. t. 3. 10.
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Be 1t resolved by the General As
sembly Of the state Of Ohio: Three
6fths Of the mem bers elected to each
house concurring therein that there
SHAH be submitted 10 the electors Of
the state. IN the manner prescribed
BY law, At the general election 10 be
held on the 6rgt Tuesday after the
f1rst Monday in November. 1854.
proposition TO amend Section 2 OF
Article III 211 sections l and 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
Urer Of State. and Attorney Cen
erai shan bold their oifice; for -.
four years commencing ON the second
Monday Of January. 1859 Their terms
OF Office shall ss$ continue until
their successors are elected and
Qdaihed The Auditor of State snail
hold his Office for 3 term of two
years from the second Monday OF
january. 1851 to the second Monday
OF January, 1863 and thereafter shall
hoad ttiis Office for q -FOUR year term
No person shall hold the Office of
Governor for 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
hrSt Tuesday after the first Monday
IN November ia the odd numbered
years.
ARTICLE XVII
Sec. 2, The term of the Office of
the Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
Attorney General. Secretary of State.
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 a term
Of two years from the second Mon
day of January, 1861 to the second
Monday of January, 1853 and there
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 - years and of the
years, and that Of other Judges shall
be such even number OF years not ex-
ceeding six 49, years as may be pre-
scribed by the General Assembly.
Inc 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
-FOUR years as may be SO pre-
Scribed.
And The General Assembly shall
have power to 50 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
Allied by appointment by the Gov
ernor until the disability is removed.
or a successor elected and qualified.
every such vacancy shall be filled bv
election at the first general election
for the Office which is vacant. that
occurs more than thirty ''' DAYS
after the vacancy shall have occurred.
Fhe person elected shall fill the Of
hce for the unexpired term All
vacancies IN other elective offices
shaH be filed for the uncxpired term
in such manner as may be prescribed
by law
And be it further Resolved. That
at the election herein designated for
tAe submission of this amendment to
80 electors Of the State of Ohio the
same shall be placed on the Official
naliot in the manner prescribed BY
law and shall be designated as fol-
lows:
To amend section 3 of
/ ARTICLE III and cap+iopr