The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1954-10-28
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO

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CONSTITUTION OF OHIO
Propoziaa 10 amend section Of Arfi-
Gle iii and sections 1 End OF Axfi-
Gle XVII Of the Constitution OF tha
Sia1s cf Ohio relative to the taTxa
Of Office Of the Governor. Lisufen-
Ent Governor, Attorney General.
Secretary of State and Treasurer Of
Stale ard 40 amend section 2 CT
Article II and sections 1, g. 6. 8. 10.
and III Of Article &r of the Consfi-
tuition OF the State Of Ohio relative
4o the term OF office OF the members
of the General Assembly.
FOUR YEAR TERM FOR GOV
SECRETARY OF s ATE. TREAS
UHEd OF STATE, ATTORNEY CEN
ERAL. AND LIMITATION ON
NUMBER OF TERMS FOR
GOVERNOR.
Be it 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
proposition to amend Section of
Article III and sections / and 2 of
Article XVII Of the Constitution of
the State of Ohio as follows:
ARTICLE III
Sec. 2. The Governor, Lieutenant
urer of State, and Attorney Cen
eral shall hold their offices Tor .
four years commencing on the second
Monday of january, 1859. Their terms
of Office shall sss continue until
their successors are eIected and
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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 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 ali other
elective officers shall be held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
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.
Treasurer of State 's' and the
Auditor of State shall be four years
commencing on the second Monday
of January, 1853. 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, 1868 and there
after shall hold this Office for a 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 *%s years and of the
Judges OF the Probate Court, six IS
years, and that of other Judges shall
be such even number of years not ex-
ceeding six - years as may be pre-
scrbed 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 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 80 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
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 at the first general election
for the Office which is vacant. that
occurs more than thirty 80 days
after the vacancy shall have occurred.
The person elected shall fill the Of
flee for the uneXpired term All
vacancies in other elective Offices
shall 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
.he submission of this amendment to
s-e 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: