Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-11-04
And be 1t further


Resolved, That the required publi-
cation of the said proposed amend
ment shall be made and the form of
ballot to be used in the said election
for the submission thereof shall be
prepared by the secretary of state
with the above provisions. If ma
jority of the electors voting on said
amendment shall be declared accord
ing to law, to have voted in favor
thereof, the governor of the state of
Ohio shall make proclamation thereof
forthwith j.,
PERMITS SALARY CHANGE OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS
DURING TERM OF OFFICE
Proposing 10 amend section 20 Of
Article II of the constitution of the
state of Ohio 10 provide that the,
compensation of any officer may be-
increased or diminished during bis
existing term.
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
the state, for their approval or re-
lection, at the election held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November. 1855, a proposal to
amend section 20 of Article II, said
section 20 of Article II amended to
read as follows:
ARTICLE II
Section 20. The General Assembly,
In cases not provided for in this con-,
stitution. shall fix the term of Office;
and the compensation OF all Of
PERMITS SALARY CHANGE OF
JUDGES DURING TERM
OF OFFICE
Proposing 20 amend section ID OF
Article Nv of the constitution of
the compensation of judges of the
supreme court, the court of appeals,
the court of probate. and the court
OF common pleas. and of other
peals may be increased or dimin-,
ished during their term of Office.
Be 1t 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, for their approval or re-
lection, at the election held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
amend Section IA of Article Nv as
amended to read as follows:
ARTICLE w
Section IA. H.: The judges Of the
of common pleas. and of such other
courts inferior to the court of appeals
which have been. or may hereafter
be established by law shall. at stated
compensation as may be provided by
law. HH'; but they shall receive no
fees or perquiSiteS, nor hold any
other Office of profit or trust, under
the authority of this state. or the
United States. All votes for either Of
them for any elective office. except a
judicial Office. under the authority of
this state, given by the General As
sembly. or the people. shall be void.
SCHEDULE
The above proposal shall be placed
on the official ballot at the election
hereinbefore referred to. in such form
as the Secretary of State may pre-
scribe. II the votes for the proposal
shall exceed those against 1t, this
1, 1855. and existing Section IA Of
Article w of the Constitution of the
State of Ohio shall from such effec-
tive date be repealed and annuLed,
and any laws then in force fixing the
compensation of such judges shall
thereupon be applicable without fur
ther action thereon by the General
Assembly.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO
OFFICE OF SECRETARY
OF STATE
l, TED W. BROWN, Secretary of
State of the State of Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of Amended Substitute House
Joint Resolution No 81, Amended
Senate Joint Resolution No. IL, and
Amended Senate Joint Resolution
No 3. filed in the Office of the SecI%-
the above sections of the Constitution
of Ohio.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. have
hereunto subscribed my name and
affixed my official seal at Columby
this 25th day of August. 1855.
TED W. BROWN
Sanrafarv ~ State