The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-10-10
COUNTY. CHARTER
GOVERNMENT
Proposing to amend section of Ar
ticie of the constitution of the state
of Ohio relative to county govern
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Proposing to amend section 3 of Ar
ticie \ of the constitution of the state
of Ohio relative to county govern
ment.
Be it resolved by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio. Three
nfthS of the members of each house
concurrtng therein, that there shall
be submitted to the electors of the
state, in the manner prescribed by
law, AT the election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the. first Monday
in November 1857 a proposition to
amend section of Article X Of the
Constitution of the State of Ohio as
follows.
ARTICLE X
Section 3. "'@ The people OF amy
county may frame and adopt or
amend a charter as provided in this
article but the right of the initiative
and referendum is reserved to the
people of each county on all matters
which such county may now or here
after be authorized TO control by
legislative action. Eyery such charter
shall provide the form of government
of the. county and shall determine
which of its officers shall he elected
and the manner OF their election. II
shall provide for the exercise of all
powers vested in, and the perform
ance of all duties imposed upon
counties and county officers by law.
Any such charter may provide for
the concurrent or exclusive exercise
by the county, i'll all or in part OF its
area, of all or OF any designated
powers vested by the constitution or
laws of Ohio III municipalities. it may
provide for the organization of the
county as n municipal corporation;
and III any such case II may provide
for the succession by the county 10
the rights, properties, and obligations
of municipalities and townships
therein incident to the municipal
power so vested i'll the county. and
districts for purposes of admlmstra-
ton or of taxation or of both. ~~
Any charter or amendment which
alters the form and offices of county
government or which provides for
the exercise by the county OF powers
vested in municipalities by the con-
stitution or laws of Ohio, or both,
shall become effective If approved by
a majority OF the electors voting there
on. In case of conflict between the
exercise of powers granted by such
charter and the exercise Of powers by
municipalities or townships, granted
by the constitution or general law
whether or not such powers are be
ing exercised at the time of the
adoption OF the charter, the exercise
of power by the municipality or
township shall prevail. A charter or
amendment proVldfng for the eScIu-
sive exercise of municipal powers
by the county or providing for the
succession by the county to any
property or obligation of any munich
pality or township without the con-
sent of the legislative authority OF
such municipality or township shall
become effective "e@ only when it
shall have been approved by a ma
iority OF those voting thereon ID in
the county, t2l in the largest munich
pality, (3) in the county outside OF
such municipality. and t4) in counties
having a population, based upon the
latest preceding federal decennial
census of soc, 900 or less. in each of a
majority of the combined total OF
municipalities and townships in the
county mot including within any
township any part of its area living
within a municipality.
SCHEDULE
At the election herein designated
for the submission of this amend
ment to the electors of the state OF
Ohio. the same shall be placed on the
official ballot in the manner pre-
scribed by law and shall be desig-
mated as follows: