The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1957-10-24
COUNTY CHARTER
GOVERNMENT

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ticle of the constitution of the state
of Ohio relative to county govern
nlent
Be II resolved bv tho General As
sembly OF the State of Ohio. Three
fltth% OF the members of each house
coucurrng therein, that there shall
be submitted to the electors or the
state, in the manner prescribed by
law, at the election to be held on the
flfsi tuesday after the first Monday
III November, 1857. a proposition 10
amend section 3 OF Article y Of the
EonStitutlon of the State oi Ohio as
follows;
ARTICLE X
Section 3. "s< The people of any
county may frame and adopt or
amend 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 Every such charter
ShaH provide the form of government
OF the county and shall determine
winch of its officers shall be elected
ana the manner of their election II
snail provide for the exercise of all
powers vested in, and the perform
ance of all duties imposed upon
counties and county officers bv Law
ANY such charter may provide for
the concurrent or exclusive exercise
by the county, in all or in part of its
area OF all or of any designated
powers vested by the constitution or
laws OF Ohio in municipalities; il may
provide TOR the organization of the
county as municipal corporation.
aNu IN any such case IT NAV provide
tor the succession by the county 10
the rights. properties, and obligations
OF municipalities and townships
IN flll SgyzSts 81
power SO vested IN the county. and
for the division of the county into
districts for purposes of adminfStra-
tion or OF taxation or of both as
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-
Sttutlon or laws of Ohio, or both,
shall become effective If approved hv
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
or power by the municipality OF
township shall prevail. charter or
amendment providing for the exciu-
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 %*% only when it
shall have been approved by ma
iority OF those voting thereon ID in
the county, ~ in the largest munich
pality, t3l in the county outside of
such municipality. and (4) In counties
having q population, based upon the
latest preceding federal decennial
census. OF 500 900 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 lying
within a municipality,
SCHEDULE
At tho 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-
scTibed by law and shall be desig-
mated as follows.