The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-09
MTTpopOT TTAN FEDERATIONS

Promising to amend Article y OF the
constitution of the state of Ohio by
adding sections and thereto
relative to metropolitan iedera-
tionS.
Be it resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State of Ohio, Three
fifths of the members OF each mouse
concurring therein, that there shaii
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, 1858. proposition 10
amend Article X of the Constitution
OF the state of Ohio by adding there
to new section as follows:
ARTICLE X
Section 5. In the entire area of any
county in which the most populous
city based upon the latest preceding
federal decennial census has a popu-
Iation of more than fifty thousand,
metropolitan federation OF all town
ships. municipalities, and the county
may be formed by charter to serve
the entire area. In any lesser area
within one county which area IN
cludes the most populous city OF sucn
county which, based upon the latest
preceding federal decennial census
has a population of more than fifty
thousand. a metropolitan federation
of townships or municipalities or
both may be formed by charter TO
serve such area. Within the area
proposed to be included in the
metropolitan federation, the legisia-
tive authority of the most populous
city or the Board of County Com
missioners of the county may, by a
H,,,@ -lr va4n rT
Shall, upon a petition stating the
area to be included and signed by
the number of electors Of such
stated area not less in number
than ten per cent of the total num-
Der of votes cast for governor at the
last preceding election therefor, by
resolution stating the area to be
included. submit to such electors OF
the area the question. Shall
metropolitan federation charter COM
mission be chosen?" The question
shall be voted upon at the next
general or primary election, occur
ring not sooner than ninety days
after the adoption of the resolution.
The ballot containing the question
shall bear no party designation. ana
provision shall be made thereon for
the election from the area at large
of fifteen electors of such area as
such commission If q majority OF
the electors voting on the question
shall have voted in the affirmative
Candidates for such commission shall
be nominated by petition of not less
than one hundred and not more than
five hundred electors of the metro
politan area, which shall be filed
with the election authorities not less
than sixty days prior to such cleo
ton. Candidates shall be declared
elected in the order of the number
of votes received. beginning with
the candidate receiving the largest
number; but not more than seven
candidates residing in the same
municipality or township shall be
eligible to be declared elected. With
in twelve months after its election.
such commission shall frame a
charter for the area stated in the
resolution and shall then by resolu-
ton order the submission of the
same to the electors of such area.
Such charter shall be voted upon in
such area at the next general cleo
ninety days after the adoption of
the resolution. and the commission
shall mail or otherwise distribute.
a copy thereof to each of the cleo
tors of the area as far as may be
reasonably possible.
Every such charter shall provide
the form of government of the
metropolitan federation and shall
determine which of its officers shall
be elected and the manner of their
election. Any such charter shall
designate the powers vested in and
the duty or duties to be performed
by the metropolitan federation. Any
such charter shall provide for the
election by the electors of the metro
politan federation of the officers
exercising legislative powers there
under and the principal officer exer-
cising executive powers hereunder.
Such charter may provide for the
exercise by the federation of any
of the powers vested by the Con-
stitution on laws of Ohio in town
ships and municipalities and in
counties where an entire county is
to be included within the area. Only
such powers as are designated in the
charter may be exercised by the
federation and those powers not
designated shall be reserved to the
townships, municipalities, and any
county, included therein. Such chart
er may provide for the concurrent
or exclusive exercise by the metro
its area, of all or any of the deSig-
mated powers. 1t may provide for
the succession by the federation to
the rights, properties, and obliga-
tions of townships, municipalities.
and any county therein incident to
the township. municipal. and county
power vested in the federation, and
for the division of the federation
into districts for purposes of admin
istration or of taxation or of both.
anything contained
in any other article of this conStitu-
ton. township and municipal pow
ers and duties and the powers and
duties of any county included in the
area may be delegated to the metro
politan federation and to the extent
that such powers and duties are so
delegated as provided in the charter.
such metropolitan federation shall
participate in the distribution of
township, municipal, and county
revenues
No such charter or amendment
thereto shall become effective until
it shall have been approved by
of those voting thereon
0) in the entire area included by
the provisions of the charter t2) in
the most populous city in the in
cluded territory and (3) in the area
outside the most populous city. in
the area, Every charter or amend
ments thereto shall take effect on
the thirtieth day after such approval
unless another date be fixed therein