Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-10-16
mrTRopoL1TAN rEpERAr1oNs
Proposing 20 amend Article X OF the
constitution OF the state OF Ohio by
adding sections s and 6 thereto rela-
tive 70 metropolitan declarations.

sdotn9 SECTIONS ana tnerexc TeIA-
tive 70 metropolitan declarations.
BE It resolved by the General AS
sembly Of the State of Ohio, Three
ffths of the members of each house
eoncurrfng therein. that there shall
ne submitted to the electors of the
state, In the manner prescribed by
law, al the election to be held on the
first Tuesday after the FIRST Monday
in November. 1885, proposition to
amend Article x of the Constitution
new section as follows
ARTICLE x
Section 5 In the entire area Of aYiy
county In which the most porulous
eitv based upon the latest preceding
federal decenniaI census has a popll-
latian Of more than fifty thousand e
metropolitan federation Of all town.
si1fps. nnunicipalities. and the county
nav he formed bv charter to serve
he entire area In anv lesser area
"''tt'as the rnosf pon,IIor,s citv Of sI1ch
Hniintv which. based upnn flae latest
0racedir11 federal decannfa4 rareIIs
as q nopulaffnv of rsore fran Fftv
'snusarid n1efrnnoIitar federation
= fownships or nnunicinalities or both
INV sFR fGTFn0d nv charfPY 70 GerVD
'fich area within fro ares nrnroead
n he iacIpInd IN tt.a metropolitan
faaeratfon fhe fe1isls+ive afy+tN~i+v of
the most paol5Inrts cifu ~ 4Le pnard
= County, Commissioners Of fl,e
rountv NAV nv a t-uo-thi~fls vote Of
its members or shall uncr = nnfitfon
*tat'S1 the area - re Included and
sioned nv the run7i>er NJ electors of
~rcl1 s+nteS araa MT iess g, number
nan ton nor rant nf tt,s total r,rirnier
- votes cast for pns,arror az the last
N-ecedina election therefor hv reso-
'1+ton etati1o the area 20 he included.
"'hn1it IN sIict aiectore Of the srea
$50 srastion "chnTi rnatroDaIifan
faderatinn charfe- cnrnnoission he
~h0eer9" The rfIeSti0n ehaf1 Re voted
mon af the newt generaf or r3rina arv
>in1ti0n accrI-wir1e MT seonpr +t-ar
1inetV laws nftar tIa ariortion nf The
"aeoiufion THO ballot ro'1teirirrS the
question shall heor no ro~*v ceciT,n a.
ton and n-aVirior eboll no mode
.kernoo Cor +H-o e1nctie~1 frora tha area
- laroe ~ ffteer e'ec+o~s Of e,rch
area as eifct1 cornrNieefar " rsair~itv
~ fl1e electors wn+in1 ~ tte nrection
shpl1 have voted in tl1e aFr~r1 e+ive
Taudit'a+as for such nnnNrniecinn shall
10 nominated hv petition of not less
than one hundred and mt more than
sVn hundred electors NJ fhe metro
oolitar area which ehall he fled with
the election authorities not lees than
sixt" davs nrinr TO slich election
Tar5'datrs sh al ne declared elected
IN the order of the number of votes
received. bepinniue with the cardi-
late receiving the iargest number:
out not more tran seven candidates
residinu In the same nnunicipaiitv or
tnwnehip shaIl he e1ioihIe 70 he de-
dared elected Within twelve months
sfter It's election such commission
a1n fNnN N 1tN a,to ny
,tated in the resolution and shall then
by resolution order the submission of
the Same tn the electors of such area.
such charter shall be voted upnn in
such area at the next general election
occurring not sooner than ninety days
after the adoption of the resolution.
and the commission shall mail or
rtt.serwise distribute copy thereof to
zach Of the electors of the area as far
as NAV be reasonably possible
Every such charter shall provide
rhe form of government of the metro
oolitan federation and shall deter
mine which of its officers shall bt
,iacfed and the manner Of their elec-
ton. Any such charter shall des1g.
nate 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 metropolitan
federation Of the officers exercising
legislative powers Hereunder and the
principal officer exercising executive
bowers hereunder. Such charter NAV
provide for the exercise by the fed
Grafton Of any Of the powers vestet,
BY the Constitution or laws of Ohio
IN townships and MUNICIPALITIES and
~ counties where an entire county 10
TO he included within the area. Only
such powers as are DESIGNATED In the
charter may be exercised by the feds
eration and those powers not desig-
mated shall be reserved TO the town.
ships. municipalities. and any county,
included therein Such charter may
provide r,rs for the concurrent or eysiu-
federation. In all or part Of fts area,
OF all or any Of the designated
powers. n may provide for the slic-
cession by the federation 10 the
rights: properties. and obligations Of
townships. municipalities, and any
ship. municipal, and county power
vested In the federation. and for the
division Of the federation into dis
trfcts for purposes of administration
or of taxation or Of both Notwith-
standing ANYTHING contained IN any
other article Of tSis constitution.
township and municipal powers and
any county included In the area may
be delegated TO the METROPOLITAN fed
Grafton and to the extent that s1tcf
bowers and duties are so delegated as
provided In the charter. suci, metro
oolftan federation shall participate I'm
the distribution Of township munich
pal and countv revenues
No such charter or amendment
thereto sharl become effective until II
shall have been anproved by ma
sorttv of those voting thereon III in
the entire area included hv fhe pro-
visions of the charter. t2l In the most
popufous city I'm the included terri
torv. and IS, in. the area outside the
most populous cftv, In the area Every
charter or amendments thereto shall
take effect on the thirtiefh dav after
such anprova1 unless another date be
fixed therein A coDv Of such charter
OF amendment shall be filed with the
secretarv of state
The legislative authority provided
In the charter. may. by two-thirds
vote or shall upon petition signed by
not less In number than ten per cent
of the total number of votes cast for
governor In the area st the last
preceding election therefor, submit
amendments to the charter to the
electors of the area for approval or
vided for the adoption of the charter.
Such legislative authority shall mai
or otherwise distribute copy thereof
to each of the electors of the area as
far as may be reasonably possible.
When more than one amendment is
submitted at the same time. they shall
be so submitted so as to enable the
electors to vote on each separately.
In case of conflict between the pro-
visions OF two or more. amendments
vision shall prevail which received
the highest affirmative vote
Upon petition signed by the num-
Der nf electors of any municipality
or township contiguous to metro
politan federation within the same
county net less In number than ten
per cent of the total number of votes
cast tor governor at the last preccd-
Ing election therefor, with the con-
sent of the legislative authority of
the metropolitan federation. the ques-
Hon shall the munfcipaiitv or town
ship be Joined 70 the metropolitan
federation?" shall be submitted TO th,
electors OF such political subdivision
proposed TO be Joined. In any are,
contiguous TO metropolitan fedora
ton within the same county In wnicf
q majority of the electors approvs
Joining the federation, the chartei
shall become effective.
Section 9. The exercise Of an,
power vested tn municipal corpors
lions under Article Eighteen Of thf
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