The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-10-22

any court OF record entered OH the
verdict of the jury shall be set aside
or reversed on the weight OF the
evidence except by the concurrence
of all three Judges OF a court OF ap..
OF appeals shall be necessary to pro-
nounce a decision. make an order or
enter judgment, upon all other QueS-
tions; and whenever the judges of
court of appeals find that iudg.
is in conflict with a Judgment pro-
nounced upon the same question by
any other court of appeals of the
state. the judges shall certify the rec
ord of the case to the supreme court
for for review and final determination
prone court shall be reported to-
gether with the reasons therefor, and
laws may be passed providing for the
reporting of cases in the courts OF
appeals The chief Justice of the SUI
preme court of the state may assign
any judge of the court of appeals to
any county to hold court. The chief
justice of the supreme court shall de-
termine the disability or disqualified
ton of any judge of the court OF ap-
pealS. go
SCHEDULE
If a majority of the electors voting
on the foregoing proposed amend
ment at the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday IN November. 1858;
of the constitution of the state of
Ohio. and existing section 6 of Ar
ticle Nv shall thereupon be repealed.
3 METROPOLITAN FEDERATIoNS
Proposing 10 amend Article x OF the
constitution of the state of Ohio by
49,
relative to metropolitan federations.
Be it resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State of Ohio. Three
concurrlng 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
to amend Article x of the constitu-
tion of the state of Ohio by adding
thereto two new sections as follows:
ARTICLE x
Sec. S. A metropolitan federation
Of all townships. municipalities. and
to serve the entire area of one or
more contiguous counties If the most
populous city of the area has popu-
lation of more than fifty thousand.
based upon the last preceding federal
census A metropolitan federation Of
contiguous townships or municipali-
ties or both may be formed by char
ter to serve an area of less than
county If the most populous city OF
the county is included in the area
and has population of more than
fifty thousand based upon the last
preceding federal census.
Within the area proposed to be in
cluded in the metropolitan fedora
ton the legislative authority of the
most populous city or the board Of
containing the most populous city
may, by a two-thirds vote of its mem
bers, or shall, upon petition stating
the area to be included and signed
by the number of electors OF such
stated area not less in number thar
votes cast for governor at the last
preceding election therefor, by reso
luton stating the area to be included
order the submission to the electors
of such area the question. shall
metropolitan federation charter com
mission be chosen2" The question
shall be voted upon at the next gen
eral or primary election. occurring
not sooner than ninety days after the
adoption of the resolution. The balio
party designation Provision shall b.
made thereon for the election from
the area at large of fifteen electors
as the commission. Candidates fo
such commission shall be nominated
by petition of not less than ONT
electors of the metropolitan area. anS
the petition shall be filed with thu
election officials of the county con
tanning the most populouS city no
election. Candidates shall be declared
elected in the order of the number o
votes received, beginning with tn
candidate receiving the largest mum
Der; but no more than seven candl
dates residing IN the same municipal
be declared elected provided that !
the proposed federation be of onl,
two political subdivisions. eight Q
the candidates may reside in eithe
after its election, the commission
shall frame a charter for the are
stated in the resolution and shal
then by resolution order the submls
sion of the same to the electors, @
the area. Such charter shall be vote
upon in such area at the next genera
election occurring not sooner tina
ninety days after the adoption Of tn
resolution and the election official
of the county or the secretary
involved. shall mail or otherwise, dis
tribute a copy thereof to each of tn
electors of the area as far as may b
reasonably possible.
Every charter shall provide tn
form Of government of the metro
politan federation and shall provid
for the periodic election by tn
electors of the metropolitan feders
ton of the officers exercising legisla
tive power or legislative and eXecu
tive powers and the principal Office
exercising executive power there
under A charter may state whic
other officers shall be elected Th
charter shall set forth the power
; granted to and vested in the metro
politan federation and the duty {
duties to be performed by the metro
, politan federation. The charter ma
I provide for the concurrent or eXcll