Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-10-15


tions 5 and 6 thereto relative
to metropolitan federations.
BE it resolved by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of
Ohio, Three fifths of h e
members of each house con-
curing therein, that t 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, 1859, a
proposition to amend Article
X of the constitution of the
state of Ohio by adding there
to two new sections as fol :
| lows:
/ ARTICLE X
/ Sec. S. A metropolitan fed
Grafton of all townships, mu-
inequalities, and counties may
be formed by charter to
serve the entire area OF one
| or more contiguous counties
If the most populous city of
the area has a population of
more than fifty thousand,
based upon the last preced-
ing federal census. A metro
| politan federation of contigu-
Gus townships or municipali-
| ties or both may be formed
| by charter to serve an area
OF less than a county If the
most populous city of the
county is included in the
area and has a population of
more than fifty thousand
based upon the last preced-
ing federal census.
| Within the area proposed
to be included In the metro
| politan federation, the legis-
lative authority of the most
| populous city or the board Of
county commissioners of the
| county containing the most
populous city may, by a two
thirds vote of its members, or
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 number
of votes cast for governor at
the last preceding election
therefor, by resolution stating
the area to be included, order
the submission to the electors
of such area the question,
Shall a metropolitan fed :
Grafton charter commission
be chosen?" The question
shall be voted upon at the
next general or primary cleo.
tion, occurring not sooner
than ninety days after t h e
adoption of the resolution
The ballot containing tn e
! question shall bear no party
; designation. Provision shall
be made thereon for the cleo,
: tion from the area at large
of fifteen electors as the com
/ mission. Candidates for sucf
commission shall be nomin
: ated by petition of not less
: than one hundred nor more
, than five hundred electors o.
, the metropolitan area, a n d
, the petition shall be fill e d
: with the election officials o
the county containing tn e
] most populous city not les
! than sixty days prior to sucl
election. Candidates shall b,
I declared elected in the ordel
of the number of votes re
| ceived, beginning with t h e
candidate receiving the larg
est number; but no m o r e
than seven candidates resid
ing in the same municipal
I ty or township shall be eligi
BILE to be declared elected rpo
, vided that if the proposed
federation be of only two poll
/ tical subdivisions, eight of
/ the candidates may reside il
either subdivision. Within
, eighteen months after 1t s
j election, the commission
, shall frame a charter for ths
area stated in the resolution
; and shall then by resolutio,
, order the submission of thu
! same to the electors of th,
! area. Such charter shall bt
! voted upon in such area at thu
next general election occurr
, ing not sooner than ninety
i days after the adoption o.
, the resolution, and the elec
tion officials of the county OF
{ the secretary of state, If
{ more than one county is in
{ volved, shall mail or other
wise distribute a copy Thereof
, to each of the electors Of the
{ area as far as may be rea
sonably possible.
Every charter shall pro
{ vide the form of government
| of the metropolitan fedora
ton and shall provide for the
: periodic election by the elec,
, tors of the metropolitan fed
. Grafton of the officers exer
cising legislative power OF
, legislative and executive
powers and the principal of
| ficer exercising executive
power hereunder. A charter
NAV state which Othar offin.