Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1959-10-08

Be it resolved by the Cen
eral Assembly of the State of
Ohio, Three fifths of t h e
members of each house con-
curing therein, that Ii e r e
shall be submitted to t h e
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. 5. 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 t h e
county is included in tn e
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 elec-
tion, occurring not sooner
than ninety days after t h e
adoption Of the resolution
The ballot containing the
question shall bear no party
designation. Provision shall
be made thereon for the elec-
tion from the area at large
of fifteen electors as the COM
mission. Candidates for such
commission shall be nomin-
ated by petition of not less
than one hundred nor more
than five hundred electors of
the metropolitan area, and
the petition shall be file d
with the election officials of
the county containing the
most populous city not less
than sixty days prior to such
election. Candidates shall be
declared elected in the order
of the number of votes re-
ceived, beginning with t e
candidate receiving the larg-
est number; but no m ore
than seven candidates resid-
ing in the same municipali-
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 in
either subdivision. Within
eighteen months after it's
election, the commission
shall frame a charter for the
area stated in the resolution
and shall then by resolution
order the submission of the
same to the electors of the
area. Such charter shall be
voted upon in such area at the
next general election occurr-
ing not sooner than ninety
days after the adoption of
the resolution, and the cleo
ton officials of the county or
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
tion and shall provide for the
periodic election by the cleo
tors of the metropolitan fed
Grafton of the officers exer-
cising legislative power or
legislative and executive
powers and the principal Of
ficer exercising executive
power Hereunder. A charter
may state which other offic-
ers shall be elected. The
charter shall set forth tn e
powers granted to and vest
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