The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-10-29

any court of record entered on the
verdict OF the jury shall be set aside
OF reversed on the weight OF the
evidence except by the concurrence
peals. Only majority of such court
OF appeals shall be necessary to pro-
uounce a decision. make an order or
enter Judgment, upon all other oues-
tlons; and whenever the Judges of
court of appeals find that a 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 review and final determination
prone court shall be reported to-
getter with the reasons therefor. ana
laws may be passed providing for the
reporting of cases in the courts OF
appeals The chief Justice of the su.
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 majority of the electors voting
on the foregoing proposed amend,
nent at the general election to be
held on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday In November 1859
adopt the same. il shall become part
Ohio, and existing section of Ar
ticle w shall thereupon be repealed
5 METROPOLITAN FEDERATIONS
Proposing 10 amend Article x OF the
constitution of the state CT Ohio by
adding sections and thereto
relative TO metropolitan federations.
Be 1t resolved by the General AS
sembly of the State of Ohio, Three
fifths of the members Of each house
concurrlng therein, that there shall
state. in the manner prescribed by
law, at the election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November 1859, proposition
to amend Article x of the constitu-
ton of the state of Ohio by adding
ARTICLE
Sec. S. A metropolitan federation
OF all townships, municipalities. 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 popu-
ot
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 a
the county is included in the area
and has population of more than
fifty thou3and 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
county commissioners of the county
containing the most populous city
may. by a two-thirds vote of its men,
bers, or shall, upon a petition stating
the area to be included and signed
by the number of electors of such
ten per cent of the total number of
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 a
mission be chosen7" 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 ballot
containing the question shall bear no
made thereon for the election from
the area at large of fifteen electors
as the commission. Candidates for
such commission shall be nominated
by petition of not less than one
hundred nor more than FIVE hundred
electors of the metropolitan area. and
the petition shall be filed with the
election officials of the county con-
tanning 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 received, beginning with the
candidate receiving the largest num-
Der. but no more than seven candl-
dates residing in the same municipal
ity or township shall be eligible to
the proposed federation be OF only
two political subdivisions, eight OF
the candidates may reside in either
Within eighteen months
after its election, the commission
shah frame a charter for the area area
then by resolution order the submis.
sion of the same to the electors Of
the area. Such charter shall be voted
upon in such area at the next general
election occurring not sooner than
ninety days after the adoption Of the
of the county or the secretary of
state, if more than one county is
involved, shall mail or otherwise dis
tribute a copy thereof to each of the
electors of the area as far as may be
reasonably possible.
Every charter shall provide the
form of government of the metro
politan federation and shall provide
for the periodic election by the
electors of the metropolitan fedora
ton of the officers exercising iesisla-
tive power or legislative and eXecu-
tive powers and the principal officer
exercising executive power there
under A charter may state which
other officers shall be elected The
charter shall set forth the powers
granted to and vested in the metro
politan federation and the duty or
duties to be performed by the metro
politan Federation The charter may
provide for the concurrent or exclu-