SEC. 3. The terms of office of the judges of the supreme court which would, but for this amendment, have terminated on the ninth day of February, in the years 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, and 1898, shall, respectively, terminate on the first day of January, in the years 1891, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1903, and 1905; and their respective successors shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November preceding the expiration of their terms of office.

SEC. 4. The terms of office of the several judges of the circuit court which would, but for this amendment, have terminated on the ninth day of February, in the years 1891, 1893, and 1895, shall, respectively, terminate on the first day of January, in the years 1891, 1893, and 1895; and their respective successors shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November preceding the expiration of their terms of office.

SEC. 5. The present terms of office of the several judges of the probate court shall terminate on the first day of January, 1891, and their successors shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1890.

SEC. 6. The terms of office of the several judges of the common pleas court in office when this amendment takes effect shall terminate on the first day of January of the odd year, and those of the superior courts in the even year, nearest the time when their respective terms of office would, but for this amendment, have terminated; and their respective successors shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November preceding the expiration of their respective terms of office.

SEC. 7. The judges of the several courts, and all state, county, township, and municipal officers, in office

when this amendment takes effect, shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualified.

SEC. 8. At such election those electors desiring to vote for such amendment may have placed upon their ballots the words "Biennial elections - Yes," and those opposed to such amendment may have placed upon their ballots the words "Biennial elections - No."

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PROPOSAL TO HOLD A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, 1891

Proposed by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, March 6, 1891. Submitted to the electors, November 3, 1891.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, that the question, "Shall there be a convention to revise, alter or amend the Constitution?" of this state, shall be submitted to the electors thereof, at the general election to be held therein on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, A.D., 1891; notice thereof shall be given by sheriffs in their proclamations, required by law to be made of such elections, and those voting at said election in favor of such convention, shall have put on their ballots the words, "Constitutional Convention - Yes," and those voting thereat against such convention the words, "Constitutional Convention - No."

SEC. 2. That the judges of election, at such election in every voting precinct, shall cause the votes received therein in favor of such convention, to be entered in a separate column in the poll-books, under the caption, "Constitutional Convention - Yes," and those therein. against such convention, in a separate column likewise, under the caption, "Constitutional Convention - No;"

and they shall transmit the same, with the returns of the votes for state and county officers, to the clerks of the courts of common pleas of their respective counties.

SEC. 3. That said clerks shall include in the general abstracts of votes required to be transmitted by them to the secretary of state and president of the senate, respectively, a statement of the number of votes given in their several counties in favor of and also against such convention, together with a statement of the whole number of electors voting therein at said election; and said president of the senate, at the time and place of publishing the returns of said election, as provided by section three, article 3, of the Constitution, shall publish and declare the result of the vote for and against such convention, and also the number of electors voting in the state at said election returned as aforesaid. SEC. 4. This act shall take effect on its passage."1

Proposed by joint resolution of the General Assembly, April

24, 1891. Submitted to the electors, November 3, 1891.

SECTION 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of Ohio, that a proposition shall be submitted to the electors of this state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1891, to amend section 2, of article XII, of the Constitution of the State of Ohio, so that it shall read as follows:

ARTICLE XII

SEC. 2. Laws may be passed which shall tax by a uniform rule all moneys, credits, investments in bonds, stocks, joint-stock companies, or otherwise; and all real and personal property according to the true value thereof in money. In addition thereto, laws may be passed taxing rights, privileges, franchises, and such other subject matter as the legislature may direct; but buryinggrounds, public school-houses, houses used exclusively for public worship, institutions of purely public charity, public property used exclusively for any public purpose, and other property, may, by general laws, be exempted from taxation; and the value of all property so exempted shall, from time to time, be ascertained and published as may be directed by law.

SEC. 2. At such election, those electors desiring to vote for such amendment may have placed upon their ballots the words, "Taxation amendment - Yes," and those opposed to such amendment may have placed upon their ballots the words, "Taxation amendment - No."

SEC. 3. This amendment shall take effect on the first day of January, 1892.52

52 Laws of Ohio, vol. lxxxviii, 935.- ED.