The Cedarville Herald, Volume 35, Numbers 27-52

8<M\ 1 SOio ska fry — , •lactios*. Number 24. Omitting word “W h ited •i IlGHEDULE, t « *ia^r;t^f ^*3''* SKr" ' ,n -• *» th* ccr.stltutlon-..Woman's Suffrage, of t,:* con#tESutiQBi tbm th* * ° « « o1b» *i t .r i}!3 ^^Bdtnent takes out a£ article V, section i, the one word white . Its adoption n$ desirable, in case the woman’ s suffrage amendment should be defeated, to make the state constitution con­ form to that o f the United States. The object in adding the schedule is to make the foregoing amendment unnecessary in case the woman’ s suffrage amendment should be ratified by the electors. Number 2S« Use of Voting Machines. , ARTICLE! Y. . ?5C- * ,A!I ejections shall be either by haUot or by mechanical device, or by both, preserving the secrecy of the vote. Laws may be enacted to rcKulatn the . preparation of tha ballot and to determine the applicationorsuchmeSnnlcal dSvlw“ This, amendment permits laws to be passed authorizing the use c f ballots or voting machines at elections. Under a recent decision of the supreme court of this state voting machines cannot be used for the reason that the constitution now requires all elections to be by ballot. „ Number 26. Primary Elections. ARTICLE V.' -Sec. 7, All nominations for elective state, district, county and municipal offices ■hail bo made at direct primary elections or'by petition aa provided by law, and provision shall be mado by law for a preferential vote for United States senator: but direct primaries shall not be held for the nomination of township officers or for the officers of municipalities of less than two thousand population, unless petitioned for by a majority of the electors of such township or municipality, AU delegates from this state to the national conventions of political parties shall be chosen, by direct vote of the electors. Each candidate for sttch delegate shall state hla first and second choices for the presidency, whichpreferences shall be printed upon the primary ballot the hame of such candidate, but the name of no candidate for the presidency shall be *o used without his written authority. v ’ tinder thte amendment all nominations for offices of the state or any subdivision thereof having a population of over two thousand, must be made by primary election or by petition. But nominations for offices in districts with a population-less than the number named are not so made unless the qualified electors thereof so desire. It is further.jiroyided that all delegates to national conventions .of the different political parties are to.be. chosen by primary and provision ,ismade for a preferential vote for United States Senator and also to require that candidates for the office of delegate to national conven­ tions shall state their preference as between different candidates for the presidency, Number 27. - --- Organisation of Boards o f Education. ARTICLE VL Sec, 8. Provision shall be made by law for the Organisation, administration and controlof the public school system of the state supported by public funds: provided, that each school district embraced wholly or in part within any alty shall nave the power, by referendum vote to determine for Itaelf the number of members and the organization of the district board of education, and provision shall be made by law ■for the exercise of this ^ower by such school districts. Tins amendment, if adopted, will give the law-making body of the state complete control over the organization and administration o f the state’s public school system, and is designed to make clear that local communities cannot destroy the unity of the state system. The second part, of the amendment applies to city school dis­ tricts only, and allows the electors o f each city district to determine, *s shall be provided by law, the size and organization o f its board o f education. The powers o f such city boards o f education are not enlarged by this amendment. ‘ Number 28./ Creating the Office o f Superintendent o f iPublic Instruction to Re­ place State Commissioner o f Common Schools. ' ■ ARTICLE VI. See. 4. A superintendent of public Instruction to replace the state Commissioner of common schools, shall bo Included as one of the officers of tho executive depart­ ment to be appointed by the governor, for the term of four yars, with the powers and duties now exercised by the state commissioner of common schools until other­ wise provided by law, and with such other^powers as may bo provided by law, SCHEDULE. , If the foregoing amendment be adopted by tho electors It shall take effect and become a part of the constitution oh-the second Monday of July, 1913.. , This amendment provides for a more effective supervision of the public school system o f the state, by creating the office of super­ intendent o f public instruction as one o f the state executive depart­ ments. At present there is no provision in the constitution on the subject, the state commissionership of public schools being a statu­ tory office subject to abolition at any time by the general assembly. The new office provided in this amendment will be appointive by the governor and the term will be four years. The amendment, if adopted, will take effect on the second'Monday of July, 1913, at which time the first superintendent of public instruction will take tiie place of the commissioner of common schools, whose term ex­ pires on that date# and the latter office will then cease to exist Number 29. T o Extend State Bond Limit to Fifty Million Dollars for Inter- County Wagon Roads. Average annual tax on each S g o o o - For first ten years . . . . . . ^ f *»****■*» * cents. For neat ton years cents. For the last tea years *20 cents, Numb«r 30« c ■ Regulating Insurance. ARTICLE VHt Sep, 6. No laws shall be passed authorising any county, city, town or town­ ship, by vote of Its citizens, c? otherwise, to t - , unu a #tv< lihtHer in any Joint stool? company, corporation, or association whatever; or to raise >nrjney for, or to loan Ita credit to, or in aid of, any such company, corporation, or association; provided, that nothing In this section chat! prevent the meurlng of public buildings or property In mutual insurance associations or companies- I-*w» may be passed providing for tlie regulation of all rateB charged or to he charged by any Insurance company, cor­ poration or association organized under the laws wi this state or doing any Insurance business in this state for profit. This proposed amendment will permit public property to be insured in mutual insurance associations and companies, a right which has been questioned under the present constitution. In this respect mutual insurance will thus be placed on the same basis with all other kinds and the"state will also be authorized to regulate in­ surance rates, Number 31. Abolishing Board of Public Works. ARTICLE VIU. Sec. 12. So longas this state shall have publicworks which require superintend­ ence, a superintendent of public works shall h» appointed by the governor for the term of one year, with tho powers and duties now exercised by the board of public works until otherwise provided by law, and with such other powers as may be pro­ vided by law. • ■ ........ • SCHEDULE. . ■ ... Section 13 of Article VIII is hereby repealed. This amendment abolishes the state board o f public works and provides that the powers and duties now exercised by that board, together with such other duties as may be prescribed by law, shall be exercised by a superintendent of public works, to be.appointed by the governor for a period of one year. •Number 82* Taxation of State and Municipal Bonds, Inheritances, Incomes, Franchises and Production o f Minerals. ARTICLE XII, ' ‘ Sec, 1. No poll tax shall ever be levied In this State, or service required, which may ha commuted In money or other thing of. value. Sec. 2. Laws shall he passed, taxing by a uniform rule, all moneys, credits, In­ vestments in bonds, stocks, joint stock companies, or otherwise; and also all real and personal property according to Its true value In money, excepting nil bonds at present outstanding of the state or Ohio or of any city, village, hamlet, county, or town­ ship in this state or which have been issued tit behalf of the public schools in Ohio and. the means of instruction in connection therewith, which bonda so at present outstanding shall ba exempt from taxation; but burying grounds, public school houses, houses used exclusively tor publio worship, institutions used exclusively for charitable purposes, public property used exclusively for any public purpose, and personal property, to an amount not exceeding in value five hundred dollars, for each indi­ vidual, may, by general laws, ba exempted from taxation; hut all such laws shall bo subject to alteration or repeal! and the value of all property, so. exempted, shall, from time to time, be ascertained and publish*d as may be directed by law. Sec. 8. Except as otherwise provided in this constitution the statu shall never contract any debt for purposes of internal Improvement, Sec. 7. Laws may ba passed providing fob the taxation of thought to receive, or to succeed to, estates, and such taxation may.be uniform or it may be so graduated as to tax at a higher rate the right to receive, or to succeed to, estates of larger value than to estates of smaller value. Such tag may also ha levied at dif­ ferent rates upon collateral and direct Inheritances, and a portion of each B tate not exceeding twenty thousand dollars may be exempt from such taxation. Sec, 8. Laws may be passed providing for the taxation of incomes, and such taxation may be either uniform or graduated, and may be applied to such incomes as may he designated by law; but a part of each annual income no. exceeding three thousand dollars may he exempt from such taxation. Sec. 9. Not less than fifty per centum of the Income.and inheritance taxes that may bo collected by the state shall bo returned to the city, village or township In Which said Income and inheritance tax originate. Sec. 10, Laws may be passed providing for excise and franchise taxes and for the'1 imposition of taxes upon the production of coal, ell. gas and other minerals. ■Bee. 11. No bonded Indebtedness of the state, or any political subdivisions thereof, shall be lycurred or renewed, unless. In the legislation under which such indebtedness is incurred of renewed, provision 1* made for levying and collecting an­ nually by taxation an amount sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds, and to provide a sinking fund for their final redemption at maturity.. Section i o f this amendment seeks to abolish the poll tax in­ cluding the tax which one may ’‘work oat” on the road and in lieu of which he may titty a sum- o f money. Seetkm a differs Itawt «he corresponding section of the present constitution in but two particulars. It makes taxable all state,, municipal and school bonds hereafter issued, while the present con­ stitution exempts them. It also ,makes it possible for the general assembly to exempt five hundred dollars from the personal property of each individual while the present constitution permits only two hundred dollars to be thus exempted. a - ‘ Both' the present constitution and this amendment require that all property shall be taxed by a uniform-rule. The remaining sections of this amendment authorize the gen­ eral assembly to pass laws levying income and inheritance taxes, graduated or otherwise, on condition that at least fifty per centum o f the revenue thus obtained shall lie returned to tile City, village or township from which it came. Excise and franchise taxes and a tax on the gas, oil, coal and other minerals produced in the state are also authorized. . . . The last section requires any subdivision o f the state which issues bonds to make immediate preparation for their payment by levying an annual^tax sufficient to pay the interest as it accrues and to provide a sinking, or reserve fund which, at the, time when the bonds become due, shall be sufficient to pay them. Number 33. Regulation of Corporations and Sale o f Personal Property. ARTICLE XIII. See. 2. Correlations may bA fermffi under g*n*Ml laws; but all such laws nay, from time to time, be altered or repealed, Corporations may be classified and there may bo conferred upon proper boards, commissions or officers, such supervisory and regulatory powers over their organisation, business and Issue and eslcs of stocka and securities, and over tbs business and sals Of the stocks and securities of foreign corporations and joint clock companies In this stats, a* may bo prescribed by law. Laws may be passed regulating tho sale and conveyance of other personal proparty, whether owned by a corporation, Joint stock company or individual. ARTICLE VIII. Sec. 1. The state may contract debts to supply casual deficits cr failures In revenues, cr to meet expenses not otberwice provided" for: hut tho aggregate amount ®f such debts, direct and contingent, whether contracted by virtue of cun or more be passed to contract defot3 and authorize Issues of bonds to an amount which in the aggregate of all i-sues shall not exceed fifty million dollars for tho purpose of con­ structing, rebulidir- *• throughout the sto amount sufficient' topay"trio intereit “on~said bonds" and" to"providea sinking fund for section 6 of article NIL Section 1 , article V III, o f the constitution limito state indebted­ ness to seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars., This amendment raises the limit o f indebtedness for the specific purpose of constructing, rebuilding, improving and repairing a sys­ tem o f inter-county wagon roads, to fifty million dollars, and, if adopted, will authorize legislation providing for an issue of state bonds, not to exceed, in the aggregate o f all issues, fifty mil­ lion dollars. Not more than ten million dollars in bonds can be is­ sued in any one year. The cost o f constructing and maintaining this system o f inter-county wagon roads shall be paid by the state and provision shall be made for the redemption o f said bonds. The ob­ ject is to authorize and empower the state to construct and maintain an inter-county system o f permanent wagon .roads, the cost of which shall be levied upon the entire tax duplicate.^ , Based upon statistics given by the Ohio Tax Commission and computing interest and sinking fund charges on fifty million dollars at three and one-half per cent., on thirty-five year bonds, issued in amounts o f five million dollars each year, the proportion o f the tax, on account o f such bonds, borne by the different classes of property within the state will be as felloivs: Duplicate. Real estate in cities and villages. .$2,^,547,113 Farm lands «. »«*, «»*»»*. », »*-**»** x,fiyli,il 90 ^)o»i Fublie utilities ,«.»»*#,«■ ♦ *#*»*♦ *»* 9i2,ht>3,bi33 B a n k s , ........ .................................. . Personal property Proportion. 41.0 per cent, sy.i per cent. 14.7 per cent. 2.8 per cent, 14.4 per cent. State’ tax duplicate . . . . . . . . . . .$6,£02,133,080 Average per capita cost per year, 53 cents,- ' 100.0 per cent, This amendment is offered for the purpose o f authorizing legis­ lation that will permit the classification o f corporations and the regu­ lation by law o f the issue and sale o f stocks and bonds as well as supervision over their organization and business. The further pur­ pose is to authorize such legislation as will prevent the sale of fraud­ ulent stocks and bonds by either domestic o f foreign corporations. The amendment further recognizes the right o f the law-making power to regulate the sale o f other forms o f personal property. Number 34. Double Liability o f Bank Stockholder* and Inspection of Private Banks, ARTICLE Still. fiefl. 3. Dues from, private c.-irpcratb-n* shell b* secured by micli rornns as may ba prcm-rlbril by law, but in’ t.o casit eh*!! spy kholder be itiliviataally liable otherwise than far the unpaid fiSn.'t: owned by hart m - her, except that stockholders of t.;i:porations authorized to receive money on deposit shell be held individually rc- nyunfeible, equally and ratably, aid not one for another, for ali contracts, debts, and enfiagenjents of-cuch corporations, to the extent of the amount of their stock therein, at the liar value thereof. In addition t.» the *m»unt invested In such shores. No (orporatlon not organized under the laws of this state, cr of the United States, or person, parfru-ssMp or association si:uH use fhe word 'd-ssk'*, "banker” or “bank- ir.B”, cr worda of rutailor meaning In ary foteixn !*n*usxr, as a designation or namo under which busltirsa may be t-ifidu! t'sl in tide state sut-h corporation, person, partnership or anufioiaiian shall submit t‘t tn*pe.Hrm, axstrilnalion and regulation as may hereafter bo provided by Cue law* of this state, Thi;; amendment provide:; first, that single liability shall apply to the stocks of all Ohio corporations, rktept those authorized to re­ ceive money on deposit, to which double liability shall apply; and second, that all private persons in- associations using a business name including the word “ bank”, ‘ iiasikcr*’ or “ banking”, must sub­ mit to inspection, examination and regulation. Number 38. Regulating State Printing. ARTICLE XV. Ofa. 2, Tins UflnUsie of thn laws, pcirnals, MR*, IrglslsUve dbf-uuifnts and ropers for raolj teraarii of the Bencral asscmMv, wl:h ov* pruning required for the executive and other departaoMa of etafe, shall be 1*0 m rufitract, to the lowest to* hpouslblb bidder, or done aircetly by the stats in miett maims? ns shall bo prescribed by law. All stationery and supplies shall be purchased *» ttmy he provided by law. The constitution at present requires that the printing for the executive and other departments iff the 'f ate .shall be let on contract to the lowed fcapnnsible bidder. ’1his power i<< still retained in the foregoing rectum, but the state is given the added authority to do its own printing, • * . Number 36. Eligibility of Women to Certain Offices. ARTICLE XV. fit!?. 4. No r-cr£:u shall be elected cr .appointed to any effics In this aiafe nn!«M possessed of tho quollfleatlons o f on elector: provided that wen-sen who are rStssec* may bo appointed, sc notaries public, cr os rr.er;:h«;-» of hoards of, or to imsKleg? In, those departments and institutions established by the stats, or any noSMeaj sab. division thereof involving the Interests or ears of women or children or noth, This amendment will permit the appointment of women as su­ perintendents and members of boards’ of those institutions of the state, or any-of its subdivisions, where tire interests and care o f women and children are involved, It will also allow the appoint­ ment of women as notaries public, license to Traffic in Intoxicating Liquors. ' ’ ARTICLE XV, 3 ' , , Seo. 9. License to traffic In Intoxicating liquors shall bs granted Jn this stats, and license lawn operative throughout the state shall be passed with such restric­ tions and regulations as may ho provided by law, and municipal corporations' shall be authorized by general laws to provide for the limitation of the number of saloons. Laws shall not be passed authorizing mor* than one saloon In oaeh township or municipality of less than five hundred population, or mors than one saloon for each five hundred population in other townships and municipalities. Where the traffic Is or may be prohibited under laws applying to counties, municipalities, townships, residence districts, or other districts now proscribed by law, the traffic shall not he licensed in any such local cubdlvislon while any prohibitory law I* operative therein, and nothing herein contained shall he so construed as to repeal, modify or aiispend any such prohibitory laws, or any regulatory laws now In force or hereafter enacted, or to prevent tho future enactment,,modification or repeal of any prohibitory or regulatory laws. License to traffic in Intoxicating liquors shall not he granted to any pemons who at the time of making application therefor is not a citizen of the United States and of good, moral character. License shall not be granted to any applicant who Is in any way interested In tho business conducted at any other place where intoxicating liquors are sold cr kept for sale as a beverage nor shall such license bo granted unless the applicant or applicants are the only persons in any way pecuniarily Interested In the business for which the license is sought and no other person shall bo In any way interested therein .during the continuance of the fllceoscr If such interest of such person shall appear, the license shall be deemed revoked, If any licensee Is more than once convicted for a violation of the laws In -force to regulate the traffic In Intoxicating liquprs, his license shall be deemed re­ voked, and no license shall thereafter be granted to him. License to traffic in intoxicating liquors shall not be granted unless the place of traffic under such license shall be located in the county in which the person or persons reside whose duty it la to grant such license, or in a. county adjoining thereto. The word "saloon” as used In this section 13,defined to be a place,where intoxicating liquors are sold, or kept for sale, ns a beverage in quantities less than one gallon. At said election a ballot shall be In the following form; ’ INTOXICATING LIQUORS, , For License to traffic In Intoxicating liquors. Against License to traffic In. Intoxicating liquors. The voter shall Indicate his choice by placing a cross-mark within the blank space opposite the words “For License," If he desires to vote In favor of the article above mentioned and opposite the words “Against License,v within the blank space If he desires to vote against said article- If a cross-mark la. placed opposite both phrases or neither phrase, then the vote upon the subject shall not he counted. It the votes for license shall exceed the votes against license, then the article above mentioned shall become Section 9 of Article XV of the- constitution, and the present Section 9 of said article,: also known as Section IS of the schedule shall b* repealed./ LICENSE PROPOSAL 151 AND ITS PROVISIONS. 1, License to traffic in intoxicating liquors shall hereafter be granted and license Jaws shall be passed operative throughout the state with such restrictions and regulations as-may be provided by • law, ' - 2. No alien or person not of good moral character can secure a license, “ . . . 3. License cannot be granted to any person pecuniarily in­ terested in the liquor business conducted at any other place, ^ 4, Any licensee more than once convicted, shall have his license revoked and not thereafter granted. 5, There shall not be more than one saloon to each five hundred population in a municipality or township, 6. A municipality may further limit the number of saloons therein. • 7. The licensing authority shall be located in the county, or in a county adjoining thereto." 8. Where the traffic is or may be prohibited under laws apply-. ing to counties, municipalities, townships, residence districts or other districts now prescribed by law license shall not be granted therein while such prohibitory law is operative therein, 9. Nothing contained in the proposal repeals, or modifies exist- ' ing prohibitory or regulatory laws* or prevents their future repeal or enactment. *. 10. There is added to the above provisions, that nothing con­ tained in the amendment prevents the future enactment, modifica­ tion. or repeal o f any prohibitory or regulatory laws, , Number 37. Civil Service. ARTICLE XV. See. 10. Appointments and promotions In' ths civil service of the. state, the Several counties, and cities, shall be made according to merit and fitness,vto be as- - certalncfi, as for as practicable, by competitive examinations. Laws shall be passed providing for the enforcement 6f this provision. This amendment makes mandatory the passage of laws placing, as far as practicable, all appointive officers in the service o f the state and the several counties and cities, under civil service regulation and subject to competitive examination. Number 38. Out-Door Advertising. ARTICLE XV. Sec, 11. Laws may be passed regulating and limiting the use of property oa or near public ways and grounds for erecting bill-boards thereon and for the publla display of posters, pictures and Other forms of advertising. This amendment authorizes the passage of laws, regulating and limiting the use of property on or near public ways and grounds for display posters and advertising. It enlarges existing legislative power. Number 39. Methods o f Submitting Amendments to the Constitu’ ion. ARTICLE XVI. Etc. 1. Either branch of the general assembly may propose amendments to this constitution; and, if tho enmc shall be agreed to by three-fifths of tho members elected to each houce, such proposed amendments shall bs entered on the Journals, with the yeas and nayfl, and filial! lie submitted to tho electors, for their approval or rejection, on a. separate ballot without party designation of any kind, at either a special or a general election as tho general assembly may prescribe. Cud: pro­ posed amendments shall be published once a week for five consecutive weeks pre­ ceding such election. In at least one newspaper la each county of the state, where a newspaper Is published. If tho majority of the electors voting on the same shall adopt such amendments tho name shall become a part of the constitution. When more than one amendment shall be submitted fit tho same time, they shall be so change thia constitution, they shall recommend to tiie electors to vote on ft separate ballot without party designation of any kind at the next election for members to the general assembly, for or against a, convention: and if a majority of all electors, voting for and against the calling of a convention, shall have voted for a convention, tho general assembly shall, at tlicir next session, provide, fey raw, for calling tho came. Candidates for members of the constitutional convention shall be nominated by nominating petitions only and shall be voted for upon one Inde­ pendent and separate ballot without any emblem or party designation whatever. Tho Convention shall consist of os many members as tne house of representatives, who shall ho chosen as provided by latv, and ahall meet within three mohtha after their election, for the purports aforesaid, Err. 3. At tho general election to be held In the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-two, and in each, twentieth year thereafter, the question; "Shall there bo a convention to revise, alter, or amend the constitution”, shall bo sub­ mitted tu tho electors of the state; and In ease a majority of the electors, voting for and against this calling of ti convention, shah decide in favor of a convention, the v , ..... >-,a lie,. «nr.M.A v.i-rCiniij'VTt In * 1i>*vt ^ _ fl*s- „„ ......................... ..........-........- ....... ....... upon, by any convention as­ sembled In purflunnee of this article, shall take effect, until the same shall have been submitted to tho electors of tho state, and adopted by a majority of those voting thereon. . • " ■ At present when the general assembly submits to the electors for their approval or rejection any proposed amendment to the con­ stitution the same lias to be published in newspapers for a period of s k months prior to general election and then becomes a part of the constitution if a majority of the electors voting at such general election vote in favor o f the same. Under the above amendment if it is adopted, the time of publication is reduced from six months to five weeks and in lieu of requiring a majority o f all the electors who vote at such general election, any submitted amendment will become a part of the constitution if a majority o f the electors voting thereon shall vote in its favor. In addition all proponed amendments must be submitted on a separate ballot without party designation thereon and at either a special or general election. This amendment also makes mandatory what formerly was op* tional with tiie general assembly as to the method of selecting mem- hero of future con»tituti<mal conven. ions. It requires that they shall be nominated by petition only and shall be voted for upon one hide* pendent and separate ballot without any emblem or party derignah, tion whatever.