Bulletin, Issues 1-16Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1917 - Constitutional law |
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Page 12
... reading and has been referred . The Convention by a majority vote may demand forthwith the report of any proposal that has been committed to any committee . Not only should the Convention prevent its committees from stifling measures ...
... reading and has been referred . The Convention by a majority vote may demand forthwith the report of any proposal that has been committed to any committee . Not only should the Convention prevent its committees from stifling measures ...
Page 18
... reading and was then voted upon . If it was adopted , it was again referred to the Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology . When all of the proposals adopted by the Convention had been thus acted upon , the Convention took a recess ...
... reading and was then voted upon . If it was adopted , it was again referred to the Committee on Arrangement and Phraseology . When all of the proposals adopted by the Convention had been thus acted upon , the Convention took a recess ...
Page 20
... reading until it had been considered in Committee of the Whole . The extent to which this Committee has been made use of in other recent Conventions has greatly varied . The Ohio Con- vention of 1912 made slight use of it , but the ...
... reading until it had been considered in Committee of the Whole . The extent to which this Committee has been made use of in other recent Conventions has greatly varied . The Ohio Con- vention of 1912 made slight use of it , but the ...
Page 21
... reading and correction of the Journal should be the " presentation of memorials . Under which head shall be included petitions , remonstrances and communications from individuals , and from public bodies . " Should the Convention deem ...
... reading and correction of the Journal should be the " presentation of memorials . Under which head shall be included petitions , remonstrances and communications from individuals , and from public bodies . " Should the Convention deem ...
Page 27
... reading of the same from the chair shall in all instances be dispensed with , unless specially ordered by the Convention . 44. All reports , petitions , memorials , remonstrances , and papers of a like nature , shall be presented during ...
... reading of the same from the chair shall in all instances be dispensed with , unless specially ordered by the Convention . 44. All reports , petitions , memorials , remonstrances , and papers of a like nature , shall be presented during ...
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Page 84 - Representatives, but the people reserve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the Constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls, independent of the legislative assembly...
Page 13 - In order to prevent those who are vested with authority from becoming oppressors, the people have a right, at such periods and in such manner as they shall establish by their frame of government, to cause their public officers to return to private life; and to fill up vacant places by certain and regular elections and appointments.
Page 56 - Petitions and orders for the initiative and for the referendum shall be filed with the secretary of state, and in submitting the same to the people he, and all other officers, shall be guided by the general laws and the act submitting this amendment, until legislation shall be especially provided therefor.
Page 41 - Aid the finance committee of the senate and the ways and means committee of the assembly...
Page 36 - Dollars; and the money arising from the creation of such debts shall be applied to the purpose for which it was obtained, or to repay the debts so contracted, and to no other purpose whatever.