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? ? ? i LL ? ? ? ? I 0 I 0 ? ? ir A Bill°4 TO ANIEND SECTION 731,09 OF 7."HE REVTSED CODE REI,ATIVE TO TAE ELECTION.OF Ma4BERS TO VIZLAGE..LEGISLATTVE AUTHORITIFS, AND TO DECLARr, AN IIvIERGENCY.. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO: Sec, I. That Section 731s09 of the Revised Code be amended to read as f ollows; 09 a W ? (-?-' Q ? ? ? ?.. ? ? ? ? 0 cn See. 731.09. The legislative power of each village sha11 be vested in, and exereised by, a legislative authority9 camposeci of six members, who shall be elected by the electors of the village ar large, f or terms of four years. At the munieipal election held in tne year 1961, six members shall be elected4 -the f our candidates who receive the greatest number of votes cast shall be elected for terms of four years, and the fiwo candidates who receive the next greatest number of the votes cast f or terms of two years. All candidates nominated prior to the effective date of this act, by primary election or by petition, shall have their names grouped togetner on the election ballot regardless of whether their nominating petition or declazation of candidacy desibnated that they were candidates f or a two-»year or a f our-year teraa, At the municiaal election in 1963 and quadrenially there- after, two members shall be elected f or terms of f our years. At the municipal election in 1965 and quadrenially thereafter, four members shall be elected for terms of f our years. Beginning taith the year 1964, all members of village councils shall hold office for a term of four yearsa Sec, 2s That existing Section 731.09 0f the Revised Code is hereby repealed. Sec, 3. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency measure ; necessary f or the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, i and safety. The reason for such necessity lies in the f act that _ its enactment.into law at the earliest possible time will, in regard ' to tne 1951 electione facilitate and minimize the expense of the ; printing of ballots and give the public and the candidates the , maximum notice of the change in the election procedure. Therefore, this aet will go into immediate eff ect," Secq 2, That the Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to farward certified copies of this Resolution to the Clerk of the Senate and to the Clerlc ,of the House of Representatives of the 104th General Assem.bly of the State of ;Ohio and to Senator Joseph W. BartLinek and to such other municipalities that may= be interested in passing and f orwarding similar Resolutions to the Zegislature of the State of Ohia.