Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1904 — EXTENSION OF TERM [ARTICLE]

EXTENSION OF TERM

Of County Officers In Indiana field Unconstitutional by A. C. Harris. Acting under an opinion renderad by Addison C. Harris, of Indianapolis, holding unconstitutional the law passed by the last legislature, extending the terms of oertain connty and judicial officers S' 1 the effort to establish a uniform ay for all such officers to take office. Chairman Goodrich, of the republican state committee, has decided to instruct the connty organizations thronghont the state to make nominations this year as if the law had never been passed, fetters to the connty chairmen will be sent out at once. It is proposed to-, bring a friendly suit to test the constitutionality of the measure in order that the question may be settled once for all and the supreme court will be asked to render a decision before the summer adjournment.