The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-06-21
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the Judicial Department. twill be seen
that It Recommends an entire revision of
the Judiciary system of the Stats. We
that it rieeis pretty general
appreciation and will probably be adopt
ed as part of the Constitution with but
few amendments
Sec. l. The Judicial power ofthe State,
both as to matters of law and equity. shall
be vested in a supreme court, dislri I
courts. in courts ofcommoh pleas. in coun
ly courts, in Justices of the peace, and in
such other courts. inferior to the supreme
court, as the General Assembly may from
time to time establish.
Sec. 2. The supreme court shall con.
sist of chief justice and three associate
justices, and three of whom shall be a
quorum. 1t shall have original 1urisdic
tion in quo warranto. mandamus, ha5eas
corpus aud proGedendo, aud such appel
late jurisdiction as may bc provided by
law. 1t shall hold at least one term in
each year at the seat of government, and
such other terms at the seat of govern
ment or elsewhere as may be provided
by law.-The chiefjustice otlhe supreme
court shall be elected by the electors Of
the Stale at large, and for The election Of
the associate justices of the supreme
court, the common pleas, districts, herein
after provided for. shall be combined in
10 three districts Of compact territory, in
each of which one of said associate JUS,
tices shall be elected. by the electors
Therein. and every additional Justice of
the supreme court who may hereafter be
created. shall be elected by the electors
of the State at large.
Sec. g. The State shall be divided into
nine common pleas districts of which the
county of Hamilton shall constitute one
OF compact tetritoty, and bounded by
county lines, ih each Of which three judy
es Of the common pleas shall be elected
by the qualified voters therein. Courts
Of common pleas shall be held by one OF
more Of these judges in every county in
the district as often as may be provided
by law. and more than one court may be
held at the same time in each district
District courts shall be held in, and fdi
each district. by the judges of the com
mon pleas and one of The justices of the
supreme court, any three Of whom shall
be quorum, as often in each year. and
at such places, in. said district as may be
prescribed by law; provided. that nothing
herein shall prevent the General Assem-.
bly, from authorizing the Judges of eacI
district to fix the times of holding the
courts therein.
The district Courts of common pleas
shall have like original Jurisdiction will
the supreme court. and such appel Hate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law
The jurisdiction nf the courts of coh
mon pleas and nilhej judges thereof. ohel
than the district courts, shall be fixed b.
law. .e
Sec. A. There shall be established il
each county Of the State, "A court OF re
cord, to be called the County Court; Il
be holden by one judge, elected by til,
] qualified voters Of the county, With juris
dicIion in habeas corpus, Of prohaes an'
administration. The issdihg and revo
cation, of letters testameutary, letters %
administration, aud of guardianship; tn
settlements Of accounts of executors, ad
mluislrators and guardians aud such ap
pellale jurisdiction in civil cases, an'
such original aud appellate jurisdiction i,
criminal cases, as may be provided b.
law
The General Assembly may confer OF
this court jurisdiction for the sale u
lands, by executors, administrators ali,
guardiahs.
The term of office of tie county judg,
shall be three years, and he shall receiv
sdch compensation. payable out of TIN
county treasury, and such fees in probal
administration and guardianship, as shaI
be provided Ly law.
Sec. A competent number of justi
ces Of the peace shall be elected by tn
qualified electors in each township, i
the several counties, whose powers an
duties shall from time to time he regula
ted by law. Their term of Office sha
be three years,
Sec. 6. All Judges other than thos
provided tor in this CONSTITUTIONS shall b
elected by the electors Of the jndcal dis
/ lrict for which they may he created; bC
not for longer term Of office than seve
years.
Sec. 7, Justices Of the supreme coul
: shall be at least thirty yeats Of age at III
f time of their election Immediately a
ter their first election under this const
, tuition they shall be classified, BY LOT, g
that one shall hold for the term of tw
years-one for four years-one for 81
!. years. and one for seven years. Judge
Y of the courts of common pleas shall nav
. the same qualifications as tho justices {
=. the supreme court, aud, during their rel
, pective terms, shall reside in the distri'
= for which they are elected. Immediate
= y after the first election Of the judges {
b common pleas, they shall be classified b
=, lot, in each district, so that one shall hol
for the term of three years-one fnr fv
years. aud "ne for seven years; and u, a
+ subsequent elections the term of eac
$ justice of The supreme court, aud of eac
. Judge of the court of common pleas sha
be fo seven years. lu case the office {
any Justice oflhe supreme court,or judg
= of the court of common pleas, Judge 4
r any other court, shall become vacaI
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