The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1874-02-26
WHOLE NO. 1897.

ices of the peace shall be elected by the
| electors in each township in the several
counties, at the time fixed for the cleo
ton of other township officers. Their
| term of Office shall be four years. and
| their powers and duties shall be regulated
| by law. Vacancies occurring in the
office shall be filled by appointment
until the next general election of town
ship officers, in such manner as may be
provided by law
SEC. "a All judges of courts of record
| inferior to the supreme court, shall, on
or before the first day of June of each
year, report in writing to the judge of the
supreme court such defects and omissions
| in the laws as their experience may sug-
gest; and the judges of the supreme court
| shall, on or before the first day of Decem-
| Der of each year, report in writing to the
Governor such defects and omissions in
| the laws as they may find to exist, and
! all judges of courts of record inferior to
the superior court shall report to the
General Assembly, at each regular session
thereof, the number of days they have
held court in the several counties COM
posing their respective circuits and dis
tricts the preceding year.
Sec 25. The style of all process shall
be "The State of Ohio" all prosecutions
shall be carried on in the name and by
the authority of the State of Ohio, and
all indictments shall conclude against
the peace and dignity of the State of
Ohio"
EwING's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
When the votes of the electors shall be
taken for the adoption or rejection of
this Constitution, the following addi-
tional section, to wit:
Sec. g. In every election for judges of
the supreme and circuit courts, where
three or more are to be chosen of the
same court, and for the same term of
service, each elector shall vote for no
greater number of candidates than a
majority of the Judges of such court and
term then to be chosen"
Shall be submitted to the electors, for
adoption or rejection, separate from
other parts of the Constitution, in the
form following, to wit: A separate ballot
may be given by each elector, and depos-
tied in a separate box, on which ballot
shall be printed, or partly printed and
partly written, the words Proportional
suffrages in electing Judges-Yes," or
the words, Proportional suffrage in
electing Judges-No." fiat said election
the ballot so cast containing the words
proportional suffrage in the election of
Judges-Yes," shall equal in number g.
VI gbOVCS SeRoO AOA
and against the Constitution, then said
additional section shall become Sec. No.
26 of the 4th Article of this constitution.
The following additional amendments
by Mr. POWELL were referred to the Com
mittee on the Judicial Department, with
the recommitment of Article ":
Sec. The General Assembly may
for any reasonable cause provide by law,
that a judge of a court in one district or
circuit may hold a court of the same
class in any other district or circuit; and
may also provide, that when judge may
be interested in any of the causes pend
ing before him, or any like causes, ajudge
of one district or circuit may exchange
with judge of any other court, and sit
in and hold such court in another district
or circuit; and may also provide for the
proper distribution and adjustment of
the services and duties of the judges to
the several courts of the district or cir
cult, so that the judicial business be ex-
peditiously and efficiently discharged.
Sec. No judge who has participated
in the hearing or decision of cause in
the court below, or who has given judi
cial opinion in the cause in favor or
against any error complained of, shall
sit as member of the court, or have
voice on the hearing for the affirmance
or reversal of such cause"
Hoping the above will be sufficient
amount of dry reading for one week, l
remain, Yours truly,
CHARLES RHODES.