The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-05-29
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JUDICIAL.
SEC. 1. The judicial power of the
State shall be vested in a Supreme
Court, Circuit Court, Court of Com
mons Pleas, Courts of Probate, gus-
tices Of the Peace, and such other
courts inferior to the Circuit Court
in one or more Counties or cities, as
the General Assembly may, from
time to time establish.
SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall
consist of five Judges a majority of
whom shall be necessary to form a
quorum or pronounce a decision. It
shall have original jurisdiction in
quo warranto, mandamus, habeas
corpus, and procedendo, and such
appellate jurisdictions as may be
provided by law. 1t shall hold at
least one term in each year, at the
seat of Government or elsewhere as
may be provided by law. The Judg-
es of the Supreme Court shall be
elected by the electors of the State
at large, and their term of Office shall
be 10 yaers. Said Court may ap-
point Clerk and Reporter who shall
receive such compensations as may
be prescribed by law.
SEC. 3. At the first election for
Judges of the Supreme Court, no
elector shall vote for more than three
candidates.
SEC. 4. The Judges of the pres
ent Supreme Court i'll Office when
the Judges Of the Supreme Court
first elected under this Constitution
shall be qualified, are hereby con-
stituted Commission to dispose Of
such part Of the business then on the
docket, as shall not, by arrangement
between the Commission and the
new Court, be transferred to the lat
ter; which Commission shall have
like jurisdiction and powers in re-
spect thereto, as are or may be YES
ted in said Court. The members Of
the Commission shall be paid the
same compensation as the Judges of
the Supreme Court for the time be-
ing.
SEC. 5. Said commission shall con-
sist of five members, majority of
whom shall be necessary to form a
quorum or pronounce a decision.
Any vacancy occurring in the COM
mission shall be filed by appoint
ment by the Governor, with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, or if
the General Assembly be not in ses-
sion, by the Governor; but in such
case, the appointment shall expire
at the end Of the next session, of the |
General Assembly. The Commits
sioners may appoint and remove
such attendants as maybe necessary.
The clerk and reporter of the Su-
preme Court shall be clerk and re-
porter of the Commission. The de-
cisions of the Commissions shall be
certified, entered and enforced as the
judgment of the Supreme Court.
The Commission shall continue until
the cases committed to it are deter
mined, butnot exceeding three years;
and all cases then undetermined
shall be disposed of by the Supreme
Court.
SEC. 6. The General Assembly
may on application of the Supreme
Court, duly entered on its journal
and certified, provide by law, from
time to time, for the appointment by
the Governor, with the advice and
consent of the Senate, for like Com
mission; provided that the term of
any such commission shall not ex-
ceed two years; nor shall it be crea- {
ted oftener than once in 10 years. s
SEC. z She State shall be divided
nto seven Judicial circuits of com
pact territory, and bounded by coun- 2
y lines in each of which, three !
Judges residing therein, shall be
elected by the electors thereof. The
circuit court shall consist of three
Judges so elected two Of whom shall e
,e necessary to form q quorum, or I
'ronOunce decision, and shall be 7
ela in each county at least twice a :
ear. The Judges may be allotted .
Dr. that purpose to the several Cir 2
uits in such mode and order, and Il
nder such regulations as may be g
reseribed by law, and their term of s.
flee shall be eight years. More e
ian one Court may be held at the q
lme time in any circuit. e
SEC. 8. The Circuit Court shall Il
I'VE like original Jurisdiction with Ii
e Supreme Court, and such appel az
te jurisdiction, inferior to that of pl
e Supreme Court, as may be pro- u
ded by law. u,
SEC. 9. The State shall be divided VI
to II Common Pleas Districts, of LEI
impact territory, bounded by Coun- Oh
lines. Each District, composed gr
two or more Counties, shall be 40
Vlded into subdivisions, not ex- We
eding the number Of Judges to be II