The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-05-29

I year. Which shall commence on the rrSC
day Of January. and in each county of the
several districts. a term of the common
pleas court shall be held by one or more
Of these judges. and more than one
/ court nsa. IT, held at the same time in any
district tur-u5division. The judicial ser
vice Of each district shall be apportioued
TO the several counties thereof. according
TO the population and business. Not less
than seventy-twO days of open session. in
the first. second and fourth quarters re-
! spectively. and twenty-fOur DAYS in the
third quarter. shall be held by each Judge
unless all the business assigned 10 him
be sooner disposed of; provided. that in
districts composed of a single county. no
| Judge shall be- required 10 hold such seS-
sion more thanten days in the third quar-
ter The general assembly may provide
by law for assigning Judge or judges of
any district. To hold court In any other
district. when necessary.
Sec. 10. The jurisdiction Of the courts
Of common pleas. and Of the judges there
| Of. shall be fixed by law. but shall be
! inferior to that of the circuit court.
Sec IL. The judges of the courts of
common pleas. while in office, shall re-
! side in the district for which they are
! u.
/ six years.
Sec. - The general assembly may fix,
| by law, the times of holding the several
| courts of record, or may authorize the
| judges thereof respectively, to fix the
same.
Sec. 13. The general assembly may in
crease or diminish the number of the
judges of the circuit courts, and of the
courts of common pleas, the number of
circuits, and districts, and may change
the circuits, districts and subdivisions
and establish other courts. whenever two
thirds of the members elected to each
house shall concur therein; but no such
change shall vacate the office of
judge. No member of the general as
sembly creating an additional judgeShip
shall be eligible TO such office for one
year after the creation thereof nor un-
til after the first general election there
after.
Sec. II. The several judges of the SUI
preme court. circuit court. courts of COM
mon pleas, and such other courts as may
he created, respectively, shall have such
jurisdiction, at chambers, or otherwise,
as may be conferred by law
Sec. 10. There shall be established in
|. each county probate court, which shall
be a court of record. open at all times,
and held by one judge, elected by the
electors of tie county. and whose term of
Office shall be four years
Sec. lG. The probate court shall have
jurisdiction in probate and testamentary
matters, the appointment OF adninistral-
tors and guardians, the settlement of the
accounts of executors. administrators
and guardians, and such jurisdiction i'll
habeas corpus, the issuing OF marriage
Licenses, and fOr,the sale OF land by exec
utorS, administrators and guardians.
and such other jurisdiction i'll any coun-
ty or counties as may be provided by law.
But no provisional order made by pro-
bate judge, in a case pending i'll any 9th
er court, shall be operative or revived
after such order shall have been vacated
or dissolved
See. II. All judges, other than those
provided for in this Constitution. shall be
elected by the electors of the judicial dis
trict for which they may be created. but
not for longer term tlian six years.
Sec. Is. The general assembly may
provide by law for the appointment of II
judge pro tempOre. to hold sittings of any
court, inferior to the circuit court, when |
the Judge thereof is absent, or otherwise
unable. or disqualified 10 preside.
See. 10. The judges of the supreme |
court, circuit courts, courts of common
pleas, and such other courts as may be !
created. shall. at stated times. receive |
for their services such compensation na
may be provided by law, which. after
the first session of the general assembly |
held under this constitution, shall not |
be changed during their term of Office; |
but the compensation of the Judges of |
the supreme court shall be five thousand |
dollars per annun until the legislature |
shall otherwise provide. No judge of |
Il court of record shall receive any |
fees or perquisites. or hold any other |
Office of profit or trust under the author |
ity of this State or of the United States. !
All votes for such judge for any elective |
Office, except judicial office, under the |
authority of this State given by the gen
eral assembly, or the people, shall be |
void
Sec 90. In case the office of Il judge |
shall become vacant before the eXpiril-
ton of the term for which he was elect
ed, the vacancy shall lie filled by the /
governor until a successor Is elected and |
qualified; and such successor shall be /
ele cted at the first election for governor
that occurs more than thirty days after
the vacancy shall have happened.
Sec. Il. Judges may be moved from
Office by concurrent resolution of both
houses of the general assembly, if two
thirds of the members elected to each
house concur therein: but no such re-
mOval shall be made except upon com
plaint. the substance of which shall be
entered upon the journal, nor until the
party charged shall have had notice
thereof. and an opportunity to be heard.
Sec. %. Drunkenness of IL judicial Of
ticer. during term of his court, or when
otherwise officially engaged. shall work
Il forfeiture of his office; and upon such
fact being established, "a shall be prOyi-
ded by law, his office shall become va
cant. 1t = all be tie duty of the general
assembly to provide for carrying this
section into effect.
Sec. %. There shall be elected in each
county, by the electors thereof. a clerk
of the court of common pleas. vino shall
hold his Office for the term of four years,
and until his successor i elected and
qualified. lie Shall. unless Otl erwise pre-
Vided, be clerk of all other courts OF rec
ord i'll uch county. The general assem-
bly, may provide for the election of "A
clerk. with a Ike term of office, for each or
any other court of record, except the su-
preme court. The Judge of the probate
court shall perform the duties of clerk Of
said court. unless otherwise provided by
law. Clerks Of courts shall DE removal
bic for such cause and in such manner
as the general assembly may prescribe.
See. q. Probate judges and clerks OF
courts. other than the supreme court
shall receive fixed salary ont of the
proper county treasury. and nj! their Of
fetal fees shall be paid into such treas
ury. The clerk of the supreme court
shall receive fixed salary ont Of the
State treasury. and shall pay into II al
his official fees.
Sc. -. y competent number OF
justices of the peace shall be elected by
the electors i'll each township. at the time
fixed for the election of other township
officers. Their term of Office shall be
four years, and their power and duties
shall be defined by law. Vacancies Oc-
curing in the Office shall be filled by ap-
pointment. until the next general elec-
ton of township officers. in such manner
as may be provided by law
See 26 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 judges Of
the supreme court such defects and
omissions in the laws as their official ex-
perience may suggest: and the judges of
the supreme court shall. on or before the
first day of December in each year, re-