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

Sec. 1. The judicial power of the
State shall be vested in supreme court,
circuit courts, courts of common pleas.
courts of probate, Justices 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.
See. ,. The supreme court shall con
sist of five judges, IL majority of whom
shall he necessary to form IL quorum or
pronounce a decision. Ii shall have orr
ginai jurisdiction in quo warranto. man
damus. habeaS CORPUS and prOcedendO,
and such appellate jurisdiction a. may
be provided 10y law. 1t shall hOkl at
least one term in each year at the seat
of government. and such other terms at
the seat of government or elsewhere. aS
may be provided by law. The judges of
the supreme court shall be elected by the
electors of the State at large. and their
term OF Office shall be ten years Said
court may appoint Il clerk and reporter,
who shall receive such compensation AZ
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 present su-
preme court, in Office when the judges of
the supreme court first elected under this
constitution shall be qualified, are here
by constituted a commission. TO dispose
of such part of the business then on the
docket, as shall not, by arrangement be-
tween the commission and the new court,
be transferred to the latter; when com
mission shall have like jurisdiction and
powers in respect thereto, as are or may
be vested in said court. The members
of the commission shall be paid the same
compensation as the judges of the su-
preme court for the time being.
Sec j. Said commission shall consist
of five members, IL Iajurity of whom
shall be necessary 10 form quorum or
pronounce IL decision. Any vacancy oc-
curing in the commission shall be filled
by appointment by tine governor. with
the advice AMI consent of the senate :or.
if the general assembly be not in session,
by the governor: Tut in such case. the
appointment shall expire at the. end of
the next session of the general assembly.
The commissioners may appoint and re-
move such attendants as may be neces-
Sary. The clerk and reporter Of the SUI
preme court shall be clerk and reporter
commission shall be certified entered
and enforced a. the judgments of the
supreme court. The commission shall
continue until the eases committed to il
are determined. but not exceeding three
years; and all eases then undetermined
shall be disposed of 10y the supreme
court.
Ser. G. The general assembly may. on
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entered Oh itS journal and certified. pro
vide by law. from time 20 time. for ihe
appointment by the governor. with tile
advice and consent of the senate. for Il
like commission: provided that the term
for any such commission shall not exceed
two wears; nor shall il bt created often
er than once ia ten years.
Sec. T. The Stare shall be divided in
10 seven Judicial circuits of compact ter
ritOry. and bounded by county lines. i'll
each of which. three judges residing
therein. shall be elected by the electors
thereof. The circuit court shall consist
of three of the judges 30 elected, two of
whom shall be necessary to form a quo
rum, or pronounce decision. and shall
be held in each county at least twice in
each year. The judges may he allotted
Tor tnat purpose 10 the .Neral clfcuits, IN
such mode and order, and under such
regulations as may he prescribed by law,
and their term of office shall be eight
years More than one court NAV be
held at the same time in any circuit.
See :. The circuit court shall have
like original Jurisdiction with the su-
preme court, and such appellate iuri>dic-
tion. inferior TO that of the supreme
court, as may be provided by law.
Sec 9. The State shall be divided in
TO twelve common pleas districts. of
compact territory, bounded by county
lines Each district, composed of two
or more counties, shall be divided into
subdivisions. not exceeding the number
of Judges 10 be chosen therein. of COM
pact territory. 10 be bounded by county
lines. and as nearly equal in population
as practicable, having due regard 10 bus
iness. In each district. or its subdivisions.
as the case may be, such number Of
common pleas judges residing therein.
as is provided in this constitution. shall
be elected by the electors thereof. who
shall be judges of their respective dis
tricts. In each quarter of the judicial