The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-06-18

j Dlllly II EculONeut OF u SuCC6ecOE clcSI-
ed and qualified. Such vacancies shall
be filled at the first election for gov
ernor held more than thirty days af-
ter they occur; and the person chosen
shall hold the Office for the full term
fixed in the second section of this ar
ticle.
SEC. H.. The officers mentioned in
this article shall, at stated times, re-
ceiye for their services q compensa-
tion to be fixed by law. .tt e.
SEC. IS. The officers of the execu-
tive department and of the public
state Institutions shall, at least five
days preceding each regular session
of the general assembly, severally re-
port to the governor, who shall trans
NIT such reports, with Iiis message, to
the general assembly.
ARTICLE ".
Judicial.
SECTION l. The judicial power of
the state shall be vested In a 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
! VI ClIlCSs do IhC as
sembly may from time to time estab-
lish.
SEC. 2. The supreme court shall
consist of five judges, majority of
whom shall be necessary to form a
quorum or pronounce a decision. 1t
shall have original Jurisdiction in quo
warrantO, mandamus, habeas corpus
and procedendo, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by
law. 1t shall hold at least one term
in each year at the seat of govern
ment, 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 q
clerk and reporter, who shall receive
such compensation as may be pre-
seribed by law.
SEC. 3. At the first election for
judges Of the supreme court, no elect
or shall vote for more than three can
didates.
| SEC. 4. The judges of the present
supreme court, in Office when the
| JuNGCS vi OlC 1lESl ClEC-
ted under this constitution shall be
qualified, are hereby constituted a
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 latter; which com.
mission shall haYe like jurisdiction
and powers in respect thereto, as are
members Sc Of the comnffhaiisasionn ID Shall 6e
paid the same compensation as the
judges of the supreme court for the
time being.
SEC. 5. Said commission shall con-
sist of five members, a majority of
whom shall be necessary to form q
quorum or pronounce decision. Any
vacancy occurring in the commission
shall be filled by appointment of the
governor, with the advice and consent
of the senate; or, if the general assem-
bly, be not in session, by the govern
or; bat 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 nec-
essary. The clerk and reporter of the
supreme court shall be clerk and re-
porter of the commission. The de-
| cfsIons of the commission shall be
certified, entered and enforced as the
Judgments Of the supreme court. The
commission shall continue nntil the
cases committed to it are determined,
but not exceeding three years; and all
cases then undetermined shalt be dis
posed of by the supreme court.
SEQ. 6. The general assembly may,
on application of the supreme court,
duly entered on its journal and certi-
fled, provide by law from time to
time for the appointment by the gov
ernor, with the advice and consent of
1.-THE senate Of like commission; pro-
vided that the term of any such COM
mission shall not exceed two years;
1 nor shall it be created oftener than
/ once in ten years. SEAz1
Sec. 7. The state shall be divided
into seven judicial circuits of COM
pact territory, andbounded by coun-
" lines, in each of which, three judg-
es, residing therein, shah be elected
by the electors thereof. The circuit
court shall consist of three of the
be necessary to form O quorum, or
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held in each county at least twice in
in each year. The judges may be al
lotted for that purpose to the several
! circuits, in such mode and order, and
under such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by law; and their term of Of
flee shall be eight years. More than
one court may be held at the same
time in any circuit. 81
Sec. s. The circuit court shall have
like original jurisdiction with the su-
preme court, and such appellate iuris-
| dictiOn, inferior to that OF the su-
preme court, as may be provided by
| law.
Sec. g. The state shall be divided
into twelve common pleas districts of
compact territory, bounded by coun-
ty lines. Each district composed of
| two or more counties shall be divided
into subdivisions, not exceeding the
number OF judges to be chosen there.
in, of compact territory, bounded by
county lines, and as nearly equal in
population as practicable, having due
regard to business. 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 elect
ed by the electors thereof, who
shall be judges of their respective dis
tricts. In each quarter of the judicial
| year which shall commence on the
| first day of January, and in each
county of the several districts, term
of the common pleas court shall be
held by one or more of these judges;
and more than one court may be held
at the same time IN any district or
snbdivisions The Judicial service of
each district shall be apportioned to
the several counties thereof, accord
ing to population and business. Not
less than seYenty-tW0 days of open
session, in the first, second and fourth
| quarters respectively, and twenty
four days in the third quarter, shall be
held by each judge, unless all the
basiness assigned to him be sooner
disposed of; provided, that in districts
composed OF a single county, no
judge shall be required to hold such
session more than ten days in the
third quarter. The general assembly
may provide by law for assigning q
judge or judges Of any district, 10 hold
court in any other district, when nee
essary.
SEC. 10. The Jurisdiction of the
courts of common pleas. and of the
judges thereof, shall be fixed by law,
out shall be inferior to that of the
circuit court.
SEC. IL. The judges of the courts
of common pleas, while in Office.
shall reside in the district for which
they are elected; and their term of
office shall be six years.
SEC. y. The general assembly
may fix by law the times of holding
the several courts of record, or may
authorize the judges thereof respee-
lively, to fix the same.