The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-04-13
Senate Joint Resolution,

Refatios 10 an amsndmens Of article
-Four Of The Constitution reiotiag 10 the
Judiciary.
Resolved. Bs tie 0caSrdl assembly Of 0e
State Of Ohio, tthree-ffths of the members
elected to each House agreeing theTeto,) that
it he and IL hereby proposed to the electors
of this State to vote, at the next annual Oo-
tober election. npon the approval or rsjeo,
tion of the following amendment, as sddi-
tional section 10 Article four of the Consti.
tuition of the State of Ohio, to wit:
Section So. A commission, which shall
consist CT five members. shall be appointed
by the Governor, with the advice aud con-
sent of the Senate, the members of which
| shall hold Office for the term of three. years
from and after the first day of February,
1875, to dispose of such part of the business
then on the dockets of the Supreme Court
as shall, by arrangement between said com.
mission and said court. be transferred to
such commission; and said commission shall
have like Jurisdiction and power in respect
to such business rs are or may be vested in
said court; and the members of said oommis-
sion shall recsive a like compensation for
the time being, with the judges of said court
| "A vi ln6 u6iuUcTS Vi SAID COmUlS
sion shall BIZ necessary to form quorum or
pronounce decision. and its decision shall
be certified, entered and enforced as the iudg-
ments of the Supreme Court, and at the ex.
pi.stion of the term Of said commission, all
business undispcsed of, shall by it be cer.i
fed to the Supreme Court and disposed of as
if said commission had never existed. The
clerk and reporter of said court shall be the
clerk and reporter Of said commission, and
the commission shall have such other atteu
dants, not exceeding in number those provi-
ded by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove al
its pleasure. Any vacancy occurring In said
commission shall be filed by appointment oi
the Governor, with the advice and consent ol
the Senate If the Senate be in session, and
if the Senate be rot in session, by the
Governor, but in such last case, ,suoh appoint
ment shall expire at the end of the next ses.
sion of the General Assembly. The General
Assembly may, on application of the Su.
pre- ME Court, duly entered on the journal Of
the court and certified, provide by law
whenever two thirds of such each1 House
shall concur therein. from time to time. fol
the appointment in like manner of like
commission with like powers. jurisdiction
and duties; provided, that the term of any
such commission shall not exceed two years
nor shall it be created oftener than once in
ten years. If this amendment shall bs adop
ted by majority of the electors of the State
OF Ohio, voting at the next election holder
for the election of Senators and Representa-
tives, it shall become section twenty-five o
the fourth Article of the Constitution of the
State of Ohio. y,--,
At such election the voters desiring to vote
in favor of the adoption OF this amendment
shall place upon their ballots the words,
"FOR THE COMMISSION"
The voters whs do not favor the adoption
of such amendment, shall place upon thei
ballots the words,
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro tenn. Of the House OF Reprssep
tatives.
ALPHONsO HART,
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, ls75--apr6,'75m6.