The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-08
AMENDMENTS.
Senate Joint Resolution

Relative to an amendment of Article
Four Of the Constitution relating to the
Judiciary.
RESOLVED, By the General assembly Of The
State of Ohio, (three-ffths of the members
elected to each House agreeing thereto that it be
and is hereby proposed 10 the electors of this State
to vote at the next annual October election, upon
the approval or rejection Of the following amGil-
ment as additional section TO Article four Of tse
Constitution of the State Of Ohio, TO wit:
SECTION p. A commission, which shall consist
of five members, shall be appointed BY the Gov
eInor, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
the members of which shall hold ote for the tenn
of three years from and after the first day of Feb
ruary 1876 to dispose OF such part of the business
then on the dockets of the Supreme Court as shall
by arrangement between said commission and
said court be transferred to such commission; and
said commission shall have like jurisdiction and
power in respect to such business as are or may be
vested in said court and the members ofsaid com
mission shall receive like compensation for the
time being, with the judges of said court, A ma.
jority of the members of said commission shall be
necessary to form quorum or pronounce decis
on and its decision shall be certified, enteredand
enforced as the judgments of the Supreme Court,
and at the expiration Of the term Of said commits
son all business undisposed of shall by 1t be GER
tilted to the Supreme Court and disposed of as if
said commission had never existed. The clerk and
reporter shall be the clerk and reporter OF said
GOu1lulhSlOIl, anu SNdll nave SUCH
other attendants, not exceeding in number those
provided by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove at its
pleasure. Any vacancy occurring in said COM
mission shall be filed by appointment of the Gov
ernorwith the advice and consent of the Senate,if
the Senate be in session. and If the Senate be not
in session, by the Governor bat in such last case
such appointment shall expire at the end Of the
next session of the General Assembly. The Gen
eral Assembly may on the application Of the Su-
preme Court, duly entered on the journal of the
court and certified, provide by law, whenever two
thirds Of such Ieach] House shall concur therein,
from time to time, for the appointment in like
manner of like commission with like powers ju-
rsdiction and duties provided that the term Of any
such commission shall not exceed two years, nor
shall II be created oftener than once in ten years
If this amendment shall be adopted by majority
of the electors Of the State of Ohio voting at the
next election holden for the election of Senators
and Representatives 1t shall become section twen-
tytwo Of the fourth Article of the Constitution Of
the State Of Ohio.
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 who do not favor the adoption Of such
amendment shall place upon their ballots the
words,
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro tenl Of the House Of Representatives.
ALPH0NSO HART,
President Of Gbe Senate.
Adopted March 30, 1S7b-aprs-td.