The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-08-17
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Senate Joint Resolution.

Senate Joint Resolution.
Relatire to an amendment Jof Artiske
-Four Of the Consultation relating to. the
Judiciary. < lGb
Res0loed. By the General assembly of the
State Of Ohio, (three-ffths of the members
elected to each House agreeing thereto, J that
it be and is hereby proposed to the electors
of this State to vote, at the next annual Oc-
tober election, upon the approval or rejec.
tion of the following amendment, as addi-
tional section to Article four of the ,Consti- i,
tuition of the State of Ohio, to wit:
Section e. commission, which shall
consist Of FIVE members. shall be appointed
by the Governor. with the advice and 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,
1876, to dispose of such part of the business
then on the dockets of the Supreme Court
as shall, by arrangement between said com c
mission and said court. be transferred, TO
such commission; and said commission shall
have like jurisdiction aud power in respect
| to such business as are or may be vested In
said court; and the members of said cornmis-i
sion shall receive like compensation. for
the time being, with the judges of said court.
majority of the members of said commits.
sion shall be necessary to form a quorum Or
pronounce a decision, and its decision shall
be certified, entered and enforced as the judg- :
ments of the Supreme Court, and at the ex-
piration of the term of said commission, all
business undisposed of, shall by it be cersi-
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 atter-,.
dants, not exceeding in number those previ,
ded by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove 1t
its pleasure. Any vacancy occurring in said
commission shall be filed by appointment sfo
the Governor, with the advice and consent sf
the Senate, if the Senate be in session, and
if the Senate be Eot in session, BY the
Governor, but in such last case, such appoint
ment shall expire at the end of the next ses4i'
sion Of the General Assembly. The General
Assembly may, on application of the Su-
preme Court, duly entered on the journal Of
the court and certified, provide by lay,
whenever two-thirds of such eaeh1 House
shall concur therein, from time to time. for
the appointment in like manner of alike
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 be adep
ted by a majority of the electors Of the state
of Ohio, voting at the next election holden.
for the election of Senators and Represents
tives, it shall become section twenty-five Of
the fourth Article of the Constitution Of the
State of Ohio. .esiiaiSsl 99
At such election the voters desiring to ysts
in favor of the adoption OF this amendment,
shall place upon their ballots the words,
"FOR THE COMMISSIONS
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 tenn. of the House of Represen-
tatives.
ALPHONsO HART, %
!, President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, lS75-apr6, ,75m6.