The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-09-30

Senate Joint Resolution a
Relative to an amendment of Article
Four of the Constitution relating to the
Judiciary. W.
Resolved, BY he General assembly Of The
&ate Of Ohio, (three-fifths of the members
elected 10 each House agreeing thereto that It be
and is hereby proposed 70 the electors OF ths State
70 vote at the next annual October election, upon
the approval or rejection of the following amend
ment, as additional section TO Article four Of the
Constitution of the State of Ohio, to wit:
SECTION %, A commission, which shall consist
of ave members, shall be appointed by the Gov.
eInor, with the advice and consent Of the Senate
the members Of which shall hold ofie for the term
of three years from and after the first day of Feb
rary 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 of said 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.
ion, 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
sion all business undispOsed Of shall by 1t be Ger.
tlhedtO the Supreme Court ard disposed Of as II
said commission had never existed. The clerk and
reporter shall be the clerk and reporter Of said
commission, and the commission shall have such
other attendants not exceeding in number those
provided by law for said court which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove at ie
pleasure. Amy vacancy occurring in said COM
mission shall be filed by appointment of the Gov.
ernOr, with the advice and consent of the Senate,n
the Senate be In session. and If the Senate be not
In session. By the Governor, bat In snch last case,
such appointment shall expire at the end Of the
next session of the General Assembly. The Cen
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 [eachl House shall concur therein,
from time to time, for the appointment in like
manner of q like commission with like powers ju.
risdcon and duties; provided that the term of any
such commission shall not exceed two years, nor
shall 1t 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 TWEEN.
tytwo Of the fourth Article of the Constitution Of
the State of Ohio.
Al 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 whodo not favor the adoption Of such
amendment shall place upon their ballots the
words.
"AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro TEN, Of he House 9f Representatives.
ALPHONSO HART,
President Of The Senate.
Adopted March 30, 1S75-aprS-td.
Senate Joint Resolution
Proposing an Amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the State of Ohio.
Resolved, By The General Assembly of the
State of Ohio, That an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Ohio be proposed In
the following words, to wit; Notwithstanding the
provisions fthe second section OF this Article, the
General Assembly shall have power to provide by
law, for the assessment of special tax on dogs
without regard to value, and to provide for the
confscaton and killing of such animals upon fall
ure or refusal of the owner, keeper or harb0rer
thereof, to pay such special tax. If this amend.
menI TO the Constitution the State of Ohio, shall
be adopted by a majority of the electors of Ohio,
voting at the next election holden for the election
Of Senators and Representatives shall become sec
ton seven of the twelfth Article of the Constitu-
ton of the State of Ohio. At such election the
voters desiring TO vote In favor of said amendment,
shall have written or printed on their ballots the
words, For amendment taxing Dogs" and those
desiring TO vote against the amendment the words
Against amendment taxing Dogs"
ia GEO. J.. CONVERSE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives..
ALPH0NS0 HART, l.
.,..,, 80. President Of ne Senate.
The following Is the apportionment of Jurors to
be returned by the Trustees of the several town
ships for the year 1875 with the Poll Books, to the
Clerk Of the Common Pleas Court on or before
the l4th day of October 1875
Paris, 9; Washington. Q; Lexington, 20; MaFlbo-
10. 10; Eimishillen. l2; osnaburg. 8; Sandy, b;
Pike, Plain, IL; Lake, 10; Jackson, g. Perry, q;
Bethlehem. 10; Sugarcreek, Z; Lawrence II; Tusca-
rpwas, 9; Canton, 35. 1l ..rt.l.,,r t,r
this 9TH day Of Eeptember, A. d. 1873 ~ d"
.r. j-'. h, WILLIAM BAXTER. Sheriff.
sep9 stark County, Ohio