The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-06-01
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT,
Senate Joint Resolution

Relatiue TO an amendment of Article
-Four Of the Consultation reldtinqto to Tie
Judiciary. est..sl,ss gifssFee
Resolued. BY the General assembly Of tho
State of Ohio, ithree-fifths of the members
elected to each House agreeing thsreteD that
it be and Is hereby proposed to the electors
of this State to vote, at the next annual o.
tober election, npon the approval or rejee
tion of the following amendment, as addi.
tional section to Article four of the Consti
tuition of the State of Ohio, to wit. -.s-
Section e. A commission, which shall
consist of five members. shah 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,
1876, 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 as are or may be. vested in
said court; and the members of said commits
sion shall receive like compensation for
the time being. with the judges of said court.
A majority of the members of said. commis.
sion shall be necessary to form a quorum or
pronounce decision, and its decision shall
be certified, entered and enforced as tie fudg-
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-
lied 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 prcvi.
ded by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and rem owe at
Its pleasure. Any vacancy occurring in said
commission shall be filed by appointment of
| the Governor, with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, If the Senate be in session, and
II the Senate be rot in session, by the
Governor, but in such last case, such 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-
preme Court, duly entered on the journal Of
the court and certified, provide by law,
whenever two thirds of such leach1 House
shall concur therein, from time TO time, for
the appointment in like manner of alike
eoi1an-tSoiVh VAIN iiho powers, JurlsQlotl0u
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 adop.
ted by 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. HHe sfs
At tsuch election the voters desiring to vote
in favor of the adoption OF this amendment.
shall place upon their ballots the words,
"FOR THE CORNERSTONE
The voters who do not favor the adoption.
OF such amendment, shall place upon their
ballots the words, 5 i %
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON Mccoy,
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Represen.
! Pal tatives.
t. ssa .ALPHoNs0 HART,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, lS75Aapr6. .'75m6.