The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-07-06
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Senate Joint Resolution

Relative to an amendment Of Artisle
-Four Of the Consultation relatinq to ,sbs
Judiciary. 's 8 ''Ssal hl'
Resolced. By the General Assem5ly Of III
State Of Ohio,. three-ffths of the members
elected to each House agreeing thereto,) that
it be andia hereby proposed to the electors
OF this State to vote, at the next ANIMAL o.
tober election, npon the approval or reise.'
tion of the following amendment. az addi-t
tional section to Article four of the Con.ti.
tuition Of the State of Ohio, to wit; 4 va
Section q. A commission, which shall
consist ofdfve members. shall be appointed
by the Governor. with the advice and cor
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 CON.
mission and said court. be transferred y
such commission; and said commission shall
have like Jurisdiction and power in lrespsSt
TO such business as are Or may be vested In
said court; and the members of said comnis-
sion shall receive like compensation fsr,
the time being, with the judges of said court.
A majority of the members of said commits.
sion shall be necessary to form QUORUM. ar
pronounce decision, and its decision shsli
be certified, entered and enforced ss the jade-
ments Of the Supreme Court, and at the &.
piration Of the term Of said commission. all
business undispossd Of, shall by Il BE- .esrsi-
| fed to the Supreme Court and disposed Of A.
said commission had never existed; Pho
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 pr6viss
ded by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove st
Its pleasure. ANY vacancy occurring In ssia
commission shall be filed by appointment Of
the Governor, with the advice and consent al
the Senate, if the Senate be in session. ana
II the Senate be rot in session. ,sby the
governor, but in such last e,such appeipt..
ment shall expire at the end of the next ses.
sion OF the General Assembly, The General
assembly may, on application Of the Sd
pre- me Court, duly entered on the journal of
the court and certified, provide By law.
whenever two-thirds of such feachl Reese
shall concur therein, from time 10 time, fer
the appointment in like manner Of . Ike
commission with like powers, jurisdictisn
and duties; provided, that the term Of any
| such commission shall not exceed two years.
nor shall it be created oftsner. than, once II
ten years. If this amendment shall BE- sdsy :
ted by majority Of the electors Of the state
OF Ohio, voting at the next election holden
Tor the election of Senators and Representa-.
tives, it shall become section twenty-five Of
the fourth Article Of the Constitution Of the
State Of Ohio.pe,l ao7Hais l8 IS W. 80.
At such election the voters desiring TO vste
in favor Of the adoption OF this smendmsnt.
shal place upon their ballots the words,
"FOR THE COMMISSIONS e.at
The voters who DO not favor the adoption
OF such amendment, shall place upon .rtheir
ballots the words, J,ss.. = - =. : =
AGAINST THE COMMISSION ~
as},Rsi4f dil MILTON MCCOY, 2
Speaker pro tenn. of the House Of Reprssern.-
tatives. -@S1i ssffs-ssf h!l
ALPHoNs0 HART sd
President of the Senate.
Adopted March so, ls75-apr6, ,'75ms.ss