The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-10-07
LEGAL.
Senate Joint Resolution


Relative to an amendment of Article
Four of the Constitution relating to the
Judiciary.
Resolved By the General assembly Of The
iStateof Ohio, (three-ffths of the members
elected to each House agreeing thereto that II be
and Is hereby proposed 70 The electors Of this State
to 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;
SRcTIoN %. 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 Otie for the term
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 ana
said court be transie ierred to such commission; and
said commission shall have like Jurisdiction and
power in respect 10 such business as are or may be
vested in said court and the members ofsald 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 shallb be
necessary to form quorum or pronouncea decis,
ion and It's decision shall be certified entered ana
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 II be GER
tiedtO the Supreme Court ara disposed of as II
said commission had never existed. The clerk and
reporter shall be the clerk ana reporter OF said
other attendants not exceeding IN number those
provided by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove at It's
pleasure Any vacancy occurring in said com
mission shall be filled by appointment of the Gov;
ernOr with the advice and consent of the Senate,if
the Senate be in session. and If the Senate be not
in session. by the Governor, but in such last case,
such ap ointment 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 eachl House shall concur therein,
from time 10 time for the appointment in like
manner of a like commission with like powers ju-
risdiCtOn and duties provided that the term Ofany
such commission shall not exceed two years, nor
shall it be created 0itener than once in ten years
If this amendment shall be adopted by majority
of the electors Of the State of Ohio voting ut the
next election holden for the election of Senators
and Representatives II shall become section twen.
ty two 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 notiavor the adoption Of such
amendment, shall place upon their ballots the
words.
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro tnl Of The House Of Representatives.,
ALPHONSO HART,
President Of The Senate.
AdOpted March 30 l875-aprS-td,