The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-29
AMENDMENTS.
Senate Joint Resolution

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Relative to an amendment of Article
Four of the Constitution relating to the
/ Judiciary.
ReSoLued, By the General assembly Of The
&dteof Ohio, (three-fifths of the members
elected TO each House agreeing thereto that 1t be
and is hereby proposed TO 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:
SECTION %, commission, which shall consist
of five members, shall be appointed by the Gov
eTnOr, with the advice and consent of the Senate,
the members of which shall hold offe for the term
of three years from and after the first day of Feb
TuaTy 1876 to dispose of such part of the business
then on the dOCkes 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 ofsaid COM
mission shall receive like compensation for the
time being, with the judges of said court, A ma
j0rity of the members of said commission shall be
necessary TO form quorum or pronounce decis-
ion and its decision shall be certified, entered and
enforced as the judgments of the Supreme Court
and at the expiration Of the term of said commits
son all business undisposed Of shall by II be GER
titled to the Supreme Court and disposed of as II
said commission had never existed, The clerk and
reporter shall be the clerk and reporter of said
commission, ana tne commission SHdll nave SuCn
other attendants, not exceeding in number those
provided by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove at its
pleasure. Any vacancy occurring in said COM
mission shall be filed by appointment of the Gov
ern with the advice and consent of the Senate,if
the enate be in session. and If the Senate be not
In session, by the Governor, bat in such last case
such appointment 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, whenevertwo.
thirds Of such [eachl House shall concur therein,
from time to time, for the appointment in like
rsdicton and duties provided that the term of any
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, it 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 who do not favor the adoption of such
amendment, shall place upon their ballots the
words,
"AGAINsT THE COMMISSIONS"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro tenn. Of The House Of Representatives.
ALPH0NSO HART,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1875-apr8-td