The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-04-27
Senate Joint Resolution.

Relniice TO an amendment ef Article
& -Four qf ffae Goasfitntton rclating 10 Tie
a JudioiasH Is k .s.sE
Resolced ~ ne sosneras Asssr6lr :af as
ISsato c} Ono, lthree-ffths Of the members
elected to each House agresiug thereto that
II be- and 10 hereby proposed to the electors
Of this State to vote. at the next annual Oo-
tober ssotion, upon the approvais or rejee-
tipn Of the following amsnilmeuts as add
tional section 10 Article four Of the Consti.
tuition OF the State of Ohio, to wit:
Section q. "A commission, which shall
consist Of ave members. shall bs appointed
by the Governor. with. the aivioe and con-
sent Of the Senate, the members Of which
shall hold office for the term Of three years
from and after the 6rst day Of February,
1876, TO dispose, Of such part of the business
thsn on the 'dockstsl sof the Supreme Court
ss shall. BY arrsngsSlent between said ce,n
mission and 9said court be transferred. TO
such commission; and said commission shall
have like jurisdiction and power in respect
to such businesss % srsror nayahs VISITED I'm
said court; and the thsmbsls Of said eommis-
sion shall receive > like :ssmpensation FOR
the time being, with The judges Of said court.
majority Of the members Of said commits.
sion shall Be necessary to form . quorum or
pronounce 4 decision. and its decision shall
be certified, entered and enforced az the judg-
ments Of the Supreme Court, and at the ex-
fptfation Of ths.tsrm eof said sommissi0n. 81
business undisposed OF, shall BY II be certi-
fed to the Supreme Court and Disposed of ~
II saidaconmission hsd 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 exeeeding in number those provi-
ded by law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove a
its pleasure Amy Vacancy occurring in said
commission shall be alled by appointment Of
thesGovernos,wfthFt the advios and consent Of
the Senate. II ths Seuate be in, session, and
II the Senate be Eot in session, by the
Governor but in such last case, ,such appoint
ment shall expire at the end of the next SOS.
sion Of the Gensrai Assembly. The General
Assembly may, on application Of the Su.
pre- me Court, duly entered ON the journal oi
the court and certified, provide by law
whenever two thirds Of such Lsach1 House
shall eoncar thsreiu; from time, to time. 70,
the appointment in like, manner OF 3 like
commission with Ike powers. Jurisdiction
and duties; provided, that the term Of any
| such eSmmissipn shall not sxosed tso yeafs
nor shalIit becfeated1 oftener NStha1. once In
ten years. II this amendment shall bs adop
ted BY q majority Of the slsotors fet sths s,a.s
Of Qhio, Voting at ther next zelectionl holden
for the election of Senators and Represents
tives, 1t shall become. section twenty-five. oi
bthefourth Article ef theye CONSTITUTION of PIN
STATE Of Ohio. III IKuxAI
At such election the voters desiring to vote
in favor of the adoption o. this amendment
'shan plaee.npons their baliots Ahs xords,i iiiw
"FOR The scoMMIsSION." a'
The voters whe DO not favor the adoption
Of suoh ,amsndment, sban place upon thsis
IPapets the wcrd4 ! akaI ps EH
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
sg''ffs s,s .sl e 'As He''r s 6 Ffs'''''
ALPHONSO HART,
l. ,seaag ,abw,q Psesidsnt fpf the SENATE. NJ
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