The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-05-27
AMENDMENTS.
Senate Joint Resolution


Relative to an amendment of Article
Four of the Constitution relating to the
Judiciary
Resolued, By the General assembly Of The
State of Ohio, (three-fifths of The members
elected 10 each House agreeing theretol that i be
and Is hereby proposed 10 the electors OF this State
10 vote at the next annual October election upon
the approval or rejection Of the following amend
menL as additional section TO Article four OF the
Constitution of the State OF Ohio, 70 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 Ollie Tor 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 transferred TO such commissions ana
said commission shall have like jurisdiction ana
power IN respect TO such business as aIe or may oe
vested In said court and the members Ofsad com
missi N shall receive like compensation for the
time being, with the judges OF said court ma
jOrity of the members OF said commission snail be
necessary 10 form quorum or pronounce decls,
ion and It's decision shall he certified, entered and
enforced as the judgments Of the Supreme Court,
and at the expiration of the term OF sald commits
sion all business undspOsed Oi shall by II be Ger.
titled to the Supreme Court ara disposed or as u
said commission had never existed. The clerk and
commission. and the commission shall have such
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 filed by appointment of the Gov.
ernor with the advice and consent Of The Senateif
the Senate be In session, and II the Senate be not
in session by the Governor, bat in such last case
such ap ointment shall expire NJ 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 each House shall concur therein,
from time to time for the appointment in like
manner of a like commission with like powers, ju-
risdictlon and duties provided that the term ofany
such commission shall not exceed two years, nor
shall 1t be created oitener than once In ten years
II 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 1t shall become section twen.
ly two of the fourth Article Of the Constitution OF
Jhe State of Ohio,
A, such election the voters desiring to vote in
favor of the adoption OF this amendment, shall
place upon their bullolS the words
"FOR THE COMMISSION"
The voters who do not favor the adoption of such
shall place upon their ballots the
words
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro tenn, Of Tie House Qf Representatives.
ALPHONS0 HART,
President Of The Senate.
Adopted March 30, 1S75-aprStd,