The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-10-12
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Senate Joint Resolution, 8
Relative to an amendment of iAss;sls
-Four Of the Constellation relasins u tie

letuUUc 10 UH QWenQn1ent or AftSnkH
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Judiciary.
Res0lced. By the General assembly Of ne
State Of Ohio, tthree-ffths of the members
elected to each House agreeing thereto,) that
it be and ID hereby proposed to the electefs
OF this State to vote, at the next annual Os-
tober election, upon the approval or rsjss.
tion of the following amendment, as .laddi.
tional section to Article four Of the Consti.
tuition of the State of Ohio, to wit: G;9g
Section g. A commission, which shall
consist of five members. shall be appointed
BY the Governor, with the advice and oou.
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,
1875, 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 10
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 Of said couuis.
sion shall receive like compensation fsf
the time being, with the judges of said esuye.
majority of the members Of said commits.
sion shall be necessary to form quorum Or
pronounce decision, and its decision shall
be certified, entered and enforced as the jude-
ments Of the Supreme Court, and at the q.
piration Of the term of said commission, all
business undisposed Of, shall by it be oerti.
fed to the Supreme Court and disposed Of %
If said commission had never existed. The
clerk and reporter Of said court shall bs he
clerk and reporter of said commission, and
the commission shall have such other attsn.
dants, not exceeding in number those prsvi.
ded by law for said court, which attendants
said commission msy appoint and remove 1t
It's pleasure any vacancy occurring IN said
commission shall be filed by appointment,s Of
the Governor, with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, If the Senate be in session., and
If the Senate be Eot in session, by tAs
Governor, but in such last case,such appefnt-
ment shall expire at the end Of the next &C.,
sion of the General Assembly. The Gensral
Assembly may, on application of the aa.
preme Court, duly entered on the Journal sf
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 . like
commission with like powers, jurisdictisn
and duties; provided, that the term Of any,
such commission shall not excesd TIVE yesrs!
nor shall 1t be created oftener than once II
ten years. If this amendment shall be adop .
ted BY majority of the electors Of the esass
of Ohio, voting at the next election holden
for the election Of Senators and Represents.
| tiyes, it shall become section twenty-five Of
the fourth Article of the Constitution Of the
State Of Ohio. (, fs4a3a
At such election the voters desiring to vsts.
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 adSptisn
OF such amendment, shall place upon stAsir
ballots the words,
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro tenn. Of the House Of Repressa.
tatives. q ss.
ALPHONsO HART, s..
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, lS75-apr6, ,'76ms, $