The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-08-12
AMENDMENTS.
Senate Joint Resolution

Senate Joint Resolution
Relative to an amendment of Article
Four of the Constitution relating to the
Judiciary.
Resolved, By the General Assembly Of the
State of Ohio, (three -ffths of the members
elected to each House agreeing thereto that II be
and is hereby proposed to the electors OF this state
TO vote at the next annual october elecllOn, upon
the approval OF 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
eInor with the advice and consent OF the Senate
the members of which shall hold offie for the term
of three years from and after the first day OF Feb
ruaTy 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 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, ma
iority 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 undsposed 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, 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 its
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 II
the Senate 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 oil 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 ike
manner of a like commission with like powers, iu-
rsdiction and duties provided that the term any
such commission shall not exceed two years, nor
shall 1t be created Oftener 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-
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 COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro tem Of The House Of Representatives,
ALPHONS0 HART.
President Of he Senate.
Adopted March go 1S76-aprS-td.