The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-08-31
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Senate Joint. Resolution. n

Relative to an amendment Of Artisls
-Four Of The Constellation rszati,q to tKs!
{ Judiciary. 3sMHD1
Resolced, By the General assembly of tho
State Of Ohio, threesffths of. the faefnBers
elected to each House agreeing thereto,) that
it be and Is hereby proposed to the electors
of this State to vote, at the next annual OS1i
tober election, upon the approval or rejse.
ton of the following amendment, as sddi-
tional section to Article four of the Constl.
tuition of the State Of Ohio, to wit:
Section e. A commission, which shall
consist of five members. shall be appointed
by the Governor, with the afsice and con
sent Of the Senate the members of,whjeAS
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 businass
then on the dockets of the Supreme Court
as shall, by arrangement between said csn. Z
mission and said court be transferred 10.
such commission; and said commission shall
have like jurisdiction and spower in respect
to such business as are or may be .yeated In
said court; and The members Of said cornnf6Sy
sion shall receive like Compensation fsf,.
the time being, with hsjudges of said court.
majority of the members of said commis.
sion shall be necessary to form quorum "
pronounce decision. and It's decision shall
be certified entered and enforced as the jaag--
ments of the Supreme Court, and at the sx-
piration of the term of said commissions sll
business undisposed Of, shall by II be eerta-
fed to the Supreme Court and disposed sf as
If said commission had never existed .s'Ths,
clerk and reporter Of said court shall be the
clerk and reporter of said commission. nd
the commission shall have. such other atten.,
dants, not exceeding in number those previ.
ded by law for said court, which xttendxnts
said commission may appoint and remove 1t
its pleasure. Any vacancy occnrring in said
commission shall be filled by appointment 81
the Governor, with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, if the Senate be in session, ana
if the Senate be rot in session, by the
Governor, but in such last case, such appeint-
ment shall expire at the end Of the nsx 4 ses.,
sion of the General Assembly. The General
Assembly may, on application Of the 81.
pre- me Court, duly entered on the journal, Of
the court and certified, provide BY law.
whenever two.thirds of such teach] Heuse
shall concur therein, from time TO time, fer
the appointment in like manner OF like
commission with like powers, Ijurisdictisn
and duties; provided, that the term Of any
such commission shall not exceed two yeaiifd1,
nor shall it be created oftener than snce in,
ten years. If this amendment shall be adsp.
ted by majority of the electors Of thseats
Of Ohio, voting at the next election holden
for the election of Senators and Representa-
tives, it shall become section twenty-twSo ef
the fourth Article Of the Constitution of the,
State Of Ohio.
At such election the voters desiring "a vote
in favor of the adoption Of this amendmsat,
shall place upon their ballots the words, 9ea
"FOR THE CORNERSTONE. iiaiI I
The voters who do not favor the adoption
Of such amendment, shall place upon their
ballots the words, a,v nor 4f .-S~
AGAINST THE COMMISSION"
MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro tenn. Of the House Of Repfssea!
ALPHONsO HART,
| IA e.j.sra President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, lS75-apr6, '75m6.