The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-22
AMENDMENTS.
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 i be
and hereby proposed to the electors OF this state
10 vote at the next annual october election, upon
the approval or rejection of the following amend
ment as additional section to Article iour Oh the
Constitution of the State OF ONO 70 VIII: -.
SECTION o. A 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 otiie for the term
of three years from and after the first day OF FeD-
ruary 1876 TO dispose OF such part OF the business
then on the dockets of the supreme Court as snail,
by arrangement between said commission and
said court be transferred to such commission; and
said commission shall have like jurisdiction ana
power in respect to such business as are or may De
vested in said court and the members ofsaid com
mission shall receive like compensation for the
time being with the judges of said court A ma
iority of the members Of said commission snail pc
necessary to form quorum OF pronounce decls,
ion and its decision shall be certhed entered ana
enforced as the judgments of the supreme Court,
and at the expiration Of the term of said commits
sion, all business undispOSed Of shall by II DC GER
titled to the Supreme Court ana disposed OF as II
said commission had never existed. The CLERK ana
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 ana remove at lts
pleasure. Any vacancy occurring III sald COM
mission shall be filed by appointment OF the Gov
ernOr with the advice and consent OF the Senate If
the Senate be in session. and if the Senate be not
in session. by the Governor, bat in such last case,
such an ointment shall expire at the end of the
next session of the General Assembly. The Cen
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 EACH House shall concur therein,
from time TO time. for the appointment in like
manner of d like commission with ike powers, Ju-
rsdicton and duties; provided that the term fany
such commission shall not exceed two years, nor
shall it be created oftener than once in ten years.
If 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 Representa- yes, it shall become section TWEEN.
ty two of the fourth Article Of the Constitution of
the State of Ohio.
AZ 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 tenn Of The House Of Representatives.
ALPH0NSO HART,
President Of The Senate.
Adopted March 30, ,1S75-apr8-td.