The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-07-22
AMENDMENTS.
Senate Joint Resolution

Relative to an amendment of Article
-Four of the Constitution relating tothe
Judiciary.
Resolved, By tie General assembly gf The
Stateof Ohio, (three-ffths of the members
elected TO each House agreeing thereto that IT be
and is hereby proposed TO the electors OF tins State
to vote at the next annual october election, upon
the approval or rejection of the following amend
ment as additional section to Article four OF the
Constitution of the State OF Ohio 10 vita
SECTION % AcommisSion, which shEll 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 Ollie for 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 and
said court be transferred TO such commissions ana
said commission shall have like jurisdiction and
power in respect TO such business as are OF may be
vested in said court and the members OF said com
mission shall receive like compensation Tor the
time being, with the judges of said court, Anna
iority of the members Of said commission shall be
necessary to form quorum or pronounce decis-
ion and its decision shall be certified, eneredand
enforced as the judgments of the supreme Court,
and at the expiration OF the term OF said commits
son all business undisposed Of shall by i be Ger.
tilted to the Supreme Court ard 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 IL
the Senate be in session, and If the Senate be not
in session. by the Governor but in such last case,
such appointment shall expire at the end OF the
next session of the General Assembly The Gen
eral Assembly may, on the application of the Su
court and certified provide by law whenever two.
thirds of such leach House shall concur therein,
from time to time, for the appointment In like
manner Of a like commission with like poWerSiu-
rsdiction and duties provided, that the term ofany
such commission shall not exceed two years, nor
shall il be created Oftener than once III ten years.
If this amendment shall be adopted by a majority
of the electors of the State of Ohio, voting at the
next election holden for the election OF Senators
and Representatives. it shall become section tWen-
tytwo of the fourth Article of the Constitution OF
the State of Ohio.
Al such election the voters desiring to vote ia
favoro of the adoption OF this amendment shall
place upon their ballots the words,
"F0R 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..
pr ALPHONS0 HART,
President Of he Senate.
Adopted March 30, 1S75-aprS I'd.