The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-05-04
Senate Joint Resolution.
Relative to an amendment Of ArsscJs
-Four Of the Const;tstion rslat;sg % a.

Relative to an amendment Of Arfscle
-Four Of the Const;tstion rslat;sg % a.
Judiciary. 10
: Resolced By tie General Assem5lv Of fIs
State Of Ohso, tthree-ffths Of the members
elected to each House agreeing thersto,) that
It be and Is hereby proposed to the sisotets
Of this State to vote, At the next annual Oe-
tober election, npon the approval or fsjsS.
tion Of the following amendment, Is sdds
tional section to Article four Of the ConsSl.
tuition Of the State Of Ohio, to Wit: -..
Section 81. A commission, which shall
consist Of i've members. shall be appointed
by the Governor. with the advios and con-
sent of the Senate, the msmbess Of vhieh
shall hold ONCE for the term Of three wears
from and after the fret day Of FebrusrE
1875, to dispose Of such part Of the business
then on the dockets Of the Supreme Court
IS shalt, BY arrangement between said CON.
mission and said court. be Transferred 10
such commission; and said commission shall
have like Jurisdiction and power II respect
to such business as are or may bs vested in
said court; and the members OF said commis.
sion shall recsive like compensation for
the time being. with the judges Of said court.
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 iudg-
ments Of the Supreme Court and ct the q.
piration Of the term Of said commission, all
business undisposed OF, shall By 1t be certi-
ded to the Supreme Court and disposed Of a.
II said commission had never existed. The
clerk and reporter Of said court shall be TIE
clerk and reporter of said commission, and
the commission shall have such other atteu.
dsnts, not exceeding in number those prUvf.
ded BY law for said court, which attendants
said commission may appoint and remove at
its pleasure. Any vacancy occurring in said
commission shall bs filled by appointueut, Of
the Governor, with the advice and conssnt %
the Senate, II the Senate be in session, and
If the Senate be rot in session, BY the
Governor, but in such last oase, such appoint
ment shall expire at the end Of the next sss-
sion Of the General Assembly. The General
Assembly may, on application Of the sSu.
preme Court, duly entered on the Journal Of
the court and certified, provide BY law.
whenever tvo:thirds Of such / sach] House
shall concur therein, from time to time. foI
the appointment In like manner Of like
commission with like powers. jufisdictioa
and duties; provided, that the term Of any
such commission shall NOT exceed two ysars,
nor shall 1t be created oftsner than sncs IN
ten years. II this amendments shall bs sdop.
ted BY majority Of the electon Of the state
OF Ohio, voting at the next election holdsn
for the election Of Senators and Representa-.
tives, 1t shall become section twenty-five Of
the fourth Article of the Constitution oi the
State of Ohio. ,iyss.x.c ~
At such election the voters desiring 70 vets
In favor Of the adoption OF this amendmeat,
shall place upon their ballots the vords,
"FOR THE CORNERSTONE la
The voters whs do not favor the adoption
Of such amendment, shall place upon thsil
ballots the words, 20 g
"AGA1NST THE COMMISSION
81 MILTON MCCOY,
Speaker pro TEN. Of the House Of Reprsssa.
ALPHoNso HART, eb6s
| President Of the Sonata
Adopted March 50, ls7s-aprs, ,'7sms-