The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-06-28

| four, be amended so as TO read as follows, aud
section seven, OF article four, and sections
pealed:
ARTICLE Nv.
SEC. l. The judicial power OF the State shall
be vested In a Supreme Court, in District Courts,
Courts OF Common Pleas Justices of the Peace
and such other Courts inferior to the Supreme
Court in one or more Counties as the General
Assembly may from time to time establish.
The Superior Courts of Cincinnati and Mont
| Eomery counties, shall continue until otherwise
SEC. 3. The Court of Common Pleas shall be
holden by one Judge, who shall be elected by
be open at all times for the transaction of busi-
ness, Sundays and holidays excepted. Each
constitute a separate Common Pleas District,
and each District shall be known by the name
SEC 5. Each District Court shall consist Of
one Judge, who shall be elected by the voters
more Judges in each district, and there shall be
held annually, not less than three sessions in
each county in the State. The Legislature shall
divide the State into District Court districts,
not exceeding twenty in number, and shall as
| sign TO each Common Pleas and District Court
district, the number of Judges required to dis
/ pose OF the business therein. Each district
shall be com posed of compact territory, bound
uation practicable. A concurrence OF three
/ nfths only Of all the members elected to both
| Houses, shall be required for the first appor-
| tionment, or to determine the number of
Judges required In each District Court and
Common Pleas district, under this amendment,
/ but no change shall thereafter be made without
/ the concurrence of two-thirds OF ali the mem
bers elected to both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect
| when the Legislature makes the apportion-
ment mentioned in this section.
SEC. 8. The District Court shall have like
original JURISDICTION with the supreme Court,
SIC. g. The General Assembly may provide
court when the Judge thereof is disqualified by
sickness or otherwise 10 hold said court.
SEC. ~. The Judges of the districts and of the
Courts of Common Pleas. shall, while in ONCE
reside in the district in which they are elected,
the Legislature may provide by law that any
Judge OF the Common Pleas Court shall hold
tnat court In any other Common Pleas district
hold that court in any other district for that
court than the one in which he resides; and
Judges of the Common Pleas may temporarily
exchange districts with each other; and two OF
more Common Pleas Courts may be held at the
same time In the same district. and two OF
more District Courts may be held at the same
time in a district of that court.
SEC. IA. The Judges of the Supreme Court
the District Courts, and the Court OF Common
Pleas shall, at stated times, receive for their
services such compensation as may be provid.
ed by law, which shall not be Increased or di-
minlshed during their term OF office, but they
snaii receive . no lees or perquistes, nor hold
thority OF any State, or Of the United States
All votes for either OF them for any elective
office, except a judicial Office, under the au-
thoriIy OF this State given by the General AS
sembly or the people, shall be void.
or diminish the number Of the Judges OF the
supreme Court, the number of the districts
any Common Pleas or District Court district,
change any district Court district, establish
other courts, abolish the Probate Court in any
county, or any other Court established by law,
whenever two-thirds OF the members elected 10
change shall Yacate the ONCE Of any Judge. The
Court OF Common Pleas provided for in this
ent Probate Court and Courts OF Common Pleas
In each county. The District Courts herein
provided for shall be the successors OF the pres
ent District Courts; and all the books records,
papers and business In or appertaining to said
Courts. shall be transferred TO their successors
Court is hereby abolished in each county al the
close Of the term for which the Judge thereof
was elected, first occurring after the election OF
Common Pleas Pudges under this amendment,
and the Cerks In the Courts of Common Pleas
courts herein provided funtii their successors nc
are elected and qualified; but the Supreme
Court shall appoint its own reporter.
SEC. 10. There shall be elected in each county
by the electors thereof, one Clerk of the Court
Of Common Pleas, who shall hold his Office for
the term of three years, and until his successor
| shall be elected and qualified. He shall, by
virtue OF his office, be clerk of all other cour s
OF record held therein, but the General Assem-
bly, may provide, by law, for the election of a
clerk win ike term of Office for each or any
other OF the courts of record, for the appoint
Court.
Court OF the District and Common Pleas, and
OF such other courts as may be created, shall
| ISSptcllNely nave anu exercise such power and
jurisdiction at chambers, or otherwise, as may
| be directed by law.
The term OF Office of all Judges of Common
Pleas and Distiict Courts provided for in this
/ amendment, shall commence on the first Mon
/ day In January next after the making OF the
/ appointment provided for In section five of
article four and the term of Office of all Judges
| OF the Courts OF Common Pleas, I'm office who
We're not elected as Judges under this amend
| ment, shall then expire
| No change shall be made by this amendment
In the Supreme Court, or in the office or term
OF any Judge thereof. The first election OF
Judges OF Common Pleas and district Courts
under this amendment, shall be held at the
general election for the election OF State officers
next after the making OF said apportionment
| for District Court districts by the Legislature
but nothing in this amendment shalt be con,
strued 70 change or alter the Constitution or
laws until said apportionment. Section seven
of Article four is hereby repealed, and section
twenty-five shall be numbered section seven
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election, the voters desiring to vote In
favor OF the adoption Of this amendment, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words
judicial Constitutional Amendment-Yes:b
the voters who do not favor the adoption Of
said amendments, shall have placed upon their
ballots the words, Judicial Constitutional
Amendment-No."
Adopted March Q, 1877.
II. w. CURTIS
President of the Senate
o. j. HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn. House of Representafives