The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-05-24
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
Relative to an Amendmentof Articles Four
and Eleven Of the Constitution. Eeorsan-
izing the Judiciary of the state OF Ohio.

BE Il rcsolrsd bg he General Assembly Of the
state Of ohio (tblre minis of All Tile mcnIb' -
eicc Cd, 10 zach huus,. coucurriug thtrtInD, That
a prOposl Ton To amend the Constitution 1f the
state Of Ohio. be submitted to th" el' ctOrs of
the state, on the sfcund Tuesday Of October, a.
That scciinns one. fIree. IRE sir. eight, trelre,
fourteen. Ufeen, sixteen Hrd cightecH, 81 aiIicl,
section seven. Of article four, aud sections
twelve aud thirteen of article eleven, be re-
pealed:
ARTICLE ".
SEc. !. The Judicial power Of the state shall
b. vested ia q Supreme Cuurt, ia District courts,
Courts OF Common Pleas, Ju,tices uf the Peace
Court, in one or more counties, ~ the General
Assembly may from time 10 time establish.
The superior Courts Of Cincinnati and Mont
someIy e9untieS, shall continue until Otherwise
SIC. }. Thr Court Of Common Pleas shall Dc
holden bV one Judgr, WHO shall be elected by
the voters OF the District, and said Court shall
be open at All times for the Transaction of busl-
nrsS, sundays ana hoiidays excepted. Each
county now existing or hereafter formed. shall
cnnsututra separate Common Pleas District,
land each District shall b. known by the name
| OF the county compr ing The DIstricl.
SIC. ). Each District Court shall consist Of
I one Judge, who shall be elected by the voter.
/ of the district. There shall be elected one or
more Judges ia each district, and thcre shall be
/ each county IN the state. Tie legislature shall
divide the Stale into District Court dtstt icts,
not exceeding twenty ~ number, and shall as
sign to each Common Pleas and District Court
district, tIe hummer OF Judges required TO dis
pose 81 the business therein. zach district
shall be c"in po>ed Of compact Territory, bruud-
ed by county Hines, ANA 49, nearly equal iu BUfy-
ulaiton ~ practicable. y concurrence OI tlr, e.
/ fuiis only Of all tie members elected 60 b, ia
Houses, sh"l be ftquifed 'of HE nf>t appOr-
tioumpnt, or TO determine the number oi
| Judges required la each biSftict Court and
Common Pleas district, under this anlendment,
hut no change shall thereafter b. made without
| the cOnrurrrnce Of two-thirds of all the MEM
brrs elected tO both Houses.
srctiuns twrlvr aud tlirt, en- OF article eleven
are hereby rrpealrd; the repeal To take Ell cl
/ when the legislature makes the apporiOn-
ment mentioned IN this secrion.
SIC. g. The District COutt shall have llit
ORIGINAL Jurisdiction with the Suprsutt. Court
and such appellate or other jurisdiction as may
be provided by law.
SIC. <. The General Assembly may proviI,
by law for Judge pro tc5HPorc, To hold any
court when the Judge THEREOF !, ~ -qnalified by
sickness or nthrrwis. to hold said court.
| SIC. ! =. The judges Of the districts and nf ths
Courts OF fOmuton Pleas. shall, while Ia uific.
reside in the distrci in which they are eiecI-d
and their term of office shall be five years: bu
the Legislature may provide by Low that any
Judge of the Common Pea Court shall hole
that court In any other Common Pleas district
and that any Judge Of the District Court shal
hold that court in any other distIict for tina
c,uIt tlt.i lic oIie ~ W,ilcl nc i.Hldc~i atit
Judges OF the common Pleas may temporarily
exchangr districts with each other; and two o
more Common Pleas Courts may b. held at th,
same time IN the same district: and two o
more District Courts may be held al the sam,
time I'm a district Of that court.
Sac. "a. The Judges of the supreme Court
the District Courts, and the Court Of Common
| Pleas shall, M stated times. receive for thri
| services such cnmpen~ation aS NAV be prov III
| ed by law, which shall not be Increased or di
minishcd during their term Of office, nut the,
shall receive no fe-s or peIquisites, nor hole
any other Office Of trust or pr III under the au
thOriiy of any state, or OF the United States
Az votes fer either OF them for any el.ctiv
thority of this State given by the General As
seInhy. or he prople, shall h. void.
SIC. Is. The General As emily may iucrca~
or diminish the number ot the Judges OF tn
supreme Court, the number Of the districts
any Common Pleas or District Court district
change amy district Court district, e>tablis
othe' courts, abolish the Probate Court in an.
county, or any other Court established by Law
whenever two-thir,ls OF the members elected {
each House shall concur therein; but no sue
change shall yacate the Office Of any Judge. Tn
Court OF Common Pleas provided for In thi
amendment ~inll be the successor Of the prts
! ent Puobst- Court aud Court OF Common Plea
ia each county. The District Courts herei
provided for. snail be the successor, OF The prsl
: INT Df~Irict tS,urts; aud All th. bonKS record
apets and business, in or appeItaining to sai
| Courts shall be irHn-fcrrrd To their succsTSsO
I | under this amendment: the existing Probat
Court l. hereby abolished in each county At tl
!. | close Of the term for which the Judge there's
was elected, first occurring after the election
and the Ceik~ la the Courts of Common Pies
aud District Courts, shall be the clerks Ia q
I courts herein provided 'until their successor
P | are elected and qualified; but the Suprerr
! | Court shall appoint its own reporter.
! SEC. 10. There shall be- elected in each count
. | by the electors thereof, one Clerk Of the Cuu
OF Common Pleas, who shall bold his Office 4
| the term of three years, and until his SuccssS@,
> | shall be elected and qualified lie shall, 4
Z virtue OF his Office, be clerk OF all other cour
|, | nf record held therein, but the General ASS n
4 | bly, may provide, by law, FIR the election of
clerk with a ike term OF Office, tor each or al
= other Of the courts OF record, or for the appoin
q ment by The supreme Court OF Clerk Tor IN
Court.
sSEc IS. The several Judges Of the Supren
Court Of the District and Common Pleas, IN
a | OF such other courts as may be created. sha
. | respectively have and exercise such power aT
iuriSdict ion At cha mbers, or otherwise as IN;
e be- directed by law.
:, The term OF ON &c Of ali Judges Of COmmC
pleas aud Di~tiict Courts provided for In tti
a day ia January next after the making OF tl
appointmPnt provided for IN section five
article four, and the term of Office OF all Iudg
of the Courts OF Common Pleas. In Office. wi
mpnt, shall then expire.
= NochHugt. shall be made by this ampndmel
e ia the Sutreme Court, or ia the office or teI
. OF any Judge thereof. The first election
/ Judges OF common Pleas and district GouI
u under this Amendment, shall be- held at tl
il general elsctiOn for the election of state Ofics
4 next after thu making OF sail appOriinnut'
tor District Court districts 10y the Lpgi~latul
but nothing in this amendment shall b. co
~trued To- cuange or alter the constitution
- laws until said portiOnment. Section ssV,
of Article four T. hereby repealed. aud secItt
., twenty two shall h. numbered section seven
e FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election. the voters desiring TO vot"
favor OF the adoption OF this amendment. sh;
A. nave placed upon their ballots the wou
judicial Constitutional Amrndment-Hc
J, the voters who dO not favor the adoption
A said amendments, shall have placed upon 10,
. ballots the words, Judicial Constitution
, Amendmrnt-NO."
Adopted March 6, 1871.
II. w. CURTIS,
o. President Of the Sena
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