Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-04-26
House M Joint Resolution
Relative to an Amendment of Arti-
cIes For and Eleven ofthe Con-
stieution, Reorsanizing the Judi
ciary efthe state of Ohio.

Be it resolpes blythe Generai Assembly Of
The Stote Of Ohio three tfths Of all the MEM
oers elecsed faeach ihonse ceneurTing there
in }, That proposition te amend the Consti-
IutIon Of tbe Slate. Of, Ohio, be submitted to
ILe elecross Of The state, on the second Tues
day of October, A. ID. 1871, as follows, to-wit:
That sections, cns. three. 5fre si1, eight,
t,oelre, foarteen, fifteen, sirteeR aud eighteen,
sf article four, be amended so as to read as
follows, and section seven. OF article four, and
sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven.
be repealed:
ARTICLE IN.
SEC. The Judieist power Of the State
shall be vested ina supreme Court, in District
Courts, Courts Of Common, Pleas, Justices OF
the Peace znd such other Gourts1 inferior TO
the supreme Court, in one or. more counties.
as The General Assembly may from time TO
time establish. The Superior Courts Of I'm
cinnati and Montgomery counties. shall con.
tinue until Otherwise provided by law
SIC. 3. The Court of Common Pleas shall
be holden.by one Judge, who shall be elected
by the voters OF the District, and said Court
hall be open at all times for the transaction
Of bu siness, Sundays and holidays excepted
Each county now existing or hereafter FORM
ed. shall constitute a separate Common Pleas
District, and each District shall be known by
the name Of the county comprising the Dis
trict. II f..UE I5alE0ll- 1ov Ials-..ae.
one Judge, who shall he elected by the voters
II the district. There shziii be elected one or
moi Judges N 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 dis
tricts, not exceeding twenty in number, aud
trict Court district, the number OF Judges re-
quired TO dispose Of, the business therein.
Each Giistrief shall be composed OF compact
territory, sbounded by county lines, and as
nearly eqnai in pop uiatioH as practicable 4
of three-fifths only OF all the mem
bers elected to both Houses, shall be required
for the first apportionment. or to determine
the number of Judges required in each Dis
trict Court and Common Pleas District. un 1er
this amendment, but no change shah thereaf-
ter be made without the concurrence of two.
thirds of all the members elected 10 both
Houses. -.
Sections twelve and thirteen of article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal 10 take effect
when the Legislature makes the apportion-
ment mentioned in this sectien.
SEC, G. The District Court shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the Supreme Court,
and such appellate or other jurisdiction as may
be provided by law.
SEC. g.. The General Assembly may provide
by law for Judge pro tenipore. to hold any
court when the Judge thereof Is disqualified
oy sickness or otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. II, The Judges of the dist riots and of
the Courts Of Common Pleas, shall, while in
office. reside in the district in W hich they are
elected, and their term OF Office shall be five
years; but the Legislature may provide by law
that any Judge Of the Common Pleas Court
shall hold thai Court in any other Conn. on
4 al uaNl e.r,ff hi
triet Court shall hold thai court In any other
Ii strict for that court than the one in which
ne resides: and Judges of the Common Pleas
nay temporarily exchange districts with each
timer; and two or more Common Pleas Courts
may be held at the same time III the same dis
triet, and two or mere. District Court may be
held al The same time in district OF that
court. ,.ss
SEC IA The Judges of the Supreme court,
the District Courts, and Of the Court OF Com
mon f1eas sAzii, ut stated times, receive for
their services such compensation as may be
provided by law, which shall not be increased
or dimipisEed during their term of Office, but
they shall receive no fees or perquisites, nor
hold any other Office of trust or protlt under
the authority of any state, or Of the United
States. All votes for either of them for any
elective office except judicial office. under
the AUTHORITY of this State given by the Gen.
eral Assembly, Ut the people, shall be void.
SEC. Is. The General Assembly NAV IN
crease or diminish the pnmber-of the Judge,
Of me supreme court, the number OF the dis
tricts, Of the District Courts, the number oil
Judges in any Common Pleas or District Court
district. change auy District Court district
establish other courts, abolish the Probate
Court in any county, or any other Court es-
ItabIished by law, whe never two thirds Of ths
members elected to each House shall concur
therein: but no such change shall vacate ths
Office of any Judge. The Court of Common
Pleas provided for in this amendment shall b,
thesuccessor of the present Probate Court ant
Courts of Common Pleas in each countr. The
District Courts herein provided for, shall bs
the successors Of the present District Courts
and all the books, records, papers and busi
ness, In or appertainlng to said Courts, shal
De transferred 70 their succe ssors under thi
amendment; the existing Probate. Court il
hereby abolished in each county a<ztbs clos,
of the term for which the Judge thereof wa
elected. first Occurring after the election @
Common Pleas Judges under this amendment
and the Clerks in the CouIts of Common Plea
and District Courts. shall be the clerks in tn
courts herein provided until their successor
are elected and qualified: but the Suprem
Court shall appoiut its own rep5rter
SIC 16. There shall he elected in each eoup
tv by the electors thereof, one Clerk of th
Court of Common Pleas, who shall mold hi
office for the term Of three years, and until hi
successor snail De elecLeu anu Q1allueQ. II
shall. by virtue of his Office, be clerk OF al
lother courts of record held therein, but tn
Generaa Assenoiy may p1os'u9 n11 py & law, 3 ~ ~
tne eiecllol OIL acieIA MIN .ne 'eIin VI "
nee, Ior eacn OF any otnef .. lns cours
RECORD, OF ior tne appointMent Dy 'ne 0uiieni
Court Oh GIerk Oh tnat SouIt.
DEC. 10. Inc seVerai sp9gesoi Inv Supfen'
Court, OF Ine District anu Sonlnou rIess, an
OF sucn otner courts as may We cIeasee, sna
jrespecuveiy nave ana eheleise sucn po"e
and jurisdiction at chambers, or otnerWlse,
may be directed py law.
The term OF once OF all Judges OF Cemmo
Pleas and District Courts PROVIDED Ior IN I'M
day In january next AFTER the making OF tn
superintendent provided lor 10 secuon nVe
af.Se rowrts a Of ronnon Pleas in ofsice VIII
were not elected as Judges under this amenC
ment, shall then expire.
NO cnange snal. oe maae ns .nas ssaenu.le, u ,nz,
n9any iudee thereof The first election
Judges of Common Pleas and District Cour
general election for election of State office