The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-27
ARTICLE ".

Twelve and Thirteen of article Eleven DO repeal
ARTICLETV.
sRCTToN1. The judicial power Of the stata
Bhall be vested in q Supreme Court In District
Courts, Courts Of Common Pleas, Justices OF tne
Peace and such other Courts inferior to the Bu'
preme Court in one or more counties, as the Gen.
eral Assembly may from time 10 time establish
The SupeOior Courts Of Cincinnati and Montgom'
cry counties, shall continue until otherwise pro-
SEC s. The Court Of Common Pleas shall be
holden by one Judge, who shall be elected by the
voters Of the District and said Court shall be open
OF all times for the transaction Of business Sum
days and holidays excepted. Each county now
existing or hereafter formed, shall constitute
separate Common Pleas District and each District
shall be known BY the name OF the county COM
prising the District.
Sec. 8. Each District Court shall conHiat OF one
Judge; who shall be elected BY the voters OF the
district There shall be elected one or more Jud'
EeB In each District and there shall be held aDnu'
ally, 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 assign 10 each Com
mon Pleas and District Court district; the number
Of Judges required to dispose Of all the business
therein. Each district shall be composed Of com
pact territory, bounded by county lines, and %
concurrence Of three tfths only Of all the mem
bera elected to both House, shall be required for
the first Apport1onment, or 70 determine the mum:
ber OF Judges required In each District Court ana
Common Pleas district, under this amendment,
but no change shall thereafter be made without
the concurrence oftWo thirdN Of all the member1
elected TO both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven
are hereby repealed the repeal 10 take effect when
the Legislature makes the app0rtionment men,
toned In this section.
SEC. 6. The District Court shall have like UFEV.
inal jurisdiction with the Supreme Court. and
such appellate or other Jurisdiction ~ may 90
SEC. g. The General Assembly may provide BY
law for Judge pro tenpOTe 10 hold any court whom
the Judge thereof is disqualified by alckne@ or
otherwise 70 hold said court
SEQ. u, The judges Of the districts and Of the
Courts Of Common neas, shall, while in once, re-
side in the district In which they are elected, and
their term Of once shall be i've years. but the Leg
iGature may provide by law that any Judge Of
the Common Pleas Court shall hold that court In
any other Common Pleas dlgtricE and that any
Judge Of the District Court Rhall 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
cacn other and Two or more Common Pleas Court
may be held at the same time In the same district
and two or more District Courts may be held at
the same time IN district Of that court.
SEC. IA. The Judges OF the Supreme Court the
District Courts, and Of the Court Of Common Pleaa
BhRll at stated times receive for their services
ucn, ccnpensation as may be provided by law,
hich ehsll not be increased or diminished dur
ng their term Of office, but they shall receive no
ees or perquiBites, nor hold any other Office Of
trust or profit under the authority of any State OK
Of the United States. ALI votes for either Of them
Tor any elective Office except judicial Office un.
der the authority Of this State given by the Gen
Oral Assembly. or the people shall be void
~-U. 40 eneral Assembly may increase on
timiC Sssh the lumber Of Judges Of the Supreme
Cour Sthe Number Of the districts OF the DBricI
Courts, the number Of Judges In any Common
Pleas o. Dgtr ct Court district change any DistricS
Court Gtstrict, establish other courts abolish tne
PrObate Court In any county, or any other Conrt
establ iahed by law, whenever tWothirdB Of the
meTnbeTs elected TO each House shall concur there
in but no such change shall Vacate the once O
any Judge The Court OF Commot Pleas proVldeq
for in this amendment shall be the successor o.
the present Probate Court and Court OF Common
Pleas in each county. The District Courts hereua
provided for shall be the successors OF the presenN
District courts and all the books records, papers
and business, in or appertaining 10 said Courn
shall be transferred to their successors under this
0mendmenE the existing Probate Court i1 hereby
abolished In each county at the close OF the term
for which the Judge thereof was elected, nrst OC-
curing after the election OF common flen SIo' ":
ges under this amendment, and the Clerks OF the
Courts Of Common Pleas and District Cour@
shall be the clerks In the courts herein provided
until their successors are elected and qualified;
but the Supreme Court shall appoint Its own re-
SEC. is. There shall be elected in each county
Oy the electors thereof one Clerk Of the Court OF
Common Pleas who shall hold his once for the
term Of three years. and until his successor ANAL
be elected and qualified. He shall by virtue Of
his Office, be clerk Of all other courts Of record
held therein, but the General Assembly may pro-
VIDE by law, for the election OF clerk with q
like term Of once, for each or any other Of the
courts Of record, or for the appointment by the
Supreme Court Of Clerk for that Court.
SEC. is. The several Judges OF the Supreme
Court Of the District and Common Pleas, and Of
such other courts az may be created, shall re-
Bpectively have and exercise such power and ~
Eisdiction at chamber or otherwise, @ may DO
The term OF once Of all Judges Of Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for In this
amendment shall commence on the hrst Monday
In January next after the making Of the 0pp0r-
tionment provided for in section hve Of article
four and the term Of ONCE Of all Judges Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas IN office, who were not
elected Ss Judges under this amendment, shall
then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendmentin 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 atthe general election
for elechoiof State officers next after the making
OF said appointment for District Court districts BY
the Legislature, bat nothing In this amendment
shall be construed 10 change or alter the C0nstttu'
seven Of Article four Is hereby repealed, and SEQ
lioR twenty-five shall be numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
Atsaid election, the voters desiring to vote In
favor of the adoption of this amendment, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words. Judi
cal Constitutional Amendment-@Yes;" the v0ten
who DO not favor the adoption Of said amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the words,
judicial Constitutional Amendment-No."
Adopted April 8, 1877.
And in accordance with the provisions Of IAN
act relating to certain proposed constitutional
amendments and publication thereof" passed
April 30, 1877. "The Judges and clerks of the
election In each township, ward and precinct,
shall in addition TO the returns provided by law,
at the same time make return 10 the clerk Of
the county, OF the vote cast for and against said
proposed amendments
The following is the apportionment Of Jurors to
be returned by the Trustees of the several town.
ships for the year 1877, with the poll books to the
Clerk Of the Common Pleas Court, on or before
the 18th day Of October 1877.
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