The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-19

THE Republicans of Ohio are going
to vote at the next October election
upon the question of amending the
State Constitution to reorganize the
Judiciary system of the State. The
joint resolution for that purpose pass1
ed the Legislature and was certified
by the presiding officers on the 9th
inst. The constitution requires that
the proposed amendment shall be pub
lished in at least one newspaper in
each county, where such paper is
printed, for sin menths prior 70 -suela
election. As most of the papers of
the state are published as late in the
week Is Wednesday or Thursday and
the first date Of ofpublicatIon would be
the 11th inst, strict, compliance with
the constitutional provision is render
ed impossible. But as constitutions In
these days of reform are of, little or
no consequence it will probably make
little or no difference. The people
can 60 right along and vote all the
same, and the little advertising bills
will be paid by the State. ---....
The proposed amendment abolishes
the Probate Courts at the ends of the
terms for which the present incum.
.bents are elected creates q County
Court in each county with one or
more Common Pleas Judges, which
shall be open at all times for the
transaction of business: provides for
the division of the State into not
more than twenty .districts,with one
Judge to be elected in each, district,
and the District Court to be held three
times a year in each district. .-.,,
" We are net exactly prepared to Iex-
press an opinion upon the propriety
of the proposed change. 1t is q mat-
ter upon which the members of. the le-
gal fraternity. who have extensive
dealing with these tribunals, are best
capable of judging. The people of
the State have felt for long time that
our present judicial system is ineffi-
cient and expensive, but whether this
amendment Fiu c1re the defects or
not We cannot at this time decide sat-
isfactorily to our own mind. Between
this and the election we shall endeav-
or to give to our readers such argu-
ments pro and con upon the subject
as will enable them to vote intelligent
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mTHE Zanesyille Signal says: sThe
Compulsory Education Bill recently
passed by the Ohio Legislature and
which goes into effect-on paper-next
September, is d technical curiosity.
The bill starts out with the sweeping
requirement that all children ofa Ger
tain age shall attend the public schools
for specified time, each year, and
there is q clause prohibiting the ohild's
business employment during the same
specified time. Now note the exeep-
tions. They ares 1AWhen the child
is physically incapacitated for study.
he has already acquired sthe
branches of learning ordinarily taught
in common schools 3-When it is
under private instructions. 4-When
it relies on its own efforts for support.
5-When it's labor ls necessary to the
support of its parents and relatives.
A liberal array Of exceptions, to be
sure quite enough to enable any per-,
son opposed to the operations, Of the
bill to avoid compliance with its re-
quirements. As. we have claimed
from the beginning, there was no de-
mand for the law aud its passage only
adds another to the listsof dead-letter
enactments. So far As any practical
results from the operations of this bill
are concerned, our people will never
know that they have a Compulsory,
Education law s.i. ,s s,.s ....i.f5l Il