The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-04-12

Common Pleas district, under this amendment,
hnt no change shall thereafter be- made without Il
the concurrence Of two-thirfis OF all the men, /
hrrs elected To both Houses.
Srctions twelve and thirteen OF article eleven /
IRE hertby repealed; the repeal To take etis-rt 1
vnen the legislature makes the apportion- |
nrut mentioned In this section.
SEC g. The District Coutt shall have like |
'riginal Jurisdiction with the supreme Court, |
md such appellate or other Jurisdiction as may
sEc. 8. The General Assembly may provide
y law for Judge pro te'npore; To hold any
-ourt when the Judge thereof IL disqualified by
ickneSs or otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. u. The Judges OF the districts and fthe
side In the district in which they are elected,
md their term OF office shall be i've years; but
he Levislature may provide 10y law that anv
Judge Of the Common Plea. Court shalt hold
uat court In any other Common Pleas district;
md that any Judge Of the District Court shall
'old that court In any other district fpr that
enurt than the one Ia which me resides; and
Judges OF the common Pleas may temporarily
xchange districts with each other; and two or
more Common Pleas C''urts may b. held at the
ame time in the same district. and two or
more District Courts may be held at the same
time in n district OF that court.
SEC. "a. The Judges Of the Supreme Court,
| the District Courts, and the Court of Common
| Pleas shall, at stated times. receive for their
| 'ervices such compensation rs may be nrovih-
| II 10y law. which shall not be Increased or di-
| ninished during their term OF Office, hut they
hall receive no fees or perquisites, nor hold
| harty OF any State, Of the United States.
| All votes FIR either OF them for any elective
| office, except n judicial Office, under the au-
/ horiiy of this State given by the General As
/ aetnhly. or the people, shall be void.
/ SEC Is. The General AS sembly may increase
or diminish the number nf the Judges OF the
| supreme Court, the number OF the districts
| u the District Courts, the number Of Judges In
| any Common Pleas Distiict Court district,
| .hange any district Court district. establish
| ,ther courts abolish the Probate Court in anv
| 'nunty, or any other Court established by law.
| whenever twO-ihiris Of the members elected to
-'ch House shall concur therein; bnt no such
.hange shall vacate the Office of any Judge. The
| Court Of Common Pleas provided for In this
,mendment stall be the successor Of the pres
| mt Probate Court and Courts ot Common Pleas
| N each county. The District Courts herein
provided for. shall he the successors OF The pres
| mt District Courts: and all tn" bonKs, records
apars and business, la or appert'i1lng to said
'Onrts shall he tran ~frrred To their succ'-SSor-
,nder this te ~ sTiSalng ron ~ l1'
lose of the term for which the Julge Thereof
| 'Otnmon Pleas Pudges uuder-thtS amendment
ind the C.rks in the Con 'ts Of Common Plon'
nd District Courts. shall be the clerks In th
shurts her In provided -untti their suceeS~Or'
,re elected and qualified; hut the Suprem'
'nnrt shall appoint IT, own rsp1rier.
SIC. 10. There shall be- elected Ia each count'
" Ihe electors thereof, one Clerk Of the Cnur
| { Common Pleas, who shall hold his Office To-
he term Of three years and until his succesSn
tall be elected and qualified. He shall. o.,
-iriue Of his office, he clerk Of all other cour
'frecnrd held therein, hut the General Ass IN
| ly may proyide. by law. f,r the election Of
-ierk with Ike term OF office, tor each or am
dher Of the courts OF record, or for the appoint
a"nt by the Supreme Court Of a Clerk for tina
SIC Is The several Judges OF the suprem,
'ourt OF the District aud Common Pleas, on.
Z such other courts as may be created. shal
feSpectively have aud exercise such power an'
Jurisdiction IT cha ambers, or otherwise, as ma,
- directed nv law.
The term Of Office of all Judges OF Common
o'..as and Di~tiict Courts provided for In thi
amendment, shall commence o. the first Mon
| toy in January next after the making of tn.
| appointment provided for in Section five q
trficle four, and the term nf ofiics. of all Judge
| fthe Courts OF Common Pleas. in offica. WIN
we're not elected rs Judges under this amend
mont. shall then expire.
| Nochang. shall he made by this ampndmen
in the Supreme Court. or in the Office or tern
4 any Juige thereof. The first election q
Judges Of Common Pleas and district Court
1uder this amendment, shall be held NJ IN
senerff electiOn for the election Of State officer
next after the making Of said apport ionmpn
or District Court districts Ivy the TsegiSlaturs
mt nothing I'm this amendment shall b" con
irued tn change alter the Constitution q
avs until said pporiionment. section sev"i
fwenty-two shall he numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election the voters desiring To vot- q
avor Of the adoption Of this amendment. sha
ave placed upon their ballots the worl'
judicial Constitutional Amendment-Yes:
fha voters who do not favor the adoption .
aid amendments. shall have placed upon thei
tallots the words. Judicial Constitutions
d Nmendment-No."
Adopted March Q, 1877.
, | President of the SPnat,
OIL HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn. House Of RI representative