The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-06-29
House JOINT RESOLUTION,
Seinsive TO aa Amendment of
Articles Four and Eleven n.
:he Constitution, Reorganiz-
ing the Judiciary erthe State
Of Ohio.

slc constitution, RsOreanix
ing the Judiciary OF the State
of Ohio.
BE IL res9lred 1y The General Assembly
!SiG'- u Ohio (three-fliths of all the member
elected TO each house cOncurriug therinJ
u Kat a proposition TO amend the CO7StItu-
ton OF the state OF Ohio be submitted To tine
electors OF tie state on the second Tuesday
oi October, a D. lS77, as follows. tO-wit:
Ihat sections one, three, fire, sir, eI1ht ttUelre
oIiesh, nyteea, s1teeIt and eighteen, OF article
loar. be amended so as to read as follows and
section seven, of article tour, and sections
Twelve and thirteen OF article eleven, be re-
pesled:
ARTICLEIv.
SEC. l. The Judicial power of the State
shall be vested In a supreme Court, in Dis
trict Courts. Courts of Common Pleas, Jus
tices OF the Peace and such other courts inie-
riOr to the Supreme Court. in one or more
counties. as the General Assembly may from
time to time establish. The Superior Courts
OF Cincinnati and Montgomery counties,
law.
SEC. ;. The Court OF Common Pleas shall
De holden by one Judge, who shall be elected
Oy the voters OF the District, and said Court
shall be open at all times for the transaction
OF business. Sundays and HOLIDAYS excepted
E-aeh county now existing or hereafter fOrrn-
ed,shall constitute seperate Common Pleas
District, and each District shall be known by
the name of the county comprising the Dis
Irict.
SEC ). Each District Court shall consist of
one Judge. who shall be elected by the voters
OF the District. There shall be elected one or
more judges IN each District, and there shall
oe held annually. not less than three SeS-
siOnS IN each county in the State. The Leg
iSlatCre shall divide the State into District
Court districts, not exceeding twenty in
number, and shall assign to each Common
Pleas and District Court district, the number
of Judges required to dispose OF the business
therein Each district shall be composed of
and rs nearly equal in population as praetic-
able A concurrence of three-fifths only Sf
all the members elected to both Houses shall
De re qulred for the f1rst appOrtionment or to
determine The number of Judges required in
each District Court and Common Pleas Dis
triet, under this amendment. hut no change
shall thereafter be made without the concur
renee of ;wo thirds of all the members elect
ed To both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen of article
eleven are hereby repealed; the repeal to
take effect when the Legislature makes the
apPoI nment mentioned in this section.
SEC. o. The District Court shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the Supreme
Court, and such appellate or other juIisdie-
tiOn as may be provide q by law.
SEC. 5. The General Assembly may pTo-
vide by law for Judge pro tempore, TO hold
any court when the Judge hereoffs iispuali-
court.
SEC. l.. The Judges OF the districts and OF
the courts OF Common Pleas, shall, while in
office, reside in the district in which they
are elected. and their term of office shall be
five years; but the Legislature may provide
0y law that any Judge OF the Common pleas
Court shall hold that court in any other
Common Pleas district; and that any Judge
OF The District Court shall hold thai court in
any 9th II district for the court than the one
in which he resides; and Judges of the Com
mon Pleas may temporarily exchange dis
tricts with each other; and two or more Com
mon Pleas Courts may be held at the same
time in the same district, and two or more
District Courts may De held at the same
time in a district of that court
SIC. IA. The Judges ofthe Supreme CO urt,
the District Courts, and of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall, at stated times, receive for
their services such compensation as may be
provided by law, which shall not be inerea
ed or diminished during their term Of office.
but they shall receive no fees or perquisitieS,
nor hold any other office of trust or profit un-
der the authority of any State, or of the
United States. All votes for either of them
FOR any elective office, exec pit judicial office,
under the authority of this state given by
ths General Assembly, or the people, shall
be void.
SIC Is. The General Assembly may in
crease or diminish the number Ofthe Judges
ofthe Supreme Court, the number Otthe dis
trictS, of the District Courts. the number OF
Judges in any Common Pleas or District
COurt district, change any District Court dis
Jrict. establish other courts, abolish the Pro-
bate Court in any county or any other Court
by law, ,wheneve two-thirdS ofthe
members elected to each House shall concur
therein; but no such change shall vacate the
Pleas provided for in this amendment shall
be the successor of the present Probate Court
and Courts of Common Pleas il each county.
The District Courts herein provided for shall
be the successors of the present District
Courts; and all the books, records, papers
and business. in or appertaining To said
Courts, shall be transferred to their success
sors under this amendment; the existing
Probate Court is hereby abolished in each
county at the close of the term for which the
Judge thereofwas elected, first occurring al
ter the election OF Common Pleas Judges
under this amendrnent,an the Clerks In the
Courts of Common Pleas and District Courts,
shall be the clerks in the In the courts herein
provided until their successors are elected
and qualified; but the Supreme Court Shall
appoint its own reporter.
SEC. Is. There shall be elected in each
county by the electors thereof, Que Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas, who shall hold
his office for the term of three years, and
until his successor shall be elected and quail
flied. He shall, by virtue of his office, be
clerk of all other courts OF record held there
in. but the General Assembly may provide,
by law, for the election OF a clerk with like
term of office, for each or any other of the
courts of record, or for the appointment by
the Supreme Court CT Clerk for that Court.
SEC. Is. The several Judges ofthe Supreme
Court. OF the District and Common Pleas,
and of such other courts as may be created,
shall respectively have and exercise such
power and Jurisdiction at chambers or other
wise, as may be directed by law.
The term of office OF all Judges of Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for in this
Monday In January next after the making
of the apportiOnment provided for in section
FIVE of article four. and the term OF Office of
all Judges of the Courts Of Common Pleas. in
office, who were no. elected as Judges under
this amendment, shall then expire.
No change shall be made by this amend
ment in the Supreme Court, or in the office
or term OF any Judge thereof. Tue first cleo
ton of Judges Of Common Pleas and District
Courts under this amendment, shall be held
at the general election for election OF State
officers next after the making of said appor-
tionment tor District Court districts by the
Legislature, but nothing in this amendment
shall be construed TO change or alter the
Constitution or laws until said apportiOu-
inert. Section seven OF Article four Is here
by repealed, and section twenty-five shall be
numbered section seven
FORM D BALLOT.
At said election, the voters desiring TO vote
in favor of the adoption Of this amendment.
shall have placed upon their ballets the
words. 81 judicial Constitutional Amendment
Yes" the voters who do not favor the adOp-
tion of said amendment, 81 all have placed
upon their ballots the words, Judicial Con-
stitutiOn nAmendment-No."
Adopted March 8, 1871.
II. W. CURTIS,
President OF the Senate.
o. j. HODGE,
SDea keF pro TEN. House OF OfEepreSentatiYeS.