The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-06-07
ARTICLE Nv.

ARTICLE Nv.
SEC. /. The Judicial power OF the State shall
be vested in a Supreme Court, i'm District Courts.
Courts OF Common Pleas, Justices of the Peace
and such other Courts inferior to the Suprem"
Court, In one or more counties, as the General
Assembly may from time To time establish.
The Superior Courts of Cincinnati and Mont
Eomery counties, shall continue until otherwise
SEC. 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 shall
be open at all times for the transaction of busi-
ness, Sundays and holidays excepted. Each
county now existing or hereafter formed, shall
constitute a separate Common Pleas District,
and each District shall be known by the name
OF & The county sompri ing the District.
one Judge, who shall be elected by the voters
OF the district. There shall be elected or
more Judges in each district, and there shall be
held annually, not less than three sessions I'm
each county in the State. The Legislature shall
divide the state into District Court districts,
not exceeding twenty in number, and shall as
sign TO each Common Pleas and District Court
dlslflcl' tne number OF Judges required 70 dis
pose OF the business therein. Each district
shall be composed OF compact territory, bound
ed by county lines, and as nearly equal in pop
ulation as practicable. concurrence of three
hfths only of all the members elected to both
Houses, shall be required for the first appor-
tionment, or TO determine the number of
Judges required in each District Court and
Common Pleas district, under this amendment,
but no change shall thereafter be made without
the concurrence OF two-thiTds of all the men,
bers elected TO both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen OF article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect
when the Legislature makes the apportion-
ment mentioned in this section.
SEC. q. The District Court shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the Supreme Court
and such appellate or other jurisdiction as may
SIC. 8. The General Assembly may provide
| by law for a Judge pro tempore, to hold any
court when the Judge thereof Is disqualified by
| sickness or otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. l.. The Judges OF the districts and of the
Courts of Common Pleas. shall, while in Office,
and their term of office shall be five years; but
the Legislature may provide by law that any
Jud ye of the Common Pleas Court shall hold
that court i'm any other Common Pleas district;
and that any Judge Of the District Court shall
/ hold that court in any other district for that
court than the one i'm which he resides; and
Judges OF the common Pleas may temporarily
exchange districts with each other; and two or
/ more Common Pleas Courts may be held at the
| same time I'm the same district. and two or
more District Courts may be held AT the same
/ time in a district of that court.
SEC. IA. The Judges of the Supreme Court,
/ the District Courts, and the Court of Common
/ Pleas shall, at stated times. receive for their
/ services such compensation as may be provid-
/ ed by law, which shall not be increased or di-
shall receive no fees or perquisites, nor hold
any other Office of trust or profit under the au-
thority of any state, or of the United States.
All votes for either of them for any elective
| Office, except a judicial Office, under the au-
| thorily of this State given by the General AS
| sembly, or the people, shall be void.
SEC. rs. The General Assembly may increase
| or diminish the number OF the Judges OF the
| Supreme Court the number OF the districts
| any Common Pleas or District Court district,
change any district Court district, establish
other courts, abolish the Probate Court in any
county, or any other Court established by law
whenever twO-thirds of the members elected to
| each House shall concur therein; but no such
| change shall vacate the office of any Judge. The
Court Of Common Pleas provided for i'm this
amendment shall be the successor of the pres.
ent Probate Court and Courts OF Common Pleas
| in each county. The District Courts herein
provided for, shall be the successors of the pres
ent District Courts; and all the books, records
papers and business, In or appeftaining to said
Courts. shall be transferred To their successor
under this amendment; the existing Probate
Court is hereby abolished I'm each county AT tn,
close Of the term for which the Judge thereo
was elected, first occurring after the election o
Common Pleas Pudges under this amendment
and the CerlSs in the Courts pf Common Plea
and District Courts, shall be the clerks I'm tn
are elected and qualified; but the Suprem
Court shall appoint It's own reporter.
by the electors thereof, one Clerk Of the CouT
OF Common Pleas, VINO maall hold his office TO
shall be elected and qualified. He shall, b.
virtue of his office, be clerk of all other cour
OF record held therein, but the General Assem-
bly, may provide, by law, for the election OF
clerk with ike term OF office, for each or an
other of the courts OF record, or for the appoint
ment by the Supreme Court of Clerk for tina
Court.
SIC. IS. The several Judges of the Suprem
Court OF the District and Common Pleas, an
: o. such other courts as may be created, sha
= respectively have and exercise such power an
, jurisdiction at chambers, or otherwise, as ma
The term Of Office Of all Judges Of Commo
; Pleas and Distiict Courts provided for in th
amendment, shall commence on the first Mon
day in January next after the making OF tn
(. appointment provided for i'm section five
| article four, and the term of Office of all Judge
> OF the Courts OF Common Pleas, I'm Office, VIII
2 were not elected as Judges under this amend
= ment shall then expire.
Nochauge shall be made by this amendmen
J | i'm the Supreme Court, or i'm the office or teri
: of any Judge thereof The first election
r Judges of Common Pleas and district Cour
: under this amendment, shall be held at I'll
+ general election for the election of State office
: | next after the making of said apportionmeI
| for District Court districts by the Legislature
bat nothing in this amendment shall be col
) | strued to change alter the Constitution
= | laws until said apportionment. Section seve
= of Article four il hereby repealed, and sectio
! | twenty-five shall be numbered section seven.
l FORM OF BALLOT.
| At said election. the voters desiring to vote
a favor of the adoption of this amendment, sha
= | have placed upon their ballots the word
! judicial Constitutional Amendment-Yes
v the voters who do not favor the adoption
said amendments, shall have placed upon the
y ballots the words, judicial Constitution
G Amendment-No."
Adopted March o, 1877. - .
. II. w. CURTIS,
1 President of the Senat
i o. j. HODGE,
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