The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-07-19

SLATE of ohio. he suhmilted Ia the 81 ctorS 81
the STATE on the ~ cunt Tuesday Of October, A.
ID 1877, ~ follows. to vii:
That seclinn~ one. three IRE. sir. eight tlcelrc,
fourteen 1teel. siIteeH AID eight en-, 90 Article
fstul, b. IIsiecI To rti,d follows aud
\. crion S..v.n Of article four, aud sections
| twelve aud thirteen of article eleven, be re-
p'aied:
ARTICLE Nv.
SEc. !. The JuticiaI power of the State shall
d. vested ~ supreme Court Ia District CnufIs.
| Courts oi Common I'i-H~, Ju>ticrS of the Peace
| Couri. in one or nlote c',unties, ~ tile General
A~sr,nlhdy may L"m iinIe To lime establish.
@oineiy c.unttes~, shall continue until otherwise
rEc g. TIN Court Of Common Pleas shall be
/ holden bv one Judgs, WHO SIlHll he elected by
| the voters OF The District, aud said Cauu shall
nssS. sundays ahd holidays excepted. Each
comfy now existing or hereafter formed, shall
and each District stall b. known by the name
OF the county compri ing th~ district.
/ sic. d. Each District Court shall consist of
onr Judge, who shall be- elected by The voters
of The district. Tntr. shall be elected one or
more Judges In each dist rict and there shall be
htId annually, not ls7Ss t'nn three sessions In
EACH cuuuty In th" State. THE Lsbsisla ute shall
divide the state into District Court dist' icls,
| not excredinx twenty la number, aud shall as-
sign 10 each Common Plt7ts and Di-tiict Court
district, the number OF Judges required TO ui>-
pose OI The bu~iness Therein. Each district
shall be c'In pt~ed OF comI'acf territory, bounh-
ed by county lines, aud as nearly eqnal In pup
| ulalion as practicable. A concurrence OF Ihrre-
/ nltiIs only of all the members elected TO bath
Houses, shall be required 'Or the fir-f appor-
| tIOnmrnt, TO deLrrmine the number uf
Iudg-s required In each District Court aud
| Common Peas district, under this amendment,
but change shall thereafter br made wit hout
| the cOnrurrpnce of two-thIrls OF all the nIeIii-
beers elected 10 both Houses.
/ Ssciions iwelvr and thirteen OF article eleven
aru hereby r-peaitd; the repeal 10 take effect
when the Legislature max m the apporIion-
neIit mentioned in this section.
/ SEC q. The District Court shall have like
original JuIl~dictiOn with the Supreme Court,
an anu such appellate or other jurisdiction as may
SEc 4. The General Assembly may provide
by law for Judge pro tempore TO mold any
| court when the Judge GliereOt IL disqualified by
| sick ness or otherwise to- hold said court
FEC. l.: THE judges OF the districts and nfthe
ontts OF onlnon Pleas. shalt. while in "fflc.,
| reside In the district Ia which they elected,
and their ttIm OF office shall be i've years; but
| The LeRislature may provide by law that any
Judge of the Common Pira> Court shall hold
| that court In any other Common Pleas district
hold thai court in any other districI for that
cnurt than tile one Ina which he resides; and
Judges OF The ,omnon Pleas may temporarily
| more Common Pleas C'urts may be. held at Z he
same time In the same district. and two or
more District Courts may be- held al the same
time In "a dIsiricl of that court.
SEC. IA. tue Judges Of tile Supreme Court,
| ihe district Courts. and the Court OF Common
Pleas shall, AT stated times. receive for their
! service. such compensation a. may be pIovid-
| Ell ny law, which shall not he Increased di-
| tninished during their term Of Office, Dut they
shall receive no fers or pefqutsites, nor hold
any other office Of trust or pr III under the au-
th1riiy OF any state, or OF the tinted SIatrs.
All vOteS FIR either OF them Tor any el. ctive
Office, excerpt "A judicial office, under the
| thoffiy or thls state given Dy The General As
| s'inhiy. or the people, shall Ds. void.
SIC. Is. The General Assembly may increase
| Or dllniufSh the number of the Judges OF the
supreme Court, the number of the districts,
90 The District Courts, tue number of Judges in
change any dsifici Court district. eStabfi n
othe' courts, abolish the Probate Court in any
c'.unty, or any other t1uu established by law,
Whenever tws1-I hfrs OF the fnrmiprs elected 4,
| each House shall concur therein; but such
change shall vacate tile office of any Juig.- The
| Court OF Common Pleas prov ids-d for in tnis
! amendment ~. ali be The successor Of the pres
eur ftop-l Couri anu Cnhit> Oh Comnon Pleas
| Ia each county. The District Counts herein
provided for. snail be the of ht pr.>-
ent District Glurls; ana all the books, records.
php"Is and business, III or appertalning ia ssid
Courts shall be- tran -Ierr,d their smcc Ssor-
under tlis aInendnIent; the ~xi~tIng Probate
Court y htTs'by ab0liNhtd In each county the
| ciose 0f the term fbr whirlI the Judge thereof
was elected. FIRST occurring afIer the election oi
Common Pleas PuugeS under this amendment,
and the CeIk- Ia The Courts of Common Peas
and District Courts, shall be the clerks la tire
courts herein proviled until their successors
| aIe elected and qaaiified hur the supreme.
Court silalI appoint It's own reporter.
SIC. 10. There shall be- elected la each county
by the el.r-tnr~ thereof, on. Clerk of the Court
| Of Common Pleas, vino shall hold his Office for
the term OF three years, and until bis succtaS@'r
stall b. elected AMI qualified. lie shall, by
virtu OF his Gfiice, be cl,Ik OF all other cour \
| nf rrcnrd held tnrTrin, hut the General Asss.m-
clerk with Ike term OF Office, tor EACH or any
other of tile coutts OF record, for the appoint
Court.
sSEc 49, The several Judges of the Supreme
GOur OF the District and Common Pleas, amt
of such other cuurrs ~ may be created, shall
respectively have and exercise such pow,.r aud
Jurisd tc ion al chamberS, or otherwise, as may
o.. directed by law.
The term of office OF all Judges of Common
Peas and District Courts provided for in this
amendment, shall commence ON the first Mon
dizzy in January next after tile making of the
| appointment provided for In section five of
article four, and the term OF Office of all udgeS
Of the Courts OF Common Pleas. In offcs, VINO
were not elected as Judges under this amend
mint, shall then expire.
EocbaDge shall he made by this amendment
IN the supreme court. or In the Office tenn
Of any Ju,ige thereof. The nrst election OF
Judges 0f Common Pleas and district Courts
under this ainrndment, shall be held mt the
grnrrl elrci Ion for The election OF Riate officers
next after the Hking OF said appOrri0nnlent
for District Court districts by the Legislature,
but nothing In this amendment shall be con-
Sirued tn change or alter the constitution or
laws until said appnriionment. Section seven
of Ariiclr four + Hereby repealed, and section
twrnty two shall b- numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election the voters desiring TO vot" I'm
favor Of the adoption Of this amendment. shall
Judicial Constitutional Amendmenf-Yr4S:''
the voters who do not favor the adoption of
said amendmenL~ shall have placed upon their
ballnts the words, Judicial Constitutional
Amendment-NO."
Adopted March Q, 1877.
III. w. CURTIS,
President of the senate.
Oh HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn. House OF Representatives.