Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-04-19
House Joint Resolution
TO an amendment A Of Arti-
cles Four and Eleven Of the Con-
stituti0n, Reerganizing the Judi
ciary ofthe State of Ohio.

stituti0n, Reerganizing the Judi
ciary 0fthe State of Ohio.
Be il resolved ~ the General Assembly OF
the State OF Ohso lthIee- ffths of ali the M, M
bers elected 70 each house coneurring there
in), That proposition to amend the Consti-
tuition of the state Of Ohio, be submitted to
tie electors of the State, ON the second Tues
day of October, a d. 1877, rs follows, To- wit:
That sections, CRe. nres. .fue sic, e,ght,
fscetre. fourteen, fIt teeR, stIteeH and eiyateea,
vi article iuur, be amended 80 as 10 rrai Ms
follows, aud section seven. Of article four, aud
be repealed:
ARTICLE ~
SEC The judicial power OF the State
shall Ue vested in supreme Court. III Dist,ict
Courts, Courts Of ComHIyn riezs, Justices oi
the Peace aud such Vtner Courts Inferior 10
Lue oupren Court, III oIle or up,re oouuties,
a. he General - ASSEMBLY, may IRON liinc tv
tim. esLabIish. The superior courts VI ill.,
ciunaIi aud AonIgUniery 'ountles, shaii coH-
uaue until otherwise proviotd 10y law.
sEC. .. The toart OI common Pleas shall
be holden by oir judge, ho shall Ue elected
Dy the yvters OF The District, auu said court
shali be open at all times Tor the transaciion
Each county nu~ existing or nsreafter iorin-
ct, shall constitute Il SEPARATE ,onmoa fiess
District. and each i,IsLict shall DC hhOwh BY
Ins Maine OF the county soaipiisIue lie Dis
tIict.
sLr. .. Each District Court shall consiet II
O1e Juuge, " iiv shall lie elected 1y Tue voters
Al The ulsIil.I. Iuere shall Ue elected Vuc cr
be held anBuaiiy Lvt less tuau three sessI Is
la each cUug4ty LA the state. Tue LIE, ,lsiature
Snail antue the state INTO District Cuurt us
I.irts, moi rAcredi.g l~ent, iu number, AID
.hAll assigu 10 each LonIiIr,.n fieas anu Dis-
tficI court di-uicI, lne hummer vi Lodges Ie-
qtIned 10 dispose ot tile business IDrreia.
Zach Glstric. shall te coInpuseu pact
territory, bounueu by cCui.ty lines, Anu as
nearly equal la population as praeecab4e
cOncuIrenct 0i ihIc, biths o,iy vi All The ineii-
beis elect, q 10 b"ih HOUSES, shall be ieYul. III
Tor the hrsi appOrIluIiDihl. OF 10 d,Irr"ine
tie huinircr oi dudo-s r.qulieL In each las
ttict LUuit and Coii.ln"n ti.as Di-tiiet. un 'er
LuI> afi.eitIli. lit but no change shall theI,.I-
Ter be maue " itnvuL The cuucurit VI two-
thiIds uI all the nirnlbers eiccltd 10 U,th
ii"lisrs.
s cti, II twelve and thirteen of i.ticie Ell, en-
are ne.eby .epeai, Il. ihc rer, a' LU tahr en..s
ueh IIe Legislature nahes the apJvrtICh-
lncrI mentioned 1t, this secten.
SIC. u The District Cuurt shall have like
original jurisdiction with Ine Supreme CourI,
and sucii appellate or other jurisdiction III y
be pIpsIued by law. .r.
SEC 8 The General Assembly may pIovlIe
by law torsi Judge IrJ tcmpue, 10 noid any
court " ben the Judge thereof is disqualified
b. sickness Or ether ise to noiu saiu court.
SEC II. The judges of tue dIstiicte OF
the CourisoI CUmhiOn Pleas, shall, while 10
0:tice. re,ide IN the district IN which they are
eleIteG, aud their teIm Of UInce shall be i've
) years; but the Legislature may provide by law
that any Judge OF the ommon Pleas Court
hall hUld that Court in anv other Conn ON
Pleas dist,Ict; and that any Judge of the Dis.
trict Court shall hold that court IN any otner
district tor that court than the une IN " hieh
he resides; and Judges of the Common Pleas
may temporarily exchange districts with each
;ther; and two or more Common Pleas Courts
may be held at the same time iL the same dis.
trict, and two or mere District CUuri may be
hello at the same time IN district OF that
court.
Sac IA The Judges Of the Supreme olrt,
the District Courts, aud OF the Luu, vi Com
mon Pleas shall, at stated times, receive for
their services such compensation Us may be
provided by law, W hich shall not be increased
or dimi nisEed during their term oi Office. but
they shalt receive no fees or perquisiIes, nor
hold any other vffiee of trust or p, Ont under
the authority Of any state, or OF the United
States. All votes for either of tlSn for any
elective Office. except 3 juticial otfice. unuer
the authority of this State given by tbs Gen-
ersi Assembly, or the people, shall be void.
SEC. 10. The General Assembly MAY i'll
crease or diminish the number OF the Judges
OIL the Supreme court, the number of the dis
tricts, uf tue District Courts, the number Ut
Judges i'll any Common Pleas or District Court
district, eh snge any District Court district,
establish other courts, abolish the Probate
Court in any county, or any other Court es-
by law, wht never two third, Of the
elected to each House shall concur
therein; but no such change shalt yacate the
cfice OF any Judge. The Court of Common
Pleas pro, ided Tor in this amendment shall be
the successor Of the present Probate Courtaud
Courts Of Common Pleas ia each COUNTY. The
District Courts herein provided for, ehali be
the successors OF the present District Courts;
and all the books, recurus, papers amt busi-
ness, in or aPpertainlng to said. Courts. shall
De transferred 10 their successors Under this
the existing Probate Court is
hereby abOilsh h. i III each county at the close
Of the term for W hich the Judge tarr,'f was
elected. first occurring alter the election Of
Common Pleas Judges under this 'sin ha.nent,
anu the Clerks in the Coui l. vi Common Pleas
anu District Courts, shall be the clerks IN ihe
rourte herein rrUyided until their sIccessors
are -ected :Ad quAiIhed: tut the Supreme
Court sh ii appoint It's own reporter.
SsC III. There shall Dc eles:ted IN each coun-
ty by the electors tuefeoi, One IIetk oil the
Co Irt Of CGmmGn Iieas. who shall mold his
uffice tor the term oi three years. anu until his
successor shaft be riect.d amt qnalined lie
shall, Oy virtue of his office, be clerk OF all
other courts Of rec, rd b ID therein, but he
q, neral Assembiy may srUiiuc by law, iUr
the election OF i cle'k with like term of Oh
lice. for eLrn or any Other Oi the courts of
rrcerd, or for the appointment b! the 81, r. Inc
Court ui Il Clerk II that tO QUIT. 49,
SIC. Is. The se>e erai Judges Of The Supreme
CourI oi the district and Common Pleas, aud
Of such Other courts "a may be created. hall
res pertIvtly have and eXer,ise surh PUscr
ind ju isdIctio.i III chambers, VI Ot C. W ise. a.
m IS De directed 10y l.w.
The term q. OH -rol ali Judges Uf CemmoD
Pleas nj Dist CT Courts PROVIDED ior la ihi.
n al commence on the first MUn.
day ia january next after the making II the
ii ,iuri ionnient pruNl led or III secti, h,e VI
article iuur. ana the T. I'M Oi ofiice o. all JUDGES
OF the ourts oi Common Pleas, In "fficr. who
W re Got elected a. Judges under this amend
ment, shall then expire.
M change shall be made by this anie Idment
in tha supreme Court, or in the OFF, or term
If any Judge thereof TIE first election vi
Judges II Common lleas and District Courts
under this amendment, shall be held at the
general election for election Of state "fi;ers
next after the making OF said superintendent
fo- District Count districts by the Legislature,
but nothing in this amendment shallbe constru-
ed to change or alter the Constitution or laws
until said superintendent Section seven OF
Article four is hereby reps a.ed, and sectivu
twenty-five shali be numb red section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election, the voters desiring to vote
in favCr of the adoption Of this amendment,
shall have placed upon. their ballots the words,
judicial Constitutional Amendmepl-Yes;"
the voters who do not favor The adoption Of
saId amendment, shall have placed upon their
ballots the words. Judicial Constitutional
Adopted April 8, 1877.
II. W.CURTIS,
President OF the senate.
D. J. HODGE.
speaker protein. House of Representatives.
THE STATE of OHIO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. J
l. Milton Barnes, Secretary Of State Of the
State Of Ohio, do hereby certify that the fore