The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-08-09

elected TO each house cOncufring fhereln), That
a proposition to amend the Constitution Of the
state OF Ohio. be submitted TO the electors Of
the State, on the second Tuesday of October, A.
ID. 1877, as follows, TO wit:
That sections one, three, aue, sir eight ttCeluc
fourteen. fteen, sixteen and eighteen, OF article
four, be amended 50 as to read as follows, and
section seven, of article four, and sections
twelve and thirteen OF article eleven, be re-
pealed:
ARTICLE w.
SEC. l.. The judicial power OF the State shall
be vested In a Supreme Court, In District Courts,
Courts OF Common Pleas, Justices Of the Peace
and such other Courts inferior TO the Supreme
Court, In one or more counties, as the General
assembly may from time to time establish.
gomery counties, shall continue until otherwise
provided by law.
SEC 8. 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 separate Common Pleas District,
and each District shall be known by the name
| OF the county compn ing the District.
SEC. s. 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 be
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
district, the number OF Judges required to 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
| ffths only of all the members elected to both
Houses, shall be required TOR the first appor-
lionment, or TO determine the number Of
Judges required In each District Court and
Common Pleas district, under this amendmeni
but no change shall thereafter be made without
the concurrence OF two-thirds OF all the mem-
beers elected TO both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen OF article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal TO take effect
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 may
be provided by law.
/ by law for Judge pro te1npore, TO bold any
court when the Judge thereof l. disqualified by
/ SEC Il. The Judges OF the districts and OF the
/ Courts OF Common Pleas. shall, while In Office,
reside I'm the district IN which they are elected,
and their term OF Office shall be i've years; but
| the Legislature may provide by 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 that court In any other district for that
court than the one in 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 in the same district. and two or
| more District Courts may be held at the same
time In a district OF that court.
| SIC. a. The Judges OF the Supreme Court,
| the District Courts, and the Court of Common
Pleas shall, at stated times. receive for their
| ed by law, which shall not be increased or di-
unfinished during their term OF Office, out they
any other Office OF trust or pr.'iI under the au-
thority OF any state, or OF the United States
Ofiice, except a judicial Office, under the an.
thoriiy OF this State given by the General As
sembly, or the prople, shall b. void
SEC. Is. The General Assembly may increase
or diminish the number Of the Judges OF the
supreme Court, tue number Of the districts
OF the District Courts, the number OF Judges In
any Common Pleas or DistIict Court district
cnange any district Court district, establish
othei courts, abolish the Probate Court in any
county, or any other Court established by law
whenever two-ihirds OF the members elected tG
each House shall concur therein; but no sncl
| change shall yacate ti1,. ofice of anv Jndge TN
Court OF Common Pleas provided for in tai,
i c oe "a te sueeesop o, tne & bIes
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 appertaiuing 10 said
Courts. shall be transferred TO their successor
under this amendment; the existing Probate
Court Is hereby abolished in each county at tn,
close Of the term for which the Judge thereo
was elected, first occurring amer the election o
Common Pleas Pudges under this amendment
and the Cerks In the Courts of Common Plea
courts herein provided until their successor
are elected and qualified; but the Supreme
@ M rhiy siI ~ 5o s,c,, u,
by the electors thereof, one Clerk of the COur
OF Common Pleas, who shall hold his office fo
the term of three years, and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified. He shall, bY
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 a ike term OF Office, for each or any
other of the courts OF record, or for the appoint
ment by the Supreme Court of Clerk for tina
Court.
SEc ls The several Judges of the Suprem,
Court OF the District and Common Pleas, ant
Of such other courts as may be created, shal
respectively have and exercise such power anC
Jurisdiction at chambers, or otherwise, as may
be directed by law.
The term of Office of all Judges OF Common
Pleas and Distiict Courts provided for i'm thli
amendment, shall commence on the first Mon
day In January next after the making OF the
appointment provided for in section five o
of the Courts OF Common Pleas, in Office, whC
were not elected as Judges under this amend
ment, shall then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendmen
in the Supreme Court, or in the Office or tern
Of any Judge thereof. The first election o
Judges OF Common Pleas and district Courti
under this amendment, shall be held at TN,
general election for the election of State officer
next after the making OF said appOrtionmen
for District Court districts by the Legislature
but nothing in this amendment shall be- con
Strued tn change or alter the Constitution ol
laws until said apporiionment. Section sever
of Article four Is hereby repealed, and section
twenty-five shall be numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election. the voters desiring to vote II
favor OF the adoption Of this amendment. shal
have placed upon their ballots the words
judicial Constitutional Amendment-Yes:
the voters who do not favor the adoption o
said amendments, shall have placed upon thei
ballots the words, judicial Constitutions
Amendment-N2"
Adopted March g. 1877.
H. w. CURTIS,
President OF the Senate