The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-12
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS,
HIGH JOINT RESOLUTION.


ing The Judiciary Of The State Of Ohio.
Bsa ReIolved bv the General Assembly Of. the STATE
Of Ohio Qhree.htIhs ofall the members elected 70
each house conourring therein)' That a proposl-
ton TO amend the Constitution Of the State OF
Ohio be submitted 10 the electors OF the State, on
lhe second Tuesday Of October, A. D 1877, as fol
lows, to- wit.
That Sections one Three, Eve, Sr. Eight, Tt0elue,
Fourteen Fifteen Sirteen and Ei0hieen OF Article
-Four, ,' be amended SO as to read as follows, and
Section Seven, OF article -Four, and Sections
Twelve aud Thirteen Of article Eleven be repeal
ed:
ARTICLEIv.
SECTION /. The Judicial power Of the State
shall he vested In Supreme Court, in Dlhtrlct
Courts, Courts OF Crmmon Pleas Justices OF the
Peace and such other Courts inferior TO the su
preme Court IN one or more counties, as the Cen
eral Assembly may from time to time estaDllsh'-
The Supeoior Courts Of Cincinnati and Montgom
cry Counties shall continue until otherwise pro-
vded by law
SEo. 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 business, sun
days and holidays excepted. Each county now
existing or hereafter formed, shall constitute
feparate Common Pleas District, and each District
shall be known by the name Of the county COM
pnsing 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 Jud-
ges in each District and there shall be held annu'
ally, not less tLan three sessions in each county
in the State. The Legislature shall divide the
State into District Court districts not exceeding
twenty In number, and shall assign TO each Com
mon Pleas and District Court district; the number
Of Judges required TO dispose Of all the business
therein. Each district shall be composed OF com
pact territory, bounded by county lines, ana as
nearly equal In population as practicable A
concurrence Of three flfths only OF all the mem
bers elected 10 both House, shall be required for
the first apportionment. Oh 10 determine the mum
Der 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 thirds Of Rll the members
elected to both Houses,
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven |
are hereby repealed; the repeal TO take effect when
the Legislature makes the apportionment NEIL |
.iOned in this section.
SEC g. The District Court shall have like orig |
inal Jurisdiction with the supreme Court, and |
such appellate or other Jurisdiction as may be
SEC s. The General Assembly may provide by |
law for a Judge pro TEN to hold any court when |
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sickness or
otherwise to hold said court.
SEC u The Judges Of the districts and of The |
Courts Of Common Pleas SHALL while In office, re-
side in the district in which they are elected and
their term of Office shall be five years; but the Leg
isature may provide by law that any Judge OF
the Common PleaS Court snail nOlQ InhL court III |
any other Cor mon Pleas district; and that any |
Judge of the District Court shall hold that court
III 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 District Court may |
be held at the same time in district Of that court
SEC. A. The Judges Of the Supreme Court, Dist |
rict Courts, and of the Court OF Common Pleas |
shall at stated times receive for their services |
such compensation as may be provided by law, |
ha pad NJ fnig hnA
ing their term of Office but thev shall receive no
fees or perqusites, nor hold any other Office of |
trust or profit under the authority of any State or
Of the United States. All votes for either Of them
for any elective ofice except Judicial office, un-
der the authority of this State given by the Gen
eral Assembly, or the people, shall be void
SEC. 10. The General Assembly may increase or
diminish the number Of Judges OF the Supreme
Court, the number Of lhe districts OF the District
Courts the number of Judges in any Common
Pleas or District Court district change any District
Court diylrict establish other courts, abolish the
Probate Court In any county or any other Court
established by law, whenever twothirds OF. the
members elected to each House shall concur there
in: but no such change shall vacate the Office of
any Judge. The Court Of Common Pleas provided
for In this amendment shall be the successor of
the present Probate Court and Court OF Common
Pleas in 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 pertaining to said Courts shall
be transferred to their successors under this
amendment the existing Probate Court Is hereby
abolished in each county at the close of the term
for which the Judge thereof was elected, first oc'
curing after the election Of Common Pleas Jud-
yes under this amendment, and the Clerks of the
Courts Of Common Pleas and District Chourts
shall be the clerks in the courts herein provided
until their successors are elected and qualified
porter
SEC. l6 There shall be elected in each county
by the electors thereof one Clerk Of the Court of
Comnon Pleas who shall hold his office for the
term Of three years and until his successor shall
be elected and qualified. He shall by virtue of
bis office, be clerk of all other courts of record
leld therein, but the General Assembly may pro-
vide, by law, for the election OF clerk with
ike term of Office for each OF any other of the
courts of record, or for the appointment by the
supreme Court OF q Clerk for that Court
SEC. 49, The several Judges Of the Supreme
Court Of the District and Common Pleas and Of
such other courts as may be created, shall re-
,pectively have and exercise such power and ia
risdictlon at chambers, or otherwise, as may be
directed by law.
The term of office Of all Judges Of Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for in this
amendment, shall commence on the first Monday
In January next after the making of the appor-
,onment provided for In section five Of article
ToCs md the term Of office OF all Judges of the
Counts Of Common Pleas in Office who were not
elected as Judges under this amendment, shall
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No change shall be made by this amenamentin
,he Supreme Court or In the Office or term ofany
Judge thereof The FIRST election OF Judges Of
Common Pleas and District Courts under this
amendment, shall be held at the general election
or election of State officers next after the making
VI said appointment for District Court districts by
he Legislature, but nothing In this amendment
hall be construed 10 change or alter the Constitu
Ion or laws until said appointment. Section
even Of Article four is hereby repealed, and sec
ion avvpntv tWO shall hp Omhnrp6 gpQtiOu l
FORM OF BALLOT.
Atsaid election, the voters desiring to vote in
SvOs ,Sva osced ii e pon boots fbs Wns nd Sd
,al Constitutional Amendment-9Yes: y the voters
Who do not favor the adoption Of said amendment,
hall have'placed upon their ballots the words,
Judicial Constitutional Amendment-No."
Adopted March 8 1877.
H,W. CURTIS
President Of the Senate
Oh. HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn House of Representatives