The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-09-27
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SEC. l. The Judicial power OF the State shaI
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 IA one or more counties, as the General
assembly may from time to time establish
The Superior Courts Of Cincinnati and Mont
gomery counties, shall continue until otherwise
/ provided by law.
| holden by one Judge, who shall be elected by
/ The voters OF the District, and said Court shall
De open at all times for the transaction of busi-
ness, Sundays and holidays excepted. Each
county now existing or hereafter formed, shall
and each District shall be known by the name
OF the county compri ing the District.
SIC 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
held annually, not less than 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 as
sign TO each Common Pleas and District Court
district, the number OF Judges required to dis
pose OF the business therein. Zach district
shall be composed of com pact territory, bound
60 py county lines, and as nearly equal in pop
niatlOn as practicable. concurrence OF three
Houses, shall be required for the first appor-
uonment, or TO determine the number OF
Judges required in each District Court and
Common Pleas district, under this amendment
put no change shall thereafter be made without
the concurrence OF two-thirds 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are hereby repealed : the repeal to take effect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 9. The District Court shall have like
original jurisdiction with the Supreme Court,
and such appellate or other jurisdiction may
De provided by law.
SEC. s. The General Assembly may provide
Oy law for a Judge pro tenlpOre, to hold any
court when the Judge thereof * disqualified By
sickness or otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. l.. The Judges OF the districts and ofthe
Courts OF Common Pleas. shall, while in Office, |
reside i'm the district in which they are elecied
their sba ha Gxgax Htsf
me Legislature may provide by law that any |
J Judge OF the Common Pleas Court shall hold |
and that any Judge Of the District Court shall |
hold that court In any other district for that 1
Judges of the Common Pleas may mporariIy /
exchange districts with each other; and two or /
same time I'm the same district. aud two or /
more District Courts may be held at the same 1
time In a district of that court.
SEC. IA. The Judges of the Supreme Court.
me District Courts, and the Court OF Common
Pleas snail, at stated times. receive for their
ed by law, which shall not be increased or d.
ninished during their term OF Office, out they
mail receive no fees or perquisites, nor hold
my other Office of trust or profit under the au-
,hority of any state, or OF the United States
All votes for either of them for any elective |
'hice, except judicial Office, under the au-
horliy OF this state given by the General As
embly, or the people, shall be void.
SEC. l5 The General Assembly nav increase
,r diminish the number of the Judges OF the
supreme Court the number Of the DISTRICTS
my Common Pleas or District Court district,
mango any district Court district, establish
'thei courts, abolish the Probate Court In any
ounty, or any other Court established by law,
whenever two-thirds OF the members elected to
hange shall yacate the office Of any Judge The
,ourt OF Common Pleas provided for in this
M nendInent shall be the successor OF the pres
mt PROBATE Court and Courts OF Common Pleas
n each county. The District Courts herein
rovlded for shall be the successors of the pres
MT District Courts; and all the books, records, |
apers and business, in or appertaining TO said
'ourts. shall be transferred to their successors
nder this amendment; the existing Probate :
ourt is hereby abolished i'm each county al the
lose or the term for which the Judge thereof
ommon Pleas Pudges under this amendment
nd the Cefks In the Courts OF Common Pleas
nd District Courts, shall be the clerks in the :
re elected and qualified but the Supreme !
ourt shall appoint its own reporter.
SEC. l6 There shall be elected in each county
y the electors thereof, one Clerk OF the Court
Common Pleas, who shall hold his office for
ne term OF three years, and until hts successor
nall be elected and qualified. He shall by
lrtue OF his office, be clerk of all other conr {
record held therein, but the General Assem-
~ may provide, by law, for the election OF a
ERIK with Ike term of office, for each or any /
hef oI the courts OF record or for the appoint
tent by the Supreme Court of a Clerk for that +
Durt i
SEC. Is. The several Judges of the Supreme 4
OEu OF the District and Common Pleas and I
such other courts as may be created shall
speciively have and exercise such power and s
flsdlctlon az chambers, or otherwise, as may G
The term of Office of all Judges of Common Z
eas and Distiict Courts provided for in this X
nendment, shall commence on the first Mon N
" In January next after the making OF the X
)pointment provided for in section five of II
ticle four, and the term of office of all Judges u
the Courts OF Common Pleas, i'm office, who =
ere not elected as Judges under this amend
ent, shall then expire. .
No change shall be made by this amendment ~
the supreme Court, or I'm the office or term
any Judge thereof The first election OF
ldges OF Common Pleas and district Courts
,der this amendment, shall be held az the -
neral election for the election of State officers
,xt after the making of said apportfOnment / n
District Court districts by the Legislature, / 4
Il nothing in thisamendment shall be con- /
'ued TO change or alter the Constitution or | =
VS. until said apportionment. Section seven | j
Article four is hereby repealed and section |
enty-two shall be numbered section seven
FORM OF BALLOT
At said election, the voters desiring to vote I'm N,
'or OF the adoption OF this amendment. shall NJ
We placed upon their ballots the words -
judicial Constitutional Amendment-Yes:"
voters who do not favor the adoption of
q amendments, shall have placed upon their
lots the words, judicial Constitutional &
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ADOPTED March G, 1877.
II. w. CURTIS,
President of the Senate.
o. j. HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn. House of ReDresentafives