The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-08-23
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
Relative to an Amendment of Articles -Four
and Eleven of the Constitution. Reorgan-
izing the judiciary of the State of Ohio.

AiHb Ahc cuhACihig VI hhe Dthtc VI OhAO'
Be n resolred by he General assembly Of ue
Stdte Of ohio (thIee-f fifths al ali the mem brrs
| 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. 1917, as follows. to wit:
That sections one, three fee, sir, eight, tl0eiUe,
fourteen. Jteen, SiTtee7i and eighteen ot article
| section seven. OF article four, and sections
twelve and thirteen OF article eleven, be re-
pealed;
ARTICLE w.
SEC. /. The Judicial power Of the State shall
be vested ia Supreme Court, Ia district Courts,
| Courts OF Common Pleas, JuSticts Of the Peace
Court, In one or more cuunties, aS the General
Assembly may from time to time establish.
The Superior Courts of Cincinnati aud Mont
goinery counties, shall continue until otherwise
provided by law.
| SEC. B. The Court of Common Pleas shall be
holden bV one judge, WHO shall be elected by
Ihe voters OF the District, and said Court shall
be open at all times for the transaction If busi-
| ness, Sundays aud holidays excepted. Each
county now existing or hereafter formed, shall
and each District shall b. known by the name
OF the county compn ing the District.
SEC. 8. 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. Tie Legislature shall
divide the State into District Court districts,
Sign TO each Common Pleas and District Court
DISTRICT the number OF Judges required 10 dis
pose OF the business therein. Each district
shall be imposed of compact territory, bound
ed by county lines, and as nearly equal in pop
niatlon az pIaeticable concurrence OF three
hfths only of all the members elected TO both
Houses, shall be required tor the first appor-
Ilonment, or 10 determine the number 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 all the menu
DefS 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are hereby repealed the repeal to take effect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-
mrnt mentioned in this section.
SEC. g. THE District Court shall have like
original jurisdiction with the Supreme Court,
and such appellate or other jurisdiction as may
SIC. 3. The General Assembly may provide
| by law for Judge pro tenpOre, 10 hold any
court when the Judge thereon is di>qnalified by
sickness or otherwise To hold said cuurt.
SIC. J.. The Judges OF the districts and of the
Courts OF Common Pleas. shall, while in oflic-,
| reside In the district In which they are elected,
aud their term OF office shall be five years; but
ne Legislature may provide by law that any
Judge of the Common Pleas Court shall hold
'liht court ia any other Common Pleas district;
ana that any Judge of the District Court shall
| mold that court IN any other district for that
court than the one Ia which he resides; aud
| Judges OF the t'Ommon Pleas may tenn pOrarily
-Nchangr districts with each other; aud two or
more common Pleas Courts may be held at The
same time In the same district. and two or
more District Courts mhy be held AT the same
| Time In "A dlSiriei Of that court.
SIC. 10. Tue Judges of the Supreme Court,
the District Courts, and the Court OF Common
Pleas shall. at stated times. receive Tor their
services such compensation us may be prOvid-
| ed by law, which shall not be Increased or di-
ninished during their term Of Office, put they
shall receive no fess or perquisites. nor hold
/ any other Office Of trust prs.fil under the
thortiy of any state, or OF the United States.
All votes for either of them for any elective
/ Office, except judicial Office, under the au-
] thorily OF this Slate given by the General AS
seinbly, or the people, shall Dr void.
| SEC. Is. The General Assembly may increase
or diminish the number of the Judges OF the
| supreme Court, the number of the districts,
Oi the District Courts, the number of Judges In
/ any Common Pleas or District Court district,
Other courts, abolish the Probate Court i'm any
| cnunty, or any other Court established by law,
/ whenever two-thirds of the members elected To
/ each House shall concur therein; but no such
change shall yacite the Office of any Judge. The
| Court OF Common Pleas provided for in this
| amendment stall be the successor of the pres
| ent Probate Court and Courts OF Common Pleas
Ia each county. The District Courts herein
provided for. shall be the successors of the pres
cnt District Courts; and all the books, records.
/ papers and business, In or appertalning to said
Courts. shall be transferred 10 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 occurring after tine election OF
| Common Pleas Pudges under this amendment,
and the Clerks in the Courts of Common Pleas
| aud District Courts shall be the clerks I'm the
courts herein provided until their SUCCESSORS
are elected and qualifrd; but the Supreme
| Court shall appoint Its own reporter.
| SEC. l6 There shall be elected Ia each county
/ by the electors thereof, one Clerk of the Court
/ pt Common PleaS. VINO shall hold his Ofilce for
| the term Of three years, and until his successor
| shall be elected and qualifit.d. lie shall, by
virtue OF his Office, be clerk of all other cOur 5
| of record held therein, but the General Assem-
| bly may provide. by law. FIR the election OF -
| clerk with Ike term OF Office, tor each or any
other of tile courts of record, for the appoint
| ment 10y the Supreme Court of Il Clerk for that
| Court.
SIC. 49, The several Judges OF the Supreme
Court of the District and Common Pleas, ana
| pf such other courts as may be created. shall
respectively have aud exercise such power and
jurisdiction at chambers, or otherwise, may
be directed by law.
The term OF office OF all Judges Of Common
| Pleas aud Distiict Courts provided for la IN Is
day i'm January next after the making OF the
| appointment provided for In section five oi
article four, and the term Of Office of all Judges
of the Courts OF Common Pleas, i'm office, who
were n OF elected as Judges under this amend
mPnt, shall then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendment
| iu the Supreme Court, or in the Office or term
| of any Judge thereof. The first election OF
| Judges OF Common Pleas and district Courts
| under this amendment, shall be held az the
general election for the election OF Slate oficeT-
next after the making OF said appOrton meni
/ for District Court districts 10y the Legislature
| but nothing in this amendment shall be- con.
| ~trued to change or alter the Constitution OF
| laws until said appOriionment. Section seven
| Of Article four H. hereby repealed, and secti ion
/ twenty-five shall he numbered section seven.
| FORM OF BALLOT
| At said election. the voters desiring to vote I'm
/ favor of the adoption Of this amendment. shall
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 theii
ballots the words, judicial Constitutional
| Amendmcut-NO."
Adopted March o, 1871.
II. w. CURTIS,
President Of the senate
O. j. HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn. House of REPRESENTATIVES,