The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-02

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Fourteen, Fifteen, Sizteen and Eighteen of Article
| Four, be amended so as to read as follows, and
Section Seven of article Four and Sections
Twelve and Thirteen of article Eleven be repeal
ed:
ARTICLEIv.
SECTION 1. The Judicial power Of the State
shall be vested in Supreme Court, in District
Courts, Courts of Common Pleas, Justices of the
Peace and such other Courts inferior to the su'
preme Court In one or more counties, as the Gen
eral Assembly may from time to time establish
The Supeoior Courts Of Cincinnati and Montgom'
cry counties, shall continue until otherwise pro-
Vided by law.
SEC. g. 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
separate Common Pleas District, and each District
shall be known by the name Of the county COM
prising the District.
SEC. g. 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 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 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, and as
nearly equal IN population as practicable. A
concurrence OF three afths only Of all the mem
bers elected to both House, shall bo REQUIRED for
the first apportionment, or 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 OftWo thirds Of all the members
elected TO both Houses
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect when
lnptalAtuTn
toned 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 90
SEC. 8. The General Assembly may provide by
law for Judge pro tenpOfe to hold any court when
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sickness or
otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. II 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.
islature may provide by law that any Judge Of
tile Common Pleas Court shall hold that court in
any other Con mon 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
eacn other and two or more Common Pleas Coura
may be held at the same time In the same district,
ana Two or more District Courts may be held at
the same time III district of that court
SEC. IA. The Judges Of the Supreme Court, the
District Courts, and Of the Court of Common Pleaa
shall, at stated times receive for their services
ncn cof1pensation as may be provided by law,
hich Ehsll not be increased or diminished dur.
ng their term of office, but they shall receive no
ees or perquisites, 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 office, except judicial Office uD.
der The authority Of this State given by the Gen.
sral Assembly, or the people. shall be void
oGo' AO nS 'clleioA naae'iIDA5 nl"y iuSieaAe Vl
diminish the number Of Judges OF the Supreme
Court the number of The districts Of the District
Courts the number Of Judges in any Common
Pleas or District Court district change any District
Court district 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 ofhee 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 Ofthe present
District courts and all the books, records papers
and business, In or appertaining to said Courh
shall be transferred TO their successors under this
amendment; the existing Probate Court Is hereby
for which the Judge thereof was elected, first Oc
curing after the election of Common Pleas Jnd.
ges under this amendment, and the Clerks Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas and District Courts
until their successors are elected and qualified;
but the Supreme Court shall appoint its own re-
porter
SEC 49, There shall be elected in each county
oy the electors thereof one Clerk d the Court Of
Common 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
his Office, be clerk Of all other courts Of record
held therein, but the General Assembly may pro-
vide, by law, for the election Of a clerk with .
like term Of Office for each or any other Of the
courts Of record, or for the appointment by the |
Supreme Court Of Clerk for that Court.
SEC 19. The several Judges Of the Supreme
Court Of the District and Common Pleas, and OF
Spechvely have and exercise such power and jN-
risdiction at chamber or otherwise, as may be |
directed BY law.
The term Of ONCE Of all Judges OF Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for IN this !
shall commence on the first Monday |
In January next after the making Of the appof-
tionment provided for in section Eve of article |
four, and the term Of Office Of all Judges Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas In Office, who were not
elected az Judges under this amendment, shall
then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendment in |
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 atthe general election
Tor election OF State Oeers next after the making
1f said appointment for District Court districts BY
he Legislature, but nothing In this amendment |
hall be constrned 70 change or alter the ConStitu
ion or laws until said apportionment Section |
even Of Article four is hereby repealed, and sec.
ioA twenty-five shall be numbered section seven. |
y FORM OF BALLOT.
Atsaid election, the voters desiring 10 vote IN |
ayor Of the adoption Of this amendment shall |
aave placed upon their ballots the words. Judi |
,al Constitutional Amendment@Yes;" !" the voteri |
Who 40 not favor the adoption Of said amendment |
hall have placed upon their ballots the words, |
Judicial Constitutional Amendment-No"
Adopted April 9, 1877.
q, ". CURTIS
President Of the Senate.