The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-13
Tuesday, October 9Th, l877,


Commissioner.
Inhrmary Director,
You will also proceed 10 vote for or against the
following proposed amendments 10 the Constltu'
ton of the state of Ohio tO-wlt
BeH PesOIved by the General Assembly Of ne StGa
Of Ohio (three-ffihs Of all the members electeu 70
each house concurring therein) That PROPOSE.
Hon 10 amend the Constitution Of the state OF
Ohio be submitted 10 the electors OF lne StiVe' on
the second Tuesday Of october, A. D, 1877, as ioi'
lows, tO.wit: r,-,, ,r.,.,
Fourteen, NJteen Sixteen and Eighteen OF Article
Four be amended so as to read as folloWs, ana
Section Seven, of article Four, and secuona
Twelve and Thirteen Of article Eleven DO repeal
cd:
ART1oLEIv.
SECTION 1. The Judicial power Of the State
shall be vested In q Supreme Court, In DistrlcL
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 Gem
eral Assembly may from time to time establish
The SupeoiOr Courts Of Cincinnati and Montgom'
cry counties, shall continue until otherwise pro-
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 business, sun
days and holidays excepted. Each county now
exlstipg or hereafter formed, shall constitute
separate Common Pleas District, and each District
shall be known by the name OF the county COM
prising the District.
SEC. 5. 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'
geB In each District and there shall be held annu'
ally, not less than three sessions in each county
In Tho TpUialatIlFA Rhall 0iyiQA 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 az
nearly equal In population as practicable.
concurrence Of three ffths only OF all the mem
bers elected to both House, shall be 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 ell the members
elected TO both HouseB
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect
the Legislature makes the apportonment men
toned In this section
inal Jurisdiction with the Supreme Court. and
such appellate or other Jurisdiction a. may DO
provided by law.
sEo. s. The General Assembly may provide by
law for Judge pro teTp0re to hold any court when
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sicknesg or
otherwise TO hold said court.
SEC u. The judges Of the districts and Of the
Courts Of Common Ieas shall, while In ONCE, re-
side in the district In which they are elected and
their term Of ONCE shall be five years; but the Leg.
iRlatqre may provide by law that any Judge Of
the 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 Courh
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 district of that court.
SEC. IA. The Judges OF the Supreme Court the
District Courrs, and Of the Court OF Common Pleaa
Shall at stated times receive for their services
ucn conpenSation as may be provided by law,
hich ehall 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 OF
Of the United States. All votes for either Of them
Tor any elective oice except ajudicial office. un.
der the authority Of this State given by the Gem
Oral Assembly. or the people. shall be void.
5HU. 10. Inc General Assembly may increase Oh
diminish the Plumber Of Judges OF the Supreme
CourtSthe number Of the districts Of the District
Courts, the number Of Judges In any Common
Please" District Court district change any District
COart district establish other courts abolish the
Probate Court In any county, or any other Conr t
members elected TO each House shall concur there
in: but no such change shall Vacate the once o.
any Judge. The Court OK CommoI Pleas proVldeq
for in this amendment shall be the successor q
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 appertRtning to said Courn
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'
ges under this amendment, and the CLERKS Of tne
Courts Of Common Pleas and District Courm
shall be the clerks in the courts herein PROVIDED
until their successors are elected ana quallned
but the Supreme Court shall appoint Its own re-
SEC Is. There shall be elected in each county
on the electors thereof one Clerk of the Court OF
| Common Pleas, who shall hold his ONCE for the
term OF three yeaIa, and until his successor anal
be elected and qualified; He shall 6y virtue % q
held therein, but the General Assembly may pro-
| vide, by law, for the election Of q clerk with
like term Of ONCE, for each or any other Of the
courts Of record, or for the appointment BY the
Supreme Court OF 9 Clerk for that Court.
SEC. is. The several Judges of the Supreme
Court Of the District and Common Pleas, and Of
such other courts as may be created, snail 70
gDectiVely have and exercise such power and lu'
rSdiction at chamber or otherwise, as may be
The term Of once 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'
tonment provided for in section five Of article
| four and the term Of Office Of all Judges Of the
| Courts Of Common Pleas IN ONCE, who were not
elected a. Judges under this amendment shall
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
for election of State officers next after the making
Of said appointment for District Court districts BY
| the Legislature, but nothing In this amendment
shall be construed TO change or alter the Consttu'
top or laws until said apportionment. Section
seven of Article four is hereby repealed, and sec
ton twenty two shall be numbered section seven,
FORM OF BALLOT.
Atsaid election, the voters desiring to vote IN
favor of the adoption Of this amendment, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words. Judi
cal Constitutional Amendment-Yes;" the voteri
who do not favor the adoption Of said Amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the words
judicial Constitutional Amendment-No.".
Adopted April 9, 1877.
And IN accordance with the provisions Of An
act relating to certain proposed colsituuonaI5
amendments and publication thereof, passed
April 30, 1877. "The judges and clerks OF tne
election in each township, ward ana Precinct,
shall In addition to the returns PROVIDED Dy Jaw,
at the same time make return to the CLERK OF
the county, of the vote cast for and aga INST said
proposed amendments.
The following Is the apportiOnment Of Jurors to
be returned by the Trustees Of the several town.
ships for the year 1877, with the poll books, to the
Clerk Of Of the Common Pleas Court, on or before
the 10Th day of October, 1877.
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