The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-08-16
ARTICLE Nv.


SEC. l. The JudIcIaI power Of The State shall
b. vested in supreme Court, IN district COuIts.
| Courts OF Common Pleas Ju>tics-s uf the Peace
/ and rucil other Courts inferior to the SupreIn
Court. la one more counties, ~ the General
ASs-mhiy niny ffum time To time establish
fbe superior Courts of Cincinnati and Mont
9Oins.ry count ie~, shall continue until otherwise
| SEC g. the Court of Common Pleas shall be
/ holden bv one Judg", VINO shall be elected by
the voters OF the District, aud said Court shall
n"S~, sundays and holidays exec pied. Each
county now exiSting or hereafter formed. shall
constitute . ;. paraie Common Pleas district.
and eacn District SilalI b. known 10y the name
OF the county cOmpri ing lh~ District.
SIC. 5. Eacn District Court shall consist of
| oilr Judge, who shali be 81, cted by the voters
| nf the district. There SiIall be elected one
more Judge, In each district, and there shall be
neld annually. not lsasS t''am trre sFSSiOus In
each county la the STATE. The L.-gSlHiu shall
| iiN idr the Siai~ Into Dsitict Court dist iciS,
| not excredipE twenty in nunbrr. aud shall ~
sign 10 each Common Pleas and District Court
ii~iiict, the nuiner OF Judges required 10 Gi~-
siial b. cnTnpOscd of conI.,ct territory. hs,u nsi
| II by county linrs, aud ~ neariy Equal IN !Ip-
alaIlOn pTaci icaible. y concui Tiicv ot thr.e-
iliilis only OF all tie ni"inbrrS rlerIe'l 10 b"th
i dpu~s.~, shall be uqu,ted or the fr,I appoi-
| iuumrnt, or 10 detrrininr the uu'nbtT oi
| iudy' y nquttcst tu eHcn District touii aud
common P'trs district, unaei this nntetrtInrni.
'ut no Change snail tieTs'itsr b. made wiiliou
cUfruTrIfcs. OF tws,-thITS Of all the
| b-r~ eiscied "a both HouS,.S
s-eGi''nS w'iv+- aud thirt.en OF article eleven
| IRE her, by repealed; tile rrp~al to talk. rfi.sf
| viien the l. gislatuTe hiak - the apporIiOt-
| I..tit utFni IUut-tl In IIiS Sf-tIiOn.
| SIC .. The District Couit Shall have lik'.
| .rilinhI Jurisdiction with the Suprrinr CourI
,n'i such appellate or other jurisdiction may
| "a prtvidesi by law.
SIC. &. Tile Gen.raI Assembly may provil,.
| ~ law for "a Judge pro teinpOre, Ia hod any
| ,irknts.s ar Other wiSs To hold satid cDurt.
SIC. THE Judges oi the districts aud of the
''"uits of omnuon Pleas. shall. while in unic j,
rtriie in the district ia which thy aT, eeci+sI,
and their trrtn OF Office shall be- five ycars; bui
| ne Legislature may provide hy law that any
| Judge of the Common Plea Court shaIl hold
| hat conrt In any Other Common Pleas district;
| and that any Judge of the District Court shall
| nold that court in any other district h'r that
| court than the one Ia which he resides; and
Judges OF the common Pleas may tenn pOrarly
| -Xchang- districts with each other; and two or
more Common Pleas Courts may BE- held at he
same time In the same district: aud two OF
| more District Courts may be held at the same
time In district OF that court.
| SIC. IA. The Judges of the Supreme Court,
the district Couris, and the Court Of Common
| Pleas shall, at stated times. receive tor their
| services such compensation as may be provii-
| Ell by law, which shall not be Increased or di-
| unfinished duting their term Of Office, Dut they
| -hHll receive no fers or perquisiteS nor hold
any other Office of trust pr III under the au-
| ih1riIy of any state, or OF the Tnifed States.
| All Votes f'r either OF them for any elective
| office, excerpt judicial Office, under the Hu.
| thortty OF this State given by the General As
| >eInby. or the p-ople, shall IL. void.
| SEC. Is. Tile General Assembly mHy Increase
or diminish the number Of the IIhIgt-s OF the
| supreme Court, tue number OF tile dist ricts,
81 Ih.: District Courts, the number of udgrs Ia
any Common Pleas or District Court district,
/
nthe courts, abolish the Probate Court Ia any
county, or any other t'ouIt established by law.
wii.I,,.vrr iwo-i hirs of thr meInb-r~ elected ts.
| zach Hou>s. shall cpncur therein; but no such
change shall vacstte tlI- office "f amy judge The
Court of Common Pleas provid.d far ia tnis
'Insndnrit = ali be the Successor of the pr,-s-
ent Prob g. Court aud CouItS OF Common PhiiS
in es'cii county. The District courts hrrtih
provided for. snail be the sltceS~OrS of thr pres
ent Di~iTtci - .urtS; and all the booKs, records
papers and business, in or appertaining la said
Courts shall be iran -ierr,d To their sutcs7Ss ~
under this amendment; the xiSting Probate
Court IL hereby ABOLISHED In each county at Tia,
clo-e uf the t'rin for which the judge thereof
wis ELECTED. first occurring after the electiOn a.
Common Pleas Puuges under this amriidm-nt
| and the Ct.tk> la the Courts of Comfnoi, p e,,,
and District Courts, shall he the clerks la tlle
courts herr-iu provided until their succes>Ors
are elected and quain~d; but tile Supreme
Court shall appoint its own reporter.
SEC. 10. There small be elected in each county
by Ihe electors thereof one Clerk Of the Cour
the term OF three years, and until his suectss,
shall be elected and qualified. He shall, by
viriur OF his office, be clerk OF all other cOur
nf record held therein, but the General Assam
bly, may provide, by law. f.r the electiuu OF !
clerk with a Ike term OF Office, tor each any
other of tl,e courts OF record, flr the ppoini
ment by the Supreme Court of Il Clerk iOr tia
Court.
SEc lS The several Judges Of the Suprem,
Court ot the District aud Common Pleas, an'
of such nther courts as may be created. shal
respectively have aud exercise snclI power ant
Jurisdiction at chambers, or otherwise as may
The term of Office of all Judges of Common
Pleas aud Dl~tiict Courts provided far in TIN
amendment, shall cunmrnce on the first Mon
day iu Jauuary next after the making of IN,
appointment provided for IN sectiUn five q
article four, and lie term ~ ofli- of all u'lge
of the Courts OF Common Pleas, in Offic.. wh'
were not elected ~ Judges under this amend
m-ut, shall then expire.
Nochangs- shall be IlHds by this amendmen
- the SuI'reme rOurt. or ia the nftlc,. or tea
of amy Jutgr thereof. THE first ,l~ctinn q
Judges Of common Pleas aiu district curt
under this ana. u'lu-nt, shall b. held ~ tn
g.nets,l elsiiOn for th plec. ion of state officrr
next after th- making Of >ai apportiohtl..n
tnr DiSirci Court districts 10y tile Ie-gi~lnlur-
hut nothing IN this amendment shall ip.a con
stTu.t ~ chHnge alter The onStifution %
Hw~ until said appori ionment. Sectton Stv,.i
of Ariiclr f'ur l. lier,.hy repealed. and sc iOI
twrnty-two -h'fii h.. numbered sa.ction sven.
FORM OF BALLuT.
At sa ID election The voters desiring To vOt II
favor OF the adoption Of this amend uIent. shat
iave placed upon their ha lots the word.
"Jutiiclal constitutional Am~ndmeni-YrS: Y
the voters who do NOT favor the Hdoutiou q
said amendments, shall have placed up'tn thei
ballotS the wurds. judicial Constitutions
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
Adopted March Q, 1877.
II. W. CURTIS.
President of the senate
o.. HODGE,