The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-24
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SEcTIoN1. 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. 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
existing 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-
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 fifths only Of all the mem
bers elected to both House, shall be required for
the first apportionment, or to determine the mum.
ber OF Judges required in each District Court and
Common Pleas district under this amendment,
but no change shall thereafter be made without
the concurrence Ottwo thirds of all the members
elected to both Houses .H. ...
Sections twelve and thirteen of article eleven
are hereby repealed the repeal to take effect when
the Legislature makes the apportionment men
toned in this section.
SEC. 6, The District Court shall have like orig.
tnal jurisdiction with the Supreme Court. and
such appellate or other Jurisdiction as may De
provided by law, ...iIH u d.. r ina bH
SEC. 8. The General Assembly may provide by
law for Judge pro trngo'e to hold any court when
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sickness or
otherwise to hold said count. oa u'
SEC. II The Judges Of the districts and Of tire
Courts of Common Pleas, shall, while in office, re-
side in the district In which they are elected and
Their term of Office shall befve years. butthe Leg.
islatuTe may provide by law that any Judge Of
the Common Pleas Court shall hold that court in
any other Common Pleas district; and that any
Judge of the District Court shall hold that court
in any other district for that court than the one
which he resides and Judges of the Common
Pleas may temporarily exchange districts with
eacn other and TWO or more Common Pleas Courts
may be held at the same time In thesame district
and TWO orlmOre District Courts may beheld at
the same time IN District of that court 1uI rol
SEC IA. The Judges OF the Supreme Court, the
District Court, aud Of the Court of Common Pleaa
shall at stated times. receive for their services
suon compensation as may be. provided by law,
which shall not be increased or diminished DUR
Ing their term ofOfice, but they shall receive no
tees or perquisites, nor hold any other office Of
trust profit Under the authority Of any State or
6fthelUnite0 States 9AllvOtes for either OF them
for any elective ofice, except judicial ofeelun-
der The authority Of this State given by the Gem
erai Assembly, or the peoDle shall be void,
Sec is. The General Assembly may increase oi
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 abolishthe
Probate Conrt In any county, OF any other Court
established by law, whenever twothirds q the
members elected 70 each House shall concur there
int but no such change shall vReate the office Of
any Judge. The Court OF OomnoL Pleas provided
for in this amendment shall be me successor Of 1
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 appertaining 70 said COurtR
shall be transferred 70 their under this
amendment; the existing Probate Court is hereby
abolished In each county at the close Of the term
for which the Judge thereofMas elected first oc'r
curing after the, election Of Common Pleas Jpds
ges under this amendment, and the Clerks Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas and District Courta
shall be the clerks In the courts herein provided
until their successors are elected and qualified;
but the Supreme Court shall appoint Its own re-
porter.
SIC. is. There shall be elected in each county
BY The ELECTORS thereof one Clerk OF the courto Of
Common Pleas, who shall hold his office for the
term Of three years, and until hisBuccessor 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 maypro-
vide, by law, for the election OF q clerkeWith
like term Of ONCE, for each or any other Of the
courts Of record, OK for the appointment BY the
Supreme Court Of q Clerk for that Court
SEC. 18. The several, Judges OF the Supreme
Court Of the District and Common Pleas and Of
such other courts a. may be created, shall re-
ispectively have and exercise such power and iu-
rlsdiction at chamDerSsoT otherwise, as maybe
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 afler the making ofIthe appof-
tionment provided for in section 1--WE Of article
four and the term OF office Of all Judges OF the
Courts Of Common Pleas IN office, who were not
elected as Judges under this amendment, shall ]
then expire " 93709N- rlsla3iL a7A!AA ~
( No change shall bemAde by this amendmentinI 4
the Supreme Court, OF In the o1ce or term of any
Judge thereof The first election Of Judges Of
Common Pleaa and District Courts under this
amendment, shall be held atthe genetal election
for election 3f tata otiGcBB next after the making
Of said appointment for District Court diaFicts BY
the Legislature, but nothing In, this amendment
shall be construed To changeor alter the Constt I'd.
tiOn or laws until said iappottiOnfnenk Section
seven Of Article -four issherehy repealed and secs
pph twenty-five shall be numbered section EeYeE.a
{ FORM OF BALLOT.
3 Atsaia eleeddn, the tdteis desiring 10 Gs6te IN
favor OF the adoption OF this amendment shall
have placed upon theif ballots the words. Judi
cal Constitutional Amendment@Yesn - the Yotert
who DO not favor the ad6ptton Of SAID aniendnenk