The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-06-08

tGeHefUl n
State Of Ohio (thTee-fiiths OF all the members
elected 20 each house concurring therin),
Ihat proposition 10 amend the COnsiItu-
ton OF the state OF Ohio, be submitted to the
electors OF tie State, ON sne second Tuesday
OF October, a. ID. 1877, as follows. to-wit:
That sections one three, Hre, SIR eight ttceiJe,
fourteen. teeT, StItee'i amt esghfeess article
iour, De amended 80 as TO read as follows and
section seven, of article four, and sections
pealed:
SEC. The judicial power OF the State
shall be vested in u Supreme Court. in Dis
trict Courts. Courts OF Common Pleas, Jus
tees of the Peace and such other courts in'e-
\ rior to tie supreme Court. IN one or more
| counties. as the General Assembly may from
/ time to time establish. The Superior Courts
! OF Cincinnati and Montgomery counties,
shall continue until otherwise provided by
| law.
J SAC 5 The Court OF Common Pleas shall
| be holden BY one .judS', who shall be elected
/ by the voters of the District, and Said Court
shall be open at al. times for The ira nsaction
/ OF business. Sundays and holidays excepted
Each county nOw existing or hereafter FORM
/ Ell shall constitute - SepeTaie( OmmOn Pleas
! DisiTi: and each District shall be known by
| the name of he county comprising the Dis
/ trict.
SEC j. Each District Court shall consist OF
one Judge. who hail be elected by the voters
/ of the District There shall be elected one or
more judges III eacn District, aud there shall
/ he he'd annually. not less thsn three ses-
SiOns in each county IN the state. The Leg
/ islatu-e shall divide tHe State into District
COuTt districts. rot exceeding twenty in
( number, and shall as Ign To each Common
I Pleas ana District COuTt dlstTici- the numbs r
OfJudz es required to dispose of the busi ness
therein. Ea h district shall be COMPOSED Of
com pact teri ttOTy, bounded by county lines
and as nearly equal in population as pTactic-
able. concurrence OF three fiuhs only Of
| all the members elected To both Houses shall
/ be required for the FIRST appOrtionmsnt or TO
| dstermlne he number Of Judges required i'm
each District Court and Common Peas Dis
/ tricf, under this amendment. bat no change
shall thereafter be made without the concur
| renee of two thirds OF all the members elect
\ ed to both Houses
Sections Twelve and thirteen OF article
eleven are hereby repealed; the repeal to
| take effect when the Legislature makes the
apportiOnme Mt mentioned In this section.
SEC. .. fhe District Court shall have like
original JurirdictioD with the Supreme
Court, and SUCH appellate or other juIisdic-
ti0n as may be prOVidt d by law.
SIC. s. The General Assembly may pro-
vide BY law for Judge pro teBtpore, 10 hold
any court when the Judge hereof is disquali-
fed BY sickness or otherwise 10 hold said
court.
the Courts of Common Pleas, shall, while in
Office, reside in the district In which they
are elected. and their term of Office she'll be
five years; but the Legislature 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 ia
any Oth-T district for the court than the one
in which he resides: and Judges Of be Com
mon Pleas may temporarily exchange dis
tricts with each other; and two OF more Com
mon Pleas Courts may be held at the same
time in the same district, and two or more
District Courts may be held az the same
time in district of th3t court.
Sc. IA The Judges ofthe Supreme q urf,
the District Courts. and of the Court of Com
mon Pleas shall. al stated times. receive for
their services such co hpensatiOr as may b..
provided by law, which shall not be increa
ed or diminished during their term OF Office.
but they shall receive no fees Or perquisitIes
nor hold any other Office Of trust or profit un-
der the an hOrity OF any State, or of the
United States. All votes for either of them
for any elective office exec pt "A judicial Office
under the authority OF this State given by
be void.
SEC. IS. The General Assembly may in
crease or diminish the number Ofthe Judges
OF the supreme court, The number ftbe dis
tricts, of the District Courts. the humber of
Judges IN any Common Pieas or district
Court district, change any District C0uIt dis
tric!. establish other court, abolish the Pro-
bate Court in any county or any other Court
established by Law, wEeneve twO-tnirds OftEe
memb beTS G iecfed To each House shall concur
therein: bat no suca change shall yacate the
Office of any Judge. The Court OF Common
Pleas provide ed for IN this amendment shall
be the successor ofthe present Probate G. uTt
and Courts Of Common Pleas ia 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 apperainiDg To said
Courts. shan be transferred 70 their succes
Sors under this amendment: the e5isftfg
Probate Court j. hereby abolished in each
county at the close OF ;ne term for which the
Judge thereof was elected. nTst occurring al
ter the election OF Common Pleas Judges
under this amendment and the Clerks IN The
Courts OfCOmmon Pleas and District Courts.
shall be the clerks N TIE In the courts herein
provided until their SUCCESSORS are elected
and qualified; bat the Supreme COuEt shsli
appoint It's own reporter.
SEC. rs. There shall be elected in each
county by the electors Thereof. ore C.erk OF
The Court Of Common Pleas, who shall hold
his office for the term OF thTse years, and
until his successor shall be elected and quail
fled. He shall. by virtue CT MS Office be
clerk Of all other courts OF re ord held there
n, but tie General Assembly may provide,
by law, for the election Of a clerk with iike
.erm OF Office, for each or any other of TIRE
sOurJs OF record. or for the appointment by
he Supreme Court CT a CLERK for that Court.
SIC Is. Theseveral Judges ofthe Supreme
Court. OF tie District and Common Pleas,
md OF such other courts as may be created,
hall respectively have and exercise Such
power and Jurisdiction at chambers or other
wise. as may be directed By law.
The term of Office OF ali Judges Of Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for in this
amendment, shall commence on the rrst
Monday IN January next after the making
4 the appOrfiOL'aenf pTOgicesi Tor In section
I've Of article four. and The term Of Office OF
~ Judges o: the Courts Of comm Pleas. in
ifiice, who we're no: elected as Judges under
No change shall be made b. tifs amend
nent in the Supreme Court. or in tie ONCE
II term OF any Judge thereof The nnst e!sc~
ION of Judges Of Common Pleas ard District
'ourts under this amendment. shall be held
Z the general election for election OF State
ficersnexf after the making OF said appoT-
Comment for District COrrt districts by the
legislature but nothing in this amendment
hail bA construed 10 change or alter the
constitution or laws until said apporttOn-
let {. Section seven Of Article four u here
Y repealed aud section twenty-five shall be
um Dered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election the voter d. string 20 vote
4 favor OF the adoption of tEis amendment.
lall have placed upon their bailets the
Ords Judicial Constitutional Amendment
Yes.'tbe voters who do not favor the adOp-
on of said amendment. all have placed
,on their ballots the WORDS, judicial Con-
tuition Amendment-No."
Adopted March {, 1871.
II. W CURTIS
President Of the Senate.
OIL II DGE,
saksr pro tem- House of Representative
THE STATE OF OHIO.
OFFICE Oh THE SECRETARY Or STATE
Milton Barnes, Secretary of sfase of the
ne OF ohio. do herebv certify fhSf the fore
ing ts true copy OF an aet therein named
Ssed by the General Assembly OF he State