The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-08-30

stitu ton, RcOrEanfZtng the Judi
ciary OF the state OF OHIO.
BE it reeOiced by tile General Assen.bky Of til
.Nute of OhiO (Jhrcc-nitlIs vi all the mem Ler
eic ;Ie1 " us,ch house cuncurrjn. !. thereiu) Tha
State Oi OHIO, be subm itted TO the electors o
the State. on the second Tuesday Of October, ~
-: 1Sst. us follows, tO-wit:
That sections one, three. foe, sic, eight, tsosle<
, fourteen, Fifteen. sicteen. tiyAteen, OF articl
and section seven. OF article four, and sec,Ion
| twelve and thirteen of article eleven, be re
pcalcd:
ARTICLE ".
SEC. L. The Judicial power of the State sha
be vested in a. Sdpreme court il district Courts
Courts vi Com mon Pleas. Justices vi tile Peace
and such other Courts inferior to the Suprem
Court, i'll one more counties as the t,cnera
Assembly may from time TO time establish Tn
Superior Courts OF Cincinnati and Mont sOmer,
counties, shall Continue until otherwise pro
vided by law.
SIC 3, The Court of Common Pleas shall b,
holden by one Judge who shall be elected b.
the voters OF the District and said Court shall
be open at all times for the transaction of bust
ness. Sundays and holidays excepted Eacl
county now existing or hereafter tO med. shal
constitute u separate Common Pleas District
aud each District shall be known by the nam,
| of the county comprising the Dis.rict.
one Judge, who shall he elected by ne voters O O
the DIstrict. There shall be elected
more Judges in each district and there shall b,
each county in the State. The Legislature shall
divide the State into District Court districts
sign 10 each Common Please and District Uour
dis trlct, the Nulnber of Judges required to dis
pose of the business therein. Each distric
shall be composed Of compact territory bound
ed by county lines. anu as nearly equal pop
uiatiOn Us practicable. A concurrence of thre,
iIths only OF all the members elected to botl
Houses. shall be required for the first appOi.
tiOnmcnt. or to determine the number OF j Judge.
required IN each District Court and Co. i. mOl
-tpsas
change shall thereafter be made without the
cnncurr, nee OF two thirds Ut ALI the member.
elected to both Houses.
Sections Iw civ thirteen of article clever
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effec
when the Legislature makes lhe appOrliOnmen
mentioned in this section.
original Jurisdiction with the supreme Court
and such appellate or other jurisdici- -On as may
SEC. The General Assembly may provide
by law for Judge pro tewPOre. to hold any
court when the Judge Thereon Is ui>qua IIIed by
sickness or otherwise to hold said court,
SEC ~. The Judges of the dlstrIcIs and OF
the Courts OF COmmou Pleas. shall, whiie in ot-
ice. reside in the district in which they are
elected. and their term of office shall be five
years: but the Legislature may prov lde by Law
that aay Judge of the Common Pleas Couri
shall hold that court in any other Common
Pleas district: and that any Judge of the lis
Irict Court shall hold that court in any Other
resides; and Judges OF the Con mon Pleas may
temporarily exchange districts " ith each other
and two or more Common Pleas Courts may be-
held at the same time in the same district, and
two or more district Courts may lie held at
the same time in a district of that court.
tn H,;strit ,nnr,s and u ,te e"e ef oomrt
Pleas. shall. at stated tunes, receive tor theii
services such compensation my he prOvide.:
by law, which shall not be increased or diinin
isnel during their tel III vi office. but they shat,
receive no fees per4uislLes, nor hold an\
other office Of trust or profit uuder the authori.
W of any state, or OF the United States. All
votes for either oi them for amy elective Office,
except a Judicial office. under the authority 0i
this State given Inv the General Assembly, VI tn.
people. shall be void.
SEC. 10: iLe General Assembly may increase
or diminish the number OF the Judges Of the Su
preme Court the number Of the districts or tn,
District Courts, the number OF Judges in anN
Common Pleas or District Court disGi Ict chang.
Courts abolish the Probate Court in any count,
OF any other court established by law WheL ey er
wO-thirds OF the members elected 70 each
House SHALL concur therein; but no such cha nxe
shall vacatc the Office of any Judge. The COnr,
Of Common Pet> provided for in this amend
ment shall be the SUCCESSOR of the d, esent FRO
bate court and Courts of Common Pleas in eacl.
county. The District Courts herein provided
for, shall be the successors of the present Dis
tricL Courts; and all the books, records papers
and business, in or appertaining TO said Courts
shall be transferred to their sue .essOrs und I
this amendment; tine existing Probate Cour. is
hereby iD''ilshcu each COunty al Tic CLOSE .,
the term for which the Judge tnereOf was elect
cd first occurring after the election of COmmon
Pleas ses under this amendment and thu
Clerks i'll the Courts OIL Common Pleas and Dis
trict Courts, shall be clerks i'll the courts herein
provide. until their successors are elected anu
qualified; but the Supreme COure shall appoint
Its own reporter.
SEC. IL There shall he elected in each county
by the electors thereof, one Clerk of the Court
OF Common Pleas, who shall hold his Office fOl
the term OF three years, and until his successor
be elected and qualified. He shall. by virtue OF
his Office, be clerk of all other courts of res,o
held therein. but the General Assembly NAV
provide by law, for the election of a clerk with
like term OF Office. for each or any other Of the
ar
Supreme Court OF Clerk for that Court,
SEC. l8. Inc several Judges OF the SxfI3reu,,
Court, OF the District and Common Pleas and
OF such other courts rs may he created. all re-
specti, ely have and exercise such power and
Jurisdiction at chambers. or otherwise, MS may
be directed by law.
The term OIuce of all Judges of Common
Pleas and District Courts prov isied for in this
amendment, shall comm nee on the hrst Monday
of January next after the making of The up-
pointment provided for in section live in article
four. and the term OF Office of all Judges OF the
Courts OF common Pleas. in Office, who were
not elected rs Judges under this amendment
shall then expire.
No change Shall be made6y this amendment
IN the supreme Court, or in the Office or term Of
any I'D &C thereof. The first elec. ion of Judgc
OF Common Pleas and Dist let courts unIeI
this amendment, shall be held at the yenera,
election Tor election of State officers next aitel
the making OF said apportionmcnt for District
Court districts by the Legislature, but moth ing
or alter the Constitution Or laws until said ap-
portionment. Sc ;tion seven OF article four Is
hereby repealed, anu section twenty-five Shall
he numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT
At said election the voters desiring to vote
in favor OF the adoption OF this amendment,
hall have placed upon their ballots the words.
sJTdicih Con >titutiOn&l Amendment-Yes: -
the voters who do not faNor the adoption OF said
shall have placed upon their ball
lots the wO ds, Judicial Constitutional Amend
ment-NO.''
Adopted March Il. 1877
H. w CURTIS,
President of the Senate.
O.J. HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn, House of Representatives,