The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-05-03

vested in a Supreme Court, I'm District Courts,
Courts of Common Pleas Justices Of the Peace,
and such other Courts inferior 70 the Supreme
COurl,i in one or more counties, az the General As
sembly may nom time TO time establish. The su-
peri0r Courts of Cincinnati and Montgomery cOun-
ties, shall continue until otherwise provided by
SEC. 2. The Court Of Common Pleas shall Be
holden by one Judge, who shall De elected By the
voters of the District and said Court shall be open
at al times for the transaction Of business, sun
days and holidays excepted Each county now
existing or hereafter formed shall constitute a
separate Common Pleas District and each District
shall be known BY the name of the county COmpris-
ing the District.
SIC. 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
Judges I'm each district, and there shall be held
uualy not less than three sessions I'm each county
I'm the state. The Legislature shall divide the
State into District Court districts, not exceed
ing twenty in number, and shall assign TO each
Common Pleas and District Court district, the
number of Judges required to dispose Of the
business therein zach district shan 0e composed
of compact territory, bounded by county lines, and
as nearly equal in population a. practicable A
concurrence Of threC-Lfths only Of an the members
elected to both Houses, shall be required for the
first appOrtiOnHcnt, or to determine the number Of
Judges required i'm each District Court and Com
mon Pleas district, under this amendment, but no
change shall thereafter be made without the con-
currence of two-thirds Of all the members elected
70 both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven are
hereby repealed. the repeal to take effect when the
Legislature makes the GppOrriOument mentioned
in this section.
SEC. 6. The District Court shall have like origin
al jurisdiction with the Supreme C0urt, and such
appellate OF other jurisdiction as may be provided
SEC. s. The General Assembly may provide by
law for Judge pro tsmpore, TO hold any court when
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sickness or
otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. y. The Judges of the districts and Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas. shall, while in office, re-
side in the district in which they Gre elected, and
their term Of Office shall be i've years but the Leg
islature msy provide by law that any Judge OF the
Common Pleas Court shall hold that court in any
other Common Pleas district; aud 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 each other;
and two OF more Common Peas Courts may bo
held at the same time in the same district ana two
OF more District Courts may be held Gr the same
time in a district Of that court
SEC. "a. The Judges Of the Supreme Court the
District Courts, and Of the Court Of Common
Pleas shall at stated times, receive for their ser
vices such compensation as may be provided BY
law, which shall not be increased OF diminished
during their term of Office, but they snail receive
no fees or perQuistes, nor hold any ONCE Of trust
or profit under the authority of any State, or Of the
United States All votes for either Of them for any
elective office, except Judicial office, under the
authority Of this State given by the General Assem-
bly,, or the people, shall be void.
SEC. Is. The General Assembly may increase or
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 Dis
triCt Court district, establish other courts abolish
the Probate Court in any county, OF any other
Court established by law, whenever rFO-thirds Of
the members elected TO each House shall concur
therein but no such change shall Vaclte the Oh1ce
of auv Judge. The Court of Common Pleas pro-
vided for i'm this amendment shall be the successor
of the present Probate Courts and Courts OF Com
mon Pleas in each county The District Courts
herein provided for shall be the successors OF the
present District Court; and all the books, records
papers and business, i'm or appertaiulng 70 SAID
Courts. shall be transferred 10 their successors IN
derthis amendment: and the existing Probate Court
is hereby abolished in each county at the close OF
the term for which the Judge thereof was elected
first occurring after the election of Common Pleas
Judges under this amendment, and the Clerks IN
the Courts of Common Pleas and District Courts
shall be the clerks in the courts herein provided IN
til their successors are elected ana quallueu5 Dus
the Supreme Court shall appoint its own reporter.
SEC Is. There shall be elected I'm each county BY
the electors thereof, one Clerk for the Court OF
Common Pleas, who shall hold his Othce for the
term of three years, and until his successor s1all
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 may provide oy
law, for the election of a clerk with Ike term OF
Office for each or any other courts of record or
for the appointment b. the Supreme Court OF q
SEC. IS The several Judges Of the Supreme
Court, of the District and Common Pleas and OF
such other courts as may De created snal Ee-5el-
lively have and exercise such power ana lqfl7ule-
tiOn at chambers or otherwise as may De direcLed
by law.
The term of office of all Judges of Common Pleas
and District Courts provided for in this amend
ment, shall commence on the first Monday IN jan
uary next after the making of the app0rtiOument
provided for I'm section five Of article FOUR and the
term of office of all Judges of the Courts OF Com
mon Pleas, in Office, who were not elected as Judg-
es under this amendment, shall then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendment IN
the Supreme Court or in the Office OF term Of any
Judge thereof. The first election of Judges Of
Common Pleas and District tuuIts under this
amendment, shall he held at the general election
for election of State officers next after the making
of said uppOrtiOumeHt for District Court districts
BY the Legislature, but nothing i'm this amendment
shall be construed to change or alter the Constlu-
ti0n or laws until said appCrionment- Section
seven Of Article four is hereby rePealed, and sec
tfon twenty-five shall be numbered section seyeu-
FORM OF BALLOT.
At sail election. the voters desiring to vote IN
favor of the adoption If this amendment, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words, "Judi-
cigI Constitutional AmuHdHeut-les; the voters
who DO not favor the adoption of said amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the WORDS
ssJudfcial Constitutional AmUuumeE--NO-'
Adopted March 6, lsl,.
IT. vs.. CURTIS,
President of the Senate.
Oh. HODGE,
Speaker pro TEN. House Of Eepreseutati7