The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-05-11
House joint RESOLUTION,
Relative TO an Amendment of
iriicits -Four and Eleven Of
the Constitution, Reosgantz-
ing ihe judiciary of the State
of Ohso.


iriicits -Four and Eleven Of
the Constitution, Reosgantz-
ing ihe Judiciary of the State
of Oh.e.
BE IL reS4;red 6y The General assembly Of the
STATE Of Ohio {Jht ee-fifsns ofall the mem bers
iected 10 eacn house cOncurring therinj,
hat a proposition 10 amend The Cons;ltu-
ION fthe state Ol Ohio, be submitted TO tie
-.ectors of tie State, on tsls second Tuesday
~ October. A. u. is77, ~ follows. tO-wit:
That sections OHe, three, fUe, SIR eic6 ti0esre.
OitTfecQ. yteeI StcteeEa ditf esghteess, artice
be amenGed 50 as to reac - fOi laws sIi1
ction seven, of article inuT, and sections
geiVe and thirteen OF article eleven, be re-
called:
Z SEc. The Judicial power of the State
,sII be vested IN a Supreme Court. ia Dis
-tcJ Courts. courts cf Common FIeaS. jus
ces of the Peace aud such other courts in'e-
.iOr TO the supreme Iourt. In one or more
lountieS. as The GsueFai Assembly may rom
time to time establish The superior Courts
Of Cincinnati and Montgomery counties,
shall continue until otherwise provided by
!aw.
SEC 5. The Court O: Common Pleas shall
De holden by one JudgF. vino shall be elected
by the voters Of the District. ard SAID Court
shall be open at all times for The transaction
of busine sundays and holidays excepted
Each county NOW existing or hereafter lofin-
Dist ric and each District shall be nOwD by
the name OF he county comprising the Dis
trici.
SEC. s. Each District Court shall consist %
one judge. who shall bselectec by ths vOi els
of the District There shall be elected one or
more judges IN each District, and there shall
be held annually not less than three ses-
sfons in each county In the State. The Leg
islature shall divide the Sfats into District
OourJ districts. not exceeding twenty II
number, and shall as ign 10 each Common
Peas and District court district. the number
ofJuds es required to dispose of the business
therein. Ia h district shall be composed of
compact territory, bcunde.t by county lines.
and as nearly equal in population as practic-
able. a concurrence of three n'ths only of
all the members elected 10 both Houses.shall
be required for the first sppOrtionnent or TO
determine the number of Judges required In
eacn District court and Common PIeas Dis
/ trict, under tliiS amendment, but no change
shall thereafter 0e made without the concur
| renee of two thirds of all The members elect
| ed 10 both Houses.
| Sections twelve aud thirteen OF article
eleven are hereby repealed; the repeal 10
take effect when the Legislature makes tie
\ apportiOnme nj mentioned in this section
| SIC. o. The District Court shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the supreme
1 Court, and such appellats or other jurisdfc.
| tiOn as may be provide by law.
l SEC. 8. The General Assembly may pro-
wide by law for Judge pro temp2re, TO hold
any court when the Judge hereOfis disluali-
fed by sickness or otherwise 10 hold said
court.
SIC. L. Tie Judges ofthe districts and OF
the Courts of Common Pleas. shah, while In
Office, reside in the district In which they
are elected. and their term of ONCE shall be
five years; but the Legislature may provids
by law that any Judge OF the Common Pleas
Court shall hold that court In any otheI
: Common Pleas district; and that any Judge
of the District Court shall hold that court ~
: any 9TH T district for the court than the one
in which he resides: and Judges of the Com
mon Pleas may temporarily exchange dis
tricts with eSch other; and two or more Com
!, mon Pleas Courts may be held az the sams
. time in the same district, and two or NOR
|, District Courts may be held at the sam'
, time il district of that court
SC. IA The Judges OF he Supreme Q. uri
the District Courts, and of the Court of Com
ElOn Pleas shall at stated times. receive 10
their services such co hpensation as may D.
provided by law, Which shall nor be increa
ed or diminished during their term of ofiice
but they shall receive no lees or perqufsities
nor hold any other Office OF trust or proht un
! der the an Eorlty OF any state, or OF IN
| United States. All votes fer either OF then
Tor any elective Office. exec pit Judicial office
under the authority of this State gwen D,
the General Assembly. or The people, shai
sc. Is. The General Assembly n1sy Ii
crease or diminish the number Ofthe Judge
of tlse supreme Ourt, the number line dis
trirtS, Of the - stJict Courts. the humos q
Jud-c m any Common Peas Or Dtstric
CUJrt distrlei, change any District COuIt dis
trict. establish other court, abolish the Pro
bate Court IA any county or sny other Cour
esfablis he'd by lsw, ,wbensvs twO-tiiirds Cf tn
Inembeise ectcd 10 acii HOUSE Siiaii eOnSu
therein: but no sucl change shall vscste III
= office of any Judge The Court OF COnmol
Peas proyi. ell 3or ~ this anne I.dmsnt Sbal
! be the succs sSOr OF he present Probate O. ur
ard Courts oi Common Pleas n. each county
The District Courts herein provided fDr shat
Courts, ami all the book. records, paper
AID business. in or Sppei taintEg to sat
Courts, shall be transierrec 70 tiie'r succes
s;rs under this amendment; the exisii'
! Probate Coort II hereby abolished IN eacl
county at the close OF the term for which In
/. Judge thereof was elected, first occurring af
ter the election OF Common l2as Judge
under this amendment, aud the clerks In TN
Courts of Common Pleas snd District Courts
shall be the clerks In the I'm the courts hereii
provided until their SUCCESSORS are elecie Il
and qualified; but the supreme CONT shall
appoint its own reporter.
SEC. l6 There snail be elected IN earl
county by the electors thereof. % c eEk a
the Cou't of Co4hTDOn Peas, who shall h1l
his Office for thr. Term Of Jhr. e yeSIs. an
untit MS snccss or shall be elected and qua:
! flied. He shall, by virtue Of his Office. b
clerk of ali other court OF re ord helG there
. in, bnt tne General Assembly may pr vide
by law, for the election o. Clerk win TX
term OF office. for each or any other n !, |, .
courts of rec'Id. or for The appointment D.
. the Supreme Cnnrt CT a Clerk for that Couri
SIC IS rbe several Judges of the SupreIn
Court; OF the Disf rIet and Common 10 ..sa r.sss
shall respectively have and exercise suci
, power and jurisdiction AT chambers or Other
wise, as may De directed Dy law
The term OF Office Of sll Judges OF Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for In tbi
amen6ment, shall commence on the nr-
IOnGay in January next aner the masln
1.-The aDpOrtiOh'usnt provided for In >ecti0i
five Of aTtic.e four and the ;eTm OF Office o
all Judges of the Courts OF Common Pleas II
office, vino were no. elected as Judges unde
this amendment, shall then expire
80 cnarsge hall be made by this amend
ment in the Supreme COnrt. or IN me 0nc'
or term OF ary Judge thereof The hrst elec
tion Of Judges of Common Pleas aud Olstrie
. Courts under this menGment, shall De helt
az the general election for election OF stat
officers nexi after the making OF said appor
| tionInent tor District Court districts oy th'
legislature but nothing Ia tb1s a;neDdmtn
! hail be construed to change or after tn'
[ tConsfltution or laws until said appOrtiOn
| met L Section seven of Article four IL here
by repealed. and section twenty-five snail b
numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
/ at said election the voter. q. string TO yO;'
in favor of the adoption Of this aHssDdment
shall have placed upon their bsi!eis tE'
words. Judicial CODstitut Onai Anne n6fnen
I-Yes;"the voters who do not favor The &Gop
upon their ballots the words, judicial Con
s,ttuffon Amendmebt-No."
!. Adopted March ., lS7 -
i President OF the Senate.
y j II DGE.
Speaker pro tenn. House OF representatives.
THE STATE OF OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or STATE
| I Milton Barnes, Secretary of State of tn
State OF 'Ihio, do hereby certify that the fore
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