The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1877-04-19

SEC. ]. Ine JUDICIAL power Of the State shall be
vested in q Supreme Court, in District Courts,
Courts of Common Pleas, Justices Of the Peace
and such other Courts inferior to the Supreme
Cour, In one or more counties, as the General As
seIuby may from time 70 sine establish. The E,I-
periOr Courts Of Cincinnati and Montgomery COM
ties, shall continue until otherwise provided By
law.
SIC. 3. 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 a
separate Common IiuGs District, and each District
shall be known BY the name Of the county COmpris-
ing the District.
SEC s. Each District Court shall consist Of one
Judge, who shall be elected by the voters Of the
district. There shall be elected one OF more
judges in each district and there shall be held an
uualyf not less than three sessions in each county
In the State The Legislature shall divide the
State into District Court districts, not exceed
ing twenty i'm number, and shall assign to each
Common Pleas and District Court district the
number Of Judges required to dispose Of the
business therein Each district shall be composed
Of compact territory, bounded by county lines, and
as nearly equal IN population as practicable A
concurrence Of three-dfths only Of all the members
elected to both Houses, shall be required for the
first appOrtiOnElent, OF TO determine the number Of
Judges required in 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
to both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven are
hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect when the
Legislature makes the appOruOnment mentioned
In this section.
SEC. 6. The District Court shall have ike origin
al jurisdiction With the Supreme Court, and such
appellate or other jurisdiction as may be provided
by law.
SEC. s. The General Assembly may provide by
law Tor Judge pro s1HD0rC, to hold any court when
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sickness or
otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. ~. The Judges Of the districts and Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas, shall, while in Office, re-
side in the district IN which they are elected and
their term Of Office shall be five years but the Leg
islature 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 10 which
he resides and Judges of the Common Pleas may
temporarily exchange districts with each Otheri
and two or more Common Pleas Courts may be
held at the same time in the same district. and two
OF more District Courts may be held at 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 or diminished
during their term of office, but they shall receive
no fees or perQuisites, nor hold any office Of trust
or profit under the authority of any State Of the
United States All votes for either Of them for any
elective office, except Judicial ONCE under the
authority of this State given by the General Assem-
bly,, or the people, shall be void.
SEQ. Is. The General Assembly may increase OF
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
Court established by law, whenever tTO-tllrds OF
the members elected to each House shall concur
therein; but no such change shall vacate tne once
of any Judge. The Court of Common Pleas pro
vided for in this amendment shall be the successor
of the present Probate Courts and Courts Of Com
mon Pleas in each county. The District Courts
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present District Court; and all the books records
papers and business, in or appertaluing 70 said
Courts, shall be transferred 20 their successors un
der this amendment and the existing Ff0OaLe 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 uu
til their successors are elected and qualined bit
the Supreme Court shall appoint Its own reporter
SIC I6 There shall be elected in each county BY
the electors thereof, one Clerk for the Court OF
Common Pleas, who shall hold DIS Ohce for the
term Of three years, and until his successor slal
be elected and qualhet. He shall, by virtue Of ms
Office be clerk of all OCher courts OF record held
therein, but the General Assembly may provide by
law, for the election of clerk with IKE term OF
Office for each or any other courts Of record or
for the appointment by the supreme Court OF
Clerk for that Court.
SEC. Is. The several Judges Of the Supreme
Court, of the District aud Common Pleas and OF
such other courts as may be created shall r3pec-
fvely have and exercise such power and lurlsdlc-
ton at chambers, or otherwise, may be directed
by law.
The term Of Office Of al Judges Of Common Pleas
and District Courts provided Tor in this amend
ment, shall commence on the first Monday In jan
uary next after the making of the appOruOnmeuE
provided for in section five Of article four ana 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 or term OF any
Judge thereof. The first election Of Judges OF
Common Pleas and District Courts under tnls
amendment, shall be held at the general election
for election of State officers next after the making
of said auportiOument for District Court districts
BY the Legislature, but nothing in this amendment
shall be construed TO change or alter the C0uslllu-
ton or laws until said appCru0umaut- Sectlon
seven OF Article four is hereby repealed, and sec
tion twenty-five shall be numbered section seven
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election, the voters desiring to vote IN
favor of the adoption Of this amendment shall
have placed upon their ballots the words, "Jud1-
cial constitutional Ameudment-YCs;' the voters
who do not favor the adoption Of said amendment,
shall have placed upon their ballots the words,
Judicial Constitutional Amcndment-NO.'
Adopted March 6, 1871.
II. W. CURTIS,
President Of the Senate
o. j. HODGE
Sneaker UrO ten House OF Representatives.