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R1sennu. Aug. as.h. 1871. 47o-im
House Joint Resolution.
Relative to an mendm ent 81 Arti.
cles Four and Eleven Of the Cen.
stitution, Resrganixing she Judi.
ciary y0s the State of One.
/ Be it yeeolted by the General AssenIiy of the
State Of Ohio (t,lree-nftiis of all the ne'n ners
| propn>iLIuh 10 amend the Constitution OF the
state of ohio. be submitted to the electors Of
he Safe rho s..esday oil October, A.
! d. 1877, as follows, to-wit:
That >cctr."s oise. tese- tire sir eiphf f'r ,r,,
fourteen, ftteem. sisteen. eighteen, OF article
:ie rour. be sneii,ie.t ~ To follows.
md .ction seven. of article four. anu seci ions
ve- md thiItecn of article eleven, be re-
pealed:
ARTICLE ".
SEC. /. The Judicial power of the State shall
be vested in a Supreme Court, in district Courts.
ourts of Common Pleas. Justices OF tti. Peace,
md such other Courts interior to the supreme
ourt. in one more counties. as the Generai
assembly may from time I'd time establish The
-upcrior Courts OF Cincinnati and Mont gomery
| 'o,IrtieS. shall continue until otherwise pro-
SEC :; tme Court of Common Pleas shall be
| ,olden 10y of.. Judge who shall be elected by
| ne voters oil the district and said Court shah
sc open at all times for the transaction of busi-
iess, Sundays and holidays excepted Each
institute it e" separate Common Pleas District.
md each District shall be known by the name
.t the county comprising the District.
SEC 5. Each District Court shall consist of
me Judge " no shall he elecred by the voters of
he Dls.risa There sna1 be S s'eS.sa S sS. one or or
.cld annually. not less than three sessions in
zach county in the state. The Legislature shall
10. Exceeding tweaty in nnmuer and shall as
| ign to each Common Please and Dlstric1 Court
tiS trIct the number of Judges required to dis
.ose of the business therein. Each district
hall be composed OF compact territory, bOund-
d by count, lines. and as nearly equal IN pop
ifths only OF all the members elected to both
touses. shall be required for the hrst appor-
comment or to determ inc the number Of judges
,,luired in each District Court and Common
i5;.. district. urk'er this amendment but NO
.hange shall thereafter he m;.de without the
.nrnrr.n"r ct "" thirds OF all the members
elected to both Houses.
ocutlo.,s Lae,,, IL, thirteen of article eleven
re hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect
hen the Legislature" makes the apportionnient
mentioned in this section. .als..:s1
&c. d. In. DisllI.L court shall have like
,ris inal juris,lictioE with the supreme Oonrf.
nd such apncIlate or other Jurisdiction as may
&c Inr General Assembly may provide
" law for Judge. pro te'spore. to hold amy
burt when the Judge taereUt Is disqualified by
sickness OF otherwise To hold said court
SEC. il. The Judges of the districts and of
h. courts of Common Pleas. shall, while in Of
dee reside in the district in which they are
elected. and their term of sffice shall be i've
wears; but the Legislature may provide by law
shat any Judge OF the Cummun Ie..> ie,,.frG
shall hold that court in any other Common
,'Icis district; and that any Judge OF the Dis
riot Court shall hold that court in any other
i.>trict ior that court than tho one in which he
Resides nH districts With each o,her
md twO more Common fleias Courts may. be
,el,i at the same time in the same district, and
wo or more District Courts may be held at
.he same time i'll district Of that court.
SEC. IA. The Judges of the; supreme Court.
IN District Courts and the Court of Common
,leas shall az sta. ed times. receive for their
rvi.c, snch compensation as my he nrovi,.et
oy law, VI hich shall not be increased or dimin-
.ned during unelr tel vi oincc, put tilty shah
ece,vc no fees or pcrq,iisites, nor hoid any
,snsr ny 1os State al II. Uniea States All
'otes kTseither OF them for any elective Office.
this State eiven nv ne General Assembly. or the
people. shall be void. = z+t.l5f IL,
,reme Court. the number of the districts. or the
district Courts, the number Of Judges IN any
ny district Court district. establish other
ourts. abolish the Probate Court in any county
.r any other established by law. henevtr
wu-thirds of the members. elected TO each
louise snail concur therein but no such change
o Con, mon peas provided for in this amend
nent shall be the successor of the present Pro-
,ite [ uurt and Courts of Common Pleas in each
,ounty. The District Counts herein provided
r. shall he the successors OF the present Dis
I'd ,.nsineSs. in on. .apnertaining 10 said tonrts
shall be transferred to their successors under
this amendment; the existing Probate Court is
hereby ~. .,I>,,. sIVunLy cts,>s-
the term for which the Judge thereof was elect
81. IirsI occurring alter the election Of Common
..leas } Judges under this amendment. and the
Jerks in the Courts Common flens and Dis
rict Courts, shall he clerks in the courts herein
,royldc. until their successors are elected and
ilalified; hut the supreme COurG shall appoint
SEC. l6 There shall be elected in each county
~ the electors thereof, one Clerk of the Court
t Common Pleas, who shall hold his office for.
ne term OF three years; and until II MS IS successor
Ills Office be clerk of all other courts OF record
,eld therein but the General Assembly may
.royit.e bv law for the election of . clerk with
, like term OF Office for each or any other of the
courts OF record. or Tor the appointments by the
SEC 49, sfhe several Judges OF the supreme
curt OF the District and Common Pleas, and
i such other courts rs may oe ,'t ar sna" ard
"risdmtior At "hf'nbers. or otherwise, as may
be directed by law.
,'ieas and District Courts provided for in this
amendment, shall commence on the first Monday
Il January next after the making. of the 8p-
ointment provided for in section i've in article
our, and the term OF Office of all Judges OF the
.ourts of Common Pleas. in Office, who were
rot elec,ed Judges under this amendment
shall then expire.
No cn,lsc sh.iiI be made by this amendment
n the Supreme Court, in the Office or term Of :
NY Jud ge thereof. The first election of Judges
Il Common Pleas and Distl let Courts untier
MS amendment. shall be held at the general
lection tor election of State officers next after
the making of said apportionment for District
l;oart districts by the Legislature, but nothing
1. this am mendment shall be construed TO change
.r alter the Constitution or Law until said ap-
,,r;iopment. sestion seven of article four ls
aereby repealed. and section twenty-five shall
,e number ed section seven
FORM OF BALLOT. s.
At said elecLIon. the voters desiring to vote
n tavor of the adoption of this ameDdlnei t,
h:.yr placed, n,r,e fi'eir ballots the words.
sJTdicial Constitutional Amendment-Yes; -
n. voters ~ 1ayor the adoption of said
IN. .nstnIent shall nave placed upon their bal
It's the words, y judicial iaiConstitutionaf AmeMd-
iei.L-So.' +. - = = Z. 81.
Adopted March Il. 1871.
II, w CURTIS -
President of the Senate.
-1ss-s,- .. j. HODGE,
Secaker pro tenn, House OF Represe hi atiyes.
THE STATE OF OHIO, 0h9 -
OFFICE uk 1Hk oECxErARY OF ofArE.A >
l. Milton Barnes. Secretary OF State OF the
,t,te of Ohio do hereby certify that the fore
,,ins i, :, tfue copy IF joint resolution there
a named r:,s>s:sl by tthc General A>se,sbly of
s.6 IN Il: of A