The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-28
ARTICLEIV


sEc. 1. The judicial power of the Stale
shall be vested in a Supreme Court in Dis
trlct Courts Courts of Common Pleas, JUS
tees of the Peace and such other courtsin'e-
rior to the Supreme Court in one or more
cnunties. as the eGeneral Assembly may from
time to time establish. The Superior Courts
OF Cincinnati and Montgomery counties,
shall continue until otherwise provided oY
law.
SCI. 3. The Court OF Common Pleas shall
he 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, Sundays and holidays excepted.
Each county low existing or hereafter i9im-
ed shall constitute q seperate com mon fiess
Disf ric. and each District shall be Known ~
the name of the county comprising the DIS
trict.
SEC. 5. Each District Court shall consist OF
one Judge who shall be elected By the voters
of the District. There shall De elected one OF
more Judges IN each District. and there snali
be heid annually. not less than three ses
siOns in each county in the state. Inc ies
is.ature shall divide the State into Distr1ct
court districts, not exceeding twenty In
humber and shall assign TO each common
Of JUDGES required to dispose of the business
therein. Ea h district shall be composed OF
compact territory, bounded ny county lines,
and as nearly equal in population as praetc-
able. \ concurrence Of three htths only OF
an the mem bers elected TO both Houses snail
| be required for the FIRST appOruonment or 10
determine The number Of Judges required IN
eacn District Court and Common Peas DIS
| trIcf under this amendment, but no change
shall thereafter be made without ID concur
renee OF Two thirds of all the members elect
ed 10 both Houses
| Sections twelve and thirteen OF article
| eleven are hereby repealed; the repeal to
| take effect when the Legislature MAKES tue
appoItiOnmt mentioned In this section
| SIC. E. fine District Court . hall have IKE
original Jurisdiction with the -suPreme
/ Court, and such appellate or other Inl lsf!le-
tion as may be proyidf By law.
| SEC {. The GsHeral Assembly may pro,
vide by law for Judge pro teHip9Ie, 10 boiu
any court wnen ne Judge hereof Is disquaii,
| fed by Sickness or otbsrwlse 20 nom s-'iN
| court.
SIC. Il. The Judges OF the districts and ol
4 me Courts OF Common Pleas, shall. while IN
| office. resice in the district in when tney
are elected and their term OF once snaIi 1e
| five wears; hut the LegislatuIe may pfoSloe
Iy law that any Judge OF the common Fieds
1 Curt shall hold that court in any othei
1 Cannon Pleas district; and that any Jucge
| oftbe District Court shall hold that court "a
| any ON y district for the court than the one
/ in which he resides; and Judges OF the Com
| mon Pleas may temporarily exchange dES
| tricts with each other; and Two or more Com
| mon Pleas Courts may be held at the sans
| time IN the same district and two or InOrs
l District Courts may be held 81 the sans
time Ia district Of that court
sc: "a The Judges oithe supIsins, =, =, u.
the District Courts and Of the Court Of Com
| mon Pleas shall. at stated times, receive iOl
thsfr services such co hpeHsatlon as may u
provid ided by law, which sasil Dot oe lbeIsa u
ed or dimIri ished during their term OF once
hui tEey shall receive no lees or peTq uisltIss
/ nor no any other Office OF trust or pfOht IN
DIR the authority of any state, or oi th'
limited states. All votes for either OF tneH
! for aDy elective ofuee,exee pt judicial ofnee
I under the authority OF this STATE gwen D,
4 the General Assembly or the peopis, shs'
| be void.
SEC. ls. The General Assembly may. il
crease or diminish the number Ofthe Judge
ofthe Supreme Court, the number Cfthe dis
| triets, Of the District Courts. the numOtr
, Judges in any Common Pleas OF DisiI,e = s
Il Cons. district, change any District Count dis
, tric; establish other cnurtS, abolish the Fro
bale Court IN any county or any other Cou'
established By law, whepeye on =,
. ! therein: bot no sucn change shall vaeate IN
once OF any Judge The Court OF Commo
Pleas provided for IN this amendment shal
| he the successor Of the present Probate toui
and Courts OF Common Pieae IL each county
The District Courts herein provided for sha
! be the SUCCESSORS OF the present Disafit
Courts and all the books, records. papel
and business, In or appertaining To sal
Courts shall be transferred 10 their succe'
snrs under this amendment; the extstir
4 Probate Court Is hereby abolished N eae
: counry al the close OF the term for which th
1 Judge thereof was elected, first occurring a
ter the election OF Common Pleas Judge
uuder tuis amendment and the Clerks IN IN
Courts ofCOmmon Pleas and District Court
shall be the clerksin the In the courts nerel
provided until their SUCCESSORS are elecie
and qualified; but the supreme court sna
appoint its own reporter
! SIC. I6 There snail be elected IN ear
: cnaInty by tie electors thereof. one erk
? | the Court OF Common Pleas VINO snaII no.
A ~ offiee for the term OF thru yesIs. an
: mil ais SUCCESSOR shall be elected and qua
. ned He shaIi. by virtue OF his office.
. clerk OF all other courts OF re ORC held tnei'
in butt e General Assembly may provid
nv IaU tor the election OF a CLERK with q LIZ
tenn OF office, for each or any other OF II