The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-04-17
House Joint Resolution

Be u Tss0lted by TIE 6enerUt 4sseihotF cfS w
St,ae of ohio. (three-ifths Of ell the members
elected to each honse Ionourring tberein)
Tbat 4 proportion 10 auisud the Constitution
OF the State of Ohio, b. subudittei 10 th6
sleetors Of the otats. on the second Tuesisy
of October, A d. 1877 Is follows, towit slei
That sections ogs, three. fee, sit, httlselrs,
S,urteen. fifteen Sistefn and eighteen, Of article
four, be amended SO, Is TO read Is 10 ll6Rs,
and section ssvsn. OF article four, and ssc-
III rs twelve aud thirteen Of srtiols eisveu
he rep aled.' se F3fH@7fE FlTs
ARTIcLBIv x5 laas
SIT The judicial power ofths 5tsts
shall he vested in Suprsnis Court. In Dis
trie, Courts; Courts Of Common Pleas, Justi-
css Of the Peace and such other courts infs-
rior 10 the Supreme Court, in one or more
counties. 81 the GSneral Assembly may from
time to time establish. The supsrior Courts
of Cincinpati and Montgomery counties.shsll
continus until otherwise proxidsd BY Law
SEC g. The cont of Common Pleas shall
be holden BY one Judge, whe shall bssleoted
By the voters Of the District, and said Court
shall be open At sll tiaes for the transaction
of business. Sundays and holidays rxospted.
Bach county nov existing or hereafter FORM
ed, shall constitute separate Common Fl ~
District, and each District shall be known By
tie name of the county comprising the DIS.
trict.
ssc 8: zach DISTRICT Uourt shall cons,"
of ons Judgs. who, shall be elected By the
voters Of the district. There shall bs slecsed
one o. more judges In each distnot, And
there shall be held annually not lsBs ttst
three ssssions In each county in the Stst6,
me Legislature snsit divide tue Stats INTO
D'stfiet Coat distncss, mol exoeeding s"snsy
10 nunbersnd shall assign 70 eaei. Common J
rleas and District Court diatficts, the numsefs
OF Judges required 70 dispose Of the businees
therein. Hash district shall be composed Of
compact territory, boanded by county linss.
and a. neAf'y equal In population |" prasti.
eaele. concurrence OF tnree utths oniyM
all ths msmesrs elected 70 Dosh houses'shah
be required tof the afss spportionment, otto
determine the number ol Jsdsea required In
esoh District tCenrt ara common Pleas dis
tfief, under this amendment, but no chapgs
shall thereafter be made without the oon-
curfence OF tuothafds Oh Al ths msueen
elected to both aousss,agsw gsgh. sss e u
| Sections twelve and thirteen OF article
sleven are hereby repealed; the repeal to
take eject when the Legislaturs makes the
apportionnent mentioned IN this section.
/ SEo, 8. The District Court shall have iikS
original Jurisdiction With the Suprenis Coufti
and such appellate Or ether jurisdietio4 %
may be provided BY ls~. aiisai teaa iss
I ssc. .. The General Assemhly may proytds
by law for Judge pro teppote, TO hold any
Court whom the yadge thereof Is disqualinsd
Iby sioknsAs 0r otherwise 10 hold ssid oSurt,
i SEC. la, The JudRss Of tbs, disiri6ts And
NJ the Cna,,s NJ Cemmo ON Pleas. .ahaIl. vhil.
!, oss.s ,s.ids in ihs ,distr,ct r. vhich az,
..,..s.S "a md ,.-,, ~ amo. All y.
~ e''S. a" -l.r..s -sl-I., aAs -
NV yes's' wv sne - H '. psosNo
10y M tnN any saags oi tns Vo5mon
riAas Coer snan noid fnaS oonrt IN sny
Iother Common fteas 'dissrioti and that any
\ Judge OF the District Court shall hold Sha&
/ court in any other DISTRICT forthas oourt thaa
I the one in which he resides; and ,JudGsssof
the Common Pleas. may temporarily az
OF anse districts With each other; and two or
Jmore Common Pleas Couris NAV be held n
ith. ss,s, tf,n 4, aE5ist,3c, E.sd ss.
\ =, No.. n;.,,,o, Conf. ma he MA :, ~.
.sms two IN = ais,,;., A. hat con-,
Sac Ia Ths Juasss of ths snn,sm. cou,.,
~, n;.,,,., cnnv,s "a "a ~. r., :. ~ :.
~ o,s.. .s.,i :. $3.50 az s.s.se =. 80. -.
NV. l'.-, ~ sa sa,s ss.sUa...,:s ss ] s'se y.
'neu ,e,',0es su0u ovmperss uoa - %
PROVIDED w isH,wnicn snaii NOT Do incfesssd
or diminished during iheif Term oi once
bat they shall receive no fees or Psrqaisitee,
nor hold any other once OF trust or proft
under the authority Of any State, or Of the
United States. ALI votes for either of them
forany elective office. exsept iudioisl Office.
under the authority Of this State given BY the
a General Assembly, or the people, shall b void:
n Bee. 10. The General Assembly may increase
or diminish the number OF the Judges OF the
Supreme Court, the number OF the districts, OF
the District Courts, the number Ct ndges In
any Common Pleas OF Distslct Court district,
change any District Court districts establish
other courts. abolish the Probste Conrt In any
county, or any other Court established by lay;
\ whenever two-thirds OF the members elected 70
each House s shall concur ,S therein but no such
The The Gourt % Of Common PIeas proyilod fos 4.
th;s s,nandment shalI I've the successes, ~ a.
nrs,snt Prnbats Court and Courts a cammoS
j Pleas in each county. The District sCourtS
Iherein provided for sban be the succassors ~
ths nressnt District Courts: and Ali ths hools
roards nar.rs and hn.;nass IN ar annsrt ;r;n,,
~ sa;5 stnnrts sball - rsfarraa ~ hsr .,,,
ss.sor. s.s mrssr % th;s smsnamsns tSs @ sa;st;r. M
GsssSs pseSas ur onr. ' !; hsrshv ahoI;sbsS = ~
county at the close Of the term for which the