The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-10-05
ARTICLEIN.

SEC. The judicial power of the Stale
shall be vested in Supreme Court. in lis
trict Courts, Courts of Common r rIeas jus
tees of the Peace aud such other courts in e
rior TO the Supreme court in one o: mOrs
counties. as the General Assembly may from
time TO time establish. The Superior COurt-
OF Cincinnati and Montgomery cOunIies,
shall continue until otherwise provided by
law.
SEC 8 The Court OF Common Pleas shall
be holden by one Judg', vino shall be elected
by the voters of the District, AID said COuri
shall be open at ali times Tor the transaction
of bus ness. sundays and holidays excepted.
Eacn county now existing or hereafter form
ed shall cOnst tute a seperate onInOn Pleas
DisIric and each District shall be known BY
the name of he county comprising the DIS
trIci.
SEC. ). Each District Court shall consist OF
one Judge. VINO shall be elecieu by the voters
OF the District. There shall Oe eiected one or
more judges IN eacn District, and The re shall
be heid annually. not le>s than three ses-
SiODs In each county IN the Etate TIE Leg
stature shall divide the STATE into D.strIci
,ourJ districts. not exceeding twenty H.
number, and shall as ign 10 each Common
Peas and District court district. the numb 7
"fJud- Is required to dispose of the business
therein. Ea h district shall be conn posed oil
compact territory, bounden by county lines.
aud as nearly equal in populatl0n as practic
able A concurrence OF three n hs only oi
all the members elected 10 both Hous-sSnal
b. required for tue first apoortiOnment or tu
determine he number Judges required IN
iricf, under thi~ amendment but no chanse
shall thereafter be made without the 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eleven are hereby repealed; the repeal 10
take rff-ci vi en- the Legislature makes tie
appoIJIOunIt Lt mentioned In THU section.
SrC g. fhe District Court sbali have Ike
original jUTI~dictlOD with the SUPREME
Cont anu such appellate or other juIisdic
tlOn rs may De pIOVius Dy law.
SEC ). The G-nerai Assem- by may pro
vide by law for a Judge pro temD9re 10 hoid
any court wnen the Judge hereof l. disquali
ned by sicxL ess or otherwise To hoifi said
court.
SEC Il, The Judges Of the districts ard OF
the courts OF Common Pleas. shall. while ia
office, reside in the strict in which They
are eleci cd. and their term of Office shaii D.
five years; but the Legislature may pIOyid-
by law that any Judge ol the common fIeas
Court shall hold that court In any othei
Common Pleas district; and tnat any Judge
OF the District Court shall hold that curt IN
any 9th district fOI the court than the one
In which he resides: and judge Of he Com
mon Pleas may temporarily exchange dis
tricts with each other; and two or more Com
mon Pleas Courts may be Leld al TIE same
time in the same district, and two oE more
District Courts may be he d az !he same
time ir a district 81 thai court
SIC. IL The Jacsss OF h- SupfeIne 9, uTi,
the District TOurts, and Of the Court oi Com
mon rlSas shall. ~ stated times. receive lot
tn-fr services such co ~ JpeDsation as may be
provided Oy law, which shall not be Inere4 =
I'd or d mInishSd Gnrirg their term Of Office
nor ho d any other Office OF trust or profit un-
d tie au hOrity OF any State, or OF The
United states Az votes for either OF them
for any elective offiee.' xcs pt Judicial offcr.
under the authority this 81 ale given Dy
tue General Assembly or the people. shSil
BE- void.
SIC. Is.- The General Assembly may in
Grease or diminish the number oftne Judges
ofthe Supreme Ourt, the number 4 he dis
tricts, of the District Courts, The numb. I OF
Judges IN any Common Peas or district
Court district. change any Disfrici Court dis
trict, establish other suft-, abolish the Pro
bale Court IL any county o. any other Court
established BY law, wheneve iwO-thIrds oftbr
members elected 10 Zach House shah concur
therein: hut no sucn chan ge shall vacate the
Office OF any Judge Tn. Court o. tom mon
Pleas proyis ed for IN this amendment shall
be the SUCCESSOR ofihe present Probate c uri
and Courts Oi omIn"n Pleas IL each county :.
The District Courts herein provided FOR shall
De the succe~sOrs of the pr-Snt D.sfr:ci
Courts, and all The book. reenId>. papers
and business. In or appertatniDg 20 said
Courts, shall De transferred TO their succes
snrs under this amendment; the exist. 2
Probate Court II hereby abolished in each
county at the close OF the term for which th+
Judge thereof was elected first occurring sf
ter the election OF Common IeaS Judges
under tnis amendment, and the CLERKS in the
Courts of Common Pleas and DIsiric; courts
shall be the clerks In the in the co1Fts herriD
provided until their successors are eiecied
and qualified; but the supreme Court shall
appoint IL Own reporter.
SEC. 10. There shall be elected In eaeh
county by the electors thereof ore G ERIK OF
the Cou't of Common Pleas, who shall hold
his Ofice for tbs- term Of thr G yearr. and
until nis successor shall be elected and qusi-
fled. He shaii. by virtue OF his Office. be
clerk of ali other courts OF re ord held there
in, butt e General Assembly may pr vide
by law, for The election o. a clerk with Ike
term Of Office. for zach or any other Of q 2
courts of I'd. or fo- the appointment BY
tie Supreme Cnnrt CT Clerk for that Court.
sEc Is. Thesev eral Judges otthe Supreme
Court. OF the District and Common Pleas,
and OF such o;Eer courts as may be created,
@halI respectively have and exercise such
power and Jurisdiction at chambers or her.
wise Us MAY be directed by law.
The term OF Office Of all Judges OF Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for In his
amendment. shall commence on the drsi
Monday In January next after the making
II the apporiioh asnt provided for in ~ecfion
FIVE Of article fOcr. and the term OF Office OF
a Judges OF the Court of Common Pleas In
office. who we're no elected a. Judges under
this amendment, shall then expire