The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-04-10
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u bne Judge. who shall be elected by tbs
Fo1Ars of the district. There shall be elected
(6s or more Judges in each district, and
q shall be held annually not less than
ee sessions IN each county in the State.
6e. legislature shall divide the State into
yl[rict Court DISTRICTS not exceeding twenty
<Hnumber.and shall assign to each Comm on
Pleas and District Court districts, the number
of Judges required to dispose of the business
therein. Zach district shall be composed of
compact territory, bounded by county lines,
and as nearly equal in population as praot l.
cable. concurrence of three ffths only of
all the members elected to both Houses, shall
be required for the first apportionment, or to
determine the number of judges required in
each District Court aud Common Pleas dis
trct, under this amendment, but no change
shall thereafter be made without the con-
currenoe of two.thirds of all ths members
elected to both Houses, 5a
Sections twelve and thirteen of article
eleven are hereby repealed; the repeal to
take effect when the Legislature makes the
apportionment mentioned in this section.
SEC. s. The District Court shall have like
original 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 for Judge pro tempore, to hold any
Court when the Judge thereof is disqualified
by sickness or otherwise to hold said court.
SRc. la. The Judges of the districts and
of the Courts of Common Pleas, shall, while
in office, reside in the district in which they
are elected, and their term Of office shall be
five years; but the Legislature 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 in which he resides; and Judges of
the Common Pleas may temporarily ex-
change districts with each other; and two or
more Common Pleas Courts may be held at
the same time in the same district, and two
or more District Courts may be held at the
same time in q district of that court.
the District Courts, and Of the Court Of Com.
mon Pleas shall, at stated times, receive for
their services such compensation as may be
provided by Law, which shall not be increased
or diminished during their term of office,
Uut tu6y cudti IoOclf0 uO ICES VI poIQulStIos,
nor hold any other Office of trust or profit
under the authority of any State, or of the
United States All votes for either of them
for any elective Office, except judicial Office,
under the authority of this State given by the
General Assembly, or the people, shall be void.
! SEC. 15 The General Assembly may increase
or diminish the number Of the Judges Of the
Supreme Court, the number of the districts, of
- fha ,har Ind, ~,
any Common Pleas or District Court district,
change any District Court district, establish
other courts, abolish the Probate Court in any
county, or any other Court established by law,
whenever two-thirds of the members elected to
each House shall concur therein; but no such
change shall vacate the Office of any Judge
The Court of Common Pleas provided for in
| this amendment shall be the successor of the
present Probate Court and Courts of Common
| Pleas in each county. The District Courts
herein provided for. shall be the successors Of
the present District Courts; and all the books,
records, papers and business in or appertaining
to said Courts, shall be transferred to their sue
cessors under this amendment; the existing
Probate 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 until
their successors are elected and qualified; but
the Supreme Court shall appoint its own re-
porter. efF ~
SEC. 49, There shall be elected in each county
by the electors thereof, one Clerk of the Court
lof Common Pleas, who shall hold his Office for
He term of three years, and until his successor
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Ikpe of his office, be clerk of all other courts
fecord held therein. but the General Assem-
may provide. by law, for the election of q
k with like term of Office, for each or any
81 of the courts of record, or for the ap-
ntment by the Supreme Court Of a clerk for
court H@ u a
c, IS. The several Judges of the Supreme
y, Of the District and Common Pleas, and
10 fber courts as may be-oreated shall
"a ~ h8ye and sxercise such powers and
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