The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-08-31
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION,
Relative to- an Amendment OF
Articles Four and Eleven of
the Constitution, ReOrganiz-
ing The Judiciary ofthe State
of Ohio.

Be IL rexslced 5y The General .4sssn.L;S
State Of Ohio lJhIee-filths OF all the member
That a proposition to amend the ConstItu
ton of the state of fOhiO, be submitted to TN
electors of the state, ON the second Tuesda
OF October, A. ID. 1877, as follows. to-wit:
That sections one, three fee, sir, eight tJ0eiJs
fourteen fftee7l stzteeil and eighteen, OF artici
four be amended so as 10 reau as follows an
section seven, of article four, and section
twelve and thirteen of article eleven, be re
pealed:
SsC. !. The Judicial power of the stat
shall be vested In a Supreme Court. in Dis
trIct Courts, Courts OF Common Pleas, Jus
tees OF the Peace and such other courts in Z
rior to tine Supreme court in one or NOR
counties. as the General Assembly may from
| time TO time establish. The Superior Court
| OF Cincinnati and Montgomery counties
shall continue until otherwise provided b
/ law.
| SIC. 3 The Court OF Common Pleas shall
be holden by one Judg". who shalibe electe'
| By the voters of the District, and Said Cour
shall be open at ali times for the transaction
| of business, sundays and holidays excepted
| Each county now existing or hereafter form
| ed shall constitute a seperate Common Plea
Distric., and each District shall be known b,
the name of he county comprising the Dis
| trict.
| one Judge. who shall be elected by the voter
OF the District There shall be elected one o
/ more judges In each District, and the re shal
be heId annually. not less than three ses
siOns in each county in the State The Leg
/ isIature shall divide the State into Distric
/ Court districts, not exceeding twenty II
/ number, and shall assign to each CommOl
/ Pleas and District court district. the numbt
/ ofJudges required to dispose OF the bushes
therein. Ea h district snail be composed Q
| compact territory, bounded by county linei
! and as nearly equal In population as praetft
| able. A concurrence OF three ftths only {
ali the membe elected 10 both Houses, ,shal
be required for the first apporttonment or :
determine The number of Judges required Il
each District Court and Common Pleas Dis
/ trict, under this amendment, bat no chang
shall thereafter be made without the concur
renee OF two thirds of all the members elect
ed TO both Houses.
! Sections twelve aud thirteen of arIicl
eleven are hereby repealed; the repeal
take effect when the Legislature make q
appoItionme Mt mentioned In this section
SEC. .. rhe District Court shall have uk
original Jurisdiction with the 5uprem m
Court, and such appellate or other juI isdi'
tion as may be providtd d by law.
SEC. 3. The GENERAL Assembly may pt'
vide by law for Judge pro tenpore, TO hol
any court whenfhe Judge hereofis disqual
fed by Sickness or otherwise to holT sal
court.
SIC. Y, Tie Jadges of the districts and {
1 the Courts OF Common Pleas, shall, while !
office, reside in the district in which the
are elected and their term OF office shall
i've years; but the Legislature may pIoyid
by law that any Judge OF the common Piss
Common Pleas district; and tnat any JuCs
Of the District Court shall hold that court
any other district for the court than the on
in which he resides. and judges Of the Con
mon Pleas may temporarily exchange di
tricts with each other; and Two or more Con
mon Pleas Courts may be held at the sam
time in the same district, and two or mo'
District Courts may be heid al fne sam
time In district of that court
Stc. IL. The Judges OF the Supremet Gr
the District Courts, and OF the Court OF Con
.e..-NW . q
their services such CO upensation as may /
| provided by law, which shall not be iucrea
ed or diminished during their term OF ofnc
but they shall receive no lees or perquisitle
nor hold any other Office Of trust or profit VI
der the authority Of any State, or OF tf
United States. All votes for either of thel
for any elective office, exec pt a Judicial ofnc
under the authority OF this state gwen b
the General Assembly, or the people, siIa
be void.
| crease or diminish the number ofthe Judg
I ofthe Supreme Court, he number ufthe ti
| trlcts, Of the District Courts. the Lumbt
Judges IN any Common Pleas or Dist ~
Court district, change any District Court dI
trict. establish other courts, abolish the Pr
! bate Court In any county or any other coul
| established By law, ,wheneye two-thirds of q
| memb elected 10 each House shall comet
therein: but no such change shall vacste III
| Pleas prov ed for in this amendment sbs
| be the successor Of the present Probate Cf n
and Courts oil com mon Flc65 IL cacn count
The District Courts herein provided for sba
| be the successors OF the Present Distri
Courts; and all the books, records. pa pc
and business. in or appettslniDg To sal
Courts, shall be transferred 10 their suece
sors under this amendment; the exisffr
Probate Court is hereby abolished IN eac
, county at the close OF the term for which u
Judge thereof was elected. first occurring a
ter Inc election of Common Pleas Judg,
under tuis amendinent,andt the CLERKS in N
Courts Of Common Pleas and District Court
shall be the clerks in the In the courts hersi
provided until their successors are elecft
and qualified; but the Supreme Court shs
appoint its own reporter.
SEc 49, There snail be elected ia ear
county by the electors thereof, one c ERIK
the Court OF Common Pleas, who shall hol
his Office for the term or three yesrs. an
until his successor shall be elected and Qua
ihed. He shall, by virtue OF his office. |
in, but tne General Assembly may prOyld
by law, tor the election OF a clerk with III
term OF office, for each or any other of a.
courts of record. or for the appointment,
the Supreme Court CT Clerk for that Cour
SEC. Is. The several Judges ofthe Suprem
Court. OF the District and Common Plea
and OF such other courts as may be create
shall respectively have and exercise sue
power aud Jurisdiction at chambers or o. he
wise As m ay be directed BY law.
The term of ONCE of all Judges Of C0mmo
Pleas and District Courts provided for In IN
amendment, shall commence on the nr
Monday In January next after the maxim
nft the apportion'n~nt provided for in seetio
i've OF article four. and the term Of office
all Judges OF the Courts OF Common Pleas
office. who were no. elected as Judges gnds
4 this amendment, shall then expire.
Il No change shall be made By this amenS
ment in the Supreme Court, or IN the ono
or term OF suy Judge thereof The first ele'
ton of Judges of Common Pleas and Distri
Courts under this amendment, shall be bel
al the general election for election OF stat
officers nexI after the making OF said appo
tionment TOR District Court districts by III
! legislature. bat nothing IN this amendmer
shall be construed 70 change or alter th
Constitution or laws until said apportior
inert Section seven of Article four Is her.
| by repealed, and section twenty-five shall
\ mum bered section seven.
H FORM o BALLOT.
Atsaid election, the voters desiring TO yo,
shall have placed upon their baliets ID