The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-05-03

elected to each hou-r cOncurTing th'rrlnl. That
Stat,.o Of Ohio. be subiuitted to the el' ctorS nf
the state, ON the s'c,,nd Tuesday of October, n.
ID 1877, ~ follows. to wit:
TIai seciion~ one. three, fee. sir. eight, flUclre,
fourteen ftccn. SiTfcen aitd ciQhtscn, ot article
four, be anIrndcd ~ "a To read nS follows, and
twelve and thirteen OF article eleven, BE- re-
pealed:
ARTICLE ".
SIC. I. The JudicisI power nf the state shall
be- vested IN supreme Court, In District courts,
Courts OF Common Plss,s. Justicrs Of the Peace
aud suci other Courts inferior to the Suprem
Court, la one or more cpuuties, aS the General
Assembly niRy fr"m time To time establish.
The superior C"uris 81 Cincinnntl nhd Mont
gonsry cuuufte~. shall continue until otherwise
SFc3 T'h. Court OF Common Pleas shall D..
holden bv one Judgr, WHO shalt he elecied 10y
the voters oi Tie District, and said Court shall
be open Rt all tlmrs for the transaction "f buSi-
n.sS. sundays H"d holidays excepted. Each
county now exi>ting or hereafter formed. shall
cnnstIIut. sspan,ir Common Pleas b~tIici.
and rac District Slnll b.. known 10y the name
OF the county conpri ing th.. District.
SIC. ;. Each District Court SHALL consist of
one Ju'ig'', who shall b- rl'cted 10y the votrr~
nf 'he district. There shalt DE elected ''ne or
more Judges I'm etcli district, and thrTs shall be
hrld annually, not less IN ihrre sessions ~
e'cl cnuniA IA ilr STATE. TIE Isgi~lhluteSliall
disid- the STATE into District Cnun diStiicis,
not 'xc-'dnE twenty in nunI.r, and shall a..
sign To each Common Pleas and District Court
district, the nuuiI-T OF Judges required TO ais
pu~r ot the business Therein. Fatrh district
shall be c''inIal>ed of couipnct territory bound
eel by county lines. nnd rs nearly equal IN Dup-
ulhtiOn "a practicable. a concurrence at thrae-
| finIs Ouly OF all the mrmb'rS elected To bufh
Houses, shsll Ice required Tor the first appor-
iiOnmrnt, or To determine tie number OF
judges required IN each District Court and
/ Common Pie,S district, under this amendment.
hut no change Slinil thereafter bs made wiilOu
/ the concurrence Of two-thir,ls Of all the mem-
berS elected iO both Houses.
Ssctions iwelvs and thirteen OF article eleven
are hereby repealed; tle repeal To lake effect
when the legislature makes the apportiOn-
/ ment mentioned IN this section.
SEC. O. The District Count shall have like
original jurisdiction with the Supreme C0uri,
and such appellate or other jurisdiction as may
| be provided by law.
/ by law foe a Judge pro tempore, TO hold any
court when the Judge thereon IL disqualified by
sickness or otherwisr To hold said court.
| SIC. l.. The Judges OF the districts and of the
Courts Of Common Pleas. shall, while in otiic =,
reside In the district In which they are elected,
! and their term OF Office shall he nvc years; but
| III. Legislature may provide by law that any
judge of the Common Peas Court shall hold
| that court Ia any other Common Pleas district
and that amy Judge of the District Court shall
| hold that court IN any nih'-r district fer that
| Judges OF the common Pleas may temporarily
| PxclIang4 districts with each other; and two or
| more Common Peas Courts may d.. hs.ld at b..
| same time in the same district. and two or
| more District Courts may b. held at the same
Time la q d>irici OF that cnurf.
| SO. H. The jugs nf the supreme Court,
| the district CourI~. AMI the Court of Comm ~
Pleas shall. Ht stated times r'c~iv'. for tlI-i
| e'l ty taw, which shall not he Increased or d-
niniShe,l duti"g their term of uffire. nut Ih.y
any other nfli,r "f must ur pr H. under the nu-
| tlpriiy "f any state, or Of The Ihiird States
Al v''i'~ f'r either uf them tor amy el. ctiv''
office, txes pt Judicial "filc'-, under the hu-
! Ibnriiy of this STATE gwen by the General As
Ss.nIhly. or the - Oplr, shall i void
| SIC IL. Tnr General As -embly may inerca~s.
or diminish the number ~ the Iu,lg' OF the
| Supirfne Court. the nnnib"r of the districts.
80 ia. District Courts, tie number uf Judges in
| any Common Pleas or bi-t.ic Court district.
ciinngr amy diSirici Couri district. establish
otlle courts. abolish tli,. Probate tnurt in any
| established
| whrnevs-r two-t thirls of TN" n"mh'r- elected to
/ each HoiiS. shall c,ncur thrrpin; but 40 sIcI,
! change shall vncate the ofci. uf any Jug.. The
| Court Of Common Pleas provided fpr IN this
amendment II All he the Stirc,-sor of th, pres
| ent ~ IobaIe Court aud CuuTt> OF Common Pleas
/ iu each county. The District tOuTtS h-r.iu
provi'lrd for. shall be the successors OF ia" prs
ent Dish let ts'uriS; gnd all ia" bspk~, records.
papers aud business, Ia or appe tai ling To said
| Cunts shall be Iu'n-ferpd 10 IhrIT surc7~S,rS
/ uutler this ainrndnrnt the Existing PrOb1ie
Court j. hereby abolished In each county at the
close of the q rm for which the Judge thereof
elected. FIRST occurring after the elect ion
/ Common Pleas PudgcS under this amendment,
/ and the Crik- iu the Courts OF Common Peas
courts herein provided sunrii their sucr,sssors
are elected and qualthrd; but the Supreme
/ Conn shall appoint it, own reporter.
/ SIC. 20. There sh,ll he elected iu each county
/ by The electors thereof, one Clerk uf the Court
Of Common Pleas, VIII" shall hold his office for
| the term Of three years, and until his successor
shall BE- elected nnd qualified. lie shall, by
viriur OF bi> office he clerk uf all other cuur )
of record hrld therein, hut tls General Assam
/ bly may provide, by lnw. - the election 81 .,
| clrlk with ike term of ON =, TOR each or any
other nf the cOuItS OF racoiu, for the appoint
/ meni by the supreme Court of Clerk tor that
| Court.
1 ~lt 49, The several Judges of the Supreme
| Court ui The District AMI Common Pleas, anu
| Of such otner courts nIty b.. GRATED, shall
respectively have nnd rN' tciss' such power nIiti
| jursdiri ton 30 chambers, or otherwise as may
| b. drertsd 10y law.
| The term Oi ufli,q. Of all Judges nf Common
| Peas aud Distinct Courts proVi,l,sl for ia tins
| amendment, SHALL cDnim' Hcr on the first Nom =
| day ia 'nuary mex after the making uf The
| - apI,ointm, NJ provided for ~ section five. of
| of the CouriS of Common Pleas. i'm uffc,.. who
wer,. not elected ~ Judges under thi, amend
tn.nt, shall thrn rxI,irr.
No clIHng's shall he made by this amendment
ia the Sut rene Court. or in the Office tet
| Of any Ju'lgr Thereof. TIE nrst ,lcciion Of
Judges cot common Pleas aud district tuurts
under this umen,im-nt, shall b. held ~ the
general clsciiOu for the election Of state officers
/ next after the making OF sHiI appOrt ionnIpnt
/ for District Court districts 10y the LEGISLATURE,
| but nothing ia this amendment shall ba con-
arutd tn cuHnge Or alter The constitution or
| laws until said appori iOnment. Section seven
| of Article four l. hereby repealed. and Secifun
| twenty-five shall be numbered section seven.
| FORM or BALLOT.
| At said election. the voters desiring to vot@ in
Il favor OF the adoption Of this amendment. Sha a
/ have placed upon their ballots the words.
| Judicial Constitutional Ampndment-YrS:' -
/ the voters who do not favor the adoption oi
said amendments, shall have placed upon their
ballots the words, judicial Constitutional
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
/ Adopted March q, 1871.
| II. W. CURTIS,
/ PrpGitltaItT nf ms tsrfa