The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-09-21
ARTICLE N.

SEC. l. The judicial power OF the staie
shall be vested in Supreme Court. In Dis
trIcs Courts. Courts OF Common Pleas, jus
tees of the Peace aud such other courts in G.
TiOr to the Supreme JOuTt in one or more
COUNTIES. as the General Assembly may from
tine 20 time establish. The Superior Courts
OF Cincinnati ana Montgomery counties
shall continue until otherwise provided by
law
SIC 3 The Court Oi Common Pleas shall
be holden by one Judgs, who shall be elect ed
by the voters of the District, and Said COCTi
shall be open az all times for the TRANSACTION
of business. sundays and holidays excepted.
Each county now existing or hereafter form
Ell she IL constitute sepeTate Common Pleas
DisIric., and eacn District shall be known by
the name of The county comprising the Dis
trici.
SEC, >. Each District Court shall consist OF
one Judge. who shall be elected by the voters
of the District. There shall be elected one or
more judges IN each District, and vhere shall
be he'd annually. not less than three ses-
sionS in each county in the State. The Leg
islature shall divide the State into District
Court districts, not exceeding twenty In
number, and shall assign to each Common
Pleas and District Court district. the number T
OfJudges required TO dispose of the business
therein. Ea h district shall be composed of
compact territory, bounded by county lines,
and as nearly equal in population as praetic-
able. a concurrence OF three -nithS only o1
all the meIuD Defs elected TO both Houses shall
b. required f0- the first apDOrtiODment or to
determine he number cf Judges required IN
eacn District court and Common Peas Dis
trfcf, under this amendment, but no change
shall thereafter be made without The concur
renee Of two thirds o. all the me'.iher> elect
ed ~ both Houses.
Sections twelve aud Thirteen o. article
eleven are hereby revealed; The lcpsGl to
take effect when the Legislature EaEes The
apPoItionIGe Ut mentioned IN fhl> secilon-
SsC &. The District Court shall! have Ike
original Jurisdiction with the supreme
Court, ana such appellate or Otaef Iuilsr4c-
tiOn Nlav be provide q Dy law.
SEC 5. The General Assembly may pi"-
vide by law for Judge pro teH'p2fe 70 hold
fed by sickEe Eess or otherwise 70 h0id sa'd
court.
SEC L, The Judges of the districts and OF
the COurLs q Common Pleas, shall. while il
office, reside in the district IN which they
are elected, and their tenn OF Office shall De
five years; but the Legislature may provide
by law that any Judge OF the Common Pleas
Court shall hold that court IA any either
Common Pleas district; and that any Judge
Of the District Court shall hold that court 10
any 9th = district for the court than the one
in which he resides; and Judges of The Com
mon Pleas may temporarily exchange dis
tricts with each other; and two or more Com
anon Pleas Courts may be held al the same
time in the same district, and two or rOr@
District Courts may be held al tie sane
time in district OF that court
ShC. IA The Judges offhe supreme e. Lt'.
the District Ourts, and OF the COCTt Oi Com
mon rlsas shall. al stated times, receive Tor
prov vided by law, which shall not betnerea
ed or diminished duTirg their term OF Of1ce.
bat they shall receive no iees or prrquisities.
nor no q any otherOffice Of trust OF profit I'M
der tle aU hoTity OF any state, or Of the
United States. All votes for eithcr OF them
Tor any elective Of1ce,sxcf ~ a judicial OfIice
under The authority oil this STATE given ~
The General Assembly, or the people, shan
be void.
SIC. Is. The General Assembly may IN
crease or diminish the number ofthe Judges
ia
ofthe supreme court, ine number i me dls
tricts, Of the District Courts. The hnmO. OF
Judzes IN any Common Pleas or District
Cont district, change any District CouIt DIS
trict. estahli-h other curt, abolish the Pro
bate Court In any county or any other Court
by Law, ,wheneye two-thiTds Oftne
members elected to each House shall concur
therein: but no sucn change shall vacste The
Office OF any Judge The Court o. Common
Pleas prov iGed for IN this amendment shall
be the sucef ssOT Of the present Probate e art
and Courts Of common Pleas IL each county.
The District Courts herein provided for snail
lie the successors OF the PRESENT District
Courts, and all the books. records. paprrs
and business. In or appettalnlng tO said
Courts shall be transferred TO their success
SYrs under this amendment. the eXlsti' z
Probate Court j. hereby abolished IN e&ch {
county at the close OF the term for which the !
Judge thereof vas elected, FIST occurriDk af !
ter the election OF Common Pleas Judges I
under tuis amendment, and The Clerks in The I
Courts OfCOmmon Pleas and District Courts. I
shall be the clerks In the In the cnurts her ~
and qualified; but the supreme Court shall I
appoint i'll own reporter
SIC. l6. There SHALL be elected IN earh !
county by the electors thereof. one Cse-k 81 (
the COurt OF Common Pleas, who shall hold 4
his Office for the term of thr-e years sud /
untiI his successor shall be elected aud quail I
.hed. He shall. by virtue OF his officr. be /
clerk OF all other COURT OF re ord held there i
ia, but tie General Assembly may provide. (,
bv law for the election OF a CLERK with a like 1
term OF Office, for each or any other oi toe 1
courts OF record or for the appointment by I
the Supreme Court CT a Clerk for tnst Court /
SIC. IS. The several Judges ofthe supreme /
Court OF the District and Common Pleas, |
and of such other courts as may be created, |
shall respectively have and exercise such I
power aud Jurisdiction at chambers or oiher- |
wise as may be directed by law.
The term Of Office Of all Judges OF Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for In ibis /
shall commence on the nrst
Monday IN January next after the MAKING
of the apportioninsnt provided Tor n ssct.on
five Of article four. and the term OF once OF
a Judges of the Courts OF Common Pleas IN
Office who were no elected as Judges under /
this amendment. shall then expire
No ctapge shall be made By this amend
,,er, IN fhe Supreme Court. o- in the office /.
ar term OF a-y Judge thereof. Tue hIst elee- I
rfon of Judgez Of Common Pleas and District /
unsier this amendment. shall be held I
A. the general election FOR election OF state !
ofTicer@ next after the making OF said appOr-
rtonment tor District Court districts by the
but nothing in this amendment
Shall be construed TO change or alter the
or laws until said apportion-