Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-19
House Joint Resolution
Relative to an A mendment Of Arti-
eles Four and Eleven of the Con-
stitution, ReOrganizing the Judi
ciary Ofthe State Of Ohio.

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| Be it resolved By the General Assembly Of
| the State Of Ohio (thIee-ffths OF all the Inem-
bers elected TO each house eoncurring there
in), That proposition to amend the Conrti-
tuition of the State Of Ohio. be submitted to
the electors of the State, on the second Tues
! day of October, A ID. 1877, as follows, to-wit:
That sections, cue. three. fire siI, eight,
| ttcelue, fourteen, WteeB, st1teea and eighteen,
OF article four, be amended so As TO reai ss
| follows, and section seven. Of article four, and
sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven.
| be repealed:
SEC. /. The JudiciaI power OF the State
| shall be vested In Supreme Court, in Brstrirt
| Courts, Courts of Common Pleas, Justices VI
| the Peace and such other Courts, inferior TO
| the Supreme Court, in one or more counties.
H. the General Assembly may from time TO
| time establish. The Superior Courts OF Gin
| cinnati and Montgomery county shall con-
| lnue until Otherwise provide d sy law
| SEC 3. The Court Of Common i'ieas shall
be holden by one Judge. who shall be elected
| by the voters Of the District. and said Court
shall be open at all times for the transaction
of business. Sundays aid holidays excepted.
Each county now existing or hereafter iorin-
| ed, shall constitute 3 separate Common Pleas
| District, and each District shall be known by
the name Of the county composing the Dis
trict.
ohC. o.. harh Ds.,'st Cea.. shNf , Sensis. . "
| OF the district There shall be elected one or
| MOI Judges In each district, and there shall
oe neio ahnuai9 nol ,ess Ina ,nI ss,.,
10 escn county ~ tne sssse ne leg .s.s'u ~.
snaii aIt.ue tne S.I.e .lso ''.., C' u.
shall assign to each Common Pleas and Dis
trict Court district, the number OF Judges re-
Iui,eo 70 9isp1s1 ., tne uusa a', 20, ..
Eacu uisuic. snai oo oo'uPEeu VI 0onPAos
Ierntory, oosnded py county nses, sne
nesriy equai ~ popu.as,on ss ,h
concurrence VI .n,.en'n Jul, =, al 'n' A,e"
bers elected to both Houses, shall be required
for the first apportionment. or 10 determine
the number Of Judges required In each Dis
trict Court and Common Pleas District, uniler
this amendment but no change shall ibereaf-
ter be made without the concurrence OF two |
thirds OF all the members elected 10 both |
Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen OF article eleven |
are hereby repealed the repeal 10 take enect |
when the Legislature makes the spportion- |
ment mentioned in this section.
original Jurisdiction with the Supreme Court,
and such appellate or other Jurisdiction ss may
be provided by law. Il
SEC. 8. The General Assembly may PROVIDE
by law for Judge pro fenipore' 10 bold any
court when the Judge Thereon Is dl.quaHned
by sickness or otherwise to hold SAID court.
SEC. 12. The Judges OF the dist riots and OF
the Courts OF common fieas. snaii: whiie In
ONCE, reside IN the district IN wnicn tney are
elected, and their term OF once shall be nVe
years; but the Legislature may provide by law
that any Judge Of the Common Pleas Court
shall hold that Court in anv other Common
Pleas district; and that any Judge or the Dis.
trict Court shall hold that court In any otner
district for that court than the one in which
he resides; ami Judges OF the Common Pleas
NAV totQnOrdrllV eXclaDQP QletrlctS xltl eacn |
Jther; and two or more Common Pleas Courts
may be held at the same time III the same dis
trict, and two or more District Courts may be
helc at the same time in O. district OF that
court. II
SEC IA. The Judges Oh the Supreme court,
the District Courts, anu OF the Courts OF Com. |
mon Pleas shall, AT stsfea Tunes, receive Tor
their services such compensation as may be
provided by law, which shall not be Increased
or DIMINISHED durlng their term Of office, but
they shall receive no ..ses or perquisites. nor
hold any other Office Of trust or profit uncer
the authority OF any State, or OF the United
States. All votes for fther Of taeIn for any
elective office. except judicial office. under
the authority OF this State glven.by the Gen
eral Assembly. OF the people, shall be void.
SEC 10 The General Assembly may in
crease or diminish the number Of the .tudxes
OF the Supreme Court, the number OF the dis
triets, Of the District Courts, the number Of
Judges in any Common Pleas or District Court ,
district, change any District Court district,
other courts, abolish the Probate
Court in any county, or any other Court er-
tablished by law, whenever twothirds OF the
elected to each House shall concur
therein; but no such change shall yacate 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 Court;
and all the books, records, papers and bust.
ness. in or appertainIng to said Courts, shall ,
De transferred TO their successors under this
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 am n dmRnt, II
and the Clerksin the Courts OF Common t9eas
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 rep3rter.
SEC. 16. There shall he elected in each coun.
ty by The electors thereof one Clerk OF the
Co irt Of Common Pleas, who shall hold his ,
office for the term Of three years. and until his
shall, by virtue Of his Office, be clerk Of all
other courts of record held therein, but the .
General Assembly may provide By law, Tor
the election Of clerk With like term OF Of ]
nee, for each or any other OF the courts OF
record, or for the appointment oy tne esupreme ,
SIC. Is. The several Judges OF the supreme !
Court. OF the District and Common fieas, ana
Of such other courts as may be created. shall
have aud exercise such power
snd jurisdiction at chambers, or otherwise, ss
may be directed by law.
The term Of office OF all Judges OF Common
shall commence on the first Mon
day In January next alter the making OF the
P,psiaea ,Of OF o 10 :, .M Jdes
of the Courts Of Common Pleas, in Office, who
were mot elected AZ Judges under this amend .
ment. shall then exnire'
No change shall be made by this amendment
in the Supreme Court. or in the office or term 1
Of any Judge thereof The first election Of ,