Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-09-13

provided by law, which shall not be increased
or diminished during their term OF office, but
they shall receive no fees or perQuisites nor
hold any other Office Of trust or profit under
the authority Of any State, or OF the United
States. All votes for ,ither of them for any
elective office, except judicial office, under
the authority of this State given by the Gen
eral Assembly. or the people, shall be void.
SEC. 10. The General Assembly may in
crease or diminish the number of the Judges
OF the Supreme Court, the number of the dis
tricts, Of the District Courts, the number Of
Judges in 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 es-
tablished by law, whenever two-thirds of the
members 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 Courts;
and all the books, records, papers and busi-
ness, in or appertainine to said Courts, shall
De transferred TO their successors under this
amendment; the existing Probate Court is
hereby abolished in each county at the close
of the term for W hich the Judge thereof was
elected. hrst 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 elected1and qualified; but the Supreme
Court shall appoint its own reporter.
SEC. Is. There shall be elected in each coun-
ty by the electors thereof, one Clerk Of the
Court of Common Pleas, who shall hold his
ONCE FOR the term OF three years, and until hi
successor shall be elected and qualified He
shall, by virtue of his Office, be clerk Of all
other courts of record held therein, but the
General Assembly may provide by law, for
the election of clerk with a like term of of
, foe, for each or any other of the courts OF
record, or for the appointment by the Supreme
Court Of a Clerk for that Court.
SEC. Is. The several judges of the Supreme
Court. OF the District and Common Pleas, and
Of such other courts as may be created. shall
respectively have and exercise such power
and jurisdiction at chambers, or otherwise, al
may be directed by law.
The term Of Office of all Judges of Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for in thi,
amendment, shall commence on the first Mon
E day in January next after the making Of thu
apportionment provided for in section five o
article four, and the term OF Office OF all judge
of the Courts of Common Pleas, in office, wht
were not elected as Judges under this amend
ment, shall then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendmen
in the Supreme Court, or in the Office or tern
: Of any Judge thereof The first election o
Judges of Common Pleas and District Court
unuer TINS anenumenL, Snail De nelO at Ln
general election for election of State officer
next after the making Of said apportionmen
for District Court districts by the Legislature
but nothing in this amendment shall be constru
, ed to change or alter the Constitution or law
until said apportionment is msde. Seetio
seven Of Article four is hereby repealed, an
section twenty-five shall be numbered sectio
seven. s-s
FORMOF BALLOT.
At said election, the voters desiring to vot
| in favor of the adoption OF this amendment
. shall nave placed upon,their ballots the words
Judicial Constitutional Amendment-Yes !;
the voters who do net favor the adoption {
said amendment, shall have placed upon thei
ballots the words, Judicial Constitutions
Amendment-No."
> Adopted April 6, 1877.