The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-09-20

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fourteen. 1teen, sfIteen and eighteen, OF articl
four, be amended to read as follows, ant
twelve and thirteen OF article eleven, be re
| pealed:
ARTICLE w.
SEC. l. The Judicial power OF the State shall
| De vested In supreme Court, In District COURTS
| Courts of Common Pleas, Justices Of the Peace
| and such other Courts inferior to the Suprema
Court, In one or more counties, as the General
The Superior Courts of Cincinnati and Mont
gomery counties, shall continue until otherwise
SEC 3. The Court of Common Pleas 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 bust
ness, Sundays and holidays excepted. Each
county now existing or hereafter formed, shall
constitute a separate Common Pleas District,
| and each District shall be known by the name
Size FScS ppIet ny Con1t sns shaii consist Of
one Judge, who shall be elected by the voters
0i % me district There shall be elected one or or
| held annually, not less than three sessions in
each county in the state. The Legislaiureshall
not exceeding twenty in number, aud shall as
sign TO each Common Pleas and District Court
district, the number Of Judges required TO dis
pose of the business therein. Each district
shall be composed of compact territory, bound
ulation as rraeticable. A concurrence OF three
nfths only OF all the members elected to both
Houses, shall be required for the first appor-
tionment, or 10 determine the number of
Judges required i'm each District Court and
Common Pleas district, under this amendment,
but no change shall thereafter be made without
the concurrence OF two-thirds Of all the MEM
bers elected TO both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen OF article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect
when the Legislature makes the apportion-
SEC. 6. The District Court shall have like
original jurisdiction with the Supreme Court,
and such appellate or other jurisdiction as may
SIC. 8. The General Assembly may provide
by law for Judge pro tenPore, TO hold any
sickness or otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. L. The Judges OF the districts and ofthe
Courts OF common Pleas. shall, while In Office,
reside i'm the district in which they are elected,
and their term OF office shall be five years; but
Inda 1e s ,h may proYiae ~ Law that ANY any
that court In any other Common Pleas district;
hold that court in any other district for that
court than the one I'm which he resides; and
Judges OF ne me siom mon mon Pleas may temporarily
more Common Pleas Courts may be held at the
same time In the same district. and two or
more District Courts may be held at the same
time In a district OF that court.
SEC: IA. The Judges OF the Supreme Court,
the District Courts, and the Court OF Common
Pleas shall, at stated times. receive for their
services such compensation az may be provid-
ed by law, which shall not be increased or di-
shall receive no fees or perquisiIes, nor hold
any other Office of trust or profit under the au-
All votes for either OF them for any elective
office, except a judicial Office, under the au-
sembly, or the people, shall be void.
SEC. Is. The General Assembly may increase
or diminish the number of the Judges OF the
OF the District Courts, the number OF Judges in
any Common Pleas or District Court district,
other courts, abolish the Probate Court in any
county, or any other Court established by law,
whenever two-thirds of the members elected 10
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 a
ent Probate Court and Courts OF Common Pleas
In each county. The District Courts herein
provided for, shall be the successors of the pres
ent District Courts; and all the books, records,
papers and business, In or appertalning to said
Courts. shall be transferred to their Successors
under this amendment; the existing Probate
Court IN 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 Pudges under this amendment
and the Cerks I'm the Courts Of Common Pleas
and District Courts, shall be the clerks In the
courts herein provided until their successors
are elected and qualified; but the Supreme
SEC. 10. There shall be elected in each county
by the electors thereof, one Clerk of the Court
OF Common Pleas, who shall hold his Office for
the term of three years, and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified. He shall, by
virtue OF his Office be clerk OF all other cour :
OF record held therein, but the General Assem-
bly, may provide, by law. for the election OF a
clerk with ike term OF office, tor each or any
other OF the courts OF record or for the appoint
ment by the supreme Court of a Clerk for that
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, may
be directed by law.
The term OF office OF all Judges OF Common
Pleas and Distiict Courts provided for In this
amendment, shall commence on the first Mon
day In January next after the making OF the
appointment provided for In section five of
article four, and the term Of Office Of all Judges
of the Courts OF Common Pleas, I'm Office. who
We're not elected as Judges under this amend
ment, shall then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendment
In the Supreme Court, or in the Office or ter m
OF any Judge thereof. The first election of
Judges OF Common Pleas and district Courts
under this amendment, shall be held at the
general election for the election of State officers
next after the making of said apportionment
for District Court districts by the LEGISLATURE
but nothing in this amendment shall be con-
laws until said apporiionment. Section seven
of Article four Is hereby repealed and section
twenty-five shall be numbered section seven
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election, the voters desiring to vote in
favor OF the adoption of this amendment. shall
have placed upon their ballots the words, |
judicial Constitutional Amendment-Yes;"
the voters who do not favor the adoption of
said amendments, shall have placed upon their
ballots the words, Judicial Constitutional
Amendment-NO."
Adopted March 6, 1877.
II. w. CURTIS,
President of the Senate. |