The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-08-30

Be Il resolved on The General Assembly Of The
state Of Ohio (three-fifihs of all the members
elected TO each house concurring iherein), That
"a proposition TO amend the Constitution of the
the State, on the second Tuesday OF October A.
ID. 1877, as follows, to wit:
That sections one, three, fire. sir, eight t'oelUe,
JOursesyl Uteen, sfIteea and eighteen, of article
lnur, be amended to read follows, and
section seven. of article four, and SECTIONS
pealed:
ARTICLE Nv.
SEC. I. The Judicial power of the State shall
be vested IN supreme Court, In District Courts,
Courts OF Common Pleas, Justicrs Of the Peace
and such other Courts inferior to the Suprem.
Court. la one or more counties. the General
Assembly may from time to time establish.
The superior Courts nf Cincinnati aud Mont
xoineTy COUNTIES shall continue until otherwise
provided by law.
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 busi-
ness, Sundays and holidays excepted. Each
county now existing or hereafter formed, shall
and each District shall be known by the name
OF The county compn ing The District.
SEC. 8. 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 there shall be
held annually, not less than three sessions IN
each county In the State. The Legislature shall
divide the State into District Court districts,
not exceeding twenty in number, and shall as
sign TO each Common Pleas and District Court
district, the number of Judges required TO dis
shall be composed OF compact territory, bound
ed by county lines, and as nearly equal in pop
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Houses, shall be required for the first appor-
iionment, or TO determine the number OF
Judges required in 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 men,
Sections twelve and thirteen of article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect
IpUiglQfnTa la he
ment mentioned in this section.
SIC. 6. The District Court shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the Supreme Court,
and such appellate or other jurisdiction as may
be provided by law.
SEC. =. The General Assembly may provide
by law for Judge pro tempoTe, 20 hold any
court when the Judge thereof is disqualified by
sickness or otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. l.. The Judges OF the districts and of the
Courts of Common Pleas. shall, while In officr,
reside In the district In which they are elected,
and their term Of Office shall be five years; but
the Legislature may provide by law that any
Judge of the Common Pleas Court shall hold
and that any Judge Of the District Court shall
hold that court in any other district for that
court than the one In which he resides; and
Judges of the Common Pleas may temporarily
exchange districts with each other; and two or
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.
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 OF di-
minished during their term Of office, but they
shall receive no fees perquisltes, nor hold
thority OF any State, or OF the United States
All votes for either OF them for any elective
thoriiy OF this Slate given by the General As
sembly, or the people, shall be void.
SEC. Is. The General Assembly may increase
Supreme Court, the number of the Districts
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 established by law,
whenever two-thirds Of the members elected to
each House shall concur therein; but no such
change shall vacate the Office Of any Judge. The
amendment stall be the successor of the pres
ent Probate Court and Courts OF Common Pleas
provided FOR Snail be the succesSorS Of ibe nr
ent District Cpuris; and all the books, records.
papers and business, In or appertaiuing to said
Courts. shall be transferred TO their SUCCESSOR
under this amendment; the existing Probate
Court is hereby abolished I'm each county az the
close of the term for which the Judge thereof
was elected, first occurring after the election OF
Common Pleas Pudges under this amend en- 4.
and District Courts, shall be the clerks in Tia.
courts herein provided until their succeSSors
are elected and qualified; but the Supreme
Court shall appoint It's own reporter.
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 foI
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. fur the election Of a
/ clerk with Ike term OF office, tor each or any
other OF the courts OF record, for the appoint
ment 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
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
article four, and the term Of Office of all Judges
Of the Courts OF Common Pleas, in Office, who
were lot elected as Judges under this amend
No ochange shall be made by this amendment
In the supreme Court, or in the Office or term
of any Judge thereof The first election OF
/ under this amendment, shall be held at the
general election for the election of State officers
for District Court districts by the Legislature,
but nothing in this amendment shall be con-
strued to change or alter the Constitution or
laws until said apportionment. Section seven
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 oI
said amendments, shall have placed upon their
Amendment-No."
Adopted March 9, 1877.
II. w. CURTIS,
President Of the Senate.
.. j. HODGE,
THE STATE OF OHIO, /
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