The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-04
Tl9SdaT, OCTOBER 9Th, lS77,
Then and there to elect by ballot according to
the constitution and laws Of Ohio, the following
State and County officers.

You will also proceed to vote for or against the
following proposed amendments 10 the UOnstltu-
ton Of the State Of Ohio. to-wit:
Bet ResOlvsd by Gs General Assembly Of ne SiGiI
Of Ohio three.hfths Of all the members elected 70
each house Concurring therein) That PROPOSE
ton to amend the Constitution OF the State Of
Ohio. be subwited 10 the electors Of the State on
the second Tuesday Of October, A. D. 1877, Is fol-
That Sections Ons Three, Five, sis. Eight, 7tOelvs
Fourteen, FJteen St1teeR and Eighteen, Of Article
9Sur, be amended 80 as TO read as follows, ana
Section Seven, Of article -Four, and Sections
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~.. ARTICLEv. c
sRcTroNl. The judicial power Of the State
shall be vested in Supreme Court, in District
Courts, Courts Of Common Pleas, Justices Of the
Peace and such other Courts inferior to the su'
preme Court IN one or more counties az the Gem
eral Assembly may from time to time establish
The Supeoior Courts Of Cincinnati and Montgom.
cry counties, shan continue until otherwise pro-
Vided by law.
SEC. g. 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 ali times for the transaction of business, Sum
days and holidays excepted. Each county now
existing or hereafter formed, shall constitute
separate Common Pleas District, and each District
prising the District.
SEC. g. 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 Jud'
ges in each Disurtct and there shall be held annu'
ally, 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 assign to each Com
mon Pleas and District Court district the number
Of Judges required to dispose of all the business
therein. Each district shall be composed of com.
pact territory, bounded by county lines and az
nearly equal In population as practicable. A
concurrence Of three hiths only OF all the mem.
bers elected to both House, shall be required for
the first appOrti0nment or 10 determine the mum.
Der Of Judges required In each District Court and
Common PleRs district, under this amendment,
but no change shall thereafter be made without
the concurrence oftWo thirds Of all the members
elected to both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect when
the Legislature makes the apportionment mem
SEC. 6. The District Court shall have like orig.
inal jurisdiction with the Supreme Court. and
such appellate or other Jurisdiction as may 20
SEC. 8. The General Assembly may provide BY
law for Judge pro tempore to hold any court when
the Judge thereof 10 disqualified by Eicknesa or
otherwise to hold said court
SEC. 12, The Judges Of the districts and Of the
Courts Of Common 1aeas, shall while In ONCE, 70.
side in the district in which they are elected, and
their term Of ONCE shall be Ave years. but the Leg.
isature may provide by law that any Judge Of
the Common Pleas Court shall hold that court In
any other Common Pleas district; 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 Tesidee; and Judges Of the Common
Pleas may temporarily exchange districts with
each other and two or more Common Pleas Coura
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 district Of that court
SEC Il. The Judges Of the Supreme Court the
District Courts, and Of the Court Of Common Plea
Ohall at stated times. receive for their services
ucn cclponsatlon ss may be provided by law,
hich GhSll not be increased or diminished dur.
ng their term Of office, but they shall receive no
ees or perquisites nor hold any other office Of
trust or profit under the authority of any State OK
Of the United States. All votes for either Of them
for any elective office, except judicial Office un.
der the authority Of this State given by the Gen.
ral Assembly. or the people shall be void
eneral Assembly may increase o.
umber Of Judges Of the Supreme
Imber OF the districts of the District
number Of Judges In any Common
Dstr ct Court district, change any District
Court 'strict, establish other courts abolish the
Probate Court in any county, or any other Court
estabIiGhed by law, whenever twothirds Of the
members eiected 10 each House sha' concur there
In: but no such change shall vacate the once OF
any Judge. The Court OF Comm0I Pleas pr0V1deQ
for in this amendment shall be the successor Of
Pleas in each county. The District Courts hereiR
provided for shall be the successors Of the present
Districtcourts and all the books records, papem
and business In or appertaining to said Coura
shall be transferred to their successors under this
amendmenC the existing Probate Court is hereby
abolished In each county at the close of the term
for which the Judge thereof was elected, first oe'
curing after the election Of Common Pleas Jud'
geS under this amendment, and the CLERKS OF the
Courts of Common Pleas and District COur@
shall be the clerks In the courts herein provided
until their successors are elected and qualified;
put the Supreme Court shall appoint its own re-
pirter.
SIC. 10. There shall be elected in each county
oy the electors thereof one Clerk Of the Court Of
Common Pleas, who shall hold his Office for the
tern of three years. and until his 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 pro-
vide, by law, for the election Of clerk with Q
Ike term Of offiee for each or any other OF the
courts Of record, or for the appointment by the
Supreme Court Of Clerk for that Court
SEC. 49, The several Judges of the Supreme
Court Of the District and Common Pleas, and Of
such other courts as may be created shall re-
gpectively have and exercise such power and w.
risdiction at chambers or otherwise as may be
directed by law.
The term Of once Of all Judges Of Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for in this
amendment, shall commence on the first Monday
In January next after the making Of the appor-
four, and the term Of office Of all Judges Of the
Courts of Common Pleas IN Office, who were not
elected Is Judges under this amendment, shall
then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendmentin
the Supreme Court or in the Office or term Of any
Judge thereof The first election Of Judges Of
Common Pleas and District Courts under this
amendment, shall be held the general election
for election of State officers next after the making
" said appointment for District Court districts BY
The Legislature, but nothing in this amendment
snail be construed to change or alter the COnstttu.
tOn or laws until said apportiOnment Section
seven Of Article four is hereby repealed, and SEQ
lion twenty two shall be numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
Atsaid election, the voters desiring TO vote IN
favor Of the adoption OF this amendment, shall
nave placed upon their ballots the words Judi
cal Constitutional Amendment0Yes:" the vOten
who do not favor the adoption Of said amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the wOrdB
Judicial Constitutional Amendment-NO."
Adopted April Q, 1877
And in accordance with the provisions Of IAN
act relating to certain proposed corstltuton@1
and publication thereof" passed
April 30, 1877. "The judges and clerks OF the
election in each township ward and precinct,
shall in addition 10 the returns provided 3y law,
at the same time make return to the CLERK oI
the county, of the vote cast for and against said
amendments.
The following Is the apportionment of Jurors TO
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