The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-06-14
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SECTION l. The Judicial power Of the State
shall be vested in a 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, as the Gen
eral Assembly may from time 10 time establish
The SupeOior Courts Of Cincinnati and Montgom'
cry counties shall continue until otherwise pro-
vided by law.
SEC. 5. 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 business, Sun.
days and holidays excepted, Each county now
separate Common Pleas District, and each District
shall be known by the name Of the county COM
prising the District
SEC. 5. 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 District and there shall be held ahnu'
ally, not less than three sessions In each county
In the Slate. 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 aa
nearly equal IN population as practicable. A
concurrence of three ifths only Of all the mem
bers elected to both House, shall be required for
the first apportionment or TO determine the mum.
Der of Judges required In each District Court and
Common Pleas 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are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect when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 men.
toned in this section.
SEC 6. The District Court shall have like orig
inal jurisdiction with the Supreme Court. and
such appellate or other Jurisdiction as may DO
provided by law.
SEC. s. 1he General Assembly may provide by
law for Judge ro tenlpore to hold any court when
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sickness or
otherwise to hold said court.
SEC. II The Judges of the districts and Of the
Courts OF Common Pleas, shall, while In office, re-
side in the district in which they are elected and
their term Of office shall be FIVE years. but the Leg
islature may provide by law that any Judge Of
the Common Pleas Court shall hold that court in
any other Con mon 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 resides; and Judges Of tine 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 district of that court.
SIC. IA. The Judges OF the Supreme Court, the
District Courts, and Of the Court Of Common Pleas
shall, ut stated times. receive for their services
ucn cctlpensstion as may be provided by law,
hich Ghall not be increased or diminished dur.
Dg their term Of Office but they shall receive no
eet Vi peEqulslVee, nor uOlu any OLnef once OF
trust OF profit under the authority of any State or
Of the Uniteo States. AL votes for either Of them
TOT any elective ofice except judicial office. un.
der the authority Of this State given by the Gen.
eral Assembly. or the people, ShaIl be void.
BEG ID. The General Assembly may increase Oh
diminlsh the number Of Judges Of the Supreme
Court the number Of the districts Of the District
Courts the number Of Judges ir 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 twothirds Of The
members elected to each House sha concur there
in: but no such change shall vacate the oftiee OF
any Judge. The Court OF Comm0I Pleas provided
for in this amendment shall be the successor OF
the present Probate Court aud Court 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 business, In or appertaining to said Courts
shall be transferred to their successors under this
amendment; the existing Probate Court is hereby
abolished in each county at the close Of the term
for which the Judge thereof was elected first 0c-
curing after the election Of Common Pleas Jud-
ges under this amendment and the Clerks Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas and District Courts
shall be the clerks in the courts herein provided
until their successors are elected end qualified;
but the Supreme Court shall appoint its own re-
porter.
Seq 49, There shall be elected in each county
Oy the electors thereof one Clerk Of the Court Of
Common Pleas, who shall hold his once 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 courts Of record
held therein, but the General Assembly may pro-
vide, by law, fer the election Of clerk with .
like term Of ONCE, for each or any other Of the
courts Of record, or for the appointment by the
Supreme Court Of q Clerk for that Court.
SEC 49, The several Judges Of the Supreme
Court Of the District and Common Pleas, and Of
such other courts a. may be created, shall re-
gpectively have aud exercise such power and iu-
risdiction at chamber o. 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 afler the making Of the Appof-
tionment provided for In section Ave cf article
four, and the term Of office Of all Judna OF the
Courts Of Common Pleas IN office, who were not
elected Is Judges under this amendment shall
then expire. IL.
No change shall be made by this amendmeDtin
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 Atthe general election
for election OF State officers next after the making
Of said appointment for District Court districts BY
the Legislature, but nothing in this amendment
shall be construed 10 change or alter the Constitu
ton or laws until said appOrtionment Section
seven Of Article four is hereby repealed and soc
ton twenty-five shall be numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
Atsaid election, the voters desiring 10 vote In