The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-05-10

elected to each house concurring iherein) Tha
proposition TO amend the Constitution of TN
/ state of Ohio, be submitted to the electors O
The State, ON the second Tuesday OF October, A
ID; 1877, as follows. TO wit:
That sections one, three fire. sir, eight, ttCelre
fourteen. fneeH, Sfzteen and eighteen, of article
four, be amended so as to read as follows, anC
section seven. of article four, and sections
| twelve and thirteen of article eleven, be re-
pealed:
ARTICLE ".
SEC. l.. The Judicial power Of the State shal
be vested in a Supreme Court, in District Courts
Courts OF Common Pleas, Justices of the Peac,
and such other Courts inferior TO the Suprem-
assembly may from time to time establish
The Superior Courts of Cincinnati and Mont
2omery counties, shall continue until otherwise
SEC. 3. The Court of Common Pleas shall Dc
holden by one Judge who shall he 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 herea fier formed, shall
constitute "a separate. Common Pleas nistrici,
and each District shall b. known by the name
Of The county compri ing be District.
SEC. 3. Each District Court shall consist Ol
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 Legislat ture shall
not exceeding twenty Ia number, and shall Ms
sign 10 each Common Pleas and District Court
district, the number of Judges required 10 dis
pose OF the business therein. Each district
shall be composed OF compact territory, bound
ed by county lines, and as nearly equal i'm pop
ulatiOn as practicable. A concurrence OF 1 IA res-
fifths only of all the members elected TO both
Houses, shall be required tor the first appor-
ilonheht, OF 10 detefInlhe the number Ol
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,
bers elected 10 both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen of article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to lake effect
when the Legislature max IS the apportion-
ment meni ioned in this section.
SEC. 8. 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 tempore, TO hold any
court when the Judge thereof Is disqualified by
sickness or otherwise to hold said court
SIC - The Judges of the districts and Of the
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 Yeas; but
the Legislature 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 resides; and
exchange districts with each other; and two or
more Common Pleas Courts may be held at the
same time in the same district. auG two or
more District Courts may be held at she same
time in 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 as may be provid-
minished during their term OF Office, but they
shall receive no fees or perquisites, nor hold
thority Of any State, or of the United States.
All votes for either OF them for any elective
office, except a judicial office, under the au-
thoriiy of This State given by the General As
sembly, or the people, shall be void.
SEC. Is. The General Assembly may increase
or diminish the number OF the Judges OF the
Supreme Court, the number of the districts
OF the District Courts, the number OF Judges in
any Common Pleas or District Court district
| change Court
Other courts, abolish the Probate Court i'm any
county, or any other Court established by law
whenever two-ihirds OF the members elected "a
each House snail concur therein; but no such
change shall yacate the Office of any Judge. The
Court OF Common Pleas provided for i'm this
amendment shall be the successor OF the pres
ent Probate Court and Courts OF Common Pleas
provided for shall be the successors OF the pres
ent District Courts; and all the books, records,
papers and business, in or appeFtaining to said
Courts shall be transferred TO their SUCCESSOR
under this amendment; the existing Probate
Court Is hereby abolished in each county at the
close of the term for which the Judge thereof
elected, first occurring after the election OF
Common Pleas Pudges under this amendment,
and the Cerlxs In the Courts of Common Pleas
aud District Courts, shall be the clerks in the
courts herein provided suntil their successors
are elected and qualified; but the Supreme
Court shall appoint its own reporter.
SEC. 10. There shall be elected Ia each county
by the electors thereof, one Clerk Of the Court
the term of three years, and until his successor
shall be elected and qualified. He shall, by
N
of record held therein, but the General Assem-
bly, may proYide by law. FIR the election OF a
clerk with q ike term OF Office fqamach or any
other of the courts OF record, or fdrMhe appoint
ment by the Supreme Court of Clerk Tor that
Court.
SIC. 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
juri sd let ion at chambers, or otherwise as may
be directed by law.
The term OF Office of all Judges Of Common
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amendment, shall commence on the first Mon
day in January next after the making of the
appointment provided for in section five al
article four, and the term OF Office Of all Judges
of the Courts OF Common Pleas, in office, who
were not elected US Judges under this amend
ment, shall then expire.
No change shall be made by this amendment
in the Supreme Court, or in the Office term
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-
Strued To change or alter the Constitution or
laws until said apporionment. 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 thi, amendment. shall
have placed upon their ballots the words,
aJudicial Constitutional Amendmeut-YpS.'i
said amendments, shall have placed upon their
ballots the words, judicial Constitutional
Amendment-No."
Adopted March 9, lS77.
II. w. CURTIS,
President Of the Senate.
O.J. HODGE,
Speakerpro tenn. House Of Representatives.