The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-10-04
House Joint Resolution.
ls lative to AN nm md emit of Arti.
cles Four and Eleven Of the Con.
slitution, Reorgantzfng the Judi.
cI.,rf ct lAc State % OhAO.

Relative to am A mend m emit of Arti.
cles Four and Eleven of the Con.
stitutIOn, l1eOrgantzfng the Judi.
CI:.r. OF IAc state Os OhAO.
lie II reeozred ly tie General Assesn6ly of til,
State IF ohio {ih.ce-niths OF ali the neiI.bel'
e;;t.sI ..,,.i. house concurrinS thereln) Tha
| . nrop.,,i..,:. L., amend the Constitution OF the
S.are of ohio, be submitted to the electors ol
the S'ate lite >e.o.s.i Tuesday oil October, a
| ID. 1871, as follows, towit:
I That sections one. three IRE. sir- es9Af f'rtfTS,
| fourteen, fftee1t, sirteen eighteen, of article
| Gle ivur. be amended So to reau as follows.
,nd section seven oI article four, and sections
'we'v" and thirteen Of article eleven, be re-
| pealed:
ARTICLE ".
SIC l. The judicial power of the State shall
b., vested in Supreme Court. IN District Courts.
'Jourts OF Common i-leas. Justices of tn. Peace.
| ind such other Courts inferior to the supreme
IOurt, in one or more counties ;ts the tIeneril
assembly may from time to time establish. The
superior Courts OF Cincinnati and Mon.g0mery
counties, shall continue until otherwise pro-
si,ie,! by law.
SEC T. The Court of Common Pleas shall be
iolden .,y ,n.: Judge who shi.ii be elected by
ne voters OF the District ard said Court shall
,e open at all times for the trans action OF busi-
ness Suniays and holidays excepted Each
ounty now existing or hereafter 70 med. shall
onstitute "a separate Common Pleas District.
md each DistI let shall be known by the name
| II the county comprising the District.
SEC 5. Each district Court shall consist of
me Judge, who shall be elected by the voters of
i,c District. There shall be elected one or
AZ }
scId annually, not less than three sessions in
zach soanuy in the State. The Legislature shall
iiviIe the state inio District Court districts
rot exceeding twenty i'll mAer AMI shalt
ign To each Common Please and District Court
ii.trIcs. the number of Judges required to dis.
use OF the business therein. Each district
hall be composed of compact territory, bound-
ii by county lines. and nearly equal IN pop
,i:,. ion as practicable. concurrence of three
iith, only of all the members elected to both
.ouses. shall be required for the first appor-
comment or to determine the number of } Judges
IN District Court and Common
L. ~ district. under this amendment, but no
change shall thereafter be made without the
concurrence at two thirds OF all the members
elected to both Houses.
.,....iIuna L.cl.c ihirt"cn"f article eleven
ire hereby rcl,e;ilcti the repeal I" take effect
hen the Legislature makes the superintendent
mentioned in this section.
s,EC. Il. tho DisL,Iul IOurt shall have Ike
.,ri.ina. Jurisdiction with the supreme Courr.
mi such appellate Or other jurisdictian as may
So Tn" General Assembly may provide
,y law for IA Judge pro tempOre. to hold any
.ourt whc,, the Judge tncrevI !. uI>qu.iined by
sickness or q, ,hcrwiSc to hold said court.
SEC IL The Judges of the districts and of
h. courts of Lomnon Pleas. shall while in Of
ice rcsie in the district in which they are
elected. and their term of office shall be live
years ; but the Legislature may prov lde by law
shat aay Jn'iac oi the Common I.e.,s e-.urt
,h;,,I hold that court in any other =. mmOn
r'ic:. .iist rici amt that any Judge OF the Dis
,ict Court stall hold that court in AIRY other
,t,ict for that court than the enc in which he
sides: and Judges of the Common Pleas may
.emorsriiy eNcIan &c districts with each other
.tlt more touhifoh icdS NtHfiS may DE
,cl.t mt ,h. same time in the same district, and
..vo o. more District Courts may he held at
The same time IN a district or mat court
SIC a. 'rhc Judges of tile ~ui,rGme Court,
Ia District courts. and TIE Court oi common
.'ieas shall. II; ata.'i times. receive ior their
rvires such compensation a> nv '.c provided
by law which shall not be increased or dimin-
,noi during their tei m 81 oiiicc. but they shall
,ce,vc no i.,os tcrquiere>: nor hold any
,.hcr onicc of trust or profit under the authori-
Y of any state. or of the Unitei states. All
y,.,cs lar cithcr at them for any elective office.
al vtO
ihis State riv"n l,~'hc General Assembly, or the
people, shall be void.
,r dIm,u,si, tnc number cl the Judges OF the SUI
RENE Court. The nnuber Of the districts or the
,i,tiict Courts. the number OF Judges In any
mtnon Pleas or District Court district, charge
NV District Court district. establish other
oy,t, alp,ish ,hc Probate Court III any county
49, n,v ..,I ,our, es tai Llishcd by law, " he ever
uu-thir,l> of tie members elected to each
iou>c snall concur thcrein' but no >uGh change
hall .ac.,tc tuc Office OF any Judge The Court
i Con, mon peas provided Tor IN this amend
uent shall be the >tcccsscr OF Tie p. esent Pro-
,a,e uurt and Courts oi Common, fIcas IN each
,un;y .hc I,is Tract Courts herein provided
r. shall be pie successors Oi the present Dls-
ri.L o'urt>. and all Tue LOOKS, recoi!s- taEs.fs
and business in or :,pp"rtalnlng To SAID Courts.
shall be transferred to their successors under
this amendment; the existing Probate Court is
hereby abolished, III each County aL the close of
the term for which the } utige thereof was elect
-, ,rsl occurring alter the election of Common
..Ie.,, Judges under this amendment. ahd the
isrks in ;i,e. .uurts o Common Pleas and Dis
.rict Courts shall be clerks III the courts herein
,rovIUc,. until their SUCCESSORS are elected anu
qualified; but the supreme Iouit shaii appoint
SEC 16 There shall be elected in each county
Nv the electors thereof, one Clerk of The Court
Il Common Pleas, VINO shall hold his office for
nc term OF three ears, and until his successor
~ elected and qualified. tie shall, by virtue of
nj, Office bc clerk Of all other courts of record
:,,lt tI,erein but the General Assembly may
,rnyi,ie by law, for the election OF clerk with
4 like term ot Office, for each or any other of the
cOurts OF record, or for the appolntmtnt by the
supreme Court of a Clerk for that Court.
all
: ,urt OF the District and Common PleaS, ana
If such other courts a> may he created shaii re,
jurisdiction mt chambers, or otherwise, as may
be directed by law. u
Pleas and District Courts provided for In TINS
amendment shall commcnc on the first Monday
,f January next alter the making OF the al'-
ointment proviic,. for in section five in article
;;Iur aud the term oil Office of all Judges OF the
courts OF Common Pleas. in office. who were
not elected as Judges under this amendment
Sn chan, fi,..,I be made by this amer dment
in the supreme Court; or in the ONCE or term oI
INV Jul re thereof, The first election of Judges
ri Common Pleas and DiSu let Courts under
his amendment. shall be held at the general
.icction election OF State officers next aiter
the making of SAID appOrtiOnment for District
Court districts by the Legislature, but nothing
this amcndment shall De construed, 70 cHanSc
n alter the Constitution or laws unili saIu ai-
.,rtionmrnt ,e ;tion seven OF article four IS
hereby repealed. and section twenty-five shaiI
PC numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said clcculun The Iot,is iflns 10 No'e
in favor of tue adoption of this amenttmei I,
shall have placed upon their ballots the worus;
g yutiri;;l Constitutional Amendment-Ies:"
the voters who do favor the adoption oil SAID
lmc nttment shah have placed ui"'" their bai-
lots the words, u judicial Constitutional Am,Ld-
mcnt-NO.'
Adopted March t. 1877.
President of the Ser ate.
O.J. HODGE,
Speaker pro TEN. House of Representatives.