The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-06-01
House joint RESOLUTION,
Relative go an Amendment Of
Articles FOur and Eleven of
the Constitutions, ReOrganfz-
ing the Judiciary Of the Stale
of Chic.

BE IL resoired by the General Assembly o(the
State Of Ohio (thIee-fiiths of all the members
elected to each house eoncurring therin),
That a proposition to amend the ConstItu-
ton of the state of Ohio, De submitted to the
electors OF the State, on the second Tuesday
oil October, A. ID. 1877, as follows. to-wit:
That sections one three, tUe, str, e1ght ttcetge,
fourteen. ffeen sixteen and ef0hseen' OF article
fOCr. be amended so as TO read as follows, and
section seven, of article four, and sections
twelve and thirteen of article eleven, be re-
pealed:
ARTICLEIv
SEC. / The judicial power OF the state
shall be vested in Supreme Court. ia Dis
trict Courts, Courts OIL Common Pleas, JUS
tees of the Peace and such other courts in'c-
| riOr to the Supreme Court. in one or more
enunties. as the General Assembly may from
time TO time establish. The Superior Courts
| of Cincinnati and Montgomery counties,
shall continue until otherwise provided by
I law.
SEC ). The Court OF Common Pleas shalt
| 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. Sundays and holidays excepted
Each county now existing or hereafter form-
| ed ,shall constitute a Seperate common Pleas
Distric., and each District shall be known by
the name of he county comprising the Dis
trici.
SEC. 5. Each District Court shall consist of
| one Judge. who snail baselecf by the voters
| of the District There shall be elected one or
| more judges IN each District, and ther shall
| be held annually not less than three ses-
| siOns in each county in the state The Leg
| iSlature shall divide the ~ ate into District
Court districts, not exceeding twenty in
| number, and shall assign TO each Common
I Pleas and District court district. the number
OfJudses required 10 dispose Of the business
/ therein. Ia district shall be composed OF
compact territory, bounded by county lines.
and as nearly equal in population as pTactic-
| able A concurrence OF three fifths only OF
| ali the members elected To both Houses shall
| be required for the first apDOrtiOnment or to.
/ determine the number of Judges required in
Nrfg IL
/ trict, under this amendment, but no change
! shall thereafter be made without the concur
! renee of two thirds of ali the members elect
I Sections twelve and thirteen OF article
| eleven are hereby repeated; the repeal to
take effect when the Legislature makes the
/ appOIttOnmentm Mt mentioned In this section.
/ SEC. 8. The District Court shall have like
| original Jurisdiction with the Supreme
Court, and such appellate or other juIissiie-
ton as may be prOVis:t q By law.
| SEC. 5. The General Assembly may pro
vide by law for Judge pro teInD0re, TO hold
any court wnen the Judge hereof is disquali-
fed By sickEets or otherwise TO h0ld said
court.
SEC Il. The Judges OF the districts and OF
the Courts of Common Pleas, shall, while In
| office, 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 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 the court than the one
| in which he resides: and Judges Of the Com -
mon Pleas may temporarily exchange dis RI
tricts with each other; and two or more Com
mon Pleas Courts may be held NJ the same
| time in the same district, and two or more
| District Courts may be held gt the same ,
/ time in district of that court
| SfC. a. The Judges of he SupnemeC urt,,
| the District Courts, and of the Court OF Com
/ mon Pleas shall at stated times, receive FOR
| their services sucE co HpensatiOD as may be-
| provided BY law, which shall not be lneTe;,
| ed or diminished durirg their term OF Office
| but they shall receive no lees or perqCisiues,
nor EO.G any other Office Of trust OI profit un-
/ der the u'hority OF any state. OF OF the
| United States. All votes for either of them
/ for any elective Office, exec pt judicial Ofiee-
/ under the authority o. This SIaie given bF
ths General Assembly, or the people. shaIs
sc Is. The General Assembly msy in
crease or diminish tlis Lumber Of he Judges
ofthe supreme Court he BuEIher' fthe dis
tTict~, Gf Tire D;stTic. CourTs. iHe bnl1O. Of
Jud-es IN aGy Common Peas or District
CGHrt district, change any District Court dis
trict. establl.h a other cnutts, abolish the HrO-
bate Court Ia any county or any other Court
esi abl ished Dy Law, Wbeneye twO-thlrds Cftns-
members elected to each House shall concur
therein; bat no such change shall vacdte the'
office of any Judge The Court OF common
Pleas provided for In this amendment SHAH
be the successor OF the present Probate Court
and Courts OF Common Pleas ia each county
TIE District Courts herein provided for snail
be the SUCCESSORS of the preEsni DistTie1
Courts, and all the books. records. papers
-,
Courts, shall be transferred TO their sueces
SOrs under this amendment; tine exisfirg
Probate Court Is hereby abolished in each
county at the close OF tie term for which the
Judge fhereofwas elected. first occurring af-
ter the election OF Common Ficas Judges
under tHiz amendment, and the Clerks Ia the
COGrts of Common Pleas and District Courts.
shall be the clerks in the Ia the courts herein
provided until their SUCCESSORS are elected
and qualified; but the supreme Court shall
appoint its own reporter
Il There eIGcta
county by the electors thereof, o.e C.eTk Oi
the COurt of Common Pleas, who shall hold
his Office Tor the term Of thTte ye2rs. ard
nEtiI mis- success or shall be elected and quaI-
fled. He shall. by virtue OF his Office. be
clerk of all other court OF re ord held thele-
in. bat tie General Assembly may provide.
by law, Tor The election Of a clerk with a Ike
term of Office, for each or any other of tre
courts OF reecrd or for The appointment by
the Supreme ConTt CT a Clerk for that COuEt.
SIC is. Tine several Judges of the Supreme
Court. OF the District and Common Plea,
and OF such other courts as may he eTeaisf,
shall respectively aave and sxsTc4s.s such
power and jurisdiction al chambers oE o her,
wise, may be directed by law
The term of Office Of ali Judges of Cou.nsOf.f
Pleas and District Courts provided for la h.ss
amendment. shall commence Oh tE-s arst
II the appOrt iOLutSnt provided for =. section
five OF article four, aud the Term % Office or
an Judges OF the Courts OF Common Pleas. t.s
Office, who were no: elected as Juoges unceT
this amendment. shall then expire
No change shall bs made by 10 ~ ssesrd-
roeut in the Supreme CcGrt. ar an the once
or term OF any Judge thereof The Isl eiec-
ton OF Judges Of Common Pleas and District
Courts under Ibis amendment. shall be held
ar the general election for election OF state
OFFICERS next after the making OF said appo:-
tionment tor District Court districts D. the
legislature. but nothing IN this amendment
hall be construed TO change or alter the
Constitution or laws until said appOrtlOD-
merit Section seven OF Article four Is here
by repealed. and section tgenty-iwo shall Dc
Ium bered section sevsD-
FORI OF BALLOT.
At said election, the voter desiring 70 vote
in favor OF the adoption OF tbfs amendment.
shall have placed upon their oaliets the
words Judicial Constitutional Amendment
-Yes-"the voters who do not fayorthe sdop-
tfou of said amendments all have placed
uoon their ballots the words. Judicial Com
stf:utfou Anne udm ent-NO-
Adopted March 6, l&7.
~srrI II. W. CURES
President OF thsSsnafe
%. J. n DGE,
Speaker pro tenn. House OF fRep-ssenIafiyes.
THE STATE OR OHfO. ;.
OFFICE os til Z SECRETARY os STATE.
Milton Barnes, Secretary of State OF tire.