The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-09-06

"A proposition To amend the Constitution of the
state of Ohio. he submitted to the electors Of
the state, the second Tuesday of October, A.
That sccfinns one, three. fire. SIR eight. t,relre,
f0urfccn 1teeH, sirteen anu eightseH, 81 artlcle
i"uf, be amended 80 as To read us follows, aud
81 ction seven, OF article -four, and sections
Twelve and thirteen OF article eleven, be re-
peaied;
ARTICLE ".
SIC. I. The Judlcial power OF the state shall
be vested Ia n Supreme Court, In District Courts.
Courts Of Common Pleas, Justices Of the Peace
| ana such other Courts inferior 10 the Suprem
Court, Ia one or mOre counties, a. the General
Assembly may from time to time establish.
Tue superior Courts of Cincinnati and Mont
zoinery countie-, shall continue until Otherwise
provided by law.
SEC 3. The Court OF Common Pleas shall be
| holden bv one judge, who shall be elected by
the voters OF the District, and said Cour shall
be open at all times for the Transaction of bu>i-
nrss, sundays ard holidays excepted. Encl
county now existing or hereafter formed, shall
constitute . separate Common Pleas ltistrict,
and each District shall b. known by the name
Of the county compri ing the District.
SIC. 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 Judges in each district, and there shall be
held annually, not less tnan three sessions In
each county in the State. The Legisla ure shall
divide the state into District Court districts,
not exceeding twenty in number, and shall as
sign to each Common Pleas and District Court
district, the number OF Judges required TO dis
pose OF the business therein. Each district
shall be com posed OF com pact territory, bound
ed by county lines, and as nearly equal IN pop
ulation as practicable. concurrence OF three
elected
Houses, shall be required Tor the first appOr-
iionment, or to determine the number OF
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 MEM
bers elected 20 both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen OF article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect
when the Legislature makes the apportion-
ment mentioned in this section.
SEC. 9. The District Court shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the Supreme Court
Df trfi
/ be provided by law.
SIC. s. The General Assembly may provide
/ by law for a Judge pro telnpore, to hold any
court when the Judge thereof l. disqualified by
sickness or otherwise 10 bold said court.
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 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 that
Iudges OF the 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 dlstric of that court.
SIC. 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 NJ may be provid-
| ed 10y law, which shall not be Increased or di-
minished during their term OF Office, but they
shall receive no fees or perquisites, nor hold
any other Office OF trust or pr"fit under the au-
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 De void.
SIC. 10. The General Assembly may increase
| or diminish the number OF the Judges OF the
| supreme Court, the number Of the districts.
| % the District Courts, the number Of Judges in
| 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 two-thirds Of the members elected to
change shall yacate the Office OF any Judge. The
Court Of Common Pleas provided for in this
| amendment shall be the successor Of the pres
| ent Probate Court aud Courts OF Common Pleas
| In each county. The District Courts herein
provided for. shall be the SUCCESSORS of the PRES
ent District Courts; and all the books, records.
| papers and business, In or appeTtaiuing to said
FCourts. shall be transferred 10 their succ,sssors
under this amendment; the existing Probate
Court iS hercby abolished in each county AT the
close of the t'rn for which the judge thereof
was elected. Inst occurring after the election oi
Common Pleas Pudges under this amendment,
1nd the Crtk~ ia the Courts of Common Pleas
aud district Courts, shall be- the clerks in tbe
courts herein provided until their SUCCESSORS
are elected and qualified; but the Supreme
Court shall appoint is own reporter
SIC 10; Thcre shall be elected IN each county
by the electors thereof, one Clerk of The Court
0f Common Pleas, who shall hold his office fol
shall be elected and qualified. II e shall, by
virtue OF his Office, be clerk Of all other conr
Of record held therein, but the General Assem-.
bly, may provide, by law. FIR the election of q
clerk with a ike term OF office, Tor each or any
olnff hi tue courts OF ffcDfu. Tor the appDluf
ment by the supreme Court of Clerk for thai
| Court.
SIC rs. The several Judges Of the Supreme
Court of the District and Common Pleas, anc
of such other courts as may be created, shall
respectively have and exercise such power and
Jurisdiction at chambers, or otherwise, as may
be directed by law.
The term OF Office OF all Judges of Common
Pleas and Disttict Courts provided for In this
amendment, shall commence on the first Mon.
day In January next after the making OF the
appointment provided for in section five o
article four, and the term OF Office of all Judges
of the Courts OF Common Pleas, I'm Office, who
were not elected as Judges under this amend
ment, shall then expire.
| Nochange shall be made by this amendment
IN the supreme Court, or in the Office or tern
OF any Judge thereof The first election O
Judges OF Common Pleas and district COurti
under this amendment, shall be held at TIA,
general election for the election OF state officer
next after the making OF said appOrtiOnfnen
but nothing in this amendment shall be con
strued to change or alter the Constitution oi
laws until said appOrtiOument. Section sever
Of Article four is hereby repealed, and section
twenty-five shall be numbered section seven.
PORN OF BALLOT.
At said election. the voters desiring to vote il
favor OF the adoption Of this amendment. shal
have placed upon their ballots the words
judicial Constitutional Amendment-Ies:
the voters who do not favor the adoption o
said amendments, shall have placed upon thei
ballots the words, judicial Constitutions
Amendmeut-No."
Adopted March O. 1877.
aH. w. CURTIS,
President of the Senate
o. j. HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn. House Of Representatives