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Ravenna. Aug. asth. 1877. 47v-lm
House Joint Resolution.
K latt We to am m nd m out Of AFtf .
cles Four and Eleven OF the Ger !.
stitutfon, ReorEanizing the Judt. .
cary OF the state Of ohio.
Be it reeolred by tie General assembly Of the
State OJ Ohio (Llrce-nltils Of all the liis:imbt rs
elected to each house cOncurring thercin). That
1 prOpes 1. i'm To amend the Constitutions OF the
state OF Ohio, be submit to the electors Of
he St.te fne second Tuesday VI October, IL.
D. 1877, as follows. to-wit:
fourteen, .fffeen. sixteen. efgAfeen, of articie
Gle Iuur. be amendtat So as to reai N, follows.
,ui section seven. OF article four. and sections
| 'we'v" and thi.teen of article eleven, he re-
pealed:
ARTICLE Nv.
SEC. l. The Judicial power Of the State shall
courts OF Comm Pleas. Justices vf tine Peace,
md such other courts interior to the supreme
court, in one more counties, AS the 0cnerni
assembly may from time to time establish. The
superior Courts OF Cincinnati and Montgomery
a,:,"tles. shah continue until otherwise pro-
vided by law.
SKI ~ me Court of Common Pleas shall be
aolden by one Judge who snail be elected by
tue vu,. Is CT the District and said Court shall
,e open ut all times for the trains action of busi-
uess, Sundays and holidays excepted. Each
ounty now existing or hereafter formed shall
constitute a separate Common Pleas District.
aud each Distl let shall be known by the name
ii the county comprising the District.
me udgc, who shall be elected by the voters Of
me District. There shall be elected one or
,eid annually not less than three sessions in
,.,ch county in the state. The Legislature shall
rot exceeding twenty in nnmper. and shall AS
sign to each Common Please and District Court
JOS. of the business therein. Each district
hail be composed of compact territory, bound-
ID by county lines. and as nearly equal IN pop
,t,tion as practicable. A concurrence OF three
ifths only of all the members elected to both
Iuuses, shall be required for the first appor-
iOnment or to determine the numberOf Judges
.euuired In each District Court and Common
to,,s district, under this amendment. but no
5hange shall thereafter be made without the
:uncnrr. nee two thirds OF all the members
elected to both Houses.
oeutIuns t., civ { amt thirteen nf article eleven
ire hereby repealed; the repeal to take eject
when the Legislature makes the apportiOnment
mentioned in this section. 80
Ina, Lu e ;ris,,ie,ioE witl, the sunren. Coars
nd such appellate OF other Jurisdiction as may
e provided by law.
~ law for Judge pro te'npore. 70 hold any
lourt when the Judge s1ereoI ls dlsquailned by
SEQ ~ The Judges of the DISTRICTS and OF
hr ,ourtS Of Common Pleas. shall, while iu Of
,icc rcsiue in the district in which they are
icctest, .,n.l their term of Office shall be nvc
ears but the Legislature may pro. lde by law
that ANY Judge OI the Common fleas COurg
>ilay hold that court in any Other Common
:.icss dis. rict; ami that any Judge Sf the Dis
ricI Court shall hold that court in a"y other
.,,side,: and j uiges of the Common Pleas may
temporarily exchange districts with each other;
md two or more Gommon m H., Pleas .o5r,s may ns
wO or more District Courts may he held vt
he same time in IL district OF that court.
SIC, ii. The Judges Oi the supreme Court,
ii District Courts, and tie Court OF Common
.'ieas shali al stated times, receive Tor their
Wv. which shall not he increased or dimin-
.ned during Lncir term Of Office, but they shall
.ce,ve no foes or perluisi.es, nor hold any
" of any State, or Of the United States. All
:otes ior either OF them tor any elective oMce:
xccpt a j.uicial Office. under the authority of
ahi- STATE given h, nc General Assembly. or the
people. shall be VOID.
,r dim inish the number OF the Judges of the SUI
.reme Court. the number OF the districts, or the
district Courts, the number of Judges in any
onmOn Pleas or District Court district. change
INV district Court district. establish Other
,urts abolish the Probate Court III any county
amy other court established bS law. whenever
louise shall concur therein; but no such change
hall vacatc the Office Of any Judge The Court
If t.,,m,nop Pieas provided for in this amend
uent snail be the successor of the pI esent Pro-
,ate Court and courts OF Common fieas in each
county, Inc DlstTlCt COufts hCASIH Pi 'NtuCu
,,r shall be the successors OF the present Dis
srict Courts; and all the books records. papers
md business, m OF y" 'heir sors Under
this amendment; the existing FrObate Court ls
ereby aboii,iIe., IN each County at Lne CLOSE %
she term for Which The ) udge thereof was erect
"A iir>t occurring after the election Of Common
..leas Judges unuer this amendment, and the
Jerks in lii. Courts Oh Common Pleas and DIS
rict Courts, shalt be clerks in the courts herein
prOyide.. until their SUCCESSORS are elected anu
Iualified; but the Supreme COur9 shall appoint
,Is own reporter.
SIC 16 There shall be elected in each county
" the electors Il ereOf, one Clerk or the Court
# Common fleas VINO shall hold his Office for
ne term Oi three ears and until his successor
,e elected and qualified. he shall. by virtue OF
,is Office be clerk of all other courts Of record
,eId therein. but the Geueral Assembly may
l;Ovite by law, for the election OF u clerk with
like term Office. for each or any other OF the
Ourts OF record ior the appointments Dy The
supreme Court of q Clerk for that Court.
SEC 49, The several Judges of the supreme
# such other courts rs may he created. shall re-
specify ely have and exercise such power and
, Iri>.i'"-inr at .h'mbers. or otherwise, as may
70 ~. ..r,,, oi o. Of all Judges of Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for IN this
If January next alter the making Of the ap-
continent provided for in sectlCn nVe In aftiCic
Snrts of Common Pleas In Office. who were
lot elecied as Judges under this amendments
shall then expire.
IN the supreme Court, or in the Office or term OF
,ny Judge thereof. The first election OF Judges
ii Common Pleas and lIistl let Courts under
his Amendments, shall be held at the general
election Tor election OF State officers next alter
The making of SAID apportionlnent for Distrht
Court districts by the Legislature but nothing
n this amendment shall be construed 70 cnehkc
,r alter the Constitution or laws until said ap-
,ortionmenJ Sc ;tiOn seven of article four Is
,ereby repealed, and section twenty 1.-TWO shall
,e numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
At said election. the voters desiring to vote
IN favor of the adoption of this amendmei {.
hall have. places. upon their h aliOts the words.
sJTdicial Constitutional Amendmene-les;
he voters who iollOt iavor s.'sop.i.ai Vi sad
.,aen,iment hall have placed upon their bal
Jts the words, judicial Constitutional Amend
neGt-NO.'' i-s- ,-z.se
Adopted March q. 1871. ,,,,,.
President of the Senate.
u. HODGE,
Speaker pro tcm. House Of Representatives.