The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-09-06
House Joint Resolution.
Relative to AN I'M c nd m ent Of Artt-
cles Four and Eleven of tho Con-
stitu ii ON, RcOrEanizinE the judi.
ciary OF the state of OHIO.

Be 1t reeolced by tie General Assen.1ly of TIE
stcu 10 each house cOncurring thereln) rha,
proposition 10 amend the constitutions OF ths
5taIc OF ohio, be submitted u the electors OF
the State. tue second L Iuesday vi October. y
D. 1877 as follows, to-wit: 5H4etk
That sections oAe, three, fce. sig. eight tso.lce
fourteen, fifteen. si.cteen eighteen, vi article
Gle iour. be .,menties, as follows.
md section seven, Oi article four, and Sectlon>
,weive and thirteen OF article eleven, be re-
pcaled:
ARTICLE ~.
SEC. l. The judicial power Of the State sha !
be vested in "A Supreme Court, III District Courts.
Courts OF Common Pleas. JasIlccs of tne Peace.
Court, in one or more counties, as the o,cnera:
Assembly may from time 10 time establish. The
superior Courts OF cincinnati and Montgomery
counties. shall continue until OtherwIse pro
SEC ) Ine Court of Common Pleas shall be
holden by one Judge who shall be elected b,
the voters OF the District aud said Court shal.
open all times for the trans action Of bust.
ness, Sundays and holidays excepted kach
county now existing or hersafter foimed. shall
constitute y separate Common Pleas District
aud each District snail be known by the name
of the county comprising the District.
SEC 5. Each district court shall consist Oi
one udg.. who shall be elected b. tue voters
the District. There shall be elected ONE %.
more Judges in each district and there shall be
held annually. not less Than I'M &C scastvns A.
each county ln the state. The Legislature shall
divi,te the state into District Court ulstricts
aot exceeding Iwecty in num-. er. and shall AS
sign to each COin,liOn lease anu District Count
dis trlct. the number OF Ju'lses required to dis
shall be composed Of compact territory, bound
81 by county lines. and as nearly equal IN pop
uiatiOu as pracLicable n concurrence of three
iftiis only OF all the members elected 10 b0tll
.iOuses, snail be required TOR the first apiyor-
tiOnnlcnt. or t. determine the number Of Jud yes
sequired IN each district Court aud Co niM0s.
lea> district, under this ancndment but IL.
chiln.s .se shall thereafter be made without the
.nncHrr nee two II, rCis of ali the u.,uibers
elected to both Houses.
are hereby repealed; the repeal to take effect
when the Legi>latur. makes the apportiOnmenl
in this section.
orig inal jurisdiction with the Supreme Court,
md such appellate or other Jurisdiction As may
SIC s rne ueneral Assembly may provide
by law for Judge pro tempore. to hold any
eourt when the Judge tner. \ dis4uai,ne,i %,
sickne Or Otherwise TO hold slid court,
SEC u. The JWigcs Of the disGric.s and OF
the courts of LomnOa Pleas. shall, Whiie ia oi-
ice. reside in the district in which they arr
elected, and their term of eifice shall ue hve
years but the Legislature may pro lde by Law
that ANY Judge OF the Common Pleas Cour.
.'i.,iS Il Irirl; amt lnit amy Judg vi the Dis
.ricL Court shall hoid that court in any Otlie,
resides and Judges OF the Common Pleas ma )
temporarily exchange districts with each other
,nd two Or more Coliinom Pleas ourts may b.
acid At the same time IN the same district, an.
~ . or more district Courts may lie held III
she same time in u .ilstr,ct ut that court.
SEC IA The Judges Of the supreme Court
tn district LOurtS, and tie Court of Co nmon
Pleas, shall. at stated times, receive i.r then
services such compensation US my be pro vide
iy law, which shall not be increased uimin
Isued during their term OF Office, but they shaii
receive no fees or .perqui>ites, nor hold an.
other Office OF trust or profit under the aiitliOri
" Uf any state, or Of the United States. All
votes tor either OF them for any eleclive Office
except Il j, ,iicial Oiioe. under The authority O
This State given by rne General Assem- bly,, or Tn,
hall he =
SEC. 10 Ihe ocnera! Assembly may increase
Or diminish the number Ot the Judges OF the Su
.,reme Court the num- OF the districts, or tn,
District Courts. the number of Judges in any
Common Plea, or Disti iCt Court district, chang,
any district Court district. establish U,heI
Courts abolish the Probate Court in any county
,r any other col urt esta abiisied uy law whe. ever
.wu- thirds OF the members elected 10 escr
house snull concur tnereln; but no such chang.
shall vacate the Qillce OF ANY Judge. The COur
of Com mon Pleas provided for in this amend
ment shall he the successor Of the present PRO
bate Court and Courts OF Com mon Pleas in eaci
county. The District Courts herein provided
for shall be the successors of the present Dis
tricL Courts; and aik the books. records. paper.
md business, in or appertaining TO said Courts
shall be transferred 10 their. sue cessors under
this amendment; the existing Probate Cours i.
hereby abolished IN each County aC the close o
the term for which the } Judge InereOf was EJECT
ei first occurring after the election of CommUl
rleas Judges under this amendment, and tn.
lrict Courts, shall be clerks III the courts herein
provided until their successors are elected anC
qualified; but the supreme COars shall appOin,
SEC. is There shall be elected in each count,
by the electors thereof, one Cicrk of the 1Our.
Of Common Pleas, VINO shall hoiG his Office roI
the term OF three years. and until his SUCCESSOR
Oe elected ami qualified He sll all, by virtue O
his Office, be clerk Uf all other courts Of recor,
ned Lhercu,. but the General assembly lna,
provide by law, for the election of clerk " ii
like term Of Ois;c. for each any other uf ui,.
supreme Court OF u Clerk for that Court
SEC Is. The several Judges oil lAlc -ouprcnl,
Court. OF the district and Common Pleas, ant
spcctivcly have and exercise such power and
uri,dlcLiOE ut cham bcrs, Or otherwise, as may
be directed by law.
Pleas and District Courts pro. Idet for in thi.
amendment. shall eonlni. nee on the hrst Monday
ointmcnt pro- ide,t tor in sccIion i've in rticI.
four, and the term Ol Office 0f all Judges OF tn.
Courts OF Common Pleas. in Office, VINO wer,
not elecie,t rs Judges under this amen,imoDl
NJ change Shall be made by this amen.lmcn,
in the Supreme Court; or in the Office Or tern Z"
any } Judge thereof. The first election of udges
oi Common Pleas and Dlsu icL Courts unueI
this amendment. shall be held at the genera
ciection Tor election OF State officers next aitc;
the making OF said apuOftiOument for District
Court districts by the Leg islature, but moth II
this amendment sh Ill he construed TO ch angt
- alter the Constitution Of laws until said aI
hereby repealed. anu section twenty two shat
II numbered section seven.
FORM OF RALLOT.
at said election. the voters desiring to vOta
in iavor 0f tue adoption Of this amenduisnt
',ail have placed upon tf"ir ballots the words
tJTdicial q. n ,tituti0nal Amendment-Yes: >
the voters l .iO not La, Adoption Oi o,sla
amendmenr! Ell Ill nave paced up... .u.ir Uni
,ots the words. judicial Cons titutional Amend
ment-NO."
Adopted March d. 1S77,
H., w CUHTIS,
President of tire Senate
O.J. HUDGE,
Snes Eer nrO fen, Hon>e ,,f Ranra~.Ht.t:yas
THE STATE OF OHIO,
OFFiCEOF THE SECRETARY OF rATE}
l. Milton Barnes, Secretary Of state OF tn,
state of Okiu. do hereby certify that the fore
in named. rassest by the General Assembly .
the State of Ohio. on the 9th day of April, A. u
1871. taken from the original feils on iile in ihi
office.
In Witness whereof have hci ennto subscribcs
my name. and affixed the seal of thi
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