The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-09-20

Re q RssOlvsd bv he General Assembly Of Ae STAG
Of Ohio 0hTee.hfthB Of all the members eleCteu "
each house concurring thereinh IhM btopOsl1I
uon 10 amend the Constitution OF the eteIe oI
Ohio be submitted TO the electors OF the state, on
the second Tuesday Of October, A. d. 1871 aS loi'
That Sections one Three, Five, StS. Eight TtesIge,
Fourteen, Fifteen, Si1teen and E!0hteel OF AILlcis
Eour, be amended 80 as to read as folloWg, and
Section Seven, Of article -Four, and fsecuona
Twelve and Thirteen Of article Eleven De repeal
ARTICLEIv
SECTION l. The Judicial power Of the STATE
Rhall be vested In a Supreme Court IN Dlbrlct
Courts Courts Of Common Pleas, Justices OF tne
Peace and such other Courts inferior 70 tne su'
preme Court IN one or more counties, as the Gem
eral Assembly may from time 10 time establish
The 5upeoior Courts Of Cincinnati and Montgom'
cry counties, shall continue until otherwise pro"
vided by law.
holden by one Judge, who shall be elected by the
voters Of the District and said Court shall be open
at all times for the transaction OF business, sum
days and holidays excepted. Each county now
existing or hereafter formed, shall consEtute
separate Common Pleas District and each District
shall be known by the name OF the county COM
SEC. s. 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 Jua'
ges In each District and there shall be held annu'
ally not less than three sessions In each county
In the State, The Legislature shall divide the
State into District Court districts not exceeding
twenty In number, and shall assign 70 each Com
mon Pleas and District Court district; the number
Of Judges required to dispose Of all the business
therein. Each district shall be composed OF com
pact territory, bounded by county lines, and aa
nearly equal IN population as pracucable.
concurrence Of three ffths only Of oil the mem
kod IN hnth FnnutrA1
the first Apportionment or TO determine the mum:
Der 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 members
elected 10 both Houses.
Sections twelve and thirteen Of article eleven
are hereby repealed; the repeal 10 take effect when
the Legislature makes the apportionment mem
toned In this section.
inal jurisdiction with the Supreme Court. and
such appellate or other Jurisdiction 90 may De
provided by law.
SEC. s. The General Assembly may provide by
law for Judge pro tempore to hold any court when
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sickness or
otherwise to hold said court
SEC. l2 The Judges Of the districts and OF the
Courts Of Common AIeas, shall while In once, re.
side in the district in which they are elected, and
their term Of office shall be FIVE years. but the Leg
islature may provide by law that any Judge Of
the Common Pleas Court shell hold that court In
any other Common Pleas district; and that any
Judge Of the District Court shall hold that court
In any other distlictfor that court than the one in
which he resides and Judges OF tne 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 Rt
the same time IN dietrlct Of that court
SEC. H. The Judges OF the Supreme Court the
District Courts, and OF the Court OF Common Plea
uhRll, at stated times receive for their services
ucn corpenSation az may be provided by law,
hich ehdll not be increased or diminlshed dur.
ng their term Of office, but they shall receive no
Oes or perQuisites, nor hold any Otner ONCE Of
trust or profit under the authority Of any State OF
Of the United States. All votes for either Of them
er any elective ONCE except judicial ONCE, un-
der the authority of this State given by the Gem
Ora1 Assembly. or the people. ahall bo void
ISL, 10. Inc 1eneral Assembly may increase o.
dimiriah the Dumber Of Judges OF the Supreme
CourCSthe Number Of the districts OF the Dlsnlct
Courta, the number Of Judges Ia any Common
fleae District Court district change 9ny RiSS! ~
Probate Court In any county, or any other Courl
e1tAhliEhed by law, whenever tWothirdB OF the
membem elected 10 each HOuBe shall concur there
In: but no such change shall Vacate tne once o.
any Judge. The Court ofCommoL Pleas provided
for in this amendment shall be the successor Of
The present Probate Court and Court OF Common
Pleas In each county. The District Courts herein
provided for shall be the successors Ofthe present
district courts and all the books, records Pspen
and business, in or appertaining to said Coure
shall be transferred to their successors under this
amendment; the existing Probate Court tB hereby
abolished In each county at the close OF the Term
for which the Judge thereof was elected, hTst oe'
curing after the election Of Common Pleas Jud'
Res under this amendment, and the Clerks Of the
Courts of Common Pleas and District Courte
shall be the clerks In the courts herein PROVIDED
until their successors are elected and quallhedi
but the Supreme Court shall appoint It's own re-
SEC. l6. There shall be elected in each county
oy the electors thereof one Clerk Of the Court OF
Common Pleas, who shall hold his ofice for the
term Of three years. and until his successor SHAH
be elected and qualified. He shall, by virtue OF
his ONCE, be clerk Of all other courts Of record
held therein, but the General Assembly may pro-
vide, by law, for the election OF clerk with o
like term Of Office, for each or any other Of ne
courts Of record, or for the appointment Dy tne
Supreme Court Of Clerk for that Court
SEC. IS. The several Judges Of the Supreme
Court Of the District and Common Pleas, and Of
such other courts as may be created, shall re-
spectlVely have and exercise such power and w.
risdiction at chamber or otherwise, as may be
The term Of once Of all Judges Of Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for In thig
amendment, shall commence on the hrst Monday
in January next after the making OF the appOT.
tionment provided for IN section i've Of article
four, and the term Of 06ice Of all Judges Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas IN Office, who were not
elected As Judges under this amendment, shall
then expire.
No change shall be made by this smendmentin
the Supreme Court or in the Office or term Of any
Judge thereof The first election Of Judges Of
Common Pleas and District Courts under this
amendment, shall be held at the general election
for election Of State officers next after the making
Of said appointment for District Court districts BY
the Legislature, but nothing In this amendment
shall be construed to change or alter the C0nstiu'
ton or laws until said app0rtionment Section
seven Of Article four Is hereby repealed, and Rec.
ton twenty-five shall be numbered section seven.
FORM OF BALLOT.
Atsaid election, the voters desiring to vote In
favor Of the adoption Of this amendment, shall
have placed upon their ballots the words, Judi
cal Constitutional AmeDdment-Yes;" 81" the voter
who do not favor the adoption Of said amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the words,
judicial Constitutional Amendment-No."
Adopted April 8, 1877.
And in accordance with the provisions Of IAN
act relating TO certain proposed constitutional
amendments and publication thereof" passed
April 30, 1877 "The Judges and clerks OF the
election in each township, ward and precinct,
shall in addition 10 the returns provided oy law
at the same time make return to the CLERK OF
the county, Of the vote cast for and against said
proposed amendments