The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-07-19
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sEcTroN1 1. The Judicial power Of the State
shall be vested In q Supreme Court, In District
Courts, Courts Of Common Pleas, Justices Of the
Peace and such other Courts inferior to the Su'
preme Court IN one or more counties as the Cen
eral Assembly may from time TO time establish. =
The supeoiOr Courts Of Cincinnati and @ontgom'
cry counties, shall continue until otherwise pro-
vided by law. r .g Ina t.....
SEC 8: The Court Of Common Pleas shall be
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, Sun.
days and holidays excepted. Each county now
existing or hereafter formed, shall constitute q
separate Common Pleas District aud each District
shall be known by the name Of the county COM
pTsing the District. .t..
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 Jud
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 TO 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 as
nearly equal IN population as practicable. A
concurrence OF three flfths only Of all the men,
bers elected 10 both House. shall be required for
the first apportionnent. or 10 determine the num-
ber 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are hereby repealed the repeal 10 take effect when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 men
toned In this section.
SEC. 6. The District Court shall have like orig
inal jurisdiction with the Supreme Court. and
such appellate or other jurisdiction as may 90
provided by law.
SIC. 8. The General Assembly may provide by
law for Judge pro teHlpore to hold any court when
the Judge thereof is disqualified by sickness or
otherwise TO hold said court
SEC u The Judges Of the districts and Of the
Courts OF Common Pleas, shall, while in office, re-
side in the dlstrtctin which they are elected, and
their term of Office shall be FIVE years. but the Leg
iBature may provide by law that any Judge Of
the Common Pleas Court shall hold that court In
any other Con mon Pleas district and that any
Judge Of the District Court shall hold that court
In any other dist let for that court than the one In
which he resides; and Judges Of the Common
Pleas may temporarily exchange districts with
eacn other and Two or more >,ommon Pleas Courts
may be held at the same time in the same district
and TWO or more District Courts may be held OF
the same time IN a district of that court.
SEC. a. The Judges OF the Supreme Court, the
District Courts, and Of the Court of Common Pleaa
shall, at stated times. receive for their services
ucn ccTaPensation as may be provided by law,
ng their term ofofice, but they shall receive no
ees or perquisites nor hold any other office Of
trust OF profit under the authority of any State or
Of the United States ALI votes for either Of them
for any elective Office, except Judicial Office un.
der The authority of this State given by the Gen.
aral Assembly. or the people shall be void
pnC, 10. The General Assembly may increase OF
diminish the number Of Judges Of the Supreme
Court, the number Of the districts Of 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, OF any other Court
established by law, whenever tWothirds OF the
members elected TO each House sha concur there
In: but no such change shall vacate the Office OF
any Judge. The Court OF CommoI 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 Of the present
District courts; and all the books records, papeH
and business, in or appertatning to said COurh
shall be transferred 10 their successors under this
amendment the existing Probate Court is hereby
abolished in each county at the close Of the term
for which the Judge thereof was elected first oc-
curing after the election Of Common Pleas Jud.
ges under this amendment, and the Clerks Of the
Courts Of Common Pleas and District Courts
shall be the clerks in the courts herein provided
until their successors are elected and qualified;
but the Supreme Court shall appoint It's own re-
porter.
's5Ec is. There shall be elected In each county
oy the electors thereof, one Clerk Of the Court Of
Common Pleas, who shall hold his office for the
term Of three years, aud until his successor shall
be elected and qualified. He shall by virtue Of
his office, be clerk Of all other courts Of record
held therein, but the General Assembly may pro-
vide, by law for the election Of q clerk with
courts Of record, or for the appointment by the
Supreme Court Of a Clerk for that Court.
SIC. fa The several Judges Of the Supreme
Court OF the District and Common Pleas, and Of
such other courts a. may be created, shall 70
Bpectiyely have and exercise such power and 'jH-
risdiction at chamDen on otherwise, a. may be
The term OF once Of all Judges OF Common
Pleas and District Courts provided for in this
amendment, ahAll commence on the first Monday
In January next Afler the making Of the appor.
tOnment provided for In section i've Of article |
four, and the term Of ONCE Of ell Judges Of the
Courts ofg,ommon Pleas IN ofilee, who were not b
elected ae Jndges under this amendment, shall
No change shall be made By this amendmentIn
the Supreme COurt, or In the Office or term ofanyl
Judge thereof The first election Of judges Of \
Common Pleas and District Courts under this
amendment, shall be held atthe general election |
for election Of State ofcers next after the making
OF said appointment for District Court districts BY
the Legislature, but nothing In this amendment |
shall be construed 10 change or alter the Constiu
ton or laws until said apportionmenk Section /
seven Of Article four la hereby repealed and SEQ
ton twenty-five shall he numbered section seven
~ p @ &c 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-eYes' the voters
who DO not lay0r the adoption OF said amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots the Worda |
judicial Constitutional Amendment-No." Il
Adopted April 6, 1871.
IN 80 ~. ,',.., H,W. CURTIS,
President Of the Senate.
on. HODGE,
Speaker pro tenn House Of Representatives