Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-03

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Be 1t Resolved bg the General Assenb1,, of
the Stote Of Ohio (three-fifths of all the
members elected to each House concurrinp
therein). That propositions to amend the
Constitution of the State. of Ohio be sub
mitted to the electors of the State on the
second Tuesday of October, A. D. 1879, as
follows, to-wit: That Sections and of
article 4, entitled ''Judicial," be amend
ed so as to be and read as follows:
SECTION 3. The State shall be divided
into nine common pleas districts, of which
the county of Hamilton shall constitute
one, which districts shall be of eOmDaet
territory, bounded by county lines, and
said districts, other than said county of
Hamilton, shall, without division of coun-
ties, be further divided into subdivisions.
in each of which, and in said county of
Hamilton, there shall be elected by the
electors thereof respectively. at least one
Judge OF the court of common pleas for
the district, and residing therein. Courts
OF common pleas shall be held by one or
more of these judges in every county of
the district, as often as may be provided.
by law, and more than one court or sit
ting thereof may be held at the same time
In each district.
Sec. 5. In each district there shall be
elected, by the electors at large ofsuch dis
trlct, one judge of the district court bv
whom the district courts in such districts
shall pe nelo, ana ne shall receive such
compensation as may be provided by law.
district courts shall be held in each coun-
~ at least once every year. The General
Assembly may increase the number of
district court judges to three, in 4anVs dis
Griet or districts, and may provide for
having judge pro teqgpore, to hold anv
CourG whenever necessary by reason of
the failure, disqualification, absence. or
sickness of any Judge, and the amount of
pay allowed judge pro ten1pOre may be
deducted from the salary of any Judge
whose default causes the necessity Of hay-
1ng the pro tenpOre judge. The times of
holding common pleas and district courts
snaI De liked by law, but the General
Assembly may authorize the judges of
SAID courts, respectively, to fix the times
OF the holding of said courts.
At said election the voters desiring to
vote in favor of this amendment. shall
nave placed upon their ballots the words.
Judicial Constitutional Amendment
Yes;" and the voters who do not favor
the adoption of said amendment. NAV
have placed upon their ballots the words.
- udIclaI Constitutional Amendment
no; ana II majority of all the votes cast
at said election be in favor of said amend
ment, then said sections three and five
herein specified, shall be and constitute
the sections so numbered in the said Judi
clal article of the Constitution of the State
OF Oh1o; and said original sections three
ana five shall be repealed,
JAMES e. NEAL.
speaker OF the House of Representatives
JABEZ w. FITCH,
President Of the Senate.
Passed April 10, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. OHIo)
Office Of the Secretary of State.
I, Milton Barnes, Secretary of state of
ti te Sei. sssee " Ollos DO hereby certify, that
passed BY the General AssagobI,r az ~ Az AZ
State Of Ohio, on the 10th daI a III sne
a. d. 1879, taken from the orig;noI1 Pill Pill
fled in this office. OiiS'
In testimony thereof. 7 bava
hereuntO subscribed my name and
[sEALl affixed my official seal, at Colum-
bus, the 10th day of April, A. n
1879. MILTON BARNES.
ap14mo6 Secretary of State.