The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-07-15

tiOBs Three and Five. Article
Four. Of the Constitution, Reer.
ganfzing the Jud ciary OF the
State.
Be 1t resolged By the General Assena5Lv of "a &
State Of Ohio. (three-ffths of all the memberr
elected to each house concurring therein),
That proposition to amend the Constitution
of the State Of Ohio be submitted to the
electors of the State, on the second Tuesday
of October, A. D. 1879, as fellows, to wit
That sections 3 and Of article 4, entitled
be amended so IS to Be and read
as follows:
SECTION 8. The State shall be divided intg
nine common pleas districts, of which the
county of Hamilton shall constitute oncx
which districts shall be of compact territory
bounded by county lines, and said districts.
other tia said county of Hamilton, shalf,
without division of counties, be further d.
vided into subdivisions, in each Of which.
and in said county of Hamilton, there shall
be elected by the electors thereof. respect,
lively, at least one judge ofthe court Of Gem.
mon pleas for the district, and residing there
in. Courts Of common pleas shall be held
by one or more of these judges in every
comfy of the district, as often as may be-
provided by law, and more than one eourf
or sitting 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 of such dis
trlct cne judge of the district court, by whom
tie district courts in such district shall be
held, and he shall receive ssch compensation
as may be provided BY law. District courts
shall be held in each county at least once
every year. The General Assembly may in
crease the number of district court Judges to
three, in any district or districts, and may
provide for having Judge pro tempers, to
hold any court whenever necessary by reason
Of the failure, disqualification, absence, or
sickness of any judge, and the amount Of
paw allowed judge pro tempere may be de-
Quoted from the salary of any Judge whose
default causes the necessity Of having the
pro tempore Judge. The times of holding
common pleas and district courts shall be
fixed by law, but the General Assembly may
au horize the judges of said courts. respect
lively, to FIX the times of the holding Of said
courts.
At said election the voters desiring to
vote in favor of this amendment, shall have
placed upon their ballots the words "JudieiaI
constitutional amendment, Yes," and the vo-
ters who do not favor the adoption of said
amendment. may nave placed upon their bal,
lots the words, judicial constitutional
amendment, No;'' and if majority Of all
the votes cast at said election be in favor Of
said amendment, then said sections three
and FIVE herein specified, shall be and con.
stitute the sections so numbered in the said
judicial article Of the Constitution Of the
State of Ohio; and said original sections
three and FIVE shall be repealed. IS san
JAMES &. MEAL,
Speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives.
JABEZ w. FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April 10, 1879. a.is ,-s
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO,
Office Of the Secretary of State. 90
/, Milton Barnes, Secretary Of State Of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the fore
going is a true copy Of joint resolution passed
by the General Assembly of the State of Ohie,
on the 10th day of April, A. d. 1879, taken
from the original rolls fled in this office.
In testimony whereof. have here
hereunto subscribed my name and af-
[sEALl fixed my official seal, at Columbus, the
11th day Of April, A. d. 1879.
MILTON BARNES, 3Al
aprl4, ,79m6. Secretary Of State.