The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-29
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION,
Proposing an Amendment to Sections
Three and Five, Article Four, of the
Constitution, Reorgantzing the Ju-
dietary of the Sthte.

Be It Lesolred Jy the General Assembly Of
the State Of Ohio {th1ee-ffths of all the
members elected to each house concurring
therein|, That a proposition to amend the
Constitution of the State of Ohio be sub
to the electors of the State, on the
second Tuesday of October. A. D.. 1879, as
follows, to wit: That sections 8 and 5 of
article a, entitled Judicial" be amended
so as to be and read as follows:
SECTION 8. The State shall be divided
into nine common pleas districts, of which
the county of Hamilton shall constitute
one, which districts shall be of compact
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 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
ulSlIlcI, Out Juukc VI liz SOoAe1
by whom the district courts in such dis
trict shall be held, and he shall receive
such compensation as may be provided by
law. District courts shall be held in each
county at least once every year. The
General Assembly may increase the num-
Der of district court judges to three, in
any district or districts, and may provide
for having o judge. pro te'npore, to hold
any court whenever necessary by reason
of the failure, disqualification, absence, or
sickness of any judge, and the amount OF
pay allowed a judge pro tempore may be
deducted from the salary of any judge
whose default causes the necessity OF hay.
ing the pro tempore judge. The times OF
holding common pleas and district courts
shall be fixed ny law, but the General As.
sembly may authorize the judges of said
courts, respectively, to fix the times of the
holding of said courts.
At said election the voters desiring tC
vote in favor of this amendment, shall have
placed upon their ballots the words, "Ju.
dicial constitutional amendment, Yes;'
and the voters who do not favor the adop
ton of said amendment, may have placed
upon their ballots the words, "Judicia
constitutional amendment, Mo-" and if
majority of all the votes cast at said cleo
ton be in favor of said amendment, ther
said sections three and i've herein spec1
fed, shall be and constitute the sections
SO numbered in the said judicial article o
the Constitution of the State of Ohio: ane
said original sections three and five shall
be repealed
Speaker of the House of Representatives
JABEZ w. FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April 10, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO,
Office of the Secretary of State.
1, Milton Barnes, Secretary of State o
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, tina
the foregoing is a true copy of a joint res
olution passed by the General Assembly Q
the State of Ohio, on the 10th day of April
| A. d. 1879, taken from the original roll
filed in this Office.
In testimony whereof, I hav
hereunto subscribed my name ant
TsEAL1 affixed my official seal, at Colum
bus, the 18th day of April, A. D
1879. MILTON BARNES,
Secretary of State.
April 1S79-6m.