The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-08-12

ttons Three and Five. Ariicl6
Four, Of the Constitution. r. eOrs
ganizing the Jud. clary OF the
State. ifc, zI.5s,' ~
Be u resoloed By the General Assesa5fv of ms
State Of Ohio, (three.ffths of all the members
elected to each house eopcurring thereinl!r
That a proposition to amend the Constitution
of the State Of Ohio be submitted to ther
electors Of the State, on the second ruesd.v
of October, A. D. 1879, a. fellows, % witx
That sections s and Of article e entitls&
"judicial.n be amended 50 - 10 b and rssA
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 districtsr;
other Il an said county of Hamilton, shalt,
without division Of counties, be further d.
vided into sub divisions, In each of thicl1.
and in said county Of Hamilton, thsre shalt
be elected by the electors thereof respect.
lively, at least one judge of the court Of com.
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
county of the district, as often as NAV bs
provided by law, and more than one court
or sitting thereof may be held st the same
time in each district. --s Z
SEC. 5. In each district there shall b.
elected, by the electors at large Of such dis
trict,one judge of the district court, by whom
the district courts in such district 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 In.
crease the number of district court judges to
three, in any district OF, districts, and may
provide for having judge pro tempore, to
hold any court whenever necessary by reason
of the failure, disqualification, absence, or
sickness of any judge, and the amount Of
pay allowed Judge pro tempore may be de.
Quoted from the salary of any iudge 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
authorize the judges of said courts. respect.
lively, to tx the times Of the holding Of said
courts. s.
At said election the votetv desiring to
vVeo ~ AoVVi VI t1ln ououum00ty bu6t u8V0
placed upon their ballots the words aJudicial
constitutional amendment Yes" and the yo-
ters who do not favor the adoption Of said
amendment. may have placed upon their bal
lots the words, sJudieial Constitutional
amendment, Mo-" and If majority Of sil
the votes cast at said election be in favor OF
said amendment then said sections thrse
and five herein specified, shall be and con.
stitute the sections so numbered In the Baid
judicial article of the Constitution Of the
State of Ohio; and said original sections
three and 1--WE shall be repealed. Il
JAMES 3. NKAL,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
M b JABEZ W. FITCH,
. President Of the Senate.
Adopted April 10, 1879. le sts1 -
UNITED STATES OF AMsRIcA, Ono,
Office of the Secretary of State.
/, Milton Barnes, Secretary Of State Of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the fore
going is true copy of joint resolution passed
by the General Assembly Of the State Of Ohio.
on the 10th day Of April, A. d. 1879, taken
from the original rolls filed in this Office
In testimony whereof, have here.
hereunto subscribed my name and af-
lsEAL] fixed my official seal, at Columbus, the
11th day of April, A. D. 1879.
MILTON BARNES,
aprl4, 79m6. 4s y Secretary Of State.