The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-09-23

''S SunctstuuOu1 neOES
gantzing the 'Jud ciary Of the
State. ls -
Be IL rtsolred By the General Asse,n5lv Of ~
State Of Ohio, tthree-fifths of all the membe,sr
elected to each house concurring thereinr.
That proposition to amend the Constitutfou
of the State Of Ohio be submitted 10 tbs,
electors of the State. on the second Tuesday~
of October, A. D. 1879, as fellows, to Wit
That sections 8 and of article 4, entitled
"Juaicial," be amended SO as to be and rssdt
as follows: 90 so4{s
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 compact territotv.,
bounded by county lines, and said districts.
other IL an said county Of Hamilton, shsll1.
without divis on, OF counties, be further di--
vided into subdivisions. in each of WHOA.
and in said county Of Hamilton, there sHst
be elected by the electors thereof. respect,
lively, at least one judge Of the court Of CON.
mon pleas for the district, and residing there.
In. Courts Of common pleas shall Be hsld
by one or more of these judges in every
county Of the district, as often as NAV b.
provided by law, and more than one eoupt
or sitting thereof may be held st the SANE
time in each district.
SEC B. 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 h
held, and he shall receive ssch compsnsatisn
as may be provided BY law. District courss
shall be held in each county at least once
every year. The General Assembly may in.
crease the Dumber of district court judges 70.
three, in any district or districts, and may
provide for having judge pro tempors, 70.
hold any court whenever necessary by reason.
of the failure. disqualification, absence, sr-
sickness of any judge, and the amount sf
paw allowed judge pro tempors may Be Dc.
duced fiom tie salary of any Judge whsss
default causes the necessity of having the
pro tempore Judge The tines Of holding
common pleas and district courts shall 6e-
fixed hy law. but the General Assembly may
an hor.se the judges of said courts. respect.
lively, to tx the times Of the holding Of ssil
courts. -
At said election .he voters desirinx u
vote in favor of this amepdment, hall have
placed uron their ballots the words judicial
constitutional amendment Yes" and the 70.
ters Who 90 not favor the adoption Of saiA
amendment. may havs plared upon their bal.
lots the words, Judicial cunstitutiensl.
amendment. No." and il q majority of al.
the votes cast at said election bo in favor e(
said anne dment, then said sections three,
ard FIVE herein specified, shall be and son.
stitute the eections so numbered in the said
judicial article OF the Conatitution OF the
State of Ohio; and said original sections
three and Ave shall be repealed.
JASES Z. NRAL,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
JABE W. FITCH,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted April 10, 1879. tl
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 0HIo,
Once Of the Secretary of State.
| /, Milton Barnes, Secretary Of STATE ef tAs
State Of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the isrs-
going is true copy of a joint resolution pssasd
by the General Assembly of the S.ate Of Ohis,
on the 10Th day Of April, A. D. 1879, taken
from the original rolls filed in this Office. F
In testimony whereof, have here
hereunto subscribed my name and q.
(srALl fixed my official seal. at Columbus, ths
| 1lth day of April, A. d. 1879
| MILTON BARNES,
aprl4, 79m6. Z COOS Secretary Of State.