The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-08-19
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Senate Joint, Resolution,

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Proposing an Amenashent ID seei,
Items Three and Fiye.r Article
-Four. Otthe C0nettl0rlOnx : Reors
ganizing the Jud ctary sSf the
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State Of Ohio, three ffthsyof, all the members
elected to each house concurring thsrein),
That proposition to amend the Constitutes
Of the .etste Of; Ohio, be submit.edo 10. the
electors OF the state. on the second fuesdav
Of October, A. ID. 1879, de fellow 8. 10 M
That sections 3 and s Of article 4, entielsd
"Juaicial," be amended 20 ~ 10 be and rssd
a. follows: 4 KzsIysH rR io HIS 4
| SEcrios, 3. The State shall be ,diyidsf fsxe
nine common pleas districts, Of which tho
county Of Hamilton shall constitute one.
which districts shall be Of compact tsrrissry.,
bounded by county lines, and said distnCis,
other Il an said county of Hamilton. shai1.
without division of.counties, be further az
yided into sub divisipps, in each of .yhtchc
| and In said county OF Hamilton, there shalt
be eslecied ny tbeleisctors thereof respect
lively, at least one judge Of the court Of .cofA.-
mon pleas for the district, and residing there
IN. Courts ed common IlpIels shall b heid
by one or smeIst Of ahess judges In svSry'
county Of the district, as often a. may lbc
provided by law, and more than one court
or sitting thereofi may be held Il the Sime.
time in each district. ..5r
SEC s. In each Sistfios thssrs shan i.
elected, by the electors at large 81 suchid disL
: trietons Judge Of the district CONT .by- whom
the district courts In snch district shall be
= held, and be ehsli ret eivs ssct osapsusati6u
as may be provided BY laww District coujSs
shall be held in each county at least once
J, every yesr. The Gen zYsf Asse istayi iSsv IN.
crease the number Of, distsict court, ,iudess -
! three, in any district or districts. and. msv
provide for having judge pro temIpooire, 70
hold any court Whenever 'hssssasEy by rs6scn
Of the failure, disqualification. sbssncs. or
sickness Of any judge. and 3he amount 81
|pay allowed a judge pro sttihpbf nSy sBst d.
lducted fiom hesalarya Of any Judge whose
default causes the necessity Of having the
1pTo temporss Judge The TN "a of fhoidiSk
common pleas and .dist, ict ecurtsE |, hail be
fixed by law, but the. General Assembly may
authorize the judges 81 isaid courts, Yssbsct-
lively, to hx the times Of ths holding ef said
courts.
As ssiu ciection tn0 votors desiring "
vote in favor Of this a1nsndmsut; shall lave
placed upon their ballots the words .Judipial
constitutional amendment Yes" and the vo-
ters who do not favor the sdoPti6n of skid
lamendment may have placed upon thsipbsl-
lots the words, judicial constitntiopsl
amendment Mop and II : majority n al
the yotes cast at said election, Be In fsyerref
said amendment then said sections three
and I've herein, specified, shall BE- s1deon.
stitute the sections so numbered In The sssia
judicial article Of the Constitution. Of he
State Of Ohio; and said original sectiSsa
three and Eve shall be repealed. .eGsg
.sex-vsy ~ ;JAMRs 3. NKALsr
Speaker Of the House Of Reprtsentativss.
fsa = sieeia'h JEBEz W. FITCH,
lssi. ta9ms9lsss President ofiths seeeteai
Adopted April 10, 1879. -