The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1879-05-08
Senate Joint Resolution,
Proposiugqn amendment to Sections Tire and
Fire, article -Four, qfths Consolation, Re
organizing he ,lildieiary Of he STATE.

Be t Resolrei by the General AsssHbly Of the
STATE qf Ohio (thrcc1fths Of all the members elect
ed 70 each house concurring thereins) That prop
OsitiOn to amend the Constitution Of the State Of
Ohio be submitted to the electors Of the STATE On
the second Tuesday Of October, A. ID. 1879 as fol-
lows, t0-wits That sections and 8 Of article 2.
entitled Judicial" be amended so as to De read as
follows:
SECTION g. The STATE shan 5e diFidsd lafo nine
common pleas districts, Of which the county QI
Hamilton shall C0nstifue One,Wllch districts shall
be Of compact territory bounded by countT lines,
and said districts other than said county Of Ham
ilt0u. shall without division Of cOultles be Llrll-
er divided into Subdivisions, in each of which,
and in said county Of Hamilton, there shall De
elected by the electors thereof, respectively 90
least one Judge OF the court Of common pleas Tor
the district and residing herein. Courts OF com
mon pleas shall be held by one OF more Of these
judges in every county Of the district as often as
may be provided by law, and more than one court
or sittiHg thereof may be held az tle sane llne M
SEC 5. In each district there shaH be elected, BY
the electors at Iarge Of such district one judge Of
the district C0urt, By whom the district courts Tn
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 az
least once every year Inc Generll Assem-
hTv NAV increase lhe number Of district court
iudgcs 70 three, in any district or districts and
may provide for having a Judge pro tenp0Tel 70
hold any court whenever necessary oT reason 0L
the failure, disqualification, absence or sickness Of
any Judge, and the amount OF pay allowed a luug9
pro tgmp0re may be deducted from the salary Of
auv Judge whose default CaEses the necessi-
ty Of having the pro tempOre judge Ihe
times Of hOldinl common pleas and district courts
SHAH be fixed BY law, but the General Assembly
may authorize the udges Of said courts res acllge-
ly, TO fix the times OF the holding OF sald courts
AT said election the voters desiring 20 vote IN
favor Of this amendment shall have placed upon
their ballots the words, "JudiciaI cODsiituitonal
Amendment, Yes" and the voters who do not taY-
OF the adoption Of said amendment, may have
placed upon their ballots the words, -udieia Cor
stftuffonaI Amendment, Mo- and IL a majority Of
the votes cast at said election be il favor Of said
amendment, then said secriOns three and i've here
i'm specified, shall be and constitute the seetons so
numbered in the said judicial article Of the Con
stituti0n Of the State Of Ohio; and the original sec
ti0ns three and i've shall be repealed
JAMES i. NEAL
Speaker Of the House Of Representaliges.
JABEZ W.-FIICHs
President Of the Senate.
Adopted ApriII0, 1873
UN1rED STATES OF AMERICA, OHI0sl
once Of the Secretary OF state. i
7. Milton Barnes, Secretary Of State of the State
of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the foregoing is
true cOpv Of a Joint resolution passed By the
General Assembly Of the state OF Ohio on the 10Th
day of April, A. %. 1873, taken from the original
rolls filed fu this Office
In testimony VII ere0f, I have hareunt0
subscribed my name and affixed my Ofh-
rsEhI1 cfal seal at Columbus the 9Th day Of April
a. D. 1879. MILTON BARNES,
ab14Itaw6m Secretary Of state