The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-08-05

an Amendment TO Secs
lions Three and Five. Article
Four. Of the ConstisuljOD, Reor-
ganiZing the Jud: Ct0Ey Of the
h Seate.iRa9R HATAS ssih
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Be it resolced By the General 1ssas5fy of thS
State of Ohio, (three-ffths of all the Inefnbers
elected to each house concnrring therein),
That proposition 70 amend the Constitution
Of the State Of Ohio be submitted to the
electors Of the State, on the second Tuesday
of October, A.. D.. 1879, a. fellows, to witt
That sections 8 and OF article 4, entitled
aJuaicial, /" be amended soAs 70 be and read
as follows: Itoa.Esa bae Ylnao9
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 efcompsot territory.
bounded by county lines, and said districts,
other, IL an said county Of Hamilton, shall,
without division Of counties, be further d.
vided into subdivisions, in each Of which,
and In said county of Hamilton, there shall
be elected by the electors thereof. respect.
Fissly, at least one Judge Of the court of com.
mon pleas for ths district, and FSsiding there
in, Courts Of common pleas. .shsllrbe held
by one or more Of these judges in every
county Of the district, 'as often As may. be
provided by law and moro than one court
or sitting thereof may be held y the same
time IN each district. 9"
SEC. IS, In each district therd shall bs
elected, by the electors at large of ,such dis
tnct,ons Judge Of the district court, By whom
the district courts in such district shall be
held, and he shall receive sxch compensation.
as may be provided by law. District courts
shall be held in each county II least once
every year. The General Assembly, may ins
crease the number of district court Judges to
[three,H IN any district or districts, and may
provide for having . Judge pro tsmPore, to
hold any court whenever necessarily reason
Of the failures disqualification, absepce, or
sickness Of any judge, and the snSunt Of
pay allowed 9 judge PFC, tsnpere maybe de-
ducted nom the salary Of any indge, whose
default causes the necessity or having the
pro tempore Judge. The times ofzholding
common, pleas and district courts shall be'
fixed BY law, but the General Assembly may
au,horae the judgss Of saidrcourtss nfsspest-
iyely,, to AZ the times Of The sheldies Of said
courts.
. AZ said election the fvossfs dssifing t.
vote in favor ofitbis amendmsnt shsl have
placed upon their ballots the words sIpdioiAl
constitutional amendment Yes" and the vs-
tsrs who Ido not favor the adoption Of said
amendment. may have placed upop their bal
lots the words, judicial copstitutional
amendment, No;"i and II q msjSfsty Of all
the votes cast at said election be- n favor Of
said amendment, then said, sections three
and I've herein specified, shall be and con-
stitutes the sections 20 numbered In ~ said.
judicial article Of the Constitution Of tho
State, Of Ohio; and said sofisiusl eectisns,
three and I've shall be repealed. Ft.4g
.lTsa aseN2.. ~ : I. e JAMES 3. NRAL,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives..
aas ds}e47A lEr, ., JABEZ W. FITCH,
President of the Senate.
Adopted April 10, 1879.
USirED STATES OF AMEslcA, ONO, :
/ Office of the Secretary of State. SeA
!, L Milton Barnes. Secretary Of Sssts of the
State Of Ohio, do hereby certify, that, the tsre-
going il q true copy Of 4 joint resolution passed
by the General Assembly Of the State Of Chic,
on the 10Th day. of April. A. d. 1879, taken
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