The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-09-16

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tons Three and Ftye, Article
Eaniztng the ,Jud: ctasy Of liho.
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Be il resolced By Ne General Assse,m5lp OF OF fAs
State Of Ohio, (three-fifths Of all tie member
elected to each konSe concurrfues sxhesSinM
That q proposition 10 amend, ,the ConstisutioIi
of the State of Ohio be submitted 10 the
electors Of the State, On fBs sec6nd sTussdav
Of October, a.. D. 1879, ~ fellbws, To- w.
That, sections 8 and IS ef article, a entitled
judicial" be amended SOS 20 bs and sss6
as follows:
SECTION s.. The State shall be divided into
| nine common pleas districts, OF which the
comfy. of Hamilton shalls constitute houSL
which districts shall be of compact territoryS
bounded by county lines, and said districts.
other than said county Of Hamilton. shall,
without division Of iconnties, bs further az
vided into Subdivisions, in each Of Which, :
and in said county of Hamilton, there Bhsll
be elected by the electors thsrs4f respect
lively, at least one Judge Of thsscoprt OF esn-
mon pleas for the district, and reading there.
lin. Courts Of common pleas shall Be held
tby one or more Of these judges In evsrtt
county of the district, as often a may bs
provided BY law, and more thap one, ,epurt
or sitting thereof may be held at the same
time in each district. s''''''i
SEC. 5. In each district there shall -
elected, by the electors 1t large Of gueh dis,
= trict,one judge of the district court, by whom
the district courts in. such district shall b
held, and he shall receive, suoh compensation
as may be provided BY law. District courts
shall be held in each county at least once
!, every year. The General Assembly mag n.
crease the number of district court judfSsts
) thres, in any district or districts, and may
provide for having q Judge pro tsmpore. "
hold any court whenever necessary BY reason
Of the failure, Disqualification, sbssncS, sr
sickness Of any judge, and the amotht Of
pay allowed a judgepfo tempors may Ibs de-
dueted flom ithesalafy of any Judge whsss
default causes the necessity of havinait iths
Ipro tempore Judge The times of holding
lcommon pleas and district courts shall be
Fixed by law, hut the General Assembly may
aui hor.se the judges of said courts. respect.
lively, to lnx the t,nss Of the holding of 9sia
loourts. l,is9 9df s39.lsAE n z \,
At said election the voters desisinRlte.
vote in favor of this amendmsnt, . hall have
plsced upon theirpalIots the words sJpdieiaa
constitutional amendment. Yes" and the ye-
ters who do not favor the adoption Of SAID
amendment. may havs placed upon their bal.
lots the words, sJudicial -constitntienAl
amendment, Noy' q and, I'll msjority, Of ~
the votes cast at said election be In faysr q
said amendment, then said sections thrss
| and Eve herein specified, shall be and In.
stitute the sections so numbsrsdin thS Sssa
judicial article Of the ConstitutionI sf.tAe
State Of Ohio; and said original sections
three and i've shall be repealed, .srt rs
I.if a;r ~ 81, JANIS 3, NAL. ~
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
JABEz W. FITCH, y
| President Of the Senate.
| Adopted April 10, 1879. =
UxIrED SrArzs OF sAMzRIcA, oHIo, l,7,i adT
0fhce Of the Secretary Of State.
i /, Milton Barnes, Secretary Of State 81 ths
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that tbs, fore
going is true copy Of joint resolution pSsset
by the General Assembly of the Ssate ofOiiS,
on the 10Th day of April. A. d. 1879, taken
from the original rolls filed in this Office.
In testimony whereof, ] have hesx
hereunto subscribed my name and af
lIsEALl fixed my official seal, at Columbas,l III,
-n9.a, 1lth day Of April, A. D. 1879, i 80
MILTON BARNES, ,'a'
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