The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-22

Be Il rrsolred By tho General Assem5ip Of ~
Stats Of Ohio. (three- ffths Of all the mem bers
elected to each house conourring thsrsin),
That proposition to amend the Constitutien
of the State of Ohio be submitted 10 the
electors of the State. ON the second Tuesday
Of October, A. D. 1879, as fellows, to wit
That sectors 8 and s OF article 4, entitled
aJuiicial," !" be amended so as TO be and read
~ follows:
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 tefritery.
bounded by county lines, and said districts,
other tian said county Of Hamilton, shall,
without divis on Of counties, be further di-
vided into sub divisions, in each Of which,
and in said county Of Hamilton, there shall
be elected by the electors ther@of respect
lively, at least one judge Of the court Of ser
mon pleas for the district, and residing thsre-
in. Courts Of common pleas shall be held
by one or more Of these judges in every
county Of the district, as often 40 nav be-
provided by law, and more than one court
or sitting thereof may be held Il the sane
time in each district.
i! SEC s. In each district there shall Be-
elected, by the electors at large Of such dis
trict, t,one Judge Of the district court, BY wheu
the district courts in such district shall be
held. and he shall receive sach ompeusstieu
as may be provided by Law. District courts
shall be held in each county at least onso
every year. The General Assembly may in.
crease the number Of district court judges to
three, in any district or districts, and nay
provide for having .. judge pro tempors. to
hold any court whenever necessary by reasou
Of the failure, disqualification, absence. or
sickness of any judge, and the amount Of
paw allowed judge pro tempore may be de-
ducted nom toe salary Of any Judge whose
default causes the necessity Of having the
pro tsmpore Judge. The tines Of holding
common pleas and distTict ceurts shall BE-
fixed by law, but the General Assembly nav
au,hor'ss the judges Of said courts, respect
lively, to Ok the times Of the holding Of said
courts. - 80
At said election the voters desirins tn,
vote in favor Of this amendment, shall have
placed upon their ballots the words aJudiciat
constitutional amendment Yss,n and the ve-
ters who do not favor the adoption Of said
JN-AcA1tAeA.. may nsve Piareo upon tneir p8i-
lots the words. aJudisial sonstitutisnal
amendment, No." and II : nsjerity Of -,
the votes east 1t said election bs in favsr ).
said amepdment then said sections three
ard Eve herein specified, shall be and cen.
stitute the sections % numbered in the said
Judicial article Of the Consultation Of The
State Of Chic; and said original sections
three and I've shall be repealed. se
JAMES 3. NRAL,
Speaker OF the House Of Repre- .ssntativss.
JABEZ W. FITCH,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted April 10, 1879.
UNITED srArKs OF AxssIcA, 0nro,
Once Of the Secretary Of Stats.
/, Milton Barnes, Secretary Of State Of the
State Of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the fore
going is trse copy Of . joint resolution passed
by the General Assembly Of the State Of Ohis,
ION the 10Th day Of April. A. D. 1879, taken
from the original rolls flsd in this ofics.-
In testimony whereof, have here.
/ hereunte subscribed my name and a
fsRAL. fIed my ef6cial seal, at Columbus, th<
| llth day Of April. A. D. 1879.
X MILTON BARNES,
aprl4, 7sm6. Secretary of State.
L