The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-06-24

Four. OF the CODstitutlOn. q eOrs
ganiZiDg the Jud ciary OF the
STATE.
Be IL resolued By the General Assera5fy Of Fte
State Of Ohio, (three.ffths of all the members
elected to each house concurripg therein),
That proposition to amend the Constitution
Of the State of Ohio be submitted 10 the
electors Of the State, on the second Tuesday
of Octc Der, A. D. 1879, as fellows, to wit.
That sections 3 ana 5 Of article 4, entitled
"juGicial," be amended SO as to be and read
as follows:
SECTION 3. The State shall be divided into
county of Hamilton shall constitute one.
which districts shall be Of compact territory,
bounded by county lines, and said districts,
other Il an said county of Hamilton, shall,
without divis on Of counties, be further di-
vided into sub divisions, in each Of whish,
and in said county Of Hamilton, there shall
be elected by the electors thereof respect
lively, at least one Judge Of the court Of csm-
mon pleas for the district, and residing there~
ip Courts of common pleas shall be held
by one or mere Of these judges in every
county Of the district, as often as may be-
provided by law, and more than one esurt
or sitting thereof may be held at the same
time in each district.
Sec s. In, each district there shall be
elected, by the electors at large of such dis
trct, ,one Judge Of the district court. by WHOM
the district courts in such district shall be
held, and he shall receive sach compensation
as may be provided BY law. District courts
shall be held in each county at least snee
every year. The Gem raj Assembly may in
crease the number Of district court judges to
three, in any district or districts, and may
provide for having judge pro tempors, to
hold any court whenever necessary by reason
of the failure, disqualification, absence, or
sickness of any judge, and the amount Of
paw allowed a judge pro tempere may be de-
Quoted fiom tne salary of any Judge whose
default causes the necessity of having the
pro tempore Judge. The times Of holding
common pleas and district courts shall be-
fixed by law, but the General Assembly may
au hor.ze the judges of said courts. respect
lively, to Hx the times Of the holding of said
courts. eM
At said election the voters desiring to
vote in favor Of this amendment, shall have
piaCcQ uPOu tucif p6liOte tuo WOl0b ''Su0lcI6k
constitutional amendment Yes" and the ve--
ters who do net favor the adoption Of said
amendment. may have placed upon their bal
lots the words, judicial constitutienal
amendment, No." and If majority Of all
the votes cast at said election be in faver Of
said amendment then said sections three
ard Eve herein specified, shall be and con.
stitute the sections SO numbered in the said
judicial article Of the Constitution Of the
state of Chic; and said original sections
three and fse shall be repealed.
JAMES &. NRAL,
Speaker Of the House Of Repr. sentativss.
JABEZ w. FITCH,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted April 10, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMEBIcA, CHIe,
Cf6ce of the Secretary of State.
l, Milton Barnes Secretary Of State Of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the fore
goirg is true copy of a joint resolution passed
by the General Assembly of the State Of Ohio,
on the 10Th day Of April A. d. 1879, taken
from the original rolls filed in this ofice.
In testimony whereof. have here
hereunte subscribed my name and af-
isEAL, fixed my official seal, at Columbus, the
18th day of April, A. D. 1879.
MILTON BARNES,
aprl4, 79m6. Secretary of State.