The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-17

Belt Resolved by the General As
sembly of the State of Ohio (three-
ifths of all the members elected to
each house %concurring therein,) That
a proposition to amend the Constitu-i
ton of the State of Ohio be submitted
to the electors of the State, on the
second Tuesday of October, AID.
1879, as follows, to wit That sections
8 and 5 of article 4, entitled "Judi-
cial," be amended so as to be and read
as follows:
SECTION 8. The State shall be divi-
ded into niue Common Pleas Districts,
of which the county of Hamilton shall
constitute one, which districts shall be
of compact territory, bounded by
fcountyL lines, and said districts, other
than said county of Hamilton, shall,
without division of counties, be furth-
err divided into subdivisions, in each
of which, and in said county of Ham,
ilton, there shall be elected by the
electors thereof, respectively, at least
one Judge of the Court of Common
Pleas for the district, and residing
therein. Courts of Common Pleas
shall be held by one or more of these
Judges in every county of the district,
as often as may be provided by law,
thereof may be held at the same time
in each district.
I Sec. 5. In each district there shall
be elected, by the electors at large of
such district, one judge of tho Dis
trict Court, by whom the district
Courts in such district shall be held,
and he shall receive such compensa-
ton as may be provided by law, Dis
trict Courts shall! be held in each coun-
ty at least nee every year. The Gen
eral Assembly may increase the num-
Der of district Court Judges to three,
in any district or districts, and may
provide for having a judge pro lem
pore, to hold any Court whenever
necessary by reason ofthe failure, dis
qualification, absence, or sickness of
any Judge, and the amount of pay al
lowed a judge pro tempore may be
deducted from the salary of any judge
whose default causes the necessity oil
having the pro tcmporc judge. The
times of holding Common Pleas and
district Courts shall be fixed by law,
but the Generally Assembly may au.
thorize the judges of said Courts, re
spectively, to fix the times of the hold.
ing of said Courts.
At said election the voters desiring
to vote In favor of this amendment
shall have placed upon theiribaltot'
the words, "Judicial Constitutional
Amendment, Yes;" and the voters
who do not favor the a~doptionef sait
amendment, may have placed upor
their ballots the words Judicial Con
stitutional Amendment, Mo-" and i
q majority of oil the votes cast at sale
election be in favor of said amend
ment, then said sections three and fivt
herein specified, shall be and consti
tute the sections so numbered in thu
said judicial article ofthe Constitution
Of the State of Ohio: and said origi
nal sections three and five shall be re
pealed.
JAMES e. NEAL,
lSpeaker of the House of Representa-
|tives. JABEZ w. FITCH,
President Of the Senate
Adopted April 10, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Ono,
Office of the Secretary of State. {
Milton Barnes, Secretary pfStat,
Of the State of Ohio, do hereby certi
fy, that the foregoing is a true copy o
a Joint resolution passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ohio
on the 10th day of April, A. D. 1878
taken from the original rolls filed il
this office.
In testimony whereof, Ihav'
h~ereunto subscribed my nam
[sEAL and affixed my official seal, Il
Columbus, the 11th day O
April, A. D. 1879.