The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-07-08
RESOLUTIONS.
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Senate Joint Resolution,


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Proposing an Amendment te Sec,
tions Three and Five. ArlIcEe
Four. Of the Censtitntion, Reor.
ganizIng the Jud, ciary OF The
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e Be ii resol0ed By The General Assen5iy sf,eS
State Of Ohio. three-ffths of all the menbsrs
elected to each honse eoncurring thereiaI
That proposition to amend the Csnstitstien,
of the State of Ohio be submitted ts the
electors OF the State, on the second Tuesday
Of October, A. D. 1879, as fsllsxi; to Wit,
That sections 3 and Of article a, entitled.
"Juaicial," be amended so as to BE- and read
as follows. eli se,8f9E T. gisahX y eSisE 5
sKcrlos 8. Tbs State shah be divided iits
nine common pleas districts, sf Which try
county of Hamilton shall censtituts snsx
which districts shall be Of compact Tertiary,
bounded by county lines, and said districts,
other tlan said county Of Hamilton, shalf,
without division Of counties, be further, ai-
vided into subdivisions, in each Of whisk.
and in said county Of Hamilton, there Skal1
be elected by the electors thereof respsct-s
lively, at least one Judge Of the court Of csn-
mon pleas for the district, and residing thereL
ina Courts of comnon pleas shall b hsla
by one or more. Of these judges in sveu
county. Of the district, as often asnay -
provided by Law, and mere thansnS ssise
Eor sitting thereof may b, hsld At the sane
time in each district. tFNiiiir
SEC. 5. In each district there shah Is
elected, by the electors at large Of sush din.
trict, ,one Judge Of the district court, By whsn
the district courts in such district shall1bS
held, and heIshall lreeeiys sach osmpslsstisH
as may be provided by law, District esuYss
shall be held in each county at least snss
every year. The General Assehb blynsy n,
crease the number Of district court judges V
three, in any district or districts, and nat
provide for having q judge prssfsm4sfs. -
hold any court whenever necessary by rsassp
Of the failure, disqualification, absence, sr
sickness Of any judge, and the amsaas sf
paw allowed . judge pro tempers msy bs az
Quoted fIom the salary of any Judge vhsss
default causes the necessity u having the
pro tempore judges The tirhes Of holding
common pleas and district courts ashall bs
fixed by law, but the General Assembly nay
authorize the judges Of said courts. 7sspSss-
lively, to Hx the times Of the holding efnssid
courts.
Al said election the voters ssifsiak se
vote inifavof Of this amendment b ASH hhvs
placed ,upon thsir ballots the vorls "1ulisial
constitutional amendment, Yes, and the w.
ters who do net favor the adsptien Sfnssil
amendment. may have placed ups1 tAeir hAl-
To-. he uI- -. -
amendment, No;'' and II = aTnsjsrity Il all
the votes cast at said election, in iayef! ~
said d amendmsnt, then said sections three
and Eve herein specified, shall Be and ssi.
stitute the sections SO numbered in tAs aaia
Judicial article Of the Consultation .sf, ~
State of Ohio; and said original ssetisHs
three and five shall be repealed. il3~ SIT
.se eg,s 9veli JAERs 3. NKALxwat
Speaker Of. the House Of Repressntatiyss.
20 JABEZ W. FIrcH,,aF
E 't4 - iHf President Of the ssnsts.Fe
p Adopted April 10, 1919. sb sss. ,dT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 0nIs,
Office of the Secretary Of State.
= l. Milton Barnes, Secretary Of state n the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the fse-
going is a true copy Of joint resolutisn passed
by the General Assembly OF the State 81 oAiS,
on the 10Th day Of ofsApril. A. D. 1879, taken
from the original rolls fled in this eideese
!, ,,,g In testimony whereof, have here
" - herennto subscribed my nsms AND n
IsEALl fxedimy official seal. at Cslsnbs tAs
1lth day Of April. A. D. 1879.
,caea al. = MILTON BARNES,
apr14, 79m6. y 30 Secretary sf stSts.
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