The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-09-02

Proposing an Amendment 10 Sec4 !,
lions Three and Five. Articld
Four. Of the C0nslltutlOn slReoRx
ganizihg The Jnd, cIary OF. Tho.
state. fiil 2 HiH fs''V .
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Be u resolced By The General Assembia Of ~.
State Of Ohio. three-ffths of all the members
elected to eseh house, ooncurring thefsinyy
That . propositioh to amend the Constitution /,
of the State OF Ohio be submitted 10 the
electors Of the State. on the second Tuesday
of October, A. d. 1876, IA; felloh 9. 10 vie
That sections 8 and s OF article 4 sntitIed
aJudtcial," be amended 70 as 10 b snd tes&
% follows: rUiss.
SECTION 8, The State shall be divided int0.
nine common pleas districts, q which Xr
county OF Hamilton shall constitute oussss
which districts shall be Of compact tsrritary, -
bounded by county lines, and said distrisis,
other tfan said county of Hamilton, shslf,i
without division Of counties, Be further dis
vided into sub b-divisions, in each Of which.
and in said county Of Hamilton, there shsI}
be elected by the clectors thsrsof. ssspsetS,
lively, at least one Judge Of the court Of com.
mon pleas for the district, and residing there.
In. Courts Of common pleas shall b heidss 8
by one or more Of these judges In every
county Of the district, a often as may 81
provided by law, and mors than one Isours j
or sitting thereof may be held st the sams,
time in each district
l. SEC 5.41Ini each district there shah ~
elected, BY the electors atlsrge Of such dis
trict, one judge Of the district court, BY whom
the district courts In such district shall w.
held and, hsshall receive, ssch compeusatiou
rs may be provided by lay. District courts
shall be held' in each .Uounty Il least once
every year. The Gen raj Assembly may iu.i I
crease the number Of district court Judges tl,
thfee, IN any district or Districts, and may
Ilprovidea fof having y Judge pre- ltsmpufe, %
hold any court whenever necessary BIZ resson
Of the failure. disqualification, absence. Or
sickness ofssny Judge and the zausaht d
pay allowed q jpdgs pro temporelnay bs,ds.,
Quoted fiom the salary Of any Judge whose
default causes the Necessity III having ne q
pro ,temporss Judge, The, tines Of holding,
oommon pleas and district courts shall b
Fixed by law, but the. General Assembly msy
au' hor'ze the ejudges of said courts. ssspsdt.
lively, to dx the times Of the holding Of said
courts. Fps ah4hAasW ~ y
At said election ths voters .destrine u /,
vote in favor Of this amspdmsnt, lshall have
placed upon their ballots the words aJudioisi
constitutional amendment Yes" and thSve-
tsrs- who DO notfavor the adoption Of aid
amendment. may have placed upon their bal.
lots the words, q .Judicill conStitutienSf
amsndnents No,p and jfa majority Of al :
the votes cast at said election be IN favor sf /,
said amendment then said sections three
and i've herein specified, ,shsit bs sna ssus
atitute the sections 40 numbered IN the ssil !,
judicial article Of the Constitution sf The
State Of ollie; ana 9asd original sSctisislr u
three and i've shall be repealed.Esrsa r.sa sips
JANIS E. NRAL,
Speaker of the House 81 Representatives. u
qaI Tel bafseiasJABRz w. EITGHconfs
"a ecg ID President Of the Senate. r.,
h Adopted April 10, 1879. = : ~ : =
UxIrRD srATss on ANsEIeA, oHnsl .-em,s4
Once Of the Secretary Of State.
. /, Milton Barnes, Secretary d Stafs 81 10
Stateo OF Ohio, do hereby osrtify, thst ths fprs.1
going is q true copy of . joint resolution passed
BY the General Assembly OF the S.ate Of Ohio.
on the 10Th day of April, A. D. s1670, nkeaf
from the original rolls fled in this Office
= ssiA' In testimony Whereof Ihsvs hste-u
ihereunto subscribed my nans and q, I
IsEALI fixed my official seal, at Columbua, ne
1lthf day cf April a. d. 1870. y sbG9'
i .yASs4A "a, MILTON BARNEA :. 4
aprl4, T9m6. Secretary Of State. =
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