The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-04-24

Be it Resolved by the General As
sembly OF the State of Ohio (tllree-
ffths of all the members elected TO
each house concurring thercin,) That
a proposition TO amend the Constitu-
ton of the State of Ohio he submitted
to the electors of the State, on the
second Tuesday of October, A. d.
le79, as follows, to wit: That sections
3 and 5 of article 4, entitled "Judi-
cill," be amended so rs 10 be and read
as follows:
SECTION 3. The State shall be divi-
dcd into nine Common Pleas Districts.
of which the county of Hamilton shall
constitute enc, which districts shall be
f compact territory, bounded BY
county lines. and said districts, other
than said county of Hamilton, shall,
without divisi II of countics, be furth-
er 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. Cour $ OF Common Pleas
shall be held by one or of these
Judges in every county of The district,
lis often rs may be provided by law,
and more than one Court or sitting
thereof may be held at The same time
i'll each district.
SEC. 5. In each district there shall
be elected, by the electors at. large Of
such district, ome Judge of the 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 once every year. The Gen
eral Assembly may increase the num-
her of district Court Judges to three,
in any district or districts, and may
provide for having a judge pro tenn
pore, TO hold any Court whenever
necessary by reason ofike failure, dis
qualification, absence, or sickness oil
any judge, and the amount of pay al
lowed o judge pro tempore may bt
deducted from The salary of any judge
whose default causes The necessity o.
having The pro tempore judge. The
times of holding Common Pleas and
district Courts shall he fixed by law
but the Generally Assembly may an
thorize the Judges of said Courts, re
speclively, TO fix the times ofthe hold,
ing of said Courts.
AT said election The voters desiring
TO vote IN favor of this amendment
shall have placed upon their ballots
the words, 'Judicial Constitutions
Amendment, Yes and the voters
who do not favor the adoption of salt
amendment, may have placed uPoi
their ballots The words judicial Con
stitutional Amendment, No;" aud j
y majority of all the votes cast at sail
election he in favor nf said amend
memt. then said sections three and fy
herein specified, shall be and consti
iute the sections SO numbered in III
sail jndicialarticle ofihe t.onstitutio
Of The State of Ohio: and said origi
nal sections three aud five shall be re
pcalcd.
JAMES f. NEAL,
Speaker of The House of Representa-
;iycs. JABEZ w. FITCH,
President ofthe Senate
, Adopted April 10, 1879,
+ UNiTEp STATES OF AMERICA, Ono, I
Office of The Secretary of State.
: 1, Milton Barnes, Secretary 'fStai
OF the State of Ohio, do hereby cert
fy, that the foregoing is a true copy
a joint resolution passed by the Gel
eral Assembly of the Stale of Obi
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