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

Be 1t resolced By tie General Asseha5lg of me
State of Ohio. (three-ffths of all the members.
elected to each house concurring thsreiny.
That proposition to amend the Constitution,
of the State of Ohio be submitted to ths-
electors of the State, on the second Tuesday
Of October, A. D. 1879, as fellows, I'd Mt
That sections 8 and 'of article 4, entitled
"Julicial," be amended so as to be and read
as follows: sieJeeailsoS
] sEcrroN 8. The State shall be- sldiyided into,
nine common pleas districts of which the
county of Hamilton shall constitute one,
which districts shall be OF compact territory,
bounded BY county lines, and said districts.
other tfan said county Of Hamilton, shall.
without divis on Of counties, be further az
vided into subdisisionsl in each Of which,
and in said county Of Hamilton, there shall
be elected by the electors thereof. respect.
lively, at least one Judge ofthe court Sf CON-.
mon pleas for the district, and residing there
In Courts Of common pleas shall Be held
by one or more Of these judges in every.
county of the district, as often as NAV be-
provided by law, and more than one ecurt
or sitting thereof may be held al the same
time in each district. alaa9o
SEC. 5. In each district there shall be
elected, by the electors at large of such dis
trictone judge ofathe district court By whom
the district courts in such district shall be.
held, and he shall receive such compensation
as may be provided BY law. District courts
shall be held in each county a. least once
every year. The General Assembly NAV in.
crease the number Of district court Judges 70
three, in any district or districts, and may
provide for having Judge pro tempore; 70
hold any conrt whenever necessary by reason.
OF the failure. disqualification, abssncs, Or.
sickness of any judge, and the smount Of
paw allowed judge pro tempore may be de.
] ducted fIom the salary Of any Judge whose
tdefault csuses the necessity Of having the
pro tempore Judge The times Of holding
common pless And district courts shall b
fixed by law, but the General Assembly may
authorize the judges Of said courts. respect.
lively, to fix the times Of the holding Of said
courts.
At said elsction the voters desiring tn
vote in favor of ftbis amendment, shall have
placed upon their ballots the words judicial
corsututionsl amendment Yes, and the 70.
1 eS'o "ho Wv 11ut iotVf tuo iouoPtiOu VIZ ES1Q
amendment may nave PLACED upon their Bal
| lots the woids, aJudcial constitutional
amendment, No." and If a majority of all
the votes cast at said election be in favor &
said anne dment then said sections three
and, Eve herein specified, shall be and CON.
stitnte the sections SO numbered IN the s6id
judicial article sof the Constitution ~ Il .
State Of Ohio; and said original sections
three and Eve shall be repealed. esDsS
| 7 ag JAMRS 3. NRAL,
Speaker Of the House Of Repre- sentativss.
is3 ss5its JABRZ W. FITCH,
+ aasluasi is President Of the Senate.
Adopted April 10, 1879.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 0HIo,
Office Of the Secretary Of State.
I, Milton Barnes Secretary Of Stats Of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the fore.
going is true copy of a joint resolution passed
by the General Assembly Of the S.ate Of Ohio,
on the 10th day Of April, A. D. 1879, taken
from the original rolls fled in this Office
& In testimony whereof. Ihave here.
hereunto subscribed my name and af
lsEAL] fixed my official seal, at Columbus; the
11th day of April, A. D., 1879. 49,.
MILTON BARNES,
aprl4, 79m6. Secretary Of State.
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