The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-19
LEGAL.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
HOUSE IOINT RESOLUTION NO. %.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment To article four of the constItu
tlon OF the state.
Of n. stS. c , S TsS:ysa pI ne eeDsrH ASssgS S
5 70 nonSe sgTeena heletol That proposition =
same hereby submitted electors of the stSa N
me ne e,eOn % be held On the second tuesday OF Ooso
That sections one Of article four entitled
'l9aGial" la9 be Amsnded so ~ 70 read as foOwsi
skCIIOh The Judicial power OF the state vested
10 supreme court circuit urts, courts OF common
s courts o. probate justices Of the peaoe, and such
era assembly Inay from time TO Iinie establish
provided b. law consist Of Ave jndgss mSi"ritT 81
whom competent u ait shan be necessary 10 firm
VI provided u snail have original Jurisdiction IN quo
VA mo ~ lnAndEmus ha6eas CORPUS and proccdendo
ana such appellate Jurisdiction may be provided DS
aM IL shall hold NJ least in eac year at tne
where as may be- proyde b1 @ Tb IsIs ~, e5e
supme court sha be elected by the electors Of Tue
stae at large Tor s.c term, not less than five yeus -
the general assembly may D escribe and they ANAL -
elected and tteir oncal term shall begin at such tns
sha ncTetse the number Of such judges the first fcTin
o sCn o. sHel addional Judges shall he such that In
Judges OF the supreme court snail be eece except In
oeSons 20 NJ VIC acies and whenever The Of
such Judges shall Do Increased the general assembly MAJ
authorize such court 70 divisions theTrOf not
number OF Judges; Tor the adjudication Of cases. IN
c m %l saJn division thslI constitute quorum, and
made as such court may deem sHpedent but Wheneyes
~ the Judges, Of either dvision hearing case aIl
not concur as to the Judgment 10 be rendered therein
or whenever shall involve the cnnstutionaiiJY q
an ct ~ the general assembly Of Of congress
shall be resrrysd to the whole court FOR adjud cation
inc Jiges Of tne supreme court In ONCE when this
amrn'incnt takes "tert shall continue to bold tsiI
"icy- until their Succ elected ana uuAed
Srcil"n u The circuit cpIrts shall have Ike original
VIII Ih" supreme court, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law. such cOurt
shall % composed Of such nmnbsr Of Judges may bS
prOVlded hy law ana shall be held IN each c0iuty a
least once In each year The numJer Of cirouits and
Such Judges shall be elected 10 each circuit by he cleo
OrS thereof and 1T such time such term "a ma,
Ia unNa4e
elected In each circuit zach Judge shall be- copsteot
70 exercise his Judicial powers any circuit ne zen
efal assembly may change. from time 10 time tha mum
ben boundaries Of the circuits The eiTout CONN,
shall be the successors Of the district cOuTts and al
said district courts In several counties OF any ia
t1ct shall be transferred circuit courts In ths
district courts had been abolished and the dlyrc
courts SHAH continue In existence until the election and
And 6e i furtheT resolved that said election thf
voters desTng 70 vote in favor OF said amendment sha
nave placed upon their ballots. the words tudicAl
constitutional amendment yes" and the voters who 81
o aOt ss3r % ne adoption Of ssd amendmsnt may pae,
amendment, no" and n a majority Of all the vote,
ameDdIhent then said sections ono two and sig hpTsr
set FORTH shall be and constitute the sections so amend
ed In said judicial article four) Of the constitution 4
the state OF ohio and said original sections on. tvs
and IK and al 40 sections ye and eleven said article
snail Dc repealed and annulled -
Speaker pro tenn of the House Of Representatives
Il q. RIUHARD9,
Adopted March 80. 1888. "-'''
UNITED STATES OF AMERIuA OHIO
OEBIcE OF THE SBcBBTARK or STATE.
., 6Sn ShHs sEwhAs secFetarg Of state Of the seae
COPY Of Joint Resolution adopted By the GENERAL AZ
ONCE. ~ W Aii ''
IN TEHnNoSI wHEREog. have hereunto subscribsA
my name and AIed the the state Of OhiS
at Columbus. the 8Oth day Of March, A. d. 1889
-, JAMES v. NEWMAN,
SEAL. SaCretarY Of 9tata