Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-30
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
House Joint Resolution Nc IS.
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House Joint Resolution Nc 5.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to AR icle fpar oI The
constitution of the state.
SECTION !. Be it enacted By tile GsneT-tj is
seln6ly Of the State Of Otio, (thrre nI'h> OF the
members elected 10 each house agreeing there
toy, That proposition to amend the const.tu-
ton OF the state of Ohio be, and the same IS
hereb, submitted to the electors Of the siuie
at the election to be held on the second lu,s
Of October, A. ID. 1888, as follows:
That sections one, tive and SIX Of article four,
entitled judicial" be amended So Us to read
IS foliuWe:
Section =. The judicial power of the state is
ve ted in supreme court, circuit courts,
courts of common pleas, courts ui rTriaie,
justices of the peace, and such Other courts
inferior to the supreme court, as the general
asstmbly may from time to tine establish
Set ion 2. The supreme court snail, until
otherwise provided by law, consist of five
Judges, MA. .ority OF whom compe ent to sit
shall be necessary to form a quorum Or to pro-
nounce decision, except ss hereinafter pro-
gided. 1t shall have riginel jurisdiction in
91O lca7TGnt0 nsGHdaanuS, hdteds corpus and
pr0cedendo, and such appetite jurisdiction is
may be provided by law. 1t nall hold at
least one term in each year at the at OF goV>
ernment, and such other terms, there else
where, as MAY Oe provided BY law. The
Judges of the supren.e court Shall be Ictvt:
by the electors of the stale at large, for such
term, not less than five years, as the general
assembly may prescribe, and they shall be
elected and their official term shall begin at
such time as may be fixed by law. IL case
the general assembly shall increase the nUn~
Der of such Judges, the first term of each Of
such additional judges shall be such, that in
each year after their fist election, an equal
number of judges Of the supreme court shall
be elected except in elections to Ill vacancies;
and whenever tie number of such judges snail
be increased, the general assembly may an--
thorize such court to organize divisions there
of, not exceeding three, each division to con>-
sist of an equal number ot judges; for the adj
Indication of cases, q majority OF each dlvl iUR
shall constitute a quorum. ard such an aSsigu-
ment of the cases to each division may bo
made as such court may deem ex edient, hut
whenever all the jud .es, OF either dIEiS.OIi,
hearing case shall net coLcur as to lhe la;ig-
ment to be rend, rcd therein, or whenever4i ii
case shall involve tLe cOnstilutiOnahy of an
act of the general assembly Or of aH act Of
congress, it shall he reserved 10 the whole
court for adjudication. The judges Of the
supreme court in office, when this am.Edment
takes effect, shall Continue TO nod tEeir
Iffices until their successors are electCI and
qualified
Section 6. The circuit courts sh Ill have ike
original jurisdiction with the supreme court.
and such appellate juriSditiOn us may be pros
yided bv law Such courts shall be composed
of such number of judges as may lie provided
by law, and shall be held in each county, at
least once in each year. The number of cir
cults, and the boundaries thereof, shall Inc
prescribed hy law. Such judges shall be elects
ed in each circuit by the electors thereof, and
At such time and for such term as may be pre-
scribed by law, and the same number shall be;
elected in each circuit Each judge shall be.
competent to exercise his judicial powers i'm
any circuit The general as emily may change
from time to time, the number OF b0uUG>lles
of the circuits The circuit courts S3rin hc
the successors of the district courts, and al
cases, judgments, records, and proceedings
pending in said district courts, i'll the several
counties of any district, shall be transferred
to the circuit courts in the several couu;ies,
and be proceeded in aS though Said district
courts had not been abolished, ard the dis ret
courts shall continue in existence ur' / ;.e
election and qualification of the judges - tie
circuit courts.
And be il further resolved, that st 5 ..si ,lec
tiOn the voters desiring to vote "a faNuT nt
said amendment. shall have placed Tfs'I thir
ballots, the words. judicial cOuStitu'Inuf,;
amendment, yes" and the voters who dh rot.
avor the adoption of said amendment, may
,lace on their ballots the words ''judIci,l r,u
amendment. nn;' and if mai riiv
f MI the votes passed least at sad rl,- ron.
hall he in favor Of said amendment. then
aid sections one, two and SIX herein Sc !.rJh,
hall be and constitute the selection sn Hmrn-
ed in said judicial article (four) of the con-
titution of the stale of Ohio, and sail origin
,ctions one, two and six, and also sectors
>, and eleven of said article. shall be repy',l>
/ md annued. |. n. HATHAWAY,
,eaker pro tenn. Of The House Of RepreScTliJfiU,
r. u. RICHARDS,
President Of The SsH t'S.
dopted March 30, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIN.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STArs.
|, JAMES W. NEWMAN. Secretary Of State Of
c State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the
regoing is a true copy of Il Joint Resolution
opted hy the Gener i Assembly Of the State
Ohio, on the 30th dav Of March, \. u. lSS.s,
taken from the original rolls hled in this
ice
In TESTIMONY WUEREOF, | have h'r'nd'
Dscribel nv name, AID aiiiVed n gr't
!. of the State of Ohio, At CO'umh IS, III
Ii day of March, A. ~ 1SS}
JAMES W. NEwNtV.
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