The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-07-25
LEGAL
FToPOssd Amendment to the
Constitution Of Ohio.
JU DTOIAT
HOUSE JOINT RfSOLUTIOH No. ~.
SOEAH hBSOLUI1OH
F'onS An AAsaeHs1t 2 artiois four Of The oonssita'

E''olnH N SHSaeEaeat 2 article four OF The oonsat
spcnoH l.. 70 a resolved By the gensr.I A...,r III,
o. The sSass q ohio Of Inc member sisc by
amend he coastuo o1 ths Ss rhat ~ S6 DrSDosiiSn % 9
same . hereby submitted 70 the electors q tie stSs N
Sep II I n oe held on the second tuesday Of OotO
IsaS ssctSns one two and sI article four entitled
JSS1Iclal- De amended 80 ~ 70 read As f0llowsi
IN lotion Inc judicial OF the state Is yestsd
pleas Courts Of probate nso sr u tSs SeTS Sc OF S1%moa
Sf SoTs inferior TO the supreme court the Esn.
iI SSJSo9 y she supreme court shall until otherwise
whom compstsns, consist t s o. nTe Judges majority OF
quorum or 70 pronounce decision except as heTeinaf
waIranto mandAmus habeas corpus and nIoneds6S ~
a 1 SpGh ~ appellate iuTsdetion may be provided b;
law ~ snail hold at least term In each Tear M ns
St o government and such other terms there or ess
supreme cour, SSa S ss6 o. IA% " The Judges Of the
tae az large for such term than Ave years AZ
elee.ed and their oeia Term shall begin AZ se s Ina ne
s5ai @ @ aet ~ law IN case the general assembly
o. eaoh oI such additional Judges shall be such that n
Sn year ater thelr hrst election equal number OF
Judges OF the supreme court shall bs elected pXopt in
erGons % ~ vacancies and whenever the number u
sne sall be Increased the assembly may
auo'1e s9ch court 10 organize divisions therroi NOT
number =, id; e'Gm @ DIVISION 20 consist Of an equal
oriy OF each division shall constitute quorum and
msde as such court may deem expedlrnt but WhensyT
, m ts lnages OF either division, hearing case small
nor concur IA u the Judgment rendered tb-r,n
or whenever case shall Involve the constittionsiV ~
an hcJ OF the general assembly an act OF coDRTss
u shall be reserved a. the whole court for sdiudicilo1
ime Jalges OF the supreme court In Onice when this
amendment takes effect, shall continue 10 hold theT
onces until their successors elected and uuaHed
5ecunn The circuit courts shah have ike original
luIsIction with the supreme court and such appaseS
I JSdSulelon as may be provided 10y law such courts
snai 2e composed Of such number Judges as may bS
provided by law, and shall be held In each COUNT AZ
least once In each year The number OF cirouits and
Lhe boundaries thereof, shall prescribed Ly laS
such Judges shall be elected 10 each circuit bg he sis
LOTS thefeOf aud ~ such time such term az mas
De prescribed By law and the same number snail bS
elected In each circuit Zach Judge shall be competent
TO exercise his judicial any circuit The Esp
eral assembly may change, from time u time tie nm
Col or boundaries Of the circus The circuit courts
siil " the succehsOTH OF the district all
cases Judgments, records and proceedings pending In
sald district courts in the counties of any iis
several Counties aud be prOceedsd in a. tbonQh aid
district courts had not been abolished and the disTiG
quhllncati0n OF the Judges of the circuit courts
ana be lt further resolved. that said election tha
nave placed upon their ballots the words ,.tndicai
constitutional amendment ycs" the voters who dc
on their ballots the words 'tudicia c0nsritHttonai
amendment, nO;" and n a majority OF ali he v"tos
pseI cast az said election shall be In favor OF said
amendment then said sections one two and siY harsi
set FORTH shall be and constitute the sections 40 amend
the state OF Ohio and said original SECTIONS one ta
and ak and also sections and eleven OF ssd aTtieS
'naii DO repealed and annulled
Speaker pro tenn. Of the House of RepTessntativs,
X. g. RICHARDS,
Adopted March 80. 1888
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO
OFFICE OF rHE SECRETARY OF STATE
L JANIS W NEWMAN, Secretary OF state Of the StAtS
oI Oh9 40 hereby certify that the foregoing a truS
semby Of the state Ohio on the 8Oth day OF Nsroh
1888. as taken from the original rolls flied in this
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF l have hereuDto subsoribsA
my name and ahGed the great seal state OF Ohio
JAMES w. NEWMAN,
laEALl Secretary Of StAtG