The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-03
LEGAL.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
IN 1UDMGEA NJ
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 70.


JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment article four OF the consttu
ton OF the State
spcIos l, Ban reselveu py the General AsssV BIZ
o. the state @ Ohia lhre0nthS OS the membs slectOd
amend ne Consrucn cf Il" State Of Ohio Se AND tss
ne sieouon 20 DC held on the second Tuesday OF Ocsd
Der, A. d. 1888 a. follawsi
judicial" be amended 50 as 10 resd as follows
sEoTIoH l. The judicial power OF the state Ia yrstad
pleas courts Of probsts justices o. the pssoS SnG 5aos
% inferior 10 me supreme court as the gen
section section ghe supreme court shall, until otherwise
whom competent To sit shall be necessary To- form
quorum or TO pronounce deOlsiOn except as herrnRf
wAIrantn, nsndamus, habeas corpus aud prpc,drndo
a,S s n aPReSte h i9Tsdeslon as may be provided "
seat o government and such other there or else
supreme court be elected By the electors Of ths
state at large for such term than nve years aS
elected their Ocla term shall begin ' al such Sl Rs ~
& a. may ~ 0e nIea oy law In case the general assembly
OF each OF such additional Judges shall be that 10
Judges of the shall DO elected except in
elections 70 ali vacancies and whenever tue number oi
authorize such court to organize divisions tsrroT not
, Ing Z, three each division 70 consist Of an equal
loriiy nf each division shall constitute quorum and
made AS such may deem eKpedient ut vhersysr
I'll the Judges Of either division hearing case snHn
whenever shall involve the constt1ionsiity 4
an aot OF the general assembly OF OF con1ess
shall be rtscrved TO the whole for adiudctou
me ane Judges oi ths supreme court In ONCE when this
onlces until their are elected and duahed
section U. The circuit shall have ike oiignsI
lnIgIcon with the supreme court and such appelats
Jurisdiction AZ may be provided By law. such courts
shall 30 Composed OF such number OF Judges may be
provided By law, and shall be held In each county Ai
least once In each year. The number circuits End
she boundaries thereof, shall be preocrbed by law
such udges sh oe elected In each circuit the elec
tors thereof and at such time and for term as ma,
os ntrscIisu ~ @ Oy law and the same number shall 10
70 exercise his Judicial pOwprs In circuit T Rop
era assembly may change from time to time the mum
Der or boundaries OF the circuits the circuit conTts
snail DE the successors OF the district courts and all
said district courts in tho several c0unties of any s
trict shall be transferred tn the circuit courts In the
district courts hsd not been abolished and the dst1
courts shall continue y eIstonce until the election and
ana oe it further resolved that at said election hs
have placed upon thor ballots ths words '.irdicis
constitutional amendment Tesr the voters who dS
on their hallo,s tho words ''judical consitntionI
amendment MOI and u majority Of All the votes
amendment then said sections one two and sir hersa
set forth shall be and constitute the sections amend
90 In SAID judicial article four) Of tho constitution q
the state Of Ohio and said original sections one two
aud sx and also sections ye and eleven article
shall be repealed and annulled
s0...,r Dro t.,, ., III. IoS:I hM a4GaAwAY. Z, Ga
4. g. RICnAHDs
Adopted March 30, 1888.
UNITED sFATEs OF AMERICa ONO
OVVIoK OF THE SECRETARY or STATE
l. JAMEs W NEWMAN Secretary Of stats of the gtaAs
Of Ohio do hereby certify. that the foregoing trIS
sebY q the state Of Ohio on the 8Oth da5 Of marcs
d. iSoB rs taken from tho original rolls lod In tsI
IN TnsTIMoEI wHEnEoy. have hsrsunto subasribod
my name and aiIed the great seal Of the State 0hiO
= ' J1aEs ". n NEwaHS. d
tA1AL1 Secretary Of DtAtA