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Proposed Amendment tel Tie
Constitution. ~ .sa,,s,
HOUSE JOINT. RESOLUTION Ne.s IS.
JOINT RESOLUTION

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Proposing an amendment TO artisls foar sf
the Constitution Of the state.
SECTION /. Be Il rxsolved by ne 6snsra
Asscna6ly Of the STATE Of 0hie, tthres-Afths sf
the enbers elected TO each house agresing
th ereto), That proposition 'ts amend The
constitution Of the State Of Ohio b. and shS
same Is hereby submitted to the electors Of
the state at the election to be held On the
second Tuesday Of October, A. D. 1888, ~
follows. oS~ - u assss
That sections one. two and six Of article
four, entitled judicial' be amended SO Is %
read as follows: 20 ,Jsh affe -. srHn5
Section /. The judicial power Of the ststs;
is vested In . supreme court, oirsuit eourts,
courts Of common pleas, courts Of probate,
justices of hepeace, and such other seurts
inferior TO the supreme court, ~ tho general
assembly may from time 70 time establiih.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, lntit
otherwise provided BY law eonAist sfifvs
judges. majority Of whom eenpe ent esit
shall be necessary 10 form . quorum q t.
pronounce decision, except as hsrefhastsf
provided. Itshall have original jurisdietisn
in quo ,searranto, mandamus, habeas sesyus
and proedendo and such appellate jarisdistisn
rs may be provided by Law. II shall held sg
least one term in each year at ths. seat Of
government, and such other terms, there OF
elsewhere. as may se provided by law. TIE
judges OF the supreme eourt shalt bs
elected by the electors OF the state at large.
for such term, not less than i've years, as the
general assembly may prescribe. and they
shall be elected and their ofieisl term shali
begin at such tine as may be fixed BY law. n
case the general assembly shall increase .kS
number Of such judges, the first tern Of sack
Of such additional judges shall be sush, that,
in each year after their first election, an eqlaF
number Of the judges Of the supreme ssstnG
shall BE elected, except in elections 10 IN
vaeaAsies and whenever the number Of snsh
judges shah bs Increased. tho general a..
semBly may Authorize such court "a sfrahiss
divisions thereof net exceeding three, zAsh.
division to consist c IN equal number sf
judges; for the adjudication Of eases, na.
jority Of each division shall constitutsS
qaorum, and snchan assignmsnt sf the sasss
to each division may be made - such court
may deem sxpsdient, but whenever alf The
judges, Of either division, hearing asssser
shall mot ooncur as tethe Judgment y ~
rendered therein, or whenever . case shslE
Inv olive the constitutionslity Of an act Of the,
general assembly or Of an act Of. songrsesy
it. shall be reserved TO- the whole court fsr
adjudication. The judges Of the supreme
court In oiics, when this amendment sskss
effect, shall continue to, hold their ssnees
until their successors are, elected and snal--
lied.
Section o The circuit courts shslr hsvs'
like original jurisdiction with the, suprensl
court, and such appellate jurisdiction as may
be provided by Law. Sush courts shan b.
composed sf such number Of judges asl NAY
be provided BY law, and shall be held in each,
county, at least once in each year. Tho nunL
bsi Of circuits and the boundaries. thereof.
shall be prescribed by law. Such judges shalr
be elected in each circuit by the electors there
Of, and at such time and for sach term AZ may
be prescribed by law, and the same namlee
shafl b elected in each circuit. Each Judge
shall be competent TO exercise his iudisial
powers in any circuit The general assembly
may change, from time to time. the number ef
boundaries cf the cirsuite. The cirsnit ssurfsp
shall Be the successors Of the district ssurts,,
and all cases, judgments, records. and proceed,
ings pending in said district courts, in the
several counties Of any district. sAsll BS MANS.
ferred to the circuit eourts In he several
counties, and be proceeded in ss though said
district courts had not been abolished, and th6
district courts sAsll continue il existsnss uhtii
the election and dhalifcatic4 Of the judges sf
the circuit couSts.
And be it further resolved, that at said eisOs
tion. the voters desiring to vote in favsr sf
said amendment, shall have placed upon their
ballsts, the words, judicial constitutisnal
amendment. yes" and the voters who Dc net
| fox, the adnnfton of oos1 H.
place on their ballots the words ..iuaioiai ess,.
stitutional amendment. no." and Is q msjerityy
of all the votes passed [oastl at said slectisr,
shall be in favor of said sneadmenA tl5sn ssiS,
sections one, sws and six herein set forth, shalh
be and constitute the sections SO amended in,
said Judicial article (four) of the constitutie{
OF the state of Ohio, and said original ssctisas
one, two and six, and also sections Ave ana
eleven Of said article. shall be repealed aaA
annulled. s4x - sats -
I N. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. Of tie Aass Of Representatives.
R.G. RICHARDS..s go
President Of ls ScsGtL
Adopted March 80, 1899.
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UNIFIED STATES oE, AMERICA, Ono. 80
OsFIeE or TIRE SECRETARY oE STATE
], JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary Of State al,
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify. that, the,
foregoing Is true copy Of q Joint Resolutisn,
adopted by the General Assembly of the State
OF Ohio, on the Seth day Of March, A. D. 1851.
as taken from the original rolls filed in, this
offce. TT
IN TESTIMONY WHEREos, IhapA hsrsunt,
subscribed my name, and affixed tie great seal
of the State Of Ohio, at Columbus, the 3Oth
day Of March, A. D. 1888. fs'Sf7
JAMES W. NEWMAN.
sEAb.1 Soeretary af Ae.ka.
April3d, 68m6; 'Sf--a