Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-08-09

SECTION l. BE u ..resOIUed by the General As
seD16ty or the State OF Ohio, three hfths Of the
members elected to each house agreeing thereto,)
That proposition to amend the constitution OF the
state Of Ohio, be and the same is hereby submitted
to the electors of the state at the election to be
held on the second Tuesday OF October, A. d. 1885,
as follows:
That sections one two and six of article four, en-
titled 'judicial" be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. The judicial power of the state is
vested In supreme court, circuit courts, courts OF
common pleas, courts of probate, justices Of the
peace, and such other courts inferior to the
preme court, as the general assembly may from
time 10 time establish.
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9th
erwise proyi ed by law, consist Of five judges, a
majority OF whom competent TO sit shall be neces-
sary 70 form quorum or to pronounce decision,
except as hereinafter provided. II shall have
original Jurisdiction In quo tUdrrdnt0, mdnddn1uS,
hd6eds corpus and pr0cedsndO, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law. 1t shall
mold OF least one term in each year at the seat Of
government and such other TERMS there or else
where, as may be provided by law. The judges of
the supreme court shall be elected by the electors of
the state at large, for such term, not less than
nve years, as the general assembly may prescribe,
and they Ehall be elected and their official term
shall begin at such time may be fixed by law In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
per OF such Judges, the first term Of each of such
additional judges shall be such that in each year
after their first election equal number of judges
OF the supreme court shall be elected. except in
|
Der OF such judges shall be increased, the general
assembly may authorize such court to organize d-
visions thereof, not exceeding three each division
to consist OF an equal number of judges; for the
adjudication Of cases. majority of each division
| snail constitute quorum, and such an assignment
of the cases to each division may be made as such
court may deem expedient but whenever all the
Judges, OF either division, hearing case shall not
concur as to the Judgment to be rendered therein,
| or whenever case shall involve the constitution
aty of an act Of the general assembly of act of
congress- 1t shall be reserved to the whole court for
| adiudiction. The judges of the supreme court In
office, when this amendment takes effect, shall con-
tinue to hold their Offices until their successors are
| elected and qualified.
| SECTION 9. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
| such appellate Jurisdiction may be provided by
| law. Such courts shall be composed Of such num-
Der ofludges as may be provided by law, and shall
be held in each county, at least once In each year
The number of circuits, and boundaries thereof,
shall be prescribed by law. Such judges shall be
elected in each circuit by the electors thereof and
at such time and for such term as may be prescribed
by law, and the same number shall be elected in
each circuit. Each judge shall be competent to
ercise his judicial powers in any circuit. The gen.
| eral assembly may change, from time to time, tha
number Of boundaries of the circuits. The circuit
courts shall be the Successors of the district courts
and all cases, Judgments records, and proceedings
pending in said district cOnrs in the several
ties Of any district shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts in the several countless and be proceed
ed In as though said district courts had not been
| anu COurtB Shall commune III
existence until the election and qualification of the
judges of the circuit courts.
And be II further resolved, that at said election,
the voters desiring to vote in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, judicial constitutional amendment, yes,
| and the voters VINO do not favor the adoption of
| said amendment, may place their ballots the
words Judicial constitutional amendment no;'
and If majority Of all the votes passed Tcastl al
| said election shall be in favor Of said amend.
ment then said sections one, two and six herein set
| forth, shall be and constitute the sections SO
amended in said judicial article (four) of the con.
stttion of the state OF Ohio, and said original sec
tions one. two and SIX and also sections five and
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and annulled
In. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Representatives.
R. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate
Adopted March 80, 1883.
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFIoH OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
| I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State Of tn,
State Of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoin!
is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by th
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the 3Otl
day Of March, A. d. 1884, as taken from the origi
nal rolls filed In this office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto sub
scrtbed my name. and affixed the great seal of tn
State Of Ohio, at Columbus, the 30th day of March
A. d. 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN
/ lsEAL.l Secretary of State.