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LEGAL.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 70.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION .
Proposing an amendment article four of the eOnatitu
ton OF the state
,ssscTIoN l. Reit rssOlyea py ne General Assembly,
70 eaeh house agreeing therOtO That propOsiil0n 10
amend the constitution e the Ohio BE- and the
the oecton % be hold on tho second TUESDAY of ooo
ser A p. 1888, as follows;
judicial" 10 amended so a. TO read ~ folioVai
sEoTIoa l. The judicial power Of the state vested
pleas courts Of probate justices q peace and such
sra assembly mSy from % M ts % court s the gen
See1on ~ Inc supreme court shall, until otherwise
whom cOmpetont to SIT shall be necessary 70 form a
quorum or 20 pronounce dSga0n except hersinRf-
waIranto, mandamus. habeaP corpus and procedsndo
and such spReSte IuIsdetlOn as provided 81
scat Of government and such other terms there
SUPREME ooaS SG ~ es6sd y Aw w M s' dsss q hs
se A. large for such term less than Ave years a.
elected and their Ocia term shall begin At such time
as may be liked by law. In the general Asom bIy
Of each such additional Judges shall DC such mat in
eadn year ater tner rst election an equal number Of
elections 20 MI vacancies and whenever number Of
suth5l srh coy ne ~ the general assembly na
exceeding three each division 20 consist OF an canal
number Of Judges; the adjudication OF cases ma
jUry pf each division shall consritute quorum and
such an assignment Of the 70 each division may be
III the iudRes Of either division hearing case sbSll
not concur as 70 the Judgment 70 be rendered therein
or whenever case shall involve the oOnsttutOnAtV az
an act of the general assembly act OF eonRrts
@ snail DC reserved b the whole court for adjudication
amendment takes effect shall continue to hold their
"nces unt their Successors are elected and qualified
section o. The circuit courts shah have ike original
Jurisdiction with the supreme court and appellate
snail De composed OF such number Judges as may bs
provided by law and shall be held each county at
least once IN each year. The number OF cirOus and
5ne boundaries thereof shall be prescribed by law
such Judges shall be elected In each circuit by the
thereof and nc such time
be prescribed BY law. and the number shall b
secteo ~ eaeh circuit zach Judge shall be competent
era assembly may change, from tins time the mum.
shall be the Of the district oouris and All
cases judgments records and proceedings pending In
said district courts in the several counties of any ais
tct shall be transferred TO the circuit courts IN ehO
several counties and be proceeded 10 though said
courts shall continue In until the election and
quHllaeati99 ca Of the Judges Of the circuit courts
voters desiring to vote In favor Of said amendment
RGe1 upon sr 9alotS The words adioi
not favor the adoption OF said amendment may place
on their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment nO;' and II a majority OF All ne Votes
pssed castl at said election shall be in favor OF said
set FORTH shall be constitute the sections 10 amend
ed In said judicial article fOur) Of thu Constitution a
shall be repealed and annulled
Speaker pro tenn of the House Of REPRESENTATIVES,
X @. RIOHARDs,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIcA OHIO
OFFICE OF THE SRcRETARr OF STATE
IJAdEs ". NEWMAN Secretary Of state Of the state
copy OF Joint Resolution adopted by the General A.
semby o. the state Of OHIO the Both day OF March,
ONCE. " ~
IN TESTIMONY wmEREoV. / have hereunto subscribed
JAMES v. NEWMAN,