The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-06-07
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Of Chic.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 73.
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Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution OF the state
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution OF the state
SECTIOE !, : Be bit TesolGed2 By the General As
se1't6Ey of the State Of OhiO (threc -itil5 ot the
,ueia Dcr> elected 10 each iiousO agreeing; there
t0). That proposition 20 amend ihc constltu-
ZION OF The State of Ohio be, and the same is
hereby submitted to the electors cf the state ut
the election IL he held on the second Tuesday
Of October. 4. ID. 1852, as follows:
That sections one. Two aud SIX OF article four,
entitled "judicial,'' be amended SO IS to read
as follows:
So;;tion i. Tho judicial power of the stste is
vested III suIireric court, Gifcrit courts courts
Of common pleas, courts Ul probate, justices "i
the peace, and snch other courts inferior to ib''
SHprGmG Gnutt, as the general assembly may
from time toTnne establish
Section y. ihc supreme court shat until 9th
erwi>c provided iT i:LT. CONSIST 81 hvt Judges,
2 majority Of whom cOmpeicnt tn sit shah he
nrCeosaTy 80 form Il quorum o. to pronounce
decision except a. hercirat ef prHPiiCd It Nlstil
h4v~ Ugigiuai jurisdiction II! Qw0 :0HrIUtRto
naa'doanHs, h'ttc6s corpus 'su'i l'rocedead0 an'i
such ..ppcliitbr ufrsis, tI0n may be pro tiuCG
by law. 1t saaiI ho't ut le'iat ono term in each
Te:lr :tt the seat OF government. and Such other
terms, there or elsewhere. rs may i)G prOyio
by law The judges OF the supreme court Stali
be elected by the electors ut the Ssiti at Ian EU
Tor such term, rot less taau iiV1 yeats as Lh"
sertriI assembly may f,rcz cribe and }j;ey shall
hI clsct;;,i their irii term shall bea IN al
sH"h time as may be fixed by law In case the
general assembly shall Increase thH number %!
such Judges, the first term Ui each OF such aiGi
.ioDai jutgcS shall be such, that iii each year
after their first election. an equal number OF
judges OF the supreme sourt shall be elected
CXC4lIt in elections to Til vacancies: and when
ever the number of such judges shall be ncreas
ed The general assembly may authcriso such
court to organ l2e divisions thereof not exceed!
ing three, each division, 10 consist Of an equal
mum her OF judges; for tire adjudication 0fcases
a majority ni each division shall constitute Il
quorum, and such an assignment Of the cases 10
each division may be ma'te Us such court may
deem expedienG. but whenever ali the Judges n
either division, hearing Il case snail not concur
rs to the Judgment to lie rendered therein, o.
Wheneve" case shall involve the constitution
ality of an act Of the general assembly OF OF
act of congress. it shall be reserved 10 the whUle
court for adjudication. ti'Ec Judges T the >;i-
preme court in Office, when this amendment
takes effect, shall continu" TO hold their Offices
until their successors are elected ami qualified,
Section The circuit courts shall have Ike
original jurisdiction with the supreme court,
and such appellate Jurisdiction as may be pro-
yided by law. Such ccTrts shall be composed
OF such number of judges may be provided
by law, amt shall be held il each county. at
least once in each year The plumber Of cir
cults, and the boundaries thereof, shall he pre-
scribed by law. Such Judges shall be elected
in each circuit by the electors thereof. and ut
such time and lor such Term ;ss may DC pfescrln-
ed BY law, and the same sum Der shall lee elect
ed in each circuit, Each judge shall be Conp2-
tent to exercise his judicial loH in any cir
cult. The general assembly may change. f ON
| time to time, the number or Boundaries of the
circuits The circuit courts shall be the slc-
ceSsCrs OF the district courts and all cases, judg
ments, records and proceedings pending in
said district courts. III the several counties OF
any district shall be transferred TO the circuit
courts in the several counties. aEd BIZ proceeds!
in as though said district courts hal not been IL
5olishcd, and the district courts shall continue in
lsexistehce until che election and qualification OF
the Judges OF tho circuit courts.
And be it fIria i resolved. that at sald cleo
ton, the voters desiring vote in favor Of said
amendment. shalt have placed upon their bal
lots. the words 'judicisl constitutional amend
ruent yeS,'' and the voters who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment, may pace on
their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment, no - and if m Ijority OF al! the
votes passed [castl at said election shan be il
favor of saiu amendment, JncE said sections
one. two and six herein set forth, shall be ana
constitute the: tions SO amended in said js.tli-
cial article four of the constitution o. the state
of Ohio, and said original sections one, two and
six and also sections five and eleven Of said ar
ticle. shalt be repealed and annulled.
\ HATH AWAY.
Speaker pro tenn of tie HoUSe OF Representatives.
*. - RitHARbS,
President Of the Senate,
AdoDted March 80, 1858.