Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-06
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution of Ohio.
j U DIG I "A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to article four of the con-
stitution of the State.

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to article four of the con-
stitution of the State.
SEcTIONl. BE H,resoEred 6y the General As
seD6iy Of the State OF Ohio, three ffths 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. ID. 1888,
as follows:
That sections one, two and six of article four en-
titled judicial" be amended so as to read fol-
lows:
SECTION /. 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 su-
preme court, as the general assembly may from
time to time establish.
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise provi ed by law, consist of five judges, a
majority Of whom competent to sit shall be neces-
saryto form quorum or to pronounce a decision,
except as hereinafter provided. 1t shall have
original jurisdiction in quo tUdrrdntO, mdnddDuS,
hd6eds corpus and pr0cedendO, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law. II shall
hold 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 chall be elected and their official term
snail begin at such time may be fixed by law. In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
ber 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
elections to fill vacancies: and whenever the num-
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
adJudlcation OF cases, majority of each division
snail constitute quorum, and such an assignment
tn aanI,1f 1frsas
court may deem eXpedient but whenever all the
judges of either division, hearing 4 case shall not
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein,
or whenevera case shall involve the constitutions
aty OF an act of the general assembly of act of
congress- it shall be reserved to the whole court for
adlud1ction. The judges of the supreme court in
office, when this amendment takes effect, shall con-
nue to hold their offices until cir successors are
elected and qualified.
SECTION 6. 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-
per OF Judges 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,
elected In each circuit by the electors thereof, and
at such time and for such term may be prescribed
by law, and the same number shall be elected in
each circuit Each judge shall be competent to ex-
ercise his Judicial powers in any circuit. The gen.
eral assembly may change, from time to time, tho
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 courts in the several coun
ties of any district shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts in the several counties, and be proceed
ed IN as though said district courts had not been
abolished, and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the election and qualification of the
judges of the circuit courts.
And be 1t 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 at
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-
stitution of the state of Ohio and said original Sec
eleven of said article shall be repealed and annulled
IN. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. ofthe House Of Representatives.
r. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JAMES w. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of the
State of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing
is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the 3Oth
day of March, A. D. 1888, as taken from the origi-
nal rolls filed in this office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto sub
scribed my name. and affixed the great seal of the
State Of Ohio, at Columbus, the 3Oth day of March,
A. ID. 1883. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
SEAL. Secretary of State.