Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-05-24
Proposed Amendment TO
the Constitution Of Ohio.
j U DICI A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the con-
stitution OF the State.

SECTION !. Be H.resolred by the General H.
SenCty U lne STATE Of Ohio three fths Of the
n menoers elected 10 each house agreeing thereto)
Ihat proposition to amend the constitution of me
stase OF ohio, be and the same Is hereby submitted
tne eiectsrs of the state at the election TO be
as so nn sne second Tuesday Of October, A D. 1885,
That sections one, two aud six of article four en-
@ @stiea judicial" be amended so as to read as fol-
SECTION 1. The judicial power of the state IA
sesIeu IN supreme court circuit courts, courts of
common pleas, courts Of probate, Justices of the
peaee, anu 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.
msios, PROV ,ed by law, consist of Ave judges,
maturity OF whom competent to sit shall he neces-
saryto form quorum or TO pronounoe a decision
eHcept as hereinafter provided. It shall have
1riglnsi Jurisdiction in quo tUdrrdntO nandanaus,
inrisd;ct;oP t;PSs ana pTocedendo, and such appellate
sue@uon nIs ~ @ as may be provided by law. II shall
olo " least one term in each year at the seat of
government, and such other terms there or else
The snprsrna may De provided bylaw. The judges of
th court shall be elected by the electors of
s, ne ssste AZ large, for such term not less than
apS h as tne general assembly may prescribe,
shs bssy enan oe elected and their official term
case the general assembly shall Increase the nun
~ suen Judges the first term of each of such
s1tn Judges shall be such, that in each year
oftne supreme court shall Be elected excent in
Siections 70 MI vacancies: and whenever the num-
Der OF such Judges shall be increased the general
vjs;ons authorize such court to organize d.
- o,. tnereol, not exceeding three, each division
W CONSIST OF an equal number of Judges: for the
bII aOaat1a Oh cases, majority of each division
Of tho oasna ~. quorum, and such assignment
oI the cases TO each division may be made az snch
court may deem expedient. but whenever ali the
Judges, oil either division, hearing case shall NOT
r as 70 the Judgment to be rendered therein
aty OF an act of the general assemhv nv Of an act ~
snail be reserved to the whole court for
Sus , The judges of the supreme court in
t;o men , ,ais amendment takes effect, shall con-
elected and qualified. ' 'uoii eu0oo's'r' "re
SECTION .. The circuit courts shall have like
snch on,ai,a with the supreme court, and
ia adppeate d Jurisdiction as may be provided by
Jaw. Such courts shall be composed of such num-
per vi 1uuges as may be provided by law, and shall
% 1iu IA each county, at least once in each year
ln hn1 hunioer OF circuits, and boundaries thereof
shall be prescribed by law Such iudges shall he
elected IN each circuit by the electors thereof and
a. sacn Tune and for such term as may be prescribed
py law, and the same number shall be elected in
each circuit. Each Judge shall be competent to ex
ercise MS Judicial powers in any circuit The gen
eral assembly may change, from time to time, tba
nuinuer oi boundaries Of the circuits. The circuit
courts snail be the successors of the district courts
anu al cases, Judgments, records, and proceedings
pending in said district courts In the several conn
sa es ot district shall be transferred to the cir
Guy eourts IN the several countless and be proceed
ed In as though said district courts had NOT been
aoonshed and the district courts shall continue in
eAseence uhtil the election and qualification of the
Judges OF the circuit courts.
ana be 1t further resolved, that at said election
tne voters desiring to vote in favor of said amend
men., snalI nave placed upon their ballots, the
WORDS, judicial constitutional amendment yes ;,
ana the voters VINO do not favor the adoption of
sald amendment, may place on their ballots the
words judicial constitutional amendment no."
ana IL 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
lorth, 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
tions one two and six, and also sections five and
eleven OF said article shall be repealed and annued
"a L N. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. Of tAehonse Of Representatives..
... ~ r. G. RICHARDS.
.,..,.,, 900 President of tie Senate.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ONO,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
l, 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 both
DAY OF March, A. d. 1888, as taken from the orioi
nal rolls filed in this office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto sub-
scrloed my name, and affixed the great seal of the
A. D. 1888. JAMES W NEwNAM 'on'
lsEAL'J Secretary of State.