The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-23
Published BY Authority.
FupItSHeu By AutnorfTy.
Proposed Amendment TO the Cen
stitItiOn OF Chic.
JUoECEAo
HOUSE JOINT RE.OLUTIGN No. as.
JUDECEAu
JOINT

Proposing nm amendment to article four of Tho
constitution Of the State.
SECTION 1. Ec R resolved By tie GSarrni 4 Srcub.
II he Nate Of OHIO Ohree hftls of the mcmb,ir
t ec;ed 10 each house agreeing therctc) That =
proposition TO amend The I ohstituIio, # the State
Of Ohio be, and the same is hereby submitted I" tn,
electors If the Stale at the election 10 be held OF
he second Tuesday in October, A. d. 1858, as toll
lows:
That scctions one, two and six of article four
entitled "judicia.," be amended so US 10 read a
follows:
SECTION J.. The Judicial power of the s1ate i.
vested IN a supreme court ti'cuit courts, courts q
common pleas, cour's Of probltr, Justices ct ia
peace, and such other courts inferior 10 The SUI
prenie court, as the general assembly may from lin
TO time establish.
Section =. The supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided ly law, consist of five judges =
majority OF whom competent 10 sit shall hr nece>-
sary to form n quorum or 10 pronounce a decision
except MS hereinafter proSi Cd. ItshslI have urif
inai jurisdiction in quo irtrTant0, apGndImM", hGbz;.
co'1u' and Itoced@ndO, and such appellate jar;sdic
tIon as may be provided by law. Il shall hold q;
least one term in each year ut The seat OF govern
ment, ard such other terms, thu re or ~elScw here, a.
may be provided ~ law. Tho JUDGES If IL,
-upr' me court shall be elected by the electors Of
the State a. large, for such term. not less Than i've
yeaIs, as the general assembly may prescribe, aud
they sail be elected and their official term shall
bcgin ut such tina a. may be fixed nv law. In cas-,
the general 90 embl shall increase the number Of
such judges, the fret term of each Of such
additional judges shall lie such, that ir each year
after their first election an equal Dun her Ct judge
of tie supreme court shall lie ot"ctcI, cXcrpt il.
elections TO fill vacanc IS; and whenever the uTu-
Der OF such judges shall lie increased, the general
assembly may authorize such court to organize
i. viHionS thereof, not exceeding three, each division
to consist OF an equal numb of judges; FOR the ad-
judication OF cases, 4 n ajoIity OF each division
shall constitute a quorum, AMI such an assignment
of he cases tn eacr division may be mlie as uVh
court may deem eXpclient, bat whenever all tile
judges, of either division, hearing a case shall not
concur as to the Judgment TO be rendered therein.
or whe ever a case shah involve the constitution
ality OF an act of the general ass mbiy or of an act
OF cong PSS, 1t shall he reserved To The whole court
for adjudication. The judges pf the supr; Inc court
in Office, when this Incnd mcnt takes effect, shall
continue to hold their Offices Until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Section 6. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, ana
such appellate jurii diction as may be provided by
law. such courts shall be composed Of sue!
number of judges as may be provided 10y
law, and shall he held in each county, at least once
in each year. The number Of circuits, and the
bOundar es thereof, shall be prescribed by law.
such judges shall be elected 10 each circnit 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
powers in any circuit. The general assembly
may change, from time to time, the number oil
boundaries Of the circuits. The circuit courts shall
be the successors Of the district courts, and al
cases, juarmeuts, records and proceedings pending
in said district courts, in the several count, es OF
any district, shall be transferred to the circuit
courts in the several counties, and be proceeded il
as though said district courts had rot been abol
ished, and the district courts shall continue in eN
istence until the election and Qualification Of thu
jude OF the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring 10 vote in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots. the
words, '.judicIal constitutional amendmept-Ye3,'
and the voters who do not favor the adoption q
said amendment, may place on theiP ballots tht
words Judicial constitutional ameDhmpnt-No;r
and if a majority of all the votes passed least al
| said election shall be in favor of said amendment
then sad sections one, Two and six herein sci
forth, shall be and constitute hhe sections 81
amended in said judicial article WOur) of the con
stitutiOn of the State of Ohio and baiG original see
tons one, two and six, and also sections five anc
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an.
nulled. l.. n. WAY,
fpsaker pro tom. gihe House IF Representative
r. u RICHARDS,
President Of The SeaGte