The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-07-12
Published by Authority.
Amendment to the Con.
stitutiOn Of Ohio,
-F E Esaasu.LA g7ssp-zEs s~ss.4,
JUD1CrAb
H0UsE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 78
JOINT

JOINT RESOLUTION
an amendment to article four Of the
constitution Of the State.
SECTION l. Be u resolved by tbs Gcntrni q ssenpoty
Of tbs STATE If Ohio Uhree-ffths of the member
e.ected to each house agreeing thereto) That =
proposition to amend the Constitutions Of the STATE
of OHIO be, and the same is hereby submitted 10 the
electors of the State ut the election TO he held Of
the second Tuesday In October, a. d. 1883, as ia-
lows.
That scctlons ono, two and six of article four.
entitled judicial" be amended so as to read n,
follows; .t-
SECTION /. The judicial power of the state Il,
common pleas, courts of probate, justices Of the
peace, and ouch other conrts inferior to the SUI
prerne court, as the general assembly may from tim.
Section 2. Tho supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist of five judges. .
majority of whom competent to sit shall be nece.
except as hereinafter provit-d. Itshal have orig
inal Jurisdiction in quo tctH ron.to, 1s0nduha4.s, Aa6a;.
corppr and procedendo, and such appellate juriSdie.
ton as may be provided by law. It shall hold al
least one term In each year at the seat Of govern
ment, and such other terms, thtr or elsewhere, ~
may be provided by law. The judges Of tn.
supreme court shall be elected BY the eiector. Of
the State at large, for such term, not less than fv.
years, as tho general assembly may prescribe, and
they shall Ire elected and their official Term shall
tegin at such time Rs may he fixed by law. In cart
the general assembly shsil increase the number of
such judges, tho Grst term OF each of such
additional judges shall be such; fiat in carh year
after their first election an equal number of judge
OF the supreme court shall he elected, except in
elections TO fill vacanci cs; and whenever the num-
Der of such judge shall be incrssei, the general
assembly may authorize rpch court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three each division
to consist of an equal number of judges; for the ad-
judication of cases, o majority of each division
shall constitute a quorum, and such an assignment
of The cases tn eacn division may DO made as such
court may deem expedient, bat whenever all the
Judges, OF either division, bearing a case shall no,
concur as IN the judgment 10 be, rendered therein.
or wherever q case shall involve the constitution
atty OF an act OF the general assembly OF OF an act
of cong iess, it shall be reserved to the whole court
in Office, when this amendment takes effect, shal
continue to bold their Offices until their successors
are elected End qualified. -.
Section 6. The circuit courts shail have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such a~rFrIlYte juIiidicticn ss may be provided by
law. such courts shall be composed of sucl
number OF judges as may be crowded by
law, and shall be held in eseh county, al least once
in each year. The number of circuits, and the
boundar4 ca thereof, Fhall DO prescribed by law.
ruch judges shall be elected IN each circuit by the
electors thereof, and at such Tina and for such
term as may 10 prcecribel by law, ood the samt
number shall lie elected in each ciroui Facl
judge shall he Competent to exercise his judiei.'
powers In any circuit. The general assembly
may change, from time TO time, the number oil
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts ehall
be the successors of the district courts, and al
cases, judgments, records end proceedings PENDING
in said district courts, in tho several counties o.
any district, shall be transferred to the circuit
courts in the several counties, and be proceeded IL
as though said district courts had not been abol
ished, and the district courts shall continue in ex
istence until the election aud qualification Of tn.
| judges of tho circuit courts.
and be it further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring 10 vote in favor of slid amend
nent, shall have piaced upon their ballots, the
words, judicial constitutional amendnent-Yes, u
and the voters WHO do not favor the adoption o.
said amendment, may place on their ballots the
words judicial constitutional amondment-No;'
and II a majority Of all the votes passed [cast] a,
said election shall bs in favor Of said amendment,
then sa.d sections one, two and six herein sci
forth, shall be and constitute the sections &C
amended in said judicial article (four1 Of the con
stitusion OF the State of Ohio. and said original sec
| lions one, two and six, and also sections five ant
eleven Of said article, shall be repealed and an
nulled. /. N. HATHAWAY,
fpeake7 pro Con-. offhe House qf Representative
Il. Il RICHARDS,
Presiden5 Of The Senate