The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-23
LEGAL.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
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HOUSE IoINr RESOLUTION No. 70.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOngT RESoLUTToN
Proposing Amsndmnl article four Of the consttI
ton er tho StatA
% sRcTIos l. e Il resolved Py the General Assembly
70 each hOuse agreeing theretO) That proposition 70
end q me o. the Stao Of Ohio be- and the
the election 3 be held on the second Tuesday Of OctO
That ssetiOnb OuS tive and six article four entitled
judicial" 30 amended so % to read as fOlowSi
In supreme court circuit uTts, courts OF common
pleas courts Of probate usces Of the peace and SuOh
eral assembly may from time TO tilne establish
provided bS law consist Of ave judges, a majority Of
whom competent TO sit shall be necessary To form
ter provided II shall have oFtsina Jurisdiction In quo
waIranto. mandamus, habeas corpus and prOcedendO.
law IL shall hold at least term In each at the
seat government and such other terms or else
where as may be provided by law Tho judges of the
supreme court snail be elected by the electors OF the
state at large for such term less than years. az
elected and their Ofcla Term shall begin such tlme
shall Increase the number OF such judges the first
o. each OF such additional Judges shall be such that in
eaeh year after their rs election an equal number OF
Judges OF the supreme court shall be elected except
elections TO MI vacancies and whenever the Of
such Judges shall be Increased the general may
authorize such cnurt 10 organize divisions therrOf not
number of judges; the adjudication Of cases ma
oriy OF each division shall constitute quOrum and
such an assignment Of the division may
made as such court may deem eHpedent but whenever
I'll the Judges Of either division hearing a snail
not u the Judgment be rendered therein
OF whenever case shall involve the constuOnay OF
an aot Of the general assembly OF conRTcss
i shall be reserved TO the whole court for adjudication
lhe Judges Of the supreme court In Onice when this
offices until their successors elected qualified
section 5 The circuit courts shall have ike original
jurisdiction with the supreme court and such appellate
Jurisdiction as may ba provided by law. such courts
shall 20 composed OF such number OF Judges may be
provided by law. and shall be held In each county at
least once In each year The number OF circuits, and
the boundaries thereof shall be prescribed By law
such Judges shall be elected in circuit by
tors thereof and at such time torn ~ mag
hn mi, ahA NJ
elected Ia each circuit zach Judge sia be compete1
70 exercise his Judicial powers In circuit The gem
ber or boundaries Of the circuits The circuit cOurtA
shall be the successors Of the district courts, and All
cse5 Jud NHent records and proceedings pending In
said district courts In the several counties OF any dis
trct Shall be transferred to the circuit IN the
several Countless and be proceeded in though said
district courts had not been abolished the dT1os
shall continue In existence until the election and
qualification Of the Judges Of the circuit courts
And be further resolved that at said election the
voters desiring to vote Ia favor OF said shall
have placed upon their ballots. the wOrds '.jndoial
constitutional amendment yes" and the who do
on their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment. noi' and n majority Of all the yOtes
passed castl at said election snail be in said
amendment then snld sections one two and sx herela
% In said judicial article four Of the constitution Of
the state Of Ohio and said original sections two
and SIX and also sections i've and eleven OF said article
shall be repealed and annulled
/ n HATHAWAY.
speaker pro tenn OF the House OF Representatives.
IL g. RICHARDS,
President Of the senate.
Adopted March 80 1888.
URITKD STATES OF AMERICA OHIO
OPFICE OF THK SECRETARY OF STATE
, I.JAMEs W NEnMAN Secretary Of STATE OF the state
Of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing Is true
seby the state Of Ohio on the 8Oth day Of March,
d. 1888 as taken from the original rolls ned In this
IN TESTIMONY wHEREoT. I have hereunto subscriboA
my name and af1ed the great seal OF the state OF Ohio
'''' oO'1 ~ JAMES W. NEWMAN,
tsEAL1 secretary Of Stata.