Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-09-20
Proposed Amendment 10
the Constitution Of Ohio.
j U DIG I a l.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. IS.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the con-
stitution Of the State.


stitution Of the State.
SECTION 1. BE n.rssolred by the General As
ssnlbiy OF TIE state or Ohio three fifths 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. D. 1883,
as follows:
That sections one, two and six of article four,
titled judicial" be amended as to read asfol-
lows:
SECTION 1. 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 sucA other courts inferior to the su-
preme court, as the general assembly may from
time to time establish.
SECTION O. The supreme cour. shall, until 9TH
erwtse provi ed by law, consist OF five judges,
majority OF whom competent to sit shall be neces-
saryto form quorum or 10 pronounce decision,
except as hereinafter provided. 1t shall have
original Jurisdiction in quo tCdrrdpt0, Ddnddnnus,
hdbeds corpus and prOcedendO, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law. 1t 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
five years. as the general assembly may prescribe,
and they chall be elected and their official term
shall begin at such time may be fixed by law. In
case the general assembly shall increase the NUM-
Der 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
adjudication of cases, majority of each division
| shall constitute quorum, and such an assignment
of the cases to each division may be made as sucf
| court may deem expedient, but whenever all thu
judges, of either DIVISION hearing a shall no
1 n ha randaFnd therein
| or whenever case shall involve the constitution
aty of an act of the general assembly or of an act
congress- it shall be reserved to the whole court fo
adJudict1on. The judges of the supreme court II
office, when this amendment takes effect shall con
tinue to hold their offices until their successors arr
elected and qualified.
SECTION 8. The circuit courts shall have lik
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, AM
such appellate jurisdiction may be provided b,
law. Such courts shall be composed of such mum
Der ofiudges as may be provided by law, and shal
be held in each county, at least once in each year
The number of circuits, and boundaries thereof
shall be prescribed by law. Such judges shall b
elected in each circuit by the electors thereof apt
at such time and for such term may be prescribed
by law, and the same number shall be elected II
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, th
number of boundaries of the circuits. The circui
courts shall be the of the district courts
and all cases, Judgments records and proceeding
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 beel
abolished, and the district courts shall continue II
existence until the election and qualification Of tn
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, tn
words, judicial constitutional amendment, yes,
and the voters VINO do not favor the adoption Q
said amendment, may place on their ballots tn
words judicial constitutional amendment, no +;
and II a majority of all the votes passed least
said election shall be in favor of said ament
ment then said sections one, two and six herein 81
forth, shall be and constitute the sections
amended in said judicial article (four) Of the col
stitution of the state of Ohio, and said original se
tions one, two and six, and also sections five an
eleven of said article shall be repealed and annulle
IN. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. ofthe House Of Representative
: R. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Sendt
Adopted March 80, 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
.. I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of Il
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoil
" is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by t
. General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the 20
day of March, A. D. 1893, as taken from the orij
;. nal rolls filed in this office.
:. In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto gu
scrbed my name, and affixed the great seal of t
Q State of Ohio at Columbus, the 30th day of Marc
3 A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
Y [sEAL. Secretary of State