The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-27
Published by Authority.
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of Chic.
HOUSE JOINT REVOLUTION No. 20.
JOINT RESOLUTION
JUDTCTAI,

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the State.
SECTION 1. Re IL resolved by TIE General Assembly
y the Slate Of Oh'o three iifths of the members
& ected to each house agreeing ihereto) That a
proposition to amend the Constitution # the State
oi OHIO be, and the same is herebs submitted to tho
electors Of the Sta,e at the election 10 be held or
The second Tuesday in October, A. D.. 1888, as toll
lows:
That sections one, two aud six of article four,
follows:
SECTION /. The Judicial power of the state i.
vested in q supreme court circuit courts, courts o
common pleas, cour 5 OF probate, justices of tht
peace, and such other courts inferior to the SUI
creme court, as the general assembly may from tim
10 time establish.
Section .. The supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist of FIVE judges ;
nisjority Of whom competent TO sit shall be peces
sary to form q quorum or 10 pronounce a decision
except as hereinafter p,ori ed. Itshall have orig
inal Jurisdiction in gun ,r prdnta, mnndumus, hnbeo
corlu' and 1rocedsndo, and such appellate iursdc
ttcn as may be provii.d BY law. 1t shall hold a
least one term in esch wear 1T the seat Of govern
ment, and such other u rms, tn, re or elsewhere, a.
may be provided by law. TIE judges rf tn.
upr. ne cnurt slall be elected by TIE electors OF
he Safe Of large, for such /. ,uu nrt less than rs,
years, as the general assembly NAV prescribe. aid
they $ all be elected anu heir { ifcIal term siral
eSir Of such time a. may ha fixed hv law. In cas-
the general assembly shail iu,rt3 s.. the number OF
such JUICES, the first term OF each OF s'icl
additional judges shall lie surti, KAT in each yea
after their FIRST c ectiog y" sIiGl: I u Der of j. age
Of the sapTcne court sail - 81 r;cl, exgrp ut il
elec ions to fill vacanr IS: AMI VII. A -v.r the nIm-
Der OF such judge shah 10 iu,r .ss :, the gereral
assembly may autioriz: nh 1. nrt TO or,Suiz
d visions theresa, not exc'elio- : ,Ise,e sch division
to consis; OF an equal numb ri iuI.es for the adj.
Iuiicai ion Of CASES, q Il ajOii.Y If zach division
shall constitute 4 quorum, ?rl s:rh az assignment
Of be eases t" eac division may o. llale rs ,ucl.
court may deem cSreiirnt, bor Whenever all The
judges, Of either d!v2soi. htqT:ng u use shall not
,oncur as to the Judgment Ia be rendered therein.
NJ whe ever a cas-. shall involve the constitutions
| llify nNxar net Of tina Espy.rai : my v nv Of nm 90.
If cong ess, it shall he received t, The whole court
for adjudication; The iuigrs Of The supreme cour!
'outinue to hold their oficcs un:; their successors
ne ell eie1 and Guaiih. d,
Section g.. The circuit Courts shall have like
nr'gina! jurisdiction with the SUI rene court, anc
81, II ai pclls to juIi 6;rtion as may he provided b,
law such courts shall be composed of Euci
law, and shsii he held in esci c.unty, at .esst once
in each year. The plumber Of circuits, and the
boundar es hereof, fhail be pc crbed by law.
-uch judges shall be leetcd in each circuit by the
electors thereof, and at such time and for such
term as may be prescribed by law. and the same
number shall lie elected in eseh circuit: Each
judge shall Re Competent to extrcise his Judicial
powers in any circuit. The general assembly
may change. from time to time. the number OF
hound ries Of the circuits. The circuit courts shall
be the successors OF the district courts, and ali
cases, jl4l ments, records and proceedings pending
in said district courts, in the several count es OF
any district, shall be trsnsf,rTei to the circuit
courts in the several count es, and be p-Oce eded il
as though snid district courts had ret been aboi-
ished, and the district courts shall continue in ex-
istence until the election and qualification of the
judi es of the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, Tint at said election
the voters desiring 10 vote in faSor of said amend
men,, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, "judicIa! constitutional amendment-Yes,' ~
and the voters who do not favor the adoption 81
said amendment, may place OIL their ballots the
words judicial Constitutional amendnent-No;''
and if g majority # all the votes passed [castl at
then sad sections one, TWO and six herein set
forth, shall b and constitute tho sections so
amended in said judicial article -four of the con
stituiion Of the State of Ohio, aud said original Sec
tons one, two and six, and also sections five and
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an
nulled. l.. n. HATHAWAY.
fpeaker pro ten. etfhe ,Ro,ue Of Representatives.
I. q RICHARDS,
President q the Senate
| ASop&aS Morcl, On 1920