The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-11
LEGAL.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio,
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 70.
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Proposing amendment 10 article four OF the const
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JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment % article four Of the constu
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q the stAS Of Ohio hreefths q the members elsctd
20 eseh nouse agreeing theretO) That proposition 70
same s hereby submitted the Of the state at
ne eecon g be held on the second Tuesday OF Octo
That sesfions one and Of article four entitled
sRCTIO l. Ths judicial power Of thS state Is vested
m supreme court circuit urts courts OF common
other courts inferior to the supreme Court ss the Sea
erss sctiSS assembly may from time 10 hme establish
Son ~ aw G9nslIt 70 I % Ave igdsss majority Of
quorum or 70 pronounce deeison except a. heTeinaf
sS y shall have original Jurisdiction In quo
and such appellate Jurisdction may De provided by
ssSt az II & o1s nC6 A Least one term IN each year at the
WHERE Wnere as may be provided By law The judges the
state at large for such erm less than Eve years as
shs geneId & assembly may prescribe and they shall no
as may be fixed by law In case the general assembly,
each Of such addiGionSi Judges snail 6e sTeb I'M m
each year after their rst election equal number OF
elections TO MI vacancies whenever the number 81
sneh Judges shall be increased the assembly
authorize such court to organize divisions therO NOT
exceeding three each division TO consist Of an eoua
forty of eac dVson sbs eenstltnts o GaSeS ma ma
such an Asgntnent Of the each division may he
sll the Judges, OF either division hearing case snai
m o concur as N the Judgment 20 be rendered therein
or whenever case shall Involve the COnsttutOnaty "
an act o. the general assembly of act OF congress-
The Judges Of tine supreme court In Office when this
ameidment takes effect shall continue 70 hold their
oliiees until their successors elected qualified
ssc,ion = ihe circuit courts SHAH have ike original
usdietOn with the supreme court and appellate
Jurisdiction as may be- provided BY law such cnurts
shall 5e composed OF such number OF Judges az may bs
provided By law and shall be- held in each connty M
least once In each year. The number OF circuits and
the me boundaries thereof shall be prescribed by law
tSrs Thereof a.d % such time and for such term
oe prescribed by law. and the same number shall he
elected IN each circuit Zach Judge shall be competent
70 exercise his Judicial powers In ciTc The gem
era assembly may change. from time time the mum
per or boundaries Of the circuits The circuit courts
snail be the successors OF the district courts and an
cases judgments records. and proceedings pending
sald district courts In the several counties OF any
llct shall be transferred 20 the circuit
several counties, aud be proceeded in though said
district courts had not been abolished and the dsTict
courts shslI continue N existence until the election and
qnhllncation OF the Judges Of the circuit courts
VOTERS aesTng TO vote In favor OF said amendment shall
nave placed upon their ballots the words II dicial
cohsutuuonhl amendment yes" and the voters who do
not favor the adoption o. said amendment may pacs
on their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment no" and II majority of all the votes
passed cast at said election shall be In favor o said
amendment tnen said sections one two ana six herea
ed In said Judicial article fOuT) constitution of
The state Of Ohio and said original sections one two
and six and alO sections five eleven OF said article
snail be repealed and annulled
Speaker pro tenn OF the House of Of Representatves
h q. RIG HARDS
,..,, NO. - President Of the Senate
UNITED STATRs OF AMERICA OHIO
.. . OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY STATE.
l. JAMES W NEWMAN Secretary Of state of the state
Of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing true
semby OF the OF Ohio ON the 8Oth day Of March
A. 1888 as taken from the original rolls fled In this
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. l have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed the great seal Of the state Ohio
JAMES W NEwN4E
lsRAL secretary Of State.