The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-24
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
sBU d CT a L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No, 73
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution OF the state

SECTION /, Belt resol0ed4 by tie General as
Sentdly Of tic State cf OHIO. (tnree ffths Of the
meta Drrs elected to each house agreeing there
to-, That a proposition 10 amend tho constitu-
tion OF the State OF Ohio be- and tho same is
hereby submitted to tho electors of the state at
the election to be held on the second Tuesday
of October, A. ID. 1888, as follows:
That sections one. two and SIX OF article four,
entitled judicial" bo amended so as to read
section j. The judicial power OF tho State Is
vested in 3 supreme court, Circnit courts. courts
the peace, and such other courts inferior to the
supreme court. as the general assembly may
from time to time establish.
Section 2, The supreme court shall until 9th
erwise provided by law, consist of i've judges.
Il majority of whom competent to sit shall be
nt cessary to form quorum to pronounce a
deCs lon. except hercnaftc provided. It all
have original Jurisdiction in gro 1Cdrrdnt0
naGnddnaatS, Aa6eds corpus and prOcedendO. and
such appel ate jurisGir tIon as may he provided
by law. 1t shall held at least one term in each
year at the scat OF government. ana such other
terms, there OF elsewhere as may be provided
by law The Judges of the supreme court shall
he 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 shall
be elected ami their official term shalt begin al
suuh time may be fixed by law In thH
general assembly Shall increase the number of
such Judges tho first term OF each OF such aCdi
ti0nai Ju.gcs shall be such, that in each year
after their first election. an equal number OF
Judges of the supreme SQUIRT shall be elected,
except in elections to Ill vacancies: and when
evef the mimi OF such Judges Shall be increaS-
cd, the general assembly may authorise such
Court to organ Ee divisions thereof, not exceed
ng three. each division to consist of an equal
number of judges for the adjudication of cases
a majority of each division shall constitute a
quorum, and such IN assignment of the cases TO
each division may be made as such court may
deem eXuedient. but whenever All the judges. OF
either division. hearing \ case shall not concur
As TO the Judgment to be rendered thel ein, OF
whenever case shall involve the constitution
ality of an act OF the general Assem- bly, of an
act OF congress, it shall b" reserved to the whole
r.. Tt for & iii Is'. CT tEpS
prema court in oficr, when this amendment
takes effect. shalt continue to hold their Office
until their successors are elected and qualified
Section The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court
anu such appellate Jurisdiction as may be pro-
VitGd by law. such courts shall be composed
OF such number Of judges as may be provided
by law. and shall be held in each county at
least once in each year The number of cir
cults. and the boundaries thereof, shall be pre-
scrIbed by law. Such judges shall be elected
in each circuit by she electors thereof. and at
such time and fQr sJlch term as may be prescrib-
ed by law, and the same nuElber SHAH be elect
cd in each circuit. Each judge shall be compe-
tent to exercise his Judicial powers in any cir
+ cult The general assembly may change. from
tima t. time, the number or boundaries of the
circuits she circuit courts shall be the sue
cessors OF the district courts, and all cases, judg
n2nts, records, and proceedings pending in
said district courts, in the several counties OF
any district, shall be transferred to the circuit
courts iii the several counties, and be proceeded
in as though said district courts had not been
bolished ard the district courts shall continue in
existence until the election and Qualification of
the judges OF tho circuit courts
And be it furthrr resolved, that at Sat1 elen-
ton, the voters tieGrir to vote in favor of said
amendments, shall nave placed upon their bal
lots, the words, '.judiciol cons titutiona amend
rnent, yes'' and the voters who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment, may pace on
their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment, no:' and if a majority OF all the
votes passed east at said election shall be in
favor OF SAID amendment, then said sections
one. two and SIX herein set forth, shall be and
constitute the. e tions SO amended in said judi
oal article lour) of the constitution OF the state
OF OHIO and said original sections one, two and
six, and also sections five and eleven of said ar
ticle. snail be repealed anu annulled.
n HATHAWAY,
Speaker pro tenn Of the House Of Representatives
h u RICHARDS.
PTe8ideat Of tho Senate.
Adopted March 80. 1853.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE 5 3ECRETAKY OF STATE,