Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-05

SECTION 4. BE h..rssolred by the General AZ.
senpbty or ne Slate OF Ohio, three ffths Of the
members elected 70 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, 1885,
That sections oae, two and six Of article four en-
titled judiclsl" bs amended SO as to read as fol.
lows: ss..f ,..=.4. N = IL
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 such other courts inferior to the su-
preme court, as the general assembly NAV from
time to time establish.
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise PROV led BY law, consist Of hve judges,
majority Of whom competent TO SIT shall be neces-
sary TO form quorum or to pronounce decision,
except as hereinafter provided. It shall have
original Jurisdiction in quo tcarranto, mdnddmus,
hd9egIs corpus and procsdendo, and snch appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law. II shall
hold OF least one term in each year at the seat of
government, and such other terms, there or else
wnere 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
hve years. as the general assembly may prescribe,
ana they chall be elected and their official term
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
aiter their irst election an equal number Of judges
elections to NIL 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
adJudcation OF cases, majority Of each division
shall constitute quorum, and such an assignment
OF the cases to each division may be made as such
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
judges, OF either division, hearing case shall not
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein
or whenever q case shall involve the constitution
Ay OF an act OF the general assembly or Of act of
congress- 1t shall be reserved to the whole court for
adludiction. The judges of the supreme court in
office when this amendment takes effect, shall con.
tinue TO hold their offices until their successors are
elected and qualified.
SECTION 8. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate jurlsdction as may be provided by
law. Such courts shall be composed Of such num-
ber OF judges as may be provided by law, and shall
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 be
elected In each circnt by the electors thereof and
at such time and for such term as may be prescribed
by law, and the same number shall be elected in
each circalt Each judge shall be competent to ex-
ercss his judicial powers in any circuit The gen
ersI assemplymay m enange from time to & time. ths
courts shall be the successors Of the district courts
and ell cases, judgments, records and proceedings
pending in said district courts in the several
ties Of any district shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts in the several countless and be proceed
ed In as though said district courts had not been
abolished and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the election and qualification of the
judges of the circuit courts.
And be It further resolved, that at said election,
the voters desiring to vote In favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, judicial constitutional amendment, yes"
and the voters who do not favor the adoption of
said amendment may place on their ballots the
words sjudiciaf constitutional amendment, no;n
and If majority of all the votes passed cast1 at
said election shall be In favor of said amend
ment then said sections one two and six herein set
forth, shall be and constitute the sections so
amended in said judicial article -FOUR of the con-
sttution of the state Of Ohio and said original Sec
tions one, two and six, and also sections five and
eleven of said article shall be repealed and annuled
1. N. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro TEN. of TIE House Of Representatives.
R. G.. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the oregoing
is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the 30th
day of March, "A. D.. 1885, as taken from the origi-
nal rolls filed IN this office.N 40 = - - A"+<7
In TEsTIMoNY WHEREOF, have hereunto SUBJ
scribed my name, and affixed the great seal of the
State of Ohio, at Columbus, the 30th day of March,
n 1899 JAMES w NRwNAN