The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-10-03
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
sT " D EGMAH
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 70.



Proposing amendment to article four OF the constu
ton OF the state.
apCTIos l., = 4 F.so,'so ~ the General AsssU sIJ
o. ths STATE Oho thTse hfths OF the members siocsd
amend the constitution Of The Onto be- aud ths
same IA hereby submitted e electors OF She state Z,
her, A. ID 1888, "a toliuwa.
That sections one two and 'iE of four entitled
SECTION l. The iUiicsl power ot the state u yostSa
pleas courts Of poDSe iusiicrs NJ the peace and such
Otaer cOirts lnfuiin 20 the supreme court tine grn
eral assembly mny ffuu tim- 90 uuE estsuli-h
Section 2. she supreme cuur, shall. UutI 1tnerUiss
mholn @ competent =" ht 8h1l No necessary form
quorum or to pronounce d-clog except as uarriuut
warrautO, nurUamIs nab -. corp sud urprti.iIi
ana such appellate jMi-tict"r nH g" TIovG.G %.
@ STAt o goveInmn NH 3 c. nfu"r term t rr o. rl-r
supreme court sLau h. rtrf 10 .a a.. I..su flo! tu.
state at large for 8uch t-r -. thuu nv. sears -
The general ass"mby may D. te..u- Tud iley susi X
elected ana their oniCal Usn uegin III such .nls
A may De hxcl ~ law Tn Ibe R-EsIu1ly
sha inocasc the numher 90 suab judges Lho term
of EACH al such additional Judges shall t such tbar in
3sSh y"aT after tlrif nrsJ election, sgII number Of
elections h. dii vacancies whenever rna mum. - Of
io Judges shall be iucTc sd tine ytsrf as5.tu1g may
Authltz" such court 90 90 arH" divisions tHrIrn, gu
exceeding three, each 80 isiul consist ~ nm e1ua
iprtJ II each division hal constitute % quorum and
such an assignment Of tHe division mag bs
not concur s b. fh i,'r,1t n , M t- & "'r & 80,
OF whenever cHse shJ involve - c,ustituticu.lgy a
an aci ot the gene III "-sl' u an act uf congress
1t SHAH be reserved 90 the Whuio clurt fr diicItioE
The Judges 0f tine suprrur court IN IN When int
amendment taxes rtirat shall nuutiyus a. mold fi,
offices un Ghtir Successors are elected ans onsiiH5i
section =. The circuit courts SHAFT Ike original
Jurisdiction with the ,uHrt ana such aDpFilRt;
Jurisdiction a. may be provided ~ law Suc6 couTt1
shall ~ Composed a. srh uurrusr VI judges may b.
provided by law. and shall De- held
least in ea,r year Tl. rrIuar Of rI s,iits ETd
the boundaries tuaInol, ~'.r ug ,aascrtb,I ly !ar
such Judges shIi! be rsrtVI circuit Ir tlp e!cr
tors thereof and At such nm l,f for ,, tsr,, "a a,
be prescribed by law ami thr number shall "
elected in each circuit lulzp .,u,pzts.
to exercise MS judicial pDv,r- In INV rirr,'i w., -
sral assembly may change from tune NUN
shall be- tie successor, n tbr Gi-rt6t rG',rtS ,d nj
salu dstrict Cnurts In the several counties Ct any
ulcL shal Oe transfer 10 the circuit courts IN
several couDtiea ard be proceeded though -alu
district courts had not been abolished tire irtro
qualification Of the Judges 0f the circuit courts
And be Il further resolved that election Lks
voters desiring TO vote IN favor pf ssid amendment
have placed upon their ballots the words 'tudioia!
constitutional amendment yesn and the voters VINO dc
not favor he adoption OF -ai amendment Tn-y UaE,
ON their BALLOTS the wOrds judicial constitutions
amendment, nO" and II majority Of Eil Jhs v0tsi
passeI cbt Al shiI election snail DE IN favor 81 sale
amendment then said sections oGO two and six hsrst
set forth shall he and constitute sections so amend
In said judicial article iouTl OF the oonstltiinn AZ
the state OF ohio, and said original sections one two
and sK and also sections eleven OF said article
snail be repealed and snnulled
Speaker pro tenn. of the House Of Repre- tativss
X. q. EU HAkDS,
President OF the S9nAts
Adopted March 30, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SIoREIART oF STATE
LJAMEs W NEWMAN, Secretary OF STAT ~ the stats
OF Oh9 40 hereby certify mar thS iorr'us Is tras
cOpy OF Joint Resolution 3f'HtT nv r- General -
Semby Of the state OF Oai. .Hr s..' lag nf Aisrda
A. d. 1888 a. taken from i' nr'ns rolls nisd in thb
N TESTIMONY wHEREpr ueye uersuato subsGribsI
my name, and atiIed the seal Of the Of Ohls
it Columbus, tbs BOth dsy Of Iarch A. 2. 1888.
JAMES v. NEWMAN,