The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-24
Published by Authority.
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of Ohio.
JUDICIAL.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 90.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of tho
constitution of the State-

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of tho
constitution of the State.
SECTION 1. Be Il resolred by the General Assemb,
Of the Sate Of Ohio (three hfths of the member
. ected to each house agreeing thereto) That a
proposition to amend the Constitution If the State
Of the State at The election to be held o.
The second Tuesday in October, A. D. 1888, as toll
lows:
That sections one, two and six of article four
entitled judicial" be amended SO as to read a
follows:
SECTION /. The judicial power of the state j
vested in a supreme court circuit courts, courts o
common pleas, courts of probate, justices OF t'
peace, and such other courts inferior to the SUI
preme court, as the general assembly may from tim
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist of five judges =
majority of whom competent 10 sit shall be neee'
sary to form a quorum or to pronounce a decision
except as hereinafter provided. 1tshall have orp
inal Jurisdiction in quo tca' rn,to, mondanun, hu6es
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold u
least one term in each year at The seat OF govern
ment, and such other terms, tn. re or elsewhere a.
may be provided by law. The judges Of TIL
,upr. me court shall be elected by the electors oil
The State at large, for such term, not less than five
years., as the general assembly may prescribe, and
they shall be elected and their official term shat
begin at such time as may be fixed by law. IT. cas.
the general assembly shall increase the number Z,
additional judges shall be such, that in each yea
after their first election an equal nun Der of j .dgcf
OF tho supreme court shall be elected, except il
elections to fill vacanc es; and whenever the num-
Der of such judges shall be increased, the genera'
assembly may authorize tuch court to organin
d visions thereof, not exceeding three, each diylsio,
to consist of an equal number of judges; for the I'd.
juditation of cases, a majority OF each division
shall constitute a quorum, and such an assignmen'
of The cases to each division may be made as sucls
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
judges, of either division, hearing a case shall not
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein
or wherever q case Shall involve the constitution
ality of an act of the general assembly or of an act
of cong 'ess, it shall be reserved to the whole court
for ad Indication. The judges of the supreme court
in office, when this amendment takes effect, shall
continue to hold their Off ices Until their successor
are elected and qualified.
Section 6. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, anr
such appellate jurisdiction as may he provided b,
law. Such courts shall be composed of sucl
law, and shall be held in each county, at least one;
in each year. The number of cir cults, and the
boundsr es thereof, shall be prescribed by law
such judges shall be elected in each circuit by the
electors thereof, and at such time and for sucf
term as may be prescribed by law, and the sam,
number shall be elected in each circuit. Eacl
judge shall De competent to exercise his judicia
powers in any circuit. The general assembl,
may change, from time TO time, the number 0
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts shall
cases, JUDGMENTS, records and proceedings pendini
in said district courts, in the several counties o
any district, shall be transferred to the circui
courts in the several counties, and be proceeded l.
as though said district courts had rot been abol
ished, and the district courts shall continue in eI
istence until the election and qualification Of III
judges of the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at raid election
the voters desiring 10 vote in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, tn
words, judicial constitutional amendment-Yes,'
and the voters who do not favor the adoption O
said amendment, may place on their ballots tn
words judicial constitutional mendment-NOi
and if q majority Of all the votes passed least a
said election shall be in favor of said amendment
then said sections one, two and six herein Sc
forth, shall be and constitute the sections 8
amended in said judicial article Qfour) of the con
stitution of the State of Ohio. and said original sec
lions one, two and six, and also sections five an
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an
nulled. 1. N.
speaker pro tenn. ofthe House cf Representative
R. q RICHARDS,
President Of The Senat
Adopted March 80, 1888.