Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-04-06
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution of Ohio.
JUDICIAL.
JUDICIAL.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No, 7s
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amerdment'to article four of the
constitution of the state

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amerdment'to article four of the
constitution Of the state.
SEcTros l. Be itresolred by he General As
sembiy the State of Chic, (three- a fihs of the
members elected to each house agreeing there
to) That proposition to nd the con sttu-
tion Of the State Of Ohio be, and the same is
hereby submitted 10 the electors Of the state at
the election to be held on the second Tuesday
OF October, A. D. 1888, as follows:
That sections one, two and six of article fonr,
entitled judicial" be amended so as to read as
follows:
Section l.. The judicial power Of the State is
vested in supreme court, circ nit courts, courts
OF common pleas. courts of probate, justices Of
the peace and such other courts in error to the
| supreme court as the general assembly may
from time 10 time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall until
otherwise provided bv law, consist Of Eve
Judges, majority Of whom competent to sit
shall be necessary to form quorum or to pro-
nonnce a decision. except as hereina rter pro-
vided. II shall have original jurisdiction in
| quo irarron'o mandamas. habrs corpus and proee-
dendo, and snch appellate jurisdiction as may
be provided BY law. II shall hold at least one
term in each year at the seat Of government,
and snch other terms, there or elsewhere, as
NAV be provided bv law. The Judges of the
snpreme court shall be elected bv the electors
| of the state at large, for such term, not less
than tive years, as the general assembly NAV
prescribe, and they shall he elected and their
ofh cial term shall begin at such time as NAV be
fixed bv law. In case the general assembly
shaH increase the number Of such judges the
first term of each Of snch additional Judges
shail be such that in each wear after their first
election, an equal number of Judges of the su-
prema conrt shall be elected. except in elections
to fill vacancies and whenever the number Of
such Judges shall be increased. the general
m ma aNtt,
divisions thereof, not exceeding three. each di-
vision tn consist Of an eqnal number of Judges
for The adjudication Of cases. a majority of each
| division shall constitute a quorum and snch an
assign me mt of the cases to each division NAV be
made ms such court NAV deem exnedIent hut
Whenever all the judges of either division,
hearing case shall NOT concur as tn the udp-
| ment to he rendered therein or whenever n
case shall involve the constitatonaliv of an act
of the general assembly or of nm act or congress
II 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 tn hold their Offices until their
successors are elected and qualified
SECTION 8. The circuit conris shall have
like original jurisdiction with the supreme
court, and such appellate jurisdiction q NAV he
provided bv law. Such courts shall he COM
posed of s"ch nnmher of Judges as NAV no pro-
vided bv law, and shall be held in each county
at least once in each year. The number nj
circuits, and the boundaries thereof shall be
prescribed bv law. Such Judges shall he elect.
ed in each circuit bv the electors thereof, and
at snch time and for snch term as NAV he pre.
scribed by law. and the s'me number shall he
elected in each circnit. Each Judge shall be
cNRne'ent to exercise his judicial powers In anv
circuit. The general assembly NAV cha ree
from time To time the number or bound, ries nj
the circuits. The circuit courts shall he the
successors n the district courts. and all the
cases. judgments. records and proceedings
pending in said districts courts in the several
counties Of any district. shall he transferred tc
The circuit courts in The several counties and
he proceeded in ms though said district courts
had mt been abolished, nnd the district crnrts
shall continue in existence until the election
and qualification of the judges of the circu
courts.
And be II further resolved, that n. said elec
'ion the voters desiring to vote in favor of saif
amendment, shall have placed upon their halo'!
the words. "jndical constitutional amendment
yrs,' and the voters who do not favor III,
adoption ofsaid amendment. may place ihei
ballots the words. Judicial crnstiuiiona
amendment. no /" and If a majority Of all tn
votes pnssed tcasil Mt said election shall he il
favor of said amendment, then said sections
one, two and SIX herein set forth, shall be AM
constitute the sections 50 amended In said ndi
cial article (fonr) of the constitution of the Stat
ot Ohio, End said original sections one, two AM
b'a ana a'sn secnons nve ana eleven OF sail
article, shall be repealed and annnlled.
In. HATHAWAY.
Speaker prote of he House ot Representative.
Il. g. RICHARDS.
President ofMe Senate
Adopted March 80. 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Ono.
OFFICE or THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
j, JAMES W. NEWMAN. Secretary Of State Q
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that til
foregoing is a true COPY Of joint Resolutio
adopied by the General Assembly of the Stat
of Ohio, on the 30th day of March, A. ID. 1885,
as taken from the original rolls filed in thi
office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have heieunt
subscribed my name, and affixed the great ses
Of the = ate of Ohio, Mt Columbus, the goth da
Of March, A. ID. 1888.
JAMES W. NEWMAN,
tsEAL] Secretaryof State.