The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-06-05
Proposed Amendment to Che
Constitution. elo. ~
JUDICIAIs..'is is
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION no. .s7s.
JOINT RKssLUfIoN .xsa sds
Proposing an amendment to article foar Of
4ss.: . the Constitution Of the state.

JOINT RESOLUTION iksa s5s
Proposing an amendment to article four Of
-ass.: the Constitution Of the state. 5.S
SECTION L.. Be 1t resolced By The General
assembly Of Me State Of Ohio. lthrAe-ffths;of
the members elected TO each house asreeing
sth tereto), That q. 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 tho
second Tuesday Of October, A. D. 1883, -
fellows:
Thst sections one, two and sig Of article
four, entitled judicial' be amended 50 - ts
read as follows: :, .,t
seetion l.. The Judicial power Of the state
is vested In fupreme court circuit courts.
courts of common pleas, courts Of probate,
justices Of the peace, and such other courts
interior TO the supreme oourt, as the general
assembly may from time to time establish
Section 2. The supreme court shall, lntil
otherwise provided by law, consist of 8vs
judges, 8 msjsrity Of whom eomps sBstosft
shall be- necessary 10 form . qaorum o. 70
pronounce decision, except 4s hereinafter
provided. It shall have original jurisdiotiou
in quo searranto. na3damds, habeas corpus
and proedendo and such appellate jnrisdictisn
as may be provided by law. IL shall hold 1t
least one term in each year at the seat Of
government, and such other terms, there Or
elsewhere. as may be provided BY law The
iudgss Of the supreme court shall be
elected by the electors Of. ths state Al large,
for such term, not less than Eve years, ~ the
general assembly may prescribe. and they
shall be elected and their official term shall
begin at such time as may be fixed by law. In
case the general assembly shall increase :hs
number Of such judges, the first term Of sSoh
Of such additional judges shall be such. that
in each year after their ffst election, ,as sqdsl
nnmber of the judges Of the supreme court
shall be elected, except in elections to hll
vacancies; and whenever the number Of sueh.
judges shah be increased. the general ss.-
sembly may authorize such court to organize
divisions thereof not exceeding three, each
division to consist OF an equal number Of
judges; for the adjudication Of cases, 4 ma
jority of each division shall constitute .
quorum, and such an assignment Of the eases
TO ssch division may be made asispeh eeurt
may deem sxredient, but whenever sll The
Judges, Of either division, hearing a case
shall not concur as 70 the Judgment to Be
rendered therein, or y henevers o case shall
involve the constitutionality Of an act Of the
general assembly or Of an act Of congress,
it shall be reserved 10 the whole court for
adjudication. The judges Of the supreme
court in Office, when this amendment takes
sfeot, shall continue to- hold their emees
!, until their successors are elected and quail
Ned. - Z
Section 6. The circuit courts shall I; hare
like original jurisdiction with the supreme
court, and such appellate Jurisdiction as may
be- provided by law. Such courts shall he
composed of such number of Judges. as nay
be provided by law. and shall be held in each,
| comfy. at least once in each year. This num-
bsi of circuits, and the boundaries thereof,
shall be prescribed by law. Such iulQes shall
be elected in each circuit by the electors there-
of, and at such time and for sach term as nay
be prescribed by law, and the same number
shall be elected in each circuit. Each iudre
shall be Competent to exercise bis indicisl
powers in any circuit The general assembly
NAV change. freiu time to time. the number Of
boundaries cf the circuits. The circuit oourts
.hall be the successors Of the district courts.
ings pending IN said ~distriot courts. in the
several counties OF any district, shall be trans
ferred to the circuit courts in the several
counues, anu De proceeaeo IN as tnougn 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 II sat m ~
And be it further resolved, that at said eiec-
ton. the voters desiring to vote in favor Of
said amendment, shall have placed upon their
ballots, the words. judicial constitutional
amendment, yes" and the voters VINO 90 nss nt
favor the adoption of said amendmsnt, may
place on their balless the words Judicial oen.-
stitutional amendments-no;n and if a majority