Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-08-16
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution Of Ohio.
JU TOT "A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s,
JOINT RESOLUTION
JOlNT hEoOLO IAON
Proposing an amendment to article four of the con-
stitution Of the State.


sEcr1osl. BE h:resolued by the General As
sembiy of the State OF Ohio, three afths OF the
members elected to 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 De
held on the second Tuesday of October, A. ID. 1888,
as follows:
That sections one two and six Of article four,
titled judicial" be amended SO as to read as fol-
lows:
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 may from
time TO time establish.
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise proT ed by law, consist Of i've judges,
majority Of whom competent TO sit shall be neces-
sary to form quorum or to pronounce decision,
except as hereinafter provided. 1t shall have
original Jurisdiction In quo Wdrrdnt0, n1dnddmus,
hdoeds corpus and procedendo and such appellate
Jurisdiction as may be provided by law. 1t shall
hold st least one term in each year at the seat OF
government, and such other terms, there or else
where, 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
five years. as the general assembly may prescribe,
and they shall be elected and their official term
shall begin at such time may be hxed by law. In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
Der of such judges the frat term OF each OF such
additional judges shall be such, that In each year
after their first election equal number OF judges
elections to all vacancies; and whenever the mum.
Der of such judges shall be increased, the general
assembly may authorize such court to organize di-
visions thereof not exceeding three, each division
to consist Of an equal number of judges; for the
adjudication 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 case shall involve the constitution
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congress- 1t shall be reserved to the whole court for
adudiction. The judges Of the supreme court In
Office, when this amendment takes effect shall con-
tnue 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 Jurisdiction as may be provided by
law. Such courts shall be composed Of such mum.
Der ofjudges 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,
elected in each circuit by the electors thereof and
at such time and for such term may be prescribed
by law, and the same number shall be elected In
each circuit Each Judge shall be competent to ex-
ercise his judicial powers In any circuit. The gen
eral assembly may change, from time to time, tha
number Of boundaries Of the circuits. The circuit
courts shall be the successors Of the district courts
and all cases, Judgments, records, and proceedings
pending in said distrct courts in the severalcoun'
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 IL further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring to vote In favor Of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, thu
words, judicial constitutional amendment, yes,
and the voters who do not favor the adoption o.
, said amendment, may piece on their ballots tn,
, | words "jadicial constitutional amendment, no; !;
and II majority Of all the votes passed (castl
) said election shall be In favor Of said amend
ment then said sections one two and six herein se
forth, shall be and constitute the sections b
amended in said judicial article four) Of the con
stitution Of the state Of Ohio, and said original sec
tions one, two and six, and also sections five an
eleven Of said article, shall be repealed and annulled
:. a-.....-. ...,-....-,-..sseI. I. N. HATHAWAY. es
Speaker pro tenn. the House Of Representatives.
R. G. RICHARDS.
. .,.s...s. 81. President of the Senat
). Adopted March so, 1888. VI" b'. O.
). UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO.
;. OFFTCE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State Of th
State Of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoin
' is true copy Of Joint Resolution adopted BY Il
General Assembly Of the State of Ohio, the 30t
q day Of March, A. d. 1888, as taken from the orig
y nal rolls fled in this offlce. ..t ~
u IN TESTIMONY WHEREBY, have hereunto sui
y scrbed my name. and affixed the great seal Of Il
!" State Of Ohio at Columbus, the s0th day of Marc
= A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
tsKAL.1 Secretary OF State.