The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-06-07
Published by Authority.
Amendment to tho Con-
%stitutiOn of Chic.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 20.
JOINT RESOLUTION
JUDICIAI-

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of tie
constitution OF the State
SECTION l.. be IL resolved by the General Assembly
Of the State Of Ohio (three-fifths Of the members
e.ected to each house agreeing thereto) That u
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 OF
the second Tuesday in October, a. D 1883, US lol-
lows:
That rcctions one, two and SIX Of article four.
entitled judicial" b. amended so as to read a.
follows:
SECTION ]. The judicial power Of the State l.
vested in a supreme court circuit courts, courts o.
common pleas, courts OF probate, Justices of ti,s
peace, and such other courts inferior to the ST.
preme court, as the general assembly may from tim
to time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court thaIl, until other.
wise provided by law, consist of five judges y
majority of whom competent TO sit shall be neces-
sary TO form a quorum or to pronounce a decision
except as hereinafter provided. ltshall have orig
inal Jurisdiction in quo scarrant,, naapdamns, hntes
csrptis and procedendo, and such appellate inr.siic
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold n
least one term in each year at The seat OF govern
may be provided by law. The judges of the
supreme court shall be elected by the electors Of
the State OF large, for such term, not less thpn five
years, as the general assembly may prescribe, and
they stall be elected and their official term shall.
begin at such time as may be fixed by law. In casc
the general assembly shall increase the number OF
such Judges, the first term of each of such
additional judges shall be such, that in each year
sitter their first election an equal nun: Der of j'sdges
VI VIZ PlVA Twill QUAIL ~ OfSfCdg vi III
elections to fill vacanc es; and whenever the num-
Der of such judges shall be increased, the general
assembly may authorize such court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each division
to consist of an equal number of judges; for the I'D
publication of cases, n majority Of each division
shall constitute q 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 a case shall not
concur as to the Judgment to he rendered therein.
or whenever n 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 adjudication. The iu.iGrs of the supreme court
in office, when this amend m+nt takes effect, shall
continue to hold their Offices until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Section G. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate jurisdiction es may be provided by
law. Such courts shall DO comp sed of sucl
number of judges as may be provided by
i inw s, ana x shall Re Tb held dn In eaGh Sf ni;r, a. n asd once 1hs
boundar es thereof, shall be prescribed by law.
such judges shall be elected In each circuit by the
term as may be prescribed by law, ard the GANG
number shall be elected in each circuit Facl
judge shall be competent 70 exercise his Judicial
powers in any circuit. The general assembly
may change, from time TO time, the number Of
boundaries Of the circuits. Tho circuit courts shall
be the successors of the district courts, and al
| cases, records end proceedings pending
in said district courts, in the several counties Of
any district, shall be transferred to the circuit
courts in the several counties, and be proceeded IL
as though said district courts had lot been abol
ished, and the district courts shall continue in cx
istence until the election aud qualification OF thu
judges of the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring 10 vote in favor Of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, "judiclal constitutional amendment-Yes,'
and the voters who do not favor the adoption I"
said amendment, may place on their ballots tho
words "judicial constitutional amendmcnt-No;'
and If a majority of all the votes passed least al
said election shall be in favor Of said amendment,
then said sections one, Two and six herein sci
forth, shall be and constitute the sections Sc
| amended in said judicial article (four) of the con
stitu,ion of the State of Ohio and said original sec.
tions one, two and six, and also sections five ant
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an.
nulled. I. n. HATHAWAY,
speaker pro tenn. Gfke House Of Representatives
R q RICHARDS,
PtesidGA1 Of tho Sonata
Aao,I,3 Aforob on tes1