The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-06-28
Published by Authority.
Proposed Amendment to the Con.
stitution Of Chic, -a.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s.
JOINT RESOLUTION
JUDICEACa

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing en- amendment to article four Of the
constitution Of the State. 'r
SECTION l.. Be Il resolved b. fhe General a assembly
q fhs STATE Of Ohio (three-hfths of the members
eiected 10 each house agreeing thereto), That \
proposition to amend tbs Constitute tf the State
of Ohio be, and The same is hereby submitted to the
electors of the State at the election to be keId on
the second Tuesday in October, A. d. 1883, IS tol-
lows: q
That sections one, two and six of article four.
entitled "jndiail," be amended % as to read g.
follows: f.
SECTION /. The judicial power Of the State i,
vested in a supreme co1rt. circuit courts courts o.,
common pleas, courts of probate, justices of the
peace, and such other courts inferior to the su-
preme court, as tAe general assembly may from timv
to time establish. .- -'.f
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided by law, consist Of Eve judges, ,
majority of whom competent to sit shall be neces-
sary to form a quorum or to pronounce 6 decision
except as hereinafter provided. Itehall have orig,
inal jurisdiction in QUO arIrrassso, 1sgaidpsus, kdbed.
corpus and 1pocedsndo, and such appellate iurisdic.
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold At
least one term in each year q: the seat Of govern
nent, and such other terms, there or eLeeEaere, Is
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, Us the general assembly Ynay prescribe, and
they shall be elected and ihsir official term shall
begin 1T suci, time Al may be kIed by law. In case
the general assembly shall increase the number oil
such judges, the first term of each of such
additional judges shall be such, thst in each year
after their first election an equal number Of Judge,
vi N"O oGL oiSAA1 ~ o
elections to il vacancies; and whenever the num-
Der Of such judges shall be increased, the general
assembly may authorize ssch court 10 organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each division
to consist OF an equal mum Der q judges; for the ad-
judica.ion Of cases, a majority of each division
shall constitute q quorum, and such an assignment
of the cases to each division may be naade as such
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
judges, of either division, hearing 4 case shan not
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein,
or whenever a case shall involve the constitution
ality of an act OF the general assembly or Of an act
for adjudication. The judges of the supreme court
in Office, when this amendment takes effect, shall
continue to hold their Offices until their successors
are elected and qualified.
Section 6. The circuit courts shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate Jurisdiction as maybe provided By
law. Such courts shan be composed of such
number of judges as may be provided by
Law, and shalt be held in each county, at least once
boundaries thereof, shall be prescribed by law.
such judges shall be elected In each circuit by the
term as uay be prescribed by law, and the same
number shall be elected in each circuit. Eacl
judge shall he competent to exercise his judicia
powers in any circuit. The general assembly
may change, from time to time, the number Of
boundaries of the circuita- The circuit courts shall
be the successors of the district courts, and al
cases, u4sment records and proceedings peDdins
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 IL
as though said district courts had not been Abol
ished, and the district courts shall continue in ex
istenee until the election and qualification of TIL
judges Of the circuit courts. q
And be IT further resolved, that at sold election
the voters desiring TO 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 Q
said amendment, may place on their ballots tn
words ~'.jutieial constitutional amendment-No;
and if a majority of all the votes passed least .
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 s.
\ -raarndet in 9atd iniiefal grflniN ffOur1 of the ron
stitution of the State of Ohio, and said original sec
lions one, two and SIX, and also sections five an
eleven of said article, skall be repealed and an
nulied. 1. n. HATHAWAY,
Speaker pro tom n House Of Representatives
RIG RICHARDS,
PsesiGeas Of The SsRGl<