Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-12
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution Of Ohio.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION Ne. ss.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an .u'ndnens to article four of the con-
80. stitutIon Of the st..s.

Skcr1os1 l. Be u .resOived bE the General Is
sembfy Of Ae State OF 0hfo, three hfths Of the
me members elected @ each house sgresing thsretol
state Of Ohio be and the same is hereby submitted
70 the electors Of the state q the election TO be
he'd on the second Tuesday Of October, A. d. lsss,
That sections one two and six Of srscls four, en-
titled 'judicis" be amended so as to read as fol-
sxcrIos 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 SUI
preme court, as the general assembly may from
time 10 time establish.
SECTION .. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwtse provided By law, consist of 1--WE judges, q
majority Of whom competent 10 sit shall be neees-
sary 70 form quorum or to pronounce decision,
except % hereinafter provided. It shall have
original Jurisdiction in quo tOdrrdnt0, RsdnddmBs,
hdbsds corpus and pr0csdeHd0, and such appellate
Jurisdiction as may be provided by law. II shall
Soa one term IN each year & the seat Of
whers, ~ 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
and they shall be elected and their official term
shall begin at such time may be fixed by law. In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
Der Of such Judges, the irst term of each Of such
additional Judges shall be such, that In each year
after their first election an equal number Of judges
OF the supreme court shall be elected, except In
elections to MI vacancies: and whenever the num-
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 aquorum, and such 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.
sty Of an act of the general assembly or Of an act Of
congress- 1t shall be reserved 10 the whole court for
adiudiction. The judges Of the supreme court in
office, when this amendment takes effect, shall con-
tinue 70 hold their Offices until their Successors are
elected and qualified. ,.-.
SEcrIoN Q. 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 num-
Der OF Judges as may be provided by law, and shall
be held In each county, ut least once In each year
The number Of circuits, and boundaries thereof,
shall be prescribed by law. Such judges shall be
elected in each circuit by the electors thereof and
at such time and for such term may be prescribed
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, the
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 district courts In the several
ties of any district shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts In the several countless and be proceed
abolished and the district courts shall continue In
existence until the election and qualification of the
judges Of the circuit courts.
And be 1t further resolved, that at said election,
the voters desiring to vote in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, s1udicial constitutional amendment, yes"
and the voters who do not favor the adoption Of
said amendment. may, place on their ballots the
words "jHdicial constitutional amendment, nO;"
and If majority Of all the votes passed [cast at
said election shall be in favor Of said amend-
ment, then said sections one two and six herein set
forth, shall be and constitute the sections SO
amended in said judicial article (four) of the
sitution Of the state Of Ohio, and said original secs
tions one two and six, and also sections five and
eleven Of said article shall be repealed and annulled
IN. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Representatives..
4 R. g. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Ono.
OFFICE OF THE SEcRErARY OF STATE.
T. JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary Of State of the
State of Ohio, do hereby that the foregoing
is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the 30th
day of March, A.. D. 1885, as taken from the origi-
nal rolls fled in this office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREoF, 1 have hereunto SUBJ
scribed my name ,and affixed the great seal of the
State of Ohio, at Columbus, the 30h day Of March,
A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEwMAN,
sEAL.l Secretary OF State.