The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-04-12
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Of Ohio.
j u ID Z @ Z A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 73
Proposing amendment to article four of the
nStitutiOn of the state.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the state.
SECTION I, Be it resolued 6y the General As
sefHbly of the State Of Ohio. (three- -ffths of the
| members elected to each house agreeing there
| toy That proposition to amend the constitu-
| ti0n OF the STATE of Ohio be, and the same is
hereby suhmiti ed to the electors Of the state at
! the election to be held on the second Tuesday
of October: A. D. 1888, as follows.
That sections one. two and SIX OF article four,
entitled judicial - be amended so as to read
rs follows:
Section /. The judicial power of the State is
vested in supreme court, circuit courts. courts
| of common pleas courts Of probate justices of
supreme court the general assembly may
| from time to time establish.
Sections. The supreme court shall until 9th
erWise provided by law, consist of fve judges.
I Il majority OF whom competent to sit sha be
| necessary to form quorum to pronounce a
decision except as hereinafter provided 1t all
| have original Jurisdiction in quo soarrGnto,
| nsGndGn1us. hd6eds corpus and PT0ceaend0 and
| such appellate jurIsdictio as may be provided
| by law 1t shall hold at least one term in each
year at the seat of government. and such other
| terms there or elsewhere, as may be prov idetl
| 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 prescr be. and they shall
be eleCt2, and their official term shall begin at
such time as may be fixed by law In case the
| general assembly shall increase TIE number of
such judges the first term of each of such aGdi
| tional judges shall be such, that in each year
after tnGlf first election. an equal number of
judges of the supreme SQUIRT shall be elected,
except in elections to i'll vacancies: and when
ever the number of such judges shall be iHcreaS-
| ed, the general assembly may authoriSe such
| cpQr6 to organize divisions ehareof not exceed
| ing three, each division to consist of an equal
| mum bcr of judges; for the adjudication of cases,
! Il MA j0ritv ot each division shall constitute a
| quorum, and such an ASSIGNMENT CT the cases to
| e.iCh division may he m:ie as such court may
deem expedient but whenever all the judges ,ot
| cit her division hearing case shall not concur
to the Judgment to Uc rendered therein or
when ser Il case shall involve the constitution
ali, OF an act of the general aEseG bly, or OF an
| court for adj Indication. 1he Judges t the Su-
preme court in Office. when this amendment
cakes effect, shall continue to hold their offices
! until their successors are elected and qualified,
Section The circlit courts shall have like
| original Jurisdiction with the supreme court
| and such appellate jurisdiction as may be 3lro-
vi 'ci by iaW Such courts shall ne composed
| ol such nulnb Ter Of iua see AS III 4y bU provided
33 law, and shall be neld III each county. at
| east once in each year The mum her of cir
| ,uitS. and the boundaries thereof, stall he pre-
scribet by law Such judges shall he elected
| in cacn circuit by the elec tors hereof ard al
such time and for suCh term may be preScrib-
! Ell by law, and the same humber shall be elect
ed in ea.h circuit Each judge shall he compa.
| tent 10 exercise his Judicial powers in sir
| cHit he general assembly may change from
| time to time. the number or boundaries Of The
| circuits The circuit courts shall be the sue
cesos Of the district courts, and all cases, judg-
meuts, records. and proceedings pending il
| said district courts. in the several counties q
|
courts in the several counties. and be proceeded
in rs though said district courts had not been a.
buli> he'd and the district courts shall continue i'll
| existence until the Gle ition and qualification OF
the Judges OF tho circuit courts
And b. it further resolved, that at SAID cleo
ton, the voters desiring to vote in favor of said
| amendment, shall have placed upon their Cal
lots, the words, ..judici / constitutional amend
ment, yeS'' and the voters tho do not favor the
adoption of said amendment, may place on
their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment, no;'' and if a M sjor!ty of ali the
votes passed [castl at said election shall be in
favor of sa1u amendment. then said sections
| one. two and six herein set forth, shall be and
constitute thos tiors amended in said judi
cial article ou) Of the constitution of the state
Of Ohio. and said original sections one. two and
six and also sections five ami eleven of said ar.
ticle. shalt be repealed and auuuiled
N HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn 0ftle House of Representatives.
K. q RICH ARDS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1883
| UNITED ST ATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF TUE SECRETARY OF STATE.
| l. JAMES w. NEWMAN Secretary of State Of
| the Stale of Ohio do hereby certify, that the
| foregoing is a true copy of Il Joint resolution
| adopted by the General Assembly of the tate
| o. Ohio. on the 30th day of March. A. ID. 1888
rs taken from the original rolls filed in thfs
Office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto
| subscribed my name and affixed the great seal
of the State of ohio, at Columbus, the 30th day
JAMES w. NEWMAN.
[sEAL.l Secretary of State.