The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-06-21
Published by Authority.
Amendment to the Con
Re. stitution OF Chic.
- JUDTCIAh- -ra z..
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 73,
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the State,

r T. JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the State.
SECTION /. Be IL rcs1Ayed By The Gfntral ASsrzib!g
Of ths State Of ohio (three-ffrhs of the members
= ected tn each house agreeing ihereto) That a
proposition 10 amend the. Constitution # the State
4 0:iio be, and tho same Is hercbs submitted t" thu
electors of the State at the election 10 be held q;
:he second Tuesday in October, a. d. 1873, as iOi-
lows:
That sections one, two and six of article four
follows:
sEcrIov ]. The judicial power Of the. state i
vested In y supreme court circuit courts, courts .
common pleas, courts of probate, justices of III
peace, and such other courts inferior 10 the SIT
preme court, as the general assembly lDay from tim
to time establish. .'
vie provided by law, consist OF Eve judges :"
majority Of whom competent 10 sit shall be uccfs
sary to form a quorum CT TO pronounce a 6ecisint
exec pit rs hereinafter provi,td. ltshall have orig
inal jurisdiction in gt3 tca: rcEt1, s,nIlddt: US, hhbsr
corr,t' and prccedenGo, and such appellate jurrsf't
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold 81.
least o.e term in each wear Mt The seat of govern
mcnr, and such other terms, tn, re OF elsew here, a
may DO provided by law. Tho judges al tn
-iIrr'me court shall be elected by the electors o;
the State ct large, fer such terra, not less than five
years, ~ the general assembly may prescribe, ard
they sail he elected and their Official teTn slaI.
iegin at such time rs may be GXet hy law. III cas.
the general assembly shall increase the number q:
such ju iges, the first term Of each OF suci.
additional judges shall be such, that in each yIaI
sitter their first election M equal nun; Der of judge
OF the supreme court shall he elected, except ii
elections to fill vacaDc. CO: and whenever the Drrm-
Der of such judges shall be increased, Ihe general
assembly may authorize such court to organic
d .visiona thereof, not exceeding three, each division.
to consist OF an equal number II judges; for the I'd
judi;aic1 of cases, 8 najority Of each division:
shall consulate a quorum, and such IN assignment
of The cases to eacn division may be made as -uci:
court may deem cxpedient, but Whenever all tbs
judges. of either division, hearing a case shall no
concTr rs to the judgment 10 be rendered therein
or whe ever a case shall involve the constitution
"lity 0: an act OF the General assembly or of an sci
OF cong cfs, it shall he reserved to The whole court
for adjudication. The judges of the supreme eOuTi
in Office, when this ansel.6 ment takes effect, shal
continue to hold their offices Until their successors
are cl c;ed and qualiisd,
Section 6. The circuit. courts shall have likt
original juriadict!on with the supreme court, an,
law Such courts shall be composed of suci
number of judges as may be provided b,
Jaw, and shall lc held in eacl equity, at least one,
in each year. Tee number Of circuits, and tbs
boundar es thereof, shall be prescribed by law
.uch judges shall he olsctedSn each circuit Ivy ia,
electors thereof, and at auca time end for suel
term as may be prescribed by law, and the SAINT
humber shall lie elected in each cirCu nj. Eacl
judge shall lie competent TO exercise his iudicia
powers in any circuit. The general assemei,
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts shal
be the successors of the district courts, and al
cases, jaarnients, records and proceedings pendint
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 l II
as though said district courts had Lot been 3bol
ished, and the district courts shall continue in OK
istepce until the election and qualification of tn
iud. es of the circuit courts.
And be it 4 further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring 10 vote in favor Of slid amend
| ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, tn
words, judicial constitutional amendrnent-Yes
and tile voters who do not favor the adoption L
said amendment, may place on their ballots tn,
words Judicial constitutional amendment-No;'
and if a majority Of all the votes passed least a
said election shall be in favor of said amendment
then said sections one, two and six herein Sc
forth, shall b. and constitute the sections 8
amended in said judicial article (four) of the con
stituiion of the State of Ohio. and said original sec
lions one, two and six, and also sections five an
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an
nulled. /. n. HATHAWAY,
speaker PRO tim. Qfhe House If Representative
| Il. q
| president of fha SsnUt