The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-04-18
LEGAL.s
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
j u ID ICIAL.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 70.
JOINT RESOLUTION


Proposing amendment to article four of the copstu
.. hon or tho State.
SEoTIoN L. ge 1t resolved by the General Asssrbiy
% ~ tne stase Of ohio thrse nfs Of hs members electS
amend the constitution OF the stats Of Ohio 81 and ne
hereo9 submitted to the electors OF the stato at
s e e9eSop 70 be held on the second Tuesday 0cto
oeF dtt az u, y. iss3' as fQllowsi
ht sections one two and six o frtiee four, entitled
JS9Snl4aaIn JSSn4ataI 20 amended SO as 70 read as tOowsi
in Il dhe judicial power Of the state ls vasted
pleas courts Of probate justics q the peseS and s
ersl assembly may from time 70 time establish.
proyde ~ ~ M me supreme court shall until otherwise
whomcompetent 70 SIT shall be necessary 70 form
ter provided 1t shall have Original Jurisdiction In quo
MaIrahto mandamus. habeAs corpus and prooedendO
ana Such appellate Jurisdiction be provided by
law II shall hold term IN each year AZ the
where as may be provided 5y law Tbe o SSIs OF es &
suprenie court snail be elected by the electors Of the
the general assembly mas n roscri6o and they shai 10
eieGse @ C. an ana thsir omeA term shan begin at such time
shan Increase the number Of such Judges first term
each year after their first election, equal number Of
irdg Of the supreme court shall be elected except IN
such ndges shall be Increased tile assembly mas
exceeding three each division 10 consist or an saiS
number OF tudges Tor the adjudication OF eases ma
such an assignment the cases 20 each division may be
made ma & as such court maJ deem eHPedent but wheney
au tne Judges OF either division, hearing shall
not CPcur az to the Judgment % be rendered therein
OF whenever case shan Involve the oonsttutionay OF
an act Of the general assembly OF an act OF con0ross
shall be reserved to the whole for adjudication
amendment takes effect, SHAH continue to hold thsiI
offices until their successors elected and quaBed
jurisdiction With the supreme court and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided BY law. such courts
snail Pc composed Of suck number Of Judges may be
least once In each year The number of oirouits and
Such Judges shall be elected each circuit by the eiec
tors thereof and at such time and for such term as may
BE- pre5Grbed by law; and the same number shall be
to exercise his Judicial powers In any circuit Tho gen
Der or boundaries the circuits Ths circuit conrta
shall be the successors OF the district courts and a
district courts In tlS several counties n Spy Dis
tct shall be transferred to the circuit courts In thA
district had not been sbolshed ana the strio
courts shal continue In existence until the election And
And be lt further resolved that az said slsCtioa ns
voters desiring TO vote In favor OF said amendment shall
constitutional amendment yesh and the voters who al
not favor the adoption Of said Amendment may pla6s
amentnont no . and if a majority Of ali the votes
passed cast at said election shall be IN favor OF said
set forth shall be and constitute the sections so amend
ed Ia SAID judicial article Cfour) Of the constitution Gi
and six and also sections eleven OF said Article
shall be repealed and annulled
Speaker pro tenn of the House Of Representatives
II, q. RlCHARD6,
Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED SrATEs OF AMFEICA OHIO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY or STATE.
LJASrEs W NEWMAN, Secretary Of state OF the state
Of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing
sembly OF the state Of Ohio the 3Oth day Of March
A. d. 1888. az taken from the original rolls ned In this
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF have hereunto subscribed
my name and axed the great seal Of the state OF Ohio
't Volumbus' the SOth day Of ,s March a. u lSsS;
lsEALI secretary Of state