Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-06-21

7iSh VI tho Cboeo.
SEcrIoNl. Be H:resoEued 6y the General As
Senl6ty OF The State or Ohio, (three ffths of the
members elected to each house agreeing theretO,)
That proposition to amend the constitution of the
state OF Ohio, be and the is hereby submitted
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 aud six of article four en-
titled judicial be amended so as to read as fol-
lows &
SECTION l. The judicial power of the state is
vested In q supreme court circuit COURTS courts Of
common pleas, courts of probate, justices of the
peace, and such other courts inferior to the su-
preme court, as the general assembly may from
time to time establish.
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise PROV jed by law, consist of five judges,
majority OF whom competent to sit shall be neces-
sary to form a quorum or to pronounce decision,
except as hereinafter provided. 1t shall have
original jurisdiction In quo ,Darrdnt0 nadnddn,Ws,
hdbeds corpus and prOCedsndO, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law. 1t shall
hold OF least one term in each year at the seat of
government, and such other terms, there or else
where, as 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
nve years, as the general assembly may prescribe,
and they shall be elected and their official term
shall begin at such time as may be fixed by law. In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
Der OF such Judges, the first term of each Of such
additional judges shall be such, that in each year
after their first election an equal number of judges
| fthe supreme court shall be elected except in
elections to fill Vacances; 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
adJudlcatlon or cases, majority of each division
| shall constitute quorum and such an assignment
of the cases to each division may be made as such
court may deem expedent, but whenever all the
judges, OF either division, hearing shall not
| concur as to the Judgment to be rendered therein,
or whenever case shall involve the constitution
aty of an act of the general assembly of an act of
1t shall be reserved to the whole court for
| adtudiction. The judges of the supreme court in
office, when this amendment takes effect, shall
tinue to hold their offices until their successors are
elected and qualified.
SECTION @. 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 f1udges as may be provided by law, and shall
be held in each county, at 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
by law, and the same number shall be elected in
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, tha
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 coun
ties of any district shall be transferred to the cir
cuit courts in the several countess and be proceed
ed in as though said district courts had not beeC
abolished, and the district courts shall continue IL
existence until the election and qualification of the
Judges of the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved that at said election
the voters desiring to vote in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, tht
words, judicial constitutional amendment, yes,
and the voters wno do not favor the adoption O.
said amendment, may place on their ballots thu
words 'jadicial constitutional amendment, no :
and If majority of all the votes passed [castl a
said election shall be in favor of said amend
ment then said sections one two and six herein Sc
FORTH shall be and constitute the sections =
amended in said judicial Article (four) of the con
stitution of the state of Ohio, and said original sec
tions one, two and six, and also sections five an
eleven of saidaricle shall be repealed and annullcd
In. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. ofthe House Of Representatives
R. G. RICHARDS,
President of the Senat
Adopted March 80, 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
, I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of tn
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the foregon
is a true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by IL
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, the 30t
day of March, A. d. 1888, as taken from the orig
nal rolls filed in this office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto sui
scribed my name, and affixed the great seal of Il
State of Ohio, at Columbus, the S0th day of Marc
A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
/ [sEAL.l Secretary of State.