The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-08-30
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Of Ohio.
j u ID I q L A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. IS.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the state.
SEcTIONt, Be 1T resoloed. by the General As-
mem bers elected to each house agreeing there
to-. That a proposition 10 amend the cOnstitu-
tion OF the State of ohio be, and the same is
hereby submitted to the electors OF the state at
the election to be held on the second Tuesday
of October: A. ID. 1883 as follows:
That sections one. two md SIX of article four,
entitled judicial be amended so AS to read
as follows:
vested,in Il supreme court, circUit courts. courts
of common pleas. courts OF probate, justices of
the peace. and such other courts inferior to the
supreme court. as the general assembly may
from time to time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise provided by law, consist of ive judges.
majority of whom competent to sit sha | be
necessary to form quorum or to pronounce
decision. except rs hereinafter provided 1t shall
have original jurisdiction in quo aoa1rGnto,
nIdnddn1uS ba6eGS corpus and pTOcedeRdO and
such appellate Jurisdiction 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 elsewhere, a. may be provided
by law. The judges OF the supreme court shall
be elected by the electors of the state at large.
fer such term, not less than five years as the
general assembly may prescribe. and they shall
be elected ami their official term shall begin at
such time as may be fixed by law In case the
general assembly shall increase the number of
such Judges, the first term of each of such addi
tional judges shall be such, that in each year
judges of the supreme SQUIRT shall be elected,
except in elections to fill vacancies; and when
ever the number Of such judges shall be increas-
ed, the general assembly may authorise such
court to organize divisions thereof, not exceed
ing three. each division to consist of an equal
number of judges for the adjudication of cases,
| IL majority OF each division shall constitute a
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 case shall not concur
| as to the Judgment to be rendered therein, or
whenever case shall involve the constitution
| ality of an act of the general assembly or of an
act of congress, it shal be reserved to the whole
court for adjudication. The judges cf the su-
| preme court in Office, when this amendment
takes effect, shall continue to hold their Offices
until their successors are elected and qualified
Section The circuit courts shall have like
| and such appellate jurisdiction as may be pro-
vided by law. Such courts shall be composed
of such number of judges as may be provided
by law and shall be held in each county at
| least once in each year. The number Of cir
cults. and the boundaries thereof, shall be pre-
scribed by law. Such judges shall be elected
| in each circuit by the electors thereof. and at
| such time and for such term Us may be prescrib-
| ed by la - and the same number shall be elect
ed in each circuit. Each judge shall be compe-
tent to exercise his judicial powers in any cir
| cult. The general assembly may change. from
| time to time. the number or boundaries of the
circuits The circuit courts shall be the
cesSOrS of the district courts, and all cases, judg
| mentS, records, and proceedings pending in
said district courts. in the several counties of
| any district shall be transferred to the circuit
| courts in the several counties. and be proceeded
in as though said district courts had not been
polished and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the oiection and qualification of
| the Judges of the circuit courts
And be it further resolved, that at said cleo
tion the voters desiring to vote in favor OF said
amendment, shall have placed upon their bal
| ment yes,'' and the voters who do not favor the
adoption Of said amendment, may place on
their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment. no - and if Il msjorty of all the
votes passed [caStl at said election shall be in
favor of safu amendment. then said sections
one. two and six herein set forth, shall be and
constitute the. tiOns amended in said judi
cial article rour) of the constitution of the state
of Ohio, and said original sections one, two and
six, and also sections five and eleven Of said ar
tcle. shalt be repealed and annulled.
n. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn oftAe House of Representatices
k. q RICH ARDS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1853.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
IJAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of
the State of Ohio do hereby certify. that the
foregoing is a true copy of Joint resolution
adopted by the General Assembly of the state
of Ohio, on the Both day OF March, A. ID. 1883.
as taken from the original rolls filed in this
Office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have hereunto
subscribed my name. and affixed the great seal
OF the State Of ohio, at Columbus the Both day
OF March, A. ID 1873 -
JAMES W NEWMAN.
[sEAL.l Secretary of State.