The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-05
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
,JU OK A Ls
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 10. 73.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTTOH
Proposing an amend naent 10 article four Of she
constitution of ths state.
saorIost. Bsat resolssds by the GessraI As-
se,nJKy Of the State of OhiS. (vhrsehfths OF tke
mela ilsrs elected to eacn nc uto agreeing skere
to) That q proposition 10 amend che ceHsslsll-
tion of she Ststo OF Ohis be, snd the same !.
hereby submittod 10 the electors Of the stats al
tho election to be hold ON TIE second Tuesday
OF October. .. l.. 1883, - follews:
That actions one. two and sl1 OF areieie lSur
entitled judicial DO amended SO - % reae
as follows:
Section /. The judicial power of the State 1,
vested in supreme court, cifGuis courts. csurtl
of common pleas. courts of probAte; Justice: Of
the peace, and such ether courts inferior to tbs
supreme esu,s. as the general assembly may
from tiMe to time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall until osh
erwise provided by law, consist OF ave Judges.
a majority of whom competens 70 sls anai DC
necessary to form a quorum OF to pronounce 9
decision except hereinafter provided. Is sha all
hAve origiaAl Jurisdiction In quo sodrr0nto.
| nuGndGmNs, AGJeGs corpus ana precedeado. sne
by law. 1t shall hold At least ono term IN each
year at the seat of government. and such othor
bv law. The Judges OF she supreme ceurt Rhali
be elected by the electors Of the state "a largo.
for such term, not less than fVe years, Ss 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 lncreaso tEc hummer ,9 o.
tional judges shEll be such, that in each year
after their first election. an equal number OF
iudges of the supreme SQUIRT shall be elected.
except In elections to Ill vacancies; and WHOM
ever the mum ber Of such judges shall be 1ncreas-
ed the general assembly may author1se auch
court to organize divisions thereof, nss exceed,
ing three, osch division to consist OF an equal
number of judges; for the Adjudication of cases,
a majority of each division shall constitute a
quorum and such an assignment OF the cases 10
each disieiOn may be marie IS such court may
deem expedtent. but whenever all the judges OF
either division. hearing case shsl not concur
81 ind. ant rAn6Arad kharA1n.
whenever 3 case shall involve the constitution
slIty Of an act OF t6e general Assem- bly, or of An
act OF gress 1t shall be reserved to the whole
court for sdjudication. The judges Of the SUI
preme court in office, When this amendment
takes effect, shall continue 30 hold their ofnces
until their successors are elected and qualified.
Saction g. The circuit courts shall have like
orig ginaI Jurisdiction with the supreme court.
and suoh appellate Jurisdiction as may be pro,
yided by law. Such courts shall be com posed
of such number OF judges IS may be provided
by law, and ahall be held in each county. at
least once In each year. Tho numbSr OF cir
cults, and the boundaries thereof. shall be pre-
scribed by law. Such judges shall be elected
in each circuit by tho electors thsreof, and at
such time and for such term as may be prescr1D-
ed bv law and the same number shall be elect
ed in each circuit. Each Judge shall be coMps-
tent to exercise his judicisl powers in any cir
cris. The general assembly may change. from
time to time the number or boundaries of the
circuits. The circuit courts shall be the auc-
cessors of the district courts, and all cases. 1udg-
ments, records, and proceedings pendlnS In
any district shall be transferred to the circuit
courts in the several counties, and be proceeded
in as though said district courts had rot been g.
bolisheG and the district courts shall continue In
existence until the election and qualification of
ths judges OF tho 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
lots the words, judicial constitutional amend
mens yes." and the voters who do AOs favor the
adoption Of said amendment, may place on
their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment, o." and II a majority Of all the
votes passed [cast] at said elsctlon shall be in
favor OF said amendment, tlen said sections
ono two and six herein set forth, shall bS and
constitute the e-tions So amended in aa1d judi
cial article four) of the cansttuton OF the state
of Ohio, and said original sectione one, two and
six, and also sections fve and eleven OF said ar
ticle. shall be repealed and annulled
n. II HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro fesn of tie Rowse Of Representatives
II. Il RECH ARDS,
President of fae Senate.
Adopted March 80. 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AERRIoA. OHIO.
OFFICE OF TIE SECRETARY OF STATE
I,JAHEs W. NEWMAN, Secretary OF State OF
the state Of Ohio, do hereby ceriify, that the
foregoing is 5 true copy of Joint Resolution
adopted by the General Assembly Of the State
OF Ohio, on the Goth day of March. A d: 1sSs.
rs taken from the original rolls filed in this
Office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto
subscribed my name. ami affixed the great ssal
of the State OF ohio. et Columbus, the sofia day
of March, A. ID. 1888
JAMES W. NEWMAN.
tsEAL.l SeorstGrEof State.