The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-17
PubIishe d by Authority.
Amendment TO the Con.
stitutiOn Of Ohio.
JUDICIAL.
HOUSE JOINT REVOLUTION No. 80
JOINT

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of tho
constitution of the State.
SECTION l.. Be it resolved 6y The General Assembit
IF the Mate Of Ohio (three ffths of the member
: ected TO each house agreeing ,hereto) That :
proposition 10 amend the tonstitutio Of the Stat
Of Ohio be, and the same is hereby submitted to tb'
electors OF the State at the election TO be held o;
the second Tuesday in October, A. D. 1873, as fol
lows:
That sections one, two and six of article fou'
entitled judicial" be amended go as to read n
follows:
SECTION J.. The Judicial power of the state i
vested in a supreme court circuit courts, courts 0
common pleas, cours of probate, justices Of tn
peace, and such other courts inferior to the SUI
creme court, as the general assembly may from tim
e, time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until other
vie provided by law, consist Of five judges
majority of whom competent 10 sit shall be ncce'
sary to form a quorum tr 10 pronounce a decision
except as hereinafter provi cd. ltshan have orig
inal jurisdiction in quo trt' runt', n~.nnddmus, hn6e
eorsu' and rroeedsneo, and such appellate j@r dc
least ore term in each year at The seat of govern
ment, and such other terms, tho re or elsewhere, i.
may be provided by law. The judges If tn
supr mic court shall be elected by the elector. o;
the State al large, for such term, not less than fv.
years, rs the general assembly may prescribe, aad
they s sill he elected and their official term shal
iegin at such time as may be fixed by law. III ca.
the general assembly shall increase the number t..
such JUICES, the first term OF each of sucl
additional judges shall Re such, that in each y~a'
after their first election an equal nun. Der of ,dec
Of the supreme court shall be elected, except il
elections to fill vacanc Is; and whenever the num-
Der of such judge- shall be increase l., the general
assembly may authorize such court to organic
d visions thereof, not exceeding three, each division
10 consist of an equal number oil judges; for the nd
judication of cases, n majority of each division
shall constitute a quorum, and such an asSignueI
of he cases to eac. division may be made as url
court may deem expcdient, but whenever all th,
judges, of either division, hearing a case shall no
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein
or whenever a Gaze shall involve the constitution
ality Of an act of the general assembly or of an nt
of cong ess, it shall be reserved to the whole court
for adjudication: The judges OF the suprLme cour
in Office, when this amendment takes eff ct, shal
'ontinue to hold their Offices Until their SUCCESSOR
are elected and qualifi d.
Section 6. The circuit courts shall have lik
original jurisdiction with the suI rene court, an
such appellate juri diction IS may be provided b..
Jaw Such courts shall be comps std of sucI
law, and shall lie held in esch county, at least once
in each year. The humber Of circuits, and the
boundar es thereof, shall be prescribed by law.
-uch judges shall be elected in each circuit 10y the
electors thereof, and at sucl time and for such
term as may be prescribed by law, and the same
number shall be elected in each circuit. Each
judge shall lie competent to exercise his judicial
powers in any circuit. The general assembly
may change, from time to time, the number OF
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts shall
be the successors of the district courts, and al
cases, jnls ments, records and proceedings pending
in said district courts, in the several count es OF
courts in the several counties, aud be proceeded III
as though said district courts had rot been abol.
ished, and the district courts shall continue in OK.
isteDce until the election and qualification OF the
jud, es of the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring 10 vote infayor of sud amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, judicial constitutional amendment-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 q majority rf all the votes passed [castl al
said election shall be in favor OF said amendment,
then said sections one, Two and six herein sci
forth, shall be and constitute the sections sc
amended in said judicial article (four) of the con
stitu. ion of the State of Ohio. and said original sec.
tions one, two and six, and also sections five ant
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an,
null.d. L. N. HATHAWAY,
Speaker pro tim. gths House Of Representatives
r. q RICHARDS,
President Of The Senate
Adontad March an 1SS3