The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-07-12
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio,
j u ID IC I a T..
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. IS
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment 20 articie four of the
constitution OF tha state.
SFCTIoNI. Be 1T ,eSo'red by tie General As
Sean61y of tic St0fe OF Ollie. {'n'ee-hjshl o. tiie
MethDars elected 10 eacb heu>e agreeing there
to-, That a pro position o amen'i sne coU~titu-
tion of the State OF Ohio he and rhe same is
hereby submitted 10 the electors eli the siate at
the election to be held tRe -econd Tuesday
of October, -. 1883 a follows:
That sections one. two Il cd SIX Of article feiir.
as follows:
Section /. The Judicial power of tha State is
vested In Supre sc couri, ci.cuIt courts. courts
OF common pleas. courts OF prob3:c, justices Of
the peace. aud such other ronr,s iofesioe 10 the
supreme eou.t. as The senee'i assembly may
Section Z, Tho supreme court shall u1tN 9th
erwise provided by law. consist OF ave jadges.
s majority of whom competent to sit zh:tl be
necessary to form quorum or TO pronounce a
decision except as einaitcr provi;;ed. shall
have original Jurisdiction in qae 'cHPTdHt0
nea'GdaA,as h06sGs corpus and ljr0ce0end0 and
such appellate julIsdiGlien AS n ay ue provided
BY law. 1t shall hold at least one term i'll cafh
year at the seat of government, and such otner
terms, there or elsewhere, as may be prov tded
by law. The judges OF the supreme cour6 shalt
he elected by The electors Of the atate as large
for such term, not less than i've years as the
general assembly may prescribe aud they shall
be elected ami their official term shall begin at
such time AS may be fixed by law la case the
general assembly shalt increase Jse number of
such judges, the first term of each of such adI-
tionat judges shall be such, that in ea"h year
after their first election. an equal number OF
except in elections 10 I'LL vacancies and wheu-
ever the plumber Of such judges shall lie increas-
ed. the general assembly may authorize such
court to organize divisions thereof, not exceed
ing three, each division to consist OF an eqnal
number OF Judges Tor tic adjudication ofcases,
a ajority OF each division shall constitute a
quorum, and such an assignment of the cases to
each division may be male as such court may
deem expedient. but whenever AL the judges, of
either division. hearing q case shat! not concur
as to the Judgment to be rendered thei elm, or
Whenever a case shall involve the constitution
slity of All act OF the general a'seRbly or of an
act OF con gresS, it shall Ia reserved to the hole
court for adj ldicati0n. Tho judges Hf the
preme court IN oriice when this Amendments
takes effect, shall continue TO hold their ofices
until their successors are elected auu qualified
Section 6 The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court
and such appellate jurisdiction a. may hs pfo-
vided by law. SUCH courts shall be con- posed
of such number OF judges rs m ay he 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 he pre-
seribed by law. Such judges shalt be elected
in each circuit by the eleftors thereof ard at
such time and for such term rs may he prescrib-
ed by law and the same number shall De elect
ed in each circuit. Each judge shall he compe-
cult. The general assembly may change. from
time to time. the mum Der or boundaries of tho
circuits. The circuit courts shall be the sue
cessOrs of the district courts. and ali cases judS
mcnts records, and proceedings pendiRs in
said district courts, in the several counties Of
any district. shai be an>icrred to the circuit
in though SAID district courts had not been
polished and tue district courts shall continue in
eXis,ence until the cie@tiOn aud qualification of
he judges of the circuit courts.
Aud be it further resolved. that at saIi cleo
tion the voters desiring TO vote III favor OF said
amendment. shall! have placed upon their bal
lots The words, ',jndie, constitutional amend
menG, yes and tiie vo:ers who do NOT favor the
adoption OF said aIpeHdment, may pace on
theiT ballots the words 'in,lieIai constitutional
amendment. no; and ii L m "jority OF ali tho
votes passed least al said election shah be IL
favor of sai0 amendment. then said sections
one, two and six herein sct tortn shall be and
constitute the c. lions amended i'll said judi
cial article tou) of the constitution OF the state
of OHIO and said orig eInal sections one, two and
ak and,also sections five an'i eleven oi said
ticle. shall be repealed an,l anhuilad,
'-'s \. HATH AWAY.
Sneaker r1ro tenn of tie H0use of Representatives.
=, g hit4ii ARDS.
President OF the Senate,
Adopted March so. 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO. ..
OFFICE OF T1ESECREFASY or STATE.
I,JANEs W. NEWMAN, SECRETARY of State of
the state of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing is true copy of a joint resolution
adopted by the General Assembly OF tho -late
OF ohio. on the Both day of March, A. ID. 1853.
a. taken from the ORIGINAL rolls filed in this