Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-04-05
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution Of Ohio.
j u DI G. A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOlNI hESOBU IION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the con-
stitution of the State.
SECTION !. BE IL rsS0iGed By the Generuk ds-
sem6iy OF the State of Ohio, (three fifths of the
members elected to each house agreeing thereto
That proposition to amend the constitution of the
state of Ohio be and the same ia hereby submitted
to the electors of the state at the election to be
held on the second Tuesday of October, A. d. 1885,
as follows
That sections one two and 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 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 proyi ed by law, consist Of five judges, q
majority of whom competent to sit shall be neces-
sary to form quorum or to pronounce decision,
except as hereinafter provided. 1t shall have
original jurisdiction in quo DdrrdntO, nadndGmus
hd6eaS corpus and prOcedend0, 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
hye years, as the general assembly may prescribe
and they chall be elected and their official term
| shall begin at such time 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 equal number of Judges
| of the supreme court shall be elected except in
elections to fill vacancies; 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
adjudication OF 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 expedient, 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 constitutions
sy OF an act Of the general assembly or of an act of
congress- it shall be reserved to the whole court for
adludiction. The judges of the supreme court In
tomce, when this amendment takes effect, shall con-
tinue to hold their offices until their successors are
elected and qualified.
SECTION g., The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate jurisdiction may be provided by
law. Such courts shall be composed of such num-
Der OF Judges as may be provided by law, and shall
De held IN each county, at least once in each year
me me number OF circuits, and boundaries thereof,
snal pc prescribed by law. Such judges shall be
elected In each circuit by the electors thereof and
at such time and for such term as may be prescribed
by law, ana the same number shall be elected In
each circuit Each judge shall be competent to ex-
erclse his judicial powers in any circuit. The gen
eral assem- ny may change, from time to time, the
number of boundaries of the circuits. The circuit
courts snail De the successors of the district courts,
and all cases, judgments, records and proceedings
pending in said district courts in the several co,n-
ties OF any district, shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts in the several Counties and be proceed
ed In as though said district courts had not been
abolished, and the district courts shall continue In
existence until the election and qualification of the
judges of the circuit courts.
And be 1t further resolved that at said election,
the voters desiring to vote In favor Of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, judicial constitutional amendment yes"
said amendment, may place on their ballots the
words "jadicial constitutional amendment, no;''
and If majority Of all the votes passed least at
said election shall be in favor Of said amend
men then ssid sections one, two and six herein eet
forth, shall be and constitute the sections so
amended in said jadeiai srticie four) of the con-
stitution of the state of Ohio and said original Sec
eleven of saidertile shal be rspealsdand annulled
MgI I'm. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. ofths House Of Representatives.
R. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 20, 1883. a taaEa taH
UNTED STATES OF AAERIcA, ONO. y, :.
fHNss 0FFIcE OF TEE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary Of State Of the
State Of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing
is true copy Of Joint Resolution adopted By The
General Assembly of the Ftatesof 0hiA eathe 10Th
a M ssss 4 M. e o1s Sss u salp fseshs es
scrbed my name. and afaxcd the great seal pf ths
State Of Ohio, a Columbus, the 30th day of March,
A. D. 1893. JAMRs w. NEHMAN,
IsEAL.l SscretGrY or Sf0te.