Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-04-26
Prep0sed Ameadmegt to
the Constitution of Ohio.
U DICT AL
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the con-
stitutiou Of the State.

SECTION !. BE .resOlped 6y the General As-
seHloty U tae Stdfe OF Ohio, three hfths Of the
men msDeIs elected to each house agreeing thereto
Ihat Propostion TO amend the constitution of the
state OF Ohio, be and the same is hereby submitted
the electors OF the state at the election to be
ned on the second Tuesday of October, A. D. 1888,
That sections Que, two and ak of article four. en-
lows: - ~ 80 -S'
skcTIos 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-
time to time establish.
SECTION q The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise proYi ed by law, consist Of Ave Judges a
mAgotlty OF whom competent to sit shall be neces-
as ssly W ioIm quorum or to pronounce decision,
,,';, eMHeps ss hereinafter provided. 1t shall have
original jurisdiction in quo tOdrrantO Dldndamus
ndoeds corpus aud prOcsdsndo, aud such appellate
yuIlsucuon as may be provided by law. II shall
nOa ~ 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
e supreme court shall be elected by the electors of
Lhe state ut large, for such term, not less than
nuS Years. as Ine general assembly may prescribe,
hu anu tney Email oe elected and their official term
snail Degin at such time az NAV be fxed by law In
Sase Ine general assembly shall increase the num-
DsI oi sucn Judges, the first term of each Of such
aS.a. .h.J JadgeS snail be such, that In each year
.. rst erection, an equal number of judges
., tns supreme court shall be elected. except In
oecuons 10 NIL Sacancles; and whenever the num-
oer Vi sucn Judges shall be increased, the general
Assembly may authorize such court to organize d.
visions thereof, not exceedlnp three each division
W Sonslst Oh an equal number OF judges; for the
~ II OF cases, majority of each division
Of th quorum and such an assignment
VI . .ne csses 70 each division may be made as such
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
Juages OF either division, hearing case shall not
concur @ as TO the Judgment to be rendered therein
or whenever case shall involve the constitutions
aDolnl 10 rofan faf
t shall be reserved to the whole court for
adludlctlon. The judges of the supreme court in
olce' Wnen TINS amendment takes effect shall con-
tinue to hold their Offices until their successors are
elected and qualified
SECTION o. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
suUh a appeLate jurisdiction as may be provided by
Jaw Such courts shall be composed of such num-
per OF ludges as may be provided by law, and shall
De held IN each county, at least once In each year
me number Of circuits, and boundaries thereof,
snan 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
py law, and the same number shall be elected in
each circuit. Each judge shall be competent to ex
ercise MS udlclal powers in any circuit. The gen.
eral assembly may change, from time to time, tha
NUMBER OF boundaries of the circuits. The circuit
courts shall be the successors of the district courts
ana al cases, Judgments, records, and proceedings
pending in said district courts in the several coun-
Iles OF any district shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts in the several counties and be proceed
81 IN as tnougn said district courts had not been
aDonshed 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,
tne voters desiring to vote In favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, judicial constitutional amendment, yes, :"
and the voters VINO do not favor the adoption Of
SAID amendment, may place on their ballots the
words Judicial constitutional amendment, no."
and II majority Of all the votes passed [cast at
said election shall be In favor of said amend
ment then said sections one, two and six herein set
lorth, shall be and constitute the sections SO
amended in said judicial article (four) of the con-
sitution OF the state Of Ohio, and said original
tions one, two and six, and also sections five and
eleven OF said article shall be repealed and annulled
N. HATHAWAY
Speaker pro tenn. ofth6 House Of Representatives.
r. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRErARY OF STATE.
l, 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 State of Ohio, on the 10th
day of NJ arch, A. d. 1885, as taken from the origi
nal rolls filed in this Office
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have hereunto SUBJ
scrbed my name, and affixed the great seal of the
State of Ohio. at COlumhus the q1fh do of NJoroh