Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-04-12
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution Of Ohio.
j U DICI A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 70.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the eop-
stitution Of the State.

SECTION BE u resOired BY the General A.
ssfnbiy OF ths State OF Ohio, three ffths Of the
members elected TO each house agreeing thereto1
That proposition to amend the constitution Of The
sAte OF ONO, De and the same is hereby submitted
10 the electors Of the state at the election 10 he
as follows: o'
That sections one two and six of article four en-.
Titled judicial" be amended SO as 10 read as fol-
lows: - -'i
SECTION l. The Judicial power Of the state 1.
IN supreme court, circuit courts, courts Of
common pleas, courts Of probate, justices of the
peace, and such other courts inferior 70 the su-
time TO time establish, '
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9th
erwtse proyi ed by law, consist of Ave Judges. n
majority OF whom competent to sit shall be neces-
sary 70 form quorum or to pronounce decision,
excep. ss nereinafter provided. 1t shall have
9llglnai Jurisdlction In quo DdrTdRt0 Dpdnddmus
ndoeds corpus and prOcedeado, and such appellate
lurisdiction as may be provided by law. IL shall
noa et 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
tne state at large, for such term, not less than
nVe years, as the general assembly may prescribe
and they ehall be elected and their od{oinl term
snail begin at such time may be fixed by law In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
oSd,, sucn Judges me hrst term Of each Of such
aaaluonn Judges shall be such, that In each year
aiter thel nrst election, equal number Of Judges
y, .ne supreme court shall be elected, except in
slecuons 70 MI vacancies; and whenever the num-
Der OF such judges shall be increased the general
assembly may authorize such court TO organize di
Visions tnereof, not exceeding three each division
70 consist OF an equal number OF judges; for the
aSyuucatlon OF cases, majority of each division
Snail constitute quorum, and such an assgnment
OF the cases to each division may be made AZ sucb
to9 court may deem expedent, but whenever all the
concur as to the Judgment to be 9endsreS tharain
| or whenever case shall involve the constitntion
o an act on the general assembly or of an act Of
II sns be reserved to the whole court for
aaludlcuon. The judges of the supreme court In
once, when this amendment takes effect, shall con
ue 70 noid their offices until their successors are
elected and qualified.
SEcTIoN 8. The circpit cou,+s sbou h.,o ILL.,
original jurisdiction with the supreme conf and
such appellate Jurisdiction as may be provided nv
Jaw. Such courts shall be composed OF such mum.
Se Ser % auoges as may be provided by law, and shall
@ neiu II eacn county, at least once in each year.
Inc NUMBER OF circuits, and boundaries thereof
snail be prescribed by law. Such judpes shaii he
st snch eson circuit by the electors thereof and
Se sucn ume ana Tor such term may be prescribed
Dy law, ana the same number shall be elected I'm
each circuit Each Judge shall be competent to ex-
ersiSe MS judicial powers in any circuit The gen
number of boundaries Of the circuits The circuit
courts snail be the successors of the district
ana al cases, Judgments, records and proceedings
les 81 sn sat courts In the several coun
es any ulstr1ct, shall be transferred to the cir
cuit courts In the several Counties and be proceed
ca IN rs though said district courts had not been
auoisnou anu tne district courts shall continue in
e.stenoe until the election and quahc alton of the
judges OF the circuit courts.
ana be It further resolved, that at said election
tne voters desiring to vote in favor Of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots the
"orus, Jud1ctat constitutional amendment yes"
ana the voters who do not favor the adoption Of
SAD amendment, may place on their ballots the
words judicial constitutional amendment no:"
ana II majority Of all the votes passed Tcastl at
SAID election shall be In favor Of said amend.
ment then said sections one two and six herein set
iorth, shall be and constitute the sections 40
amended in said judicial article -FOUR of the con-
sitution OF the state of Ohio and said orioina acc
tons one, two and six, and also sections five and
eleven OF said article shall be repealed and annuled
l. N. HATHAWAY,
speaker pro TEN. ofthe House Of Representatives..
r. g. RICHARDS. -'
President of the Senate
Adopted March 30, 1855.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 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 Both
DAY OF March, A. d. 1885, as taken from the oriei
nal rolls filed in this office, 20
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto sub
scrined my name and affixed the great seal of the
A D. 1888. JAMES w. NrwMaN
lsEAL.J Secretary OF STATE.