The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-04-19
Published by Authority.
Proposed Amendment to the Con.
stitutiOn of Ohio.
JUDICIAL
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 20.

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the State.
SECTION l.. Be IL resolved by The General Assrmbty
e ected to each house agreeing ,hereio) That a
proposition TO amend the Constitution # the State
Of Ohio be, and the same is hereby submitted To the
electors of the State at the election to be held OF
The second Tuesday in October, A. D. 1883, as toll
lows:
That soctions one. two and six of article four.
entitled judicial" be amended 50 as to read a
follows: r.
SECTION /. The Judicial power of the state i,
vested in a supreme court circuit courts, courts o
common pleas, courts of probate, justices of thu
peace, and such other courts inferior to the SUI
preme court, as the general assembly may from tim,
to time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist of five judges II
majority OF whom competent TO sit shall be ncces-
except as hereioaiier BROW &c, i Ge Gr0n it.bsii have aye'e orir
inal Jurisdiction in quo rarrdnto, mdnddmus, hnbeu.
corpus and procedendo, and such appellate jur sd:c
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold Al
least one term in each year at The scat of govern
ment, and such other terms, thsr or elsewhere, a.
may be provided by law. The judges Of tn.
the State at large, for such term, not less than five
years, as the general assembly may prescribe, ard
they shall be elected and their Official term shall
legin at such time as may he fixed by law. In cas-
the general assembly shall increase the number III
such judges, the first term of each of such
additional judges shall be such, that in each yeal
after their first election an equal number of j,.dg,,
OF the supreme court shall be elected, except il
elections to fill vacanc es; and whenever the num-
Der of such judges shall be increased, the genera!
assembly may authorize ,uch court to organic
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each division
to consist of an equal number of judges; for the I'D
5udication of cases, q n aioIity of each division
shall constitute a quorum, and such an assignment
of The cases to eacn division may be made as sucl
court may deem eIpedient, but whenever all thu
Judges, of either division, hearing a case shall no.
concur as to the Judgment TO be rendered therein.
or whe ever q case shall involve the constitution
atty Of an act Of the general ass, mbly or Of an &C!
for a adjudication. TIL ju lg..s of the suprt mc court
in office, when this amend nlent takes Ell, ct, shall
continue 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, an
law such courts shall be omp sed of .uci
number Of judges as may be provided l.,
law, and shall he held in each county, at least once
boundar es thereof, shall DO prescribed by law
such judges shall be elected in each csrcuit by tin
electors thereof and at such time and for such
term as may be prescribed by law, and the sam,
number shall be elected in each circuit. Facl
Judge aball be competent 10 exercise his %judicia
powers in any circuit. The general assembly
msy change, from time to time, the number o.
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts shall
be. the successors of the district courts, and al
cases, JUDGMENTS, records aud proceedings perdin.
in said district courts, in the several count es o.
any district, shall be transferred to the circui
courts in the several counties and be proceeded il
as though SAID dlstrict courts had rpt been aboi
ished, and the district courts shall continue in OK
istence until the election and qualification Of tn,
judges of the circuit courts.
and be it further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring 10 vote in favor of said amend.
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, thu
words, 'judicisl constitutional amendnent-Yes,'
and the voters who do rot favor the adoption G
said amendment, may place on their ballots tn
words judicial constitutional amendment-No;'
and if q majority of all the votes passed FEAST Al
said election shall be in favor of said amendment
then said sections one, two and six herein Sc
forth, shall be and constitute the sections 81
amended in said judicial article (four) of the con
stitution of the State of Ohio. and said original sec
tions one, two and six, and also sections five an,
eleven Of said article, shall be repealed and an
nulled. . l.. N. HATHAWAY,
speaker pro kDs. offke House Of Representative
r q RICHARDS,
President Of he Senate
Adopted March so, 1883.