The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-16
Published BY Authority.
Proposed Amendment to the Con.
stitutiOn of Chic.
JUoIC[AI
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7a
JOINT RESOLUTION
JJoICEAb

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four Of The
constitution of the State.
SECTION 1. Be IL resolved by The General Assembly
# the State Of Ohio three fifihs of the members
q ected to each house agreeing thereto) That =
proposition TO smend the Constitution Of the State
If Ohio I've, and the same is hereby submitted to the
electors of the State at the election TO be held on
the second Tuesday in October, A. d. 1888, as FOL
lows:
That rcctions one, two and six of article four,
entitled "judicial," be amended go as to read A.
follows:
SECTION /. The judicial power of the state Is
vested in n supreme court. circuit courts, courts o.
common pleas, courts of probate, justices of tbs
peace, aud such other courts inferior TO the SUI
preme court, as the general assembly may from tins
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 neces-
sary to form a quorum or TO pronounce q decision
except as hereinafter provided. Itshan have orig
inal jurisdiction in gao ,rarranto, nsanddm,uts, hdbeni
corpus and procedendo, and such appellate jurisdic-
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold al
least one term in each year at Tho seat oil govern
ment, and such other terms, there or elsewhere, a.
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 five
years, as the general assembly may prescribe, and
they shall be elected and their official term shall
begin at such time rs may be fixed by law. In case
the general assembly shall increase the number Of
such judges, the first term of each Of such
additional judges shall be such, that IN eaen year
Of the supreme court shall be elected, except in
elections TO fill vacancies; and whenever the num-
Der Of such judges shall he increased, the general
assembly may authorize .uch court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each division
to consist OF an equal number of judges for the ad-
Indication of cases, a majority of each division
shall constitute q quorum, and such an assignment
Of the cases to each division may be made rs such
court may deem cxpedient, but whenever all the
| judges, OF either division, hearing a case shall not
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein,
OF whenever a case shall involve the constitution
ality OF an act of the general assembly or OF an act
of cong ress, it shall be reserved to the whole court
for adjudication: The judges OF the supreme court
in Office, when this amendment takes effect, shall
continue to hold their Offices until their successors
are ell cted and qualified.
Section G.. The circuit courts shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate jurisdietion as may be provided by
law Such courts shall BIO composed of such
Jaw, and shall be held in each courty, at least once
in each year. The number of ciIcuits, and the
eueh Judges Shall he elected In each circuit by the
electors thereof, and at such time and for such
term as may be prescribed by law, and the same
number shall lie elected in each circuit: Each
judse shall be competent 10 exercise his judicial
powers in any circuit. The general assembly
may change, from time to time, the number Of
be the successors of the district courts, and all
cases, JUDGMENTS, records and proceedings pending
in said district courts, in the several counties of
any district, shall be transferred to the circuit
courts in the several counties, and be proceeded In
as though said district courts had rot been abol-
ished, and the district courts shall continue in ex-
istepce until the election and qualification of the
JUDGES of the circuit courts.
And he it further resolved, that at said election.
the voters desiring 10 vote in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words. "iudiclal constitutional amendment-Yes,''
and the voters who do not favor the adoption Of
said amendment, may place on their ballots the
words judicial constitutional amendment-No;"
and if n majority Of all the votes passed [castl at
said election shall be in favor of said amendment,
then said sections one, two and six herein set
forth, shall be and constitute the sections sc
amended in said judicial article -four of the con.
stituiion of the State of Ohio, and said original sec.
lions one, two and six, and also sections five and
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an
nulled. l. N. HATHAWAY,
fpcaker pro tcn. gffhe House cf representative
q. u RICHARDS,
President Of The Sonata