The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1883-09-19
Proposing an amendment to article four Of th,
constitution of the State,

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four Of the
constitution Of the State,
SECTION I. Be resolred By the General Assembly
y fhs STATE Qf Ohio (three. hfths OF the members
ectod TO each mouse agreeing thereto) That .
proposition TO amend the tOnsututO If the State
VI OHIO be, and the same is hereby submitted b. he
electors Of the State at the election 10 be held
ne second Tuesday In October A. y. 1888, rs iol-
lows:
That sections one tive and six Of article four,
rniiiied judicial" be amended so as to read ~
SECTION /. The judicial power Of the state g..
VeBteu In supreme court circuit courts, courts Ot
common peas, courts Of probate, justices Of he
peace, aud such other courts inferior to tho SUI
creme court, az the general assembly may from time
10 time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court ihaT, until other
wise provided by law, consist of 1--WE judges
majoTty Of whom competent TO sit shall be nuces-
'ary 10 form d quorum or TO pronounce decision
eAtt pt as hereinafter prOvi I'd. ltRhall have orig
ina Jurisdiction in gig trarrgHtl uaudlmts A. bst
cOTfu aud prOcedsnHO, aud such appellate ur sdfc-
ton a. may bo provided by law. II shalt hold at
asl one term In each year at he scat Of govern
mcH and such other terms, thi re or else here, ne
may be provided by law The Judges If tn,
upr me court shall be elected by tile clrrtor. of
The S ue al arge for such tsrn. not less than Ave
years, 90 the general assembly may prescribe I'd
they all he euCted and their Official Term FIal.
tegln ~ such time may he fixed bv law In ca,,
the general assembly shan increase the number ni
such lu ges, the first tern, Of each Of such
addiiiuna' Judges shall be SUCH that iE each v,ur
o
0! the eupremr court shall be elected, eK pt To-
elec ions to oil vAcanG ss; and whenever the uu-
Der Of such judge shall be Increase the q, nrtt'
assembly may Huthurza uch court To Ortli,il,
vision. th.Tert, not eXcredihg thrpe esch lyisoi
TO con list Of an equal numb, II judges Tor the I'd
JUN, anon Of cases aIoTity Of each drvisia
shall constitute qu rum aud such an as-irun.cu
ot ne cas- In eae division may be m1ic rs su.l
court may deem expedient, but whenever MI The
judges, Ot either division, hearing case shall uu.
concur as tu the igment 10 be rende. Ell thste.u
or Whe ever q case shall involve the rorsttit on
ality Of an act Of the general ass mhly or uf IN ad
oi cong - II shall be re,erVed IA he whole count
Tor adjudication The julgpE Of the supr M fuuli
In office, en- this amendment takes cT ct y ai
outnu" to hold their Offices until their sucrtts.
are ei eed md quali1 d.
original julisdictinn with the tuTrtnt c.ui', m
such app llute juifdicliru Wsy be pIt y.'. q b'
law such courts shall be conn, F-d - mol
number Of judges as may be IToy'G,u d,
law and shall he held In eUch county at y- 8, nir
In each year. The number Of circuits, 7ni fnC
bOundar es thereof, shal be prescribed Ev law
uch judges shall he roctCd in each c lcuit ry IN,
electors thereof, and At such time and fu such
term as Hay be prescribed by law, Hrd the ,am,
number shall be elttttd in rEt b c.i,uit 1r,.l
judge shall lie competent 10 extrris.. hi, f. l.,
powers In any circuit. TIE general g. C,,ht
may change from time to time, the rutGL,ro
bound rice OF The cirCUiF, hG Circi "a courts h .
be the successors ot ihe district courts suj al
cases juA ments, records and prQCeanings pel fiue
in said disricl courts, in the several count o., OF
any dislrct, shall be transferred 10 the circuit
courts in the several count es, aud bc proc edfd T.
as though said district courts had , ui brru alnl-
sh0d and the district courts shall cottuur im eX.
iud IS Qf tn circuit guUrts.
nd be IL further resolved thqt at said q st'on
the voters desiring 10 yQiH ip favor VI id uuyul-
mcBii shall haye placed upOu their bail"ls tho
words, Judicial constitutional amendment Y.."
and the voter vha DO Pt favor the adoption 1
SAID amendment may place on their ballot. M,
words judicial constitutional amcndm n y 90
and i majority = all The votes passed rca.tl ~
said election shall be in favor Of said mrndm ut
then "a d sections one, WO and six hreu sci
forth, shall be and constitute the s.,li.rs D,
amended in said juiicial arli le (fnuD NJ Inc con
stitH ion Of the State Of Ohio and sid or nal sc-
lions one, Two aHq sig and also soctous Gvr tnG
nultd. l. n. HtTUa AY
Speaker pro lem. Of he Houe n Rfj"esr,sefir,4
r. q RI HNRD3
Adopted March 30, 1888