Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-08-02
Proposed Amendment to the
f, Constitution of Ohio.
II IHDEGHA".
House Joint Resolution No. 7s.


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constitution of the state.
SECTION l. BE it enacted By the General AS-
Senl6Ly Of the State Of OhtO (three tifths of the
members elected to each house agreeing there
to), That u proposition to amend the cOnstitu-
ton OF the state of Ohio be, and the same is
hereby submitted to the electors of the state
at the election TO be held on the second Tues
OF October, A. ID. 1888, as follows:
That sections one, two and six of article four,
entitled Judicial" be amended so as to read
us follows:
Section l. The judicial power of the state is
vested in supreme court, circuit courts,
courts of common pleas, courts of probate,
Ejustices of the peace, and such other courts
IInferior to the supreme court, as the general
assembly may from time to time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until
otherwise provided by law, consist of five
judges, a majority of whom competent to sit
shall be necessary to form quorum Ur to pro-
nOunce decision, except as hereinafter pro-
vided- 1t shall have original jurisdiction in
quo aodTFdHtO mdndGmaS, habeas corpus and
prOcedeHdO, anu such appellate jurisdiction as
may be provided by law. 1t snail hold at
least one term in each year at the seat of gov~
eminent, and such other terms, there OF else-
where, as may be provided by law. The
judges of the supreme court shall be elected
Dy Tue tleClOTS Vi Iilt bldtG at ldI8t, IOT 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 as may be fixed by law. In case
the general assembly shall increase the NUNS
Der of such judges, the first term of each of
sHch additional judges shall be such, that in
each year after their fist election, an equal
number of judges Of the supreme court shall
be elected, except in elections to Ill vacancies;
and wheneye the number of such Judges shall
be increased, the general assembly may au~
thOrize such court to organize divisions there's
of, not exceeding three, each division to con-
sist of an equal number OF Judges; for the ad-
judication of cases, majority of each division
shall constitute quorum. and such an assign
ment of the cases to each division may be
made us such Court may deem expedient, but
whenever all the judges, of either division,
hearing case shall not concur as to the judg-
ment to be rendered therein, or whenever d
case shall involve the cOnstitutiOnalily of an
act of the general assembly or of an act of
congress, it shall be reserved TO the whole
court for adjudication The Judges of the
supreme court i'll Office when this amendment
takes eff ct, shall continue to hold their
offices until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Section 6. The circuit courts shall have like
W IN lhG ouJINHlC COuil,
and such appellate jurisditiOn ss may be pro>
vided by law. Such courts shall be composed
of such number of Judges as may be provided
by law, and shall be held in each county, at
least once in each year. The number of Cir
cults, and tn. boundaries thereof, shall be
prescribed by law. Such judges shall be elect>
ed in each circuit by the electors thereof, and
al such time and for such term as may be pre-
scriDed by law, and the same number shall be
elected in each circuit Each Judge shall be
competent TO exercise his judicial powers in
any circuit. The general as iembly may change
from time to time, the number or boundaries
of the circuits The circuit courts shall 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 he proceeded in as though said district |
courts had not been abolished, ard the district
courts shall continue in existence until the
election andsqualiication of the judges of the
circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at said elec
ton, the rOters desiring to vote in favor Of
said amendment. shall have placed upon their
ballots, the words, judicial constitutional
amendment, yes" and the voters who do not
favor the adoption of said amendment, NAV |
pltlCe lllclt Ddlit'tS tllC WbPlS JtulCldi COu
stitutional amendment. no." and if a majority |
of all the votes passed least 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 selection so amen
ded in said Judicial article Cfour) of the con-
sttuton of the state of Ohio, and said original
sections one, two, and six, and also sections !
five and eleven of said article. shall be repeal> |
ed and annued. !. N. HATHAWAY,
Speaker pro tenn. Of the House Of Representatives..
r. g. RICHARDS, |
President Of the Senate. |
Adopted March 30, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Quo.
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 30th day of March, A. D. 1898,
as token from the original rolls filed in this
office
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have hereunto
subscribed my name, and affixed the great
seal of the Stale of Ohio, at Columbus, Il e
Both day of March, A. ID. 1885.
JAMES W. NEWMAN,
tsEAI~ Secretary of Stats