The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-05-31
Published by Authority.
Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of Ohio,
JUDICIAra
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 20

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of th,
constitution of the State,
SECTION /. Be ii resolved by The General Assemb,,
Of the State of Ohio (three-hfths of the member
9 ected to each house agreeing thereto) That
proposition to amend the Constitution Of the Stat,
electors of the State at the election to be held or
the second Tuesday in October, A. D. 1873, US toll
lows:
That sections one, two and six of article -four
follows:
Section j. The judicial Pwer of the state i
common pleas, courts of probate, justices of III.
peace, and such other courts inferior to the ST.
preme court, as the general assembly may from tim
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist of five judges, :
majority OF whom competent to sit shall be nece.
sary 70 form a quorum or TO pronounce a decision
except as hereinafter provided. ItslaTl have oris
maj jurisdiction In quo srarr0nto, zsanddmns, ha6er
corpus and pyocedendo, and such appellate jurisdic
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold 81
least one term in each year at the seat of govern
ment, and such other terms, there or elsew here, a,
supreme court shall be elected by the ~elector, OF
the State at large, for such term, not less than i've
years, as the general assembly may prescribe, ard
they shall be elected and their official term shat
begin at such time as may be fixed by law. In CAS-
the. general assembly shall increase the number Of
such judges, the first term of each of such
additional judges shall be such, that in each yea
after their first election an equal nun, Der of Judge.
of the supreme court shall be elected, except il
elections to fill vacancies; and whenever the num-
Der of such judges shall be increased, the general
assembly may authorize such court to organic
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each division
to consist of an equal number of judges; for the i'd
Judicat1on OF cases, a majority of each division
shall constitute a quorum, and such an as<ignucni
Of the cases to each division may be made as suci
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
judges, Of either division, hearing a case shall moi
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein
or whenever a case shall involve the constitution
alftua ~ on N - fka -@-a-o ----E
OF cong ess, it shall be reserved to tho whole court
for adjudication. The judges of the supreme couri
In once, when this amendment takes effect, shall
continue to hold their Offices until their successor.
are elected and qualified.
Section 6. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate Jurisdiction as may be provided by
law. Such courts shall be composed of suct
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 circuits, and the
boundaries thereof, shall DO prescribed by law
Such judges shall be elected In each circuit by the
electors thereof, and at such time and for such
number shall be elected in each circuit. Each
judge shall be competent 10 exercise his judicial
may change, from time to time, the number Of
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts shall
be the successors of the district courts, and al
cases, 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
- ~ oahu UibtEtCt OuI u uOt Deeu aDOl-
ished, and the district courts shall continue in ex-
istence until the election and qualification Of the
judges of the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring TO vote in favor of said amend.
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, judicial 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 a majority of all the votes passed [cast] al
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 50
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 and
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an
nulled. I. N. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro ten. effhe House Of Representatives
R. G RICHARDS,
President Of The Senate.