The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-10-04
Published BY Authoriey.
Proposed amendment TO the Con.
stitution OF Chic.
CUDICEATu
':0CsE JOINT REsoLUTTOI No. IS!
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Imposing an amendment to article four Of The
CONSTITUTION Of tbe State.
SECTION l. Be 1t TesoFr4d Gy .ke Gsa,rGl Assrrbt.
Il he STATE W OF = three :iths Of The msmbrt
e scied 70 each Eouse agreeing ikeretOl Trat :
proposition TO 1 ulrnd The OF sLitu aior,,f the SIM,
ii OaiU DC, and tie SAME is bereSs submitted to The
electors # the Sia:e at the ris,tj"n 10 be he'd o.
he second IueSdsy il OcioLer, a. ID. 1853, as f0l-
lows:
TIA: f~cctions cnn. two and xix Of article four.
-njifled "i2diciA," be a-necded so as to rcad y,
sEcrins /. The j~uai~i4l power Of he susie i
VI SteJ III i supTrnI. court them; Coarts, courts o
common p3eaa, Cuur 5 vi ~pe"btt-, justices ci III,
t"ste, aIL such, o.1er courts ipiericr 10 lhc su
creme coArt, as lie gCa-r-IGsSeG-blJ may lroIa LLi
- time ts!ablish. IJ-
Section .. The suprc:nf cnr-t ma !, until other
wise provided ty law, oDas,.; It five judges II
majority Il whom competent 80 sit Shall he neces
'afy to lcim a qt"rum or to prcApiince r decision
"Htept as hereinafter !rori al. ltsisll have orig
:ual jurisdiction in 9Hy an, stn!I =, MAJ. d1lGu as, hlb-f.
r0rpa:s ard f,yOc-a.s.do. aud suAn sT.neIiste inrsdr
tan as may BE- provided b. law 1t shall hold Il.
least one ietin in each year Al The seat OF govern
Eent, and such Other terms, tlITre or elsewhere, a.
may be Provided b. law. The Judges of the
,upT, me court shall be elected by the electors OF
;he State - large, for such tnrn, not less tliaa five
NraIs, as thc general assembly EIay prescribe, and
t"eE SHAH be eitci.d and their oGicial Term shall
ego at sncli time a TI9v ". G-4t by law. Ia case
The general assembly shaIl incI casa- the number Of
such iu ges, lie irst term Of each of such
aGtiiiora' iI;fgsg shal he su"i, tL.t in each yeaI
after thcir FIRST { eelioi: az ogurt I1iphcr Of judge
- ~ Sst'N'' N'AAh EfhN-A w tAtiDb III
eifc ions to Iil sGcanc IS; and whSncYer the num-
her OF such j,nlsas ~t,ai. Le ircFsnSaI. the general
assembly 1I-y u'tthyriza ,u"h c1u5t 10 organize
II V:s!'''~ tn rel, not exceeding itrte, each division
IL con isl Oh m rqti.t uuln,rf of jG!,es /; Tor the I'D.
juftn G;Icn Of eases. q majority of zach division
shall constitute i qI ran, Ial Suvh III assign aleui
nf he cases t, ssc1 d vision may be made as such
court naay daauI expciient, bit whenever all the
Judges, OF either division, hearing = case shall MOI
-onc'T as t" the jl1 gnlrnt 10 be- rendered therein,
or wiiaf ever a case shall Involve the constit ution-
atty OF an act of the esu"rAt assembly or of an act
Il cong ess, il shall b.: reserved to the whole court
tor. adjudication: The ju,g-s Of the sdprfme court
i'll office, Wien this ame'GnI nj takes effect, shall
nHtinue to hold their oGc.s Unit. their successor.
are el. c!ei and qualified.
Section c. The circuit ccurts shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the su; reEae court, and
such ~ IL li.t jun dieIion IS pay he provided by
humber 81 judges as InEy be provided by
'aw, ana shall Re held in cacL equity, at least once
IN each year. IRE number Of circuits, and the
h"ttlsislr a. hereof, shall no rrsrcrihad by law.
ucii sadgcs salil be elected il each circuit by the
electors thereof, and at such time and for such
term as may be prescribed by law. and the samt
number shall lie elected in each circuit. Eacf
judge shall re Competent 10 exercise lis ju0icis
powers in any circuit. The general assembly
may change, from lime to time, the number OF
bouadsrios Of the cir, ui's. The circuit courts shall
be the successors of the district courts, and al
cases, al ments, records and proceedings pendins
In sa1o district COURTS, in the several counties oil
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 eD
istence until the election and qualification of the
iud ses of the circuit courts. -
and be ii 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,'
AID the voters who 90 rot favor the adoption Of
said amendment, may plsce on their ballots the
words judicial constitutional amendment-No;'
and if q majority Of all the votes passed least al
said ee ction shall BE- in favor OF said amendment,
then sad sections one, Two and six herein sci
forth, shall be and constitute the sections SC
amended in said judicial article -four of the con
stitution OF the State of Ohio, and said original sec.
tons one, two ana six, and also sections five ant
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an
rulltd. /. N. HATHAWAY,
Speaker pro TEN. Cffhe House Of Representatives
Z. q RICHARDS,
Presidcat Of the Senate
Adopted March 80, 1888