Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-06-14
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution of Ohio.
j u DIG A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to article four of the con-
stitutlon Of the State.

SECTION /. BE n;.resolped by the General As
seA6Ly OF ne State OF Ohio, (three fifths Of the
members elected to each house agreeing thereto,)
That proposition to amend the constitution of the
state OF Ohio, be and the is hereby submitted
to the electors OF the state at the election to be
held on the second Tuesday of October, A. d. 1888,
as follows: =
That sections one, two and six Of article four en-
titled judicial" be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. The judicial power of the state is
vested In supreme court circuit courts, courts OF
common pleas, courts Of probate, justices Of the
peace, ana such other courts inferior to the su-
preme court, as the general assembly may from
time to time establish.
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise PROV led by law, consist of five judges,
majority OF whom competent to sit shall be neces-
saryto form quorum or to pronounce decision,
except as hereinafter provided. 1t shall have
original jurisdiction in quo s0arrdnto n.anddmus,
hd6eqs corpus and pr0cedendO, and such appellate
urisdicton as may be provided by law. 1t shall
hold OF least one term in each year at the seat of
government, and such other terms, there or else
where, as may be provided by law. The judges Of
supreme court shall be elected by the electors Of
the state at large, for such term, not less than
hVe years, as the general assembly may prescribe
and they Ehall 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 num-
Der of such judges, the first term Of each of such
addltonal Judges shall be such, that In each year
after their first election equal number of judges
| Of the supreme court shall be elected, except in
elections to MI sacancies; and whenever the num-
Der OF such judges shall be increased, the general
assembly may authorize such court to organize di-
visions thereof, not exceeding three each division
to consist OF an equal number of judges; for the
adjudication OF cases. majority of each division
| shall constitute quorum, and such an assignment
of the cases to each division may be made as such
| court may deem eXpedient, but whenever all the
judges, OF either division. hearing case shall not
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein,
or whenever case shall involve the constitution
ay of an act of the general assembly of an act Of
congress- it shall be reserved to the whole court for
adtudiction. The judges of the supreme court in
Office when this amendment takes effect, shall con-
tinue to hold their offices until their successors are
elected and qualified. .-
SECTION 8. 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 such mum.
ber ofjudges as may be provided by law, and shall
be held in each county, at least once in each year
The number of circuits, and boundaries thereof
shall be prescribed by law. Such judges shall be
elected in each circuit by the electors thereof and
at such time and for such term may be prescribed
by law, and the same number shall be elected IN
each circuit. Each judge shall be competent to ex
ercise his judicial powers in any circuit The gen
eral assemblymay change, from time to time, thi
number of boundaries of the circuits The circui
courts shall be the successors of the district courts
and all cases. judgments, records and proceeding
pending in said district courts in the several coun
ties of any district shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts in the several counties, and be proceed
ed in as though said district courts had not bee
abolished, and the district courts shall continue il
existence until the election and qualification of tn
Judges Of the circuit courts.
And be 1t further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring to vote in favor of said amend
I ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, tn
g words, Judicial constitutional amendment, yes,
and the voters who do not favor the adoption Q
s said amendment, may place their ballots tn
words ''judicial constitutional amendment, no ;
and If majority Of all the votes passed [castl {
said election shall be in favor of said amenC
men then said sections one, two and six herein ST
= forth, shall be and constitute the sections 6
amended in said judicial article (four of the col
stitution of the state of Ohio and said original Sc
| tions one, two and six, and also sections five al
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and annue
IN. HATHAWAY.
I Speaker pro tenn. ofthe House Of Representative
!: r. G. RICHARDS.
, President of the Sena
> Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of t
State of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the forego
= is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by
General Assembly of the State of Ohio on the 80
day of March, A. D. 1888, as taken from the ori
nal rolls filed in this office.
h In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have hereunto su
- scrbed my name, and affixed the great seal of
= State of Ohio at Columbus, the 3Oth day of Marc
! A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
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