Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-08-23

sttution OF the State.
SEcTIoSl. Be u :resoIred by the General A.
seDlbly Of the State Of Ohio, three hfths Of the
members elected 10 each house agreeing thereto }
That proposition to amend the constitution 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 Tuesday Of October, A. n. 1888
as follows:
That sections one two and six Of article four, en-
titled judicial" be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
szcrIos I. The judicial power of the state Is
vested In supreme court, circuit courts courts Of
common pleas, courts Of probate, justices of the
peace, and such other courts inferior 10 the su-
preme court, as the general assembly may from
time to time establish.
SECTION 2 The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise provi ed by law, consist of Ave judges
majority OF whom competent TO sit shall be neces-
sary 70 form quorum or to pronounce decision,
except as hereinafter provided. II shall have
original jurisdiction in quo sodrrdnto, rnanddmus
hd0eds corpus and pr0cedsndO, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law. II shall
nold OF least one term In each year at the seat Of
government, aud such other terms there or else
where, as may be provided by law. The Judges of
the supreme court shall be elected by the electors of
the state at large, for such term, not less than
nve years as the general assembly may prescribe,
ana they ehall be elected and their official term
snail begin at such time as may be fixed by law. In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
per or such judges, the frst term of each Of such
additional judges shall be such, that in each year
after their first election an equal number Of Judges
OF the supreme court shall be elected except In
elecuons TO NIL vacancies: and whenever the num-
per OF such judges shall be increased the general
assembly may authorize such court to organize d.
Visions thereof, not exceeding three each division
10 consist OF au equal number of judges; for the
a9Judicaton OF cases, majority of each division
sHsn 9 constitute quorum, and such an assignment
Vi ne Cases 10 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 constitutions
sty of act Of the general assembly or of an ACT Of
congress- It shall be reserved to the whole court for
adlud1ction. The judges OF the supreme court In
once, wnen this amendment takes effect, shall con-
elected and qualified.
SECTION 8. The circuit courts shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the supreme Court and
sucn appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by
law. Such courts shall be composed Of such num-
per OF Judges as may be provided by law and shall
De held In each county, at least once in each year
Lne number Of circuits, and boundaries thereof,
elected in each circuit by the electors thereof and
AZ such time and for such term as may be prescribed
py law, and the same number shall be elected in
esch circuit Each judge shall be competent to ex-
ercise his Judicial powers in any circuit. The gen
eral assembly may change, from time to time tina
number OF boundaries Of the circuits. The circuit
courts snail be the successors Of the district courts
anu Al cases, Judgments records, and proceedings
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 been
abolished, and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the election and qualification of the
judges OF the circuit courts
Ana be IL 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,"
ana the voters who do not favor the adoption Of
said smendment may place their ballots the
words Jadiciai constitutional amendment no:"
and majority Of all the votes passed [castl at
SAID election shall be in favor of said amend-
ment then said sections one, two and six herein aet
lortn, snail be and constitute the sectionsSBo
amended In said judicial article (four) Of the
etitntion 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 annuled
IN. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. of the House Of Represantatipes
R. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
i, 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 3Oth
day Of March, A. D. 1888, as taken from the orioi
nal rolls filed in this office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREBY, j have hereunto sub-
scribed my name, and affixed the great seal of the
state OF Ohio, at Columbus, the 3Oth day of March,
A. D 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
lsEAL.I Secretary Of State.