Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-04-19
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution Of Ohio.
j U DICIA l.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the con-
stitution Of the State

SECTION l. De h:resOIrsd by TIE General A.
seaoiy OF ne State or ohio, three ffths Of the
members elected to each house agreeing thereto,)
state Of Ohio, be and the same is hereby submitted
70 the electors OF the state at the election to be
heid on the second Tuesday Of October, A. d. 1888
as follows: =
That sections one two aud six OF article four en-
titled "judicia" be amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. The Judicial power Of the state Ia
vestea IN supreme court, circuit COURTS courts Of
common pleas, courts Of probate, justices Of the
peace, and such other courts inferior TO the an
preme court, as the general assembly may from
time to time establish
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall until 9TH
erwse prou ed by law. consist Of Ave indass o'I
majority OF whom competent TO sit shall be neces-
sary 10 form quorum or to pronounce decision
except as hereinafter provided. 1t shall have
hd6eds corpus and procedsndo, and such appellate
lunsdiction as may be provided by law. II shall
noIo se least one term In each year ct the seat of
government, and such other terms, there or else
wnere, as may De 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, rs the general assembly may prescribe
euhy shu tney enan be elected and their official term
oneh oesin ~ sucn time as may be fixed by law. In
case tne general assembly shall increase the num-
nss oi sucn judges, the frat term Of each Of such
aooluonal Judges shall be such, that In each year
49, 'ue telection, an equal number Of judges
elecuons 70 MI sacances: and whenever the num-
Der OF such judges shall be increased the general
assemoiy may authorize such court to organize di-
Visions tnereof, not exceeding three each division
to consist of an equal number Of iudOes: for the
aeIualcatlon OF cases, majority of each division
Snail constitute quorum, and such an assignment
VI l ,ne Csses 70 each division may be made such
court may deem expedient. but whenever all the
Judges, OF either DIVISION hearing A case shall not
CONCUR as 10 the Judgment to be rendered therein
OF whenever case shall involve the constitution
an sc Oh the general assembly of act of
congress- shall be reserved to the whole court for
adlualction. The judges of the supreme court in
omce, Wnen this amendment takes effect shall con
thue 70 mold their offices until their successors are
elected and qualified.
SECTION .. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
sucn appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by
iaw' ouch courts shall be composed of such num-
per Vi Iuuges as may be provided by law, and shall
be held In each county, at least once in each year
Inc humoer OF circuits, and boundaries thereof
| shall be prescribed by law. Such Judges shall be
Ia eacn circuit by the electors thereof, and
az sucn une ana Tor such term may be prescribed
oy Jaw, and the same number shall be elected in
each circuit. Each judge shall be competent to ex-
ercise MS Judicial powers In any circuit. The gen.
eral assem- may change from time to time, the
number Of boundaries Of the circuits. The circuit
courts Snail De the successors Of the district courts
and all cases, judgments records, and proceedings
pending In said district courts in the several
ties OF any district shall be transferred to the cir
cunt courts in the several counties and be proceed
ed In as though said district courts had not been
aooshed and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the election and qualification of the
judges OF the circuit courts,
And be 1t 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 VINO do not favor the adoption Of
said amendment, may place on their ballots the
words "jHdicial constitutional amendment no;''
and If majority Of all the votes passed Tcast at
said election shall be in favor of said amend
ment, then said sections one two and six herein set
forth, shall be and constitute the sections so
amended in said judicial article four) of the con-
stituton of the state Of Ohio and said original
tions one, two and six, and also sections five ard
eleven of said darcle, shall be repealed and annuled
IN. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro te0. OfHe House Of Representatives.
r. G. RICHARDS.
President of tie Senate
Adopted March 80, 1855. -
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 origi
| nal rolls filed in this office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto sub
scrioed my name, and affixed the great seal of the
State Of Ohio, at Columbus, the 9Oth day of March
A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
SEAL Secretary of State.