The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-16
LEGAL.
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
j U DI CIAL.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. "a.
JOINT RESOLUTION

SOnI RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment 70 article four of the eonstit
ton % the 5tata
sEcTIoE 1. Be 70 resolved By the General Assembly
totaoh house Agreelng theretoJ. That proposition 70
q me 6seSa q 9 S ssas o. Ohio BE- and the
e @ election 2 DO held on the second Tuesday of OctO,
That secLons one two and siK Of article four entitled
'1S9aIcln" 1Sala % amended so as to read as foowsi
IN M supreme court circuit urts courts OF
plsa courts o. probate Justices Of the peace such
era assembly mag from tins to time estsbIlsh
provided 6y law consist Of Ave Judges nSi"fIty SP
whom competent 70 SIT shall be necessary form a
urr provided L shall have original jurisdiction quo
and sSe apDsIss hdGsS corpus and pTOcsdendo
law IL shall bold at least term In year the
where as may be provided bE law The judges Of the
snpre1e court sna be elected BY the electors Of the
sec spd sTs@ a,sreg Ay & and nsy shall 20
as may be Ged by oase the general assembly,
shal Increase the number Of such judges the first term
each year after their first election equal OF
Judges or the supreme court shah be eiecte except
e"cons TO MI vacancies. and whenever the number of
shall be ncroased the general assembly may
exceeding three each division to consist Of an eon9i
number Of iudges Tor the adjudication OF cases ma
Scl sn assignment Of the 10 may bs
N a as sc court may deem eIPedent but Whenever
ot concur ae y the Judgment % be rendered therein
u
a act Of the general assembly Of an act Of cOnRrps
shan be- reserved 10 the whole court adjudication
anendhe6t takes eject shall soiiinSe a. hold i tSeT S
"ics until their successors electei qualified
jurisdiction with the sureme court, and appellate
nrsdi,tl"n AZ may br provided by Law. such courts
provided by law, and shall be held in each county at
ie,st oncT Ia each yaah The number Of ciroaits and
thr boundaries theTeOf. shall prescribed By law
such jrgPs hall be elected circuit by tho elrc-
tors LereOf time ana for such term as may
& on prtsdriDeu og law AND the same number shall be
elected ~ each circuit Zach Judge shall be- competent
70 exercise MIS- Judicial powers IN cirCut The gen
efal assembly may change. from tine time tho mum
0ef or boundaries Of the Circuits The circuit courts
shall be the succersor- of the district courts aud all
casH. JudRments records and proceedings pending in
sad district courts In the several counties o any is
several counties, b. prOcepded In as thnnRh said
district courts ND not been abolished and the dstr0t
qualinchtion Of the Judges Of the oircut courts.
ana 1e y urther resolved that az said election the
voters dslIlng TO vote Ia favor OF said amendment shall
have paced upon their baota the words. Judicial
constitutional amendment yes' and the voters who do
on their ballots the words '1ndcfa Constitutional
passed castl at said election SHAH be in favor Of saS
amendment ten said secllons one two ana SIX hereIa
e IN SAID judicial article -four Of the Constitution OF
the state Of Ohio and said original SECTIONS one two
snail be repealed and annulled
Speaker pro tenn. OF the House af
H. g. RICHARDS,
President Of the Senate.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OHIO
. Ir OFFfoB OF THE SECRETARY STATE
1 JANIS W NEWMAN, Secretary Of state OF the stats
Of Ohio do hereby Oertify that the foregoing true
ssbly q the state of Ohio on the Soti day Of March
d. 1888, as taken from the original rolls MED IN this
IN THsTiNoEI wHEREoE. have hereunto subscribed
my name and axed the great seal OF the State OF Obo
[BALl secretary OF Stats.