The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-08-09
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
j u DI O I A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 73.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the state.
SECTION, Be iit resoloed by the General As-
se1'ebLy of the State of Ohio, (three-tths OF the
meniDdrs elected to each nou-e agreeing there
to-. That n proposition to amend the cOnstitu-
tion 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. D. 1888, as follows:
entitled judicial" +" be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section ]. 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 to the
supreme court. as the general assembly may
from time to time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall until 9TH
| erwise provided by law, consist of dve judges.
a majority OF whom competent to sit sha be
necessary to form a quorum OF to pronounce a
decision except as hereinafter provided. 1t shall
have original Jurisdiction in quo e0dyTanto
| ntGhdGanus, hG6eGS corpus and 71a'occdendo and
such appellate jurisCii. tion may be provided
! by law. 1t shall hold atieast one term in each
year at the seat OF government. and such other
terms, there or elsewhere, as may be provided
| by law. The judges of the supreme court shall
be elected by the electors Of the state al large
| for such term, not less than i've years. as the
! general assem- bly, may prescribe. and they shall
be elected AMI tneir official term shall begin at
such time may be fixed by law In case the
general assembly shall increase tie number of
| such Judges the first term of each of such aGdi
| tional judges shall be such, that in each year
| after their first election. an equal number Of
judges of the supreme SQUIRT shall be elected,
except in elections to fill vacancies; and when
ever the nnm Der of such judges shall be increas-
! cd the general assembly may authorise such
court to organize divisions thereof, not exceed
| ing three each division to consist of an equal
number of judges; for the adjudication of cases,
| a majority OF each division shall constitute a
| 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 shall not concur
| Us to the Judgment to be rendered therein, or
whenever d case shall involve the constitution
| al Of a r. d ia af n An
act of congress- it shall be reserved to the whole
| court for adjudication. The judges IF the su-
| creme court in Office, when this amendment
takes effect, shall continue to hold their offices
until their successors are elected and qualified,
Section The circuit courts shall have Ii Ike
/ original jurisdiction with the supreme court.
| and such appellate Jurisdiction as may be pro-
vided by law. Such courts shall be composed
| of such number OF Judges as may be provided
| by law, and shall be held in each county. at
| least once in each year. The number of cir
cults. and the boundaries thereof, shall be pre-
| scribed by law. Such Judges shall be elected
! in each circuit by the electors thereof. and at
| such time and for such term as may be prescrib-
ed by law, and the same nuhlher shall be elect
| ed in each circuit. Each judge shall be c0Mpe-
tent to exercise mis- Ju,iicIal powers in any cir
cut. he general assembly may Change. from
| time to time. the number or boundaries of the
| circuits. The circuit courts shall be the sue
cessOrs of the district courts and all cases judg
| ments, records, and proceedings pendlRE in
said district courts, iii the several counties OF
any district. shall be transferred To the circuit
| court. in the several counties. and be proceeded
in Us though said district courts had not been
bolshed and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the election and qualification OF
| the judges of the circuIt courts.
And bs it further resolved. that at said cleo
tion the voters desiring to vote in favor of said
amendment, shall have placed upon their Ual-
lots, the words, 'judici ! constitutional amend
ment, yes, and the voters who do not favor the
adoption OF said amendment, may place on
their ballots the words judicial constitutional
| amendment no;' and if Il M. jurity of all the
| votes passed cast ut said election shall lie in
| favor of~safu amendment, then said sections
one. two and six herein set forth, shall be and
| constitute the.e tions so amended in said Judi
cial article uur) of the constitution OF the state
of Ohio, and said original sections one, two and
six. and also sections five and eleven OF sukl
ticle shalt be repealed and annulled.
/ n HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn of tile House OF Representatives
X. Il RlJII ARDS,
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 80. 1858.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF TuESECRETARY OF STATE.
I,JAMEs W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of
the Stale of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing is a true copy OF IL Joint resolution
adopted by the General Assembly of the state
as taken from the original rolls filed in this
Office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed the great seal
OF the State OF ohio at Columbus, the 30th day
Of March. a. ID. 1873
JAMES W. NEWMAN.
1SEAI1 Of StDfe