The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-02
Published BY Authority.
Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn of Ohio.
JUDICIAL.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. IS.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four Of the
constitution Of the State.
SECTION /. Be Il resolved By the General Assembly
Of the STATE of Ohio (three-hfths of the hIeInbers
erected to each house agreeing thereto). That q
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 OH
The second Tuesday in October, A. d. 1883, as loi-
lows:
That rections one, two and six of article four,
entitled judicial" be amended 50 as to road u,
follows:
SECTION /. The judicial power of the state is
vested in a supreme court. circuit courts, courts o.,
common pleas, courts of probate, justices Of the
peace, and such other courts inferior to the SUI
preme court, as the general assembly may from time
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist of five judges d
E~ajority of whom competent TO sit shall be neces-
except as hereinafter provided. Itshall have orig
inal Jurisdiction in geo ,Carranto, nanddmns, haten'
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold al
least one term in each year at The seat of govern
ment, and such other terms, thu re OF elsewhere, as
supreme court shall be elected by the electors Of
the State at large, for such term, not less than five
they shall be elected and their official term shai
begin at such time as may be fixed by law. In case
the general assembly shall increase the number Of
additional judges shall be such, that in each yeai
after their first election an equal number of judges
Of the supreme court shall be elected, except In
| elections to fill vacancies; and whenever the num-
Der of such judges shall I've increased, the genera
assembly may authorize such court to organize
divisions thereof, NOT exceeding three, each division
to consist of an equal number of judges for the ad'
judication of cases, q majority of each division
shall constitute q quorum, and such an assignment
of the cases to each division may be made rs sucl
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
judges, of either division, hearing a case shall moi
concur as to the Judgment to be rendered therein
or wheuever a case shall involve the constitution
ality Of an act of the general assembly or of an nc
OF congress, it shall be reserved to the whole cour
fer adjudication. The judges OF the supreme cour
in office, when this amendment takes effect, shal
continue to hold their offices until their successor
are elected and qualified.
Section 6. The circuit courts shall have lik
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, an
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided b
law. Such courts shall be composed of sue
I n1ns sed shall III 'q Be held Is in e msS county be ' at ieass ono @
in each year. The number OF circuits, and tn
boundar es thereof, shall be prescribed by law
such judges shall be elected in each circuit by tn
electors thereof, and at such time and for sue
term as may be prescribed by law, and the sam
number shall be elected in each circuit. Fac
judge shall be competent TO exercise his judici,
powers in any circuit. The general assembl
may change, from time to time, the number
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts slia
be the successors of the district courts, and q
cases, judgments, records and proceedings peDdir
in said district courts, in the several count es
any district, shall be transferred. to the cireu
courts in the several counties, and be proceeded
as though said district courts had rot been abo
ished, and the district courts shall continue in e.
istence until the election and qualification of Il
judges Of the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that ut said electio
the voters desiring 10 vote in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots. ii
words, judicial constitutional amendment-Yes
and the voters who do not favor the adoption
said amendment, may place on their ballots Il
: words judicial constitutional amendmeni-No
. and if a majority of all the votes passed tcast]
said election shall be in favor of said amendment
{ then said ~sectious one, Two and six herein S
= forth, shall be and constitute the sections
amended in said judicial article -FOUR of the co
, stitution of the State of Ohio and said original Sc
lions one, two and six, and also sections five Al
t eleven of said article, shall be repealed and a
9 nulled. I. N.
speaker pro tom. Qffhe House Of RepresentGtit
9 R. q RICHARDS,
9 - President Of The Scad