The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-26
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. "a
JOINT, RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment 10 article four OF the constltu
uOn OF the state.
Of ss ss. e. T:SS +, y y; ne sSa:5
% saos honSs agrss.nG neTeto That proposition q
same hereby submitted the electors q ne ststS "A
tno election % be held on the second Tuesday OoSo
That seotiOnB one two and article four entitled
judicial" ee amended so ~ TO read as folloWs
In a supreme court, circuit urta courts OF oommOn
2Ss courts o. probate justices Of the peace and such
erAl assembly may from time TO ams establish
provided By law. consist i've judges majority Oh
whom competsnt to sit Hhall Be necessary 70 form
ter provided 1t shall oS4MinAI Jurisdiction In quo
wa5,ranto mandamus. hsbess corpus and prOoedsndo.
law II shall hold at least year az the
seat of government such other terms there or else
supreme court snail be elected By the electors the
the general assembly may pI eScribs they shall bs
elected and their OfnCal term shall begin such time
shall Increase the number Of such judges the nrs
OF each OF such additional Judges shall be
Judges OF the supreme court shall be elected except In
Judges be increased the general assembly nSJ
authorize such court to Organize divisions thorro not
number Of ludges for the adjudication OF ma
So an Of ts the cases % aS aRS e
made as such court may deem eHpedent but whenevog
not concur " the Judgment 70 be rendered theren
or whenever shall Involve cOnstitutiOnality n
shall be reserved 10 the whole court for adjudication
The Judges Of the supreme court in ONCE thlG
amendment takes effect, shall continue hold tlali
0os until their successors elected qualified
section o. The circuit courts shall have ike original
Jurisdiction supreme court and such appaatS
Jurisdiction may be provided By law such courts
shall % Composed OF such number Of Judges may bs
provided By law. and shall be held IN county
least once Ia each year The number OF circuits and
the boundaries thereof, shall prescribed br law
such Judges shall be elected In each circuit by the esc
tors thereof and at such time term as az
a
elected In each circuit zach Judge shall competent
TO exercise his Judicial powers In circuit The gen
era assembly may change. from time IN time. the
Der or boundaries Of the crcuits circuit courts
shall be the Successors Of the district courts a1
cases Judgments records and proceedings pending IN
said district cours n the several counties OF any dH
tTct shall be transferred to the circuit IN
counties and be proceeded in as though said
district courts had not been abolished and the dstO
qualification of the Judges Of the orcuis courts.
And be Il further resolved that at said election Tia
have placed upon their ballots the Words 'tudiOia
oonstituions amsndmsnt yos and the voters who ds
on their ballots the words judicial constitutional
passed cASs election shall be In favor OF said
amendment then said sections one two and six heraia
ed In said judicial article fOur) tho constitution q
the state Of Ohio, and said original sections
shall be repealed and annuled
/ N HATHAWAY.
X @. RICHARDS,
President Of the SenAtA
UNITED Stairs OF AMEKIcA OHIO.
OYgICK OF THE SICRETARI STATE
l. JAMES W NEWMAN, Secretary OF state OF the SeAAs
Of Ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing trt
semby Of the state Of Ohio on me SOth day OF MSrcA
A. D. 1888 As taken from the original rolls filed In this
Ofice
IN TssrIMoNI wHKHkoR, have hersunto subsoribsd
name and AIed the great seal of the State Of OhiS
JAAkS ". NEWMAN,
IBBALl secretary Of StAts.