The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-09-11
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IN iisH JOINT RESOLUTION .ny
Proposing an amendment 10 article four Of
.'as .s'ths constitusisnsof the stste, "a.
.a sEeTIoSu1. LpBs IL resolssd By -hs Gesrd
Assembly Of tie Stdte of Ohio. (thrAes.ffths of
the mem bers elected to each house Sgresins
thereto ),i hat. proposition to amend the
constitution Of the State OF Ohio be. and the
same is hereby Submitted TO The electors Of
the state al thsielectidnstorb be held on the.
second Tuesday eef October. A. D.s1sss, ss
follows: ai
That sections one, I've and SIX Of article
four, entitled 5udieIal' he amendsd so as to
read as follows:
Section /. The judicial power OF the state
is vested In supreme court cireuit courts.
courts of common pleas, courts Of probate,
justices Of the peace, and such other courts
interior 70 the supreme court, as The general
assembly may from time to time essabiish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until
otherwise provided by law, consist Of ave
judges, majority Of whom osnre ent ts sit
shall bs necessary to form quorum or y
pronouncs . decision, except as hereinafter
provided. II shall have original Jurisdiction
in quo ,earranto. maadamas Aa5eas corpus
and proedcndo and sueh appellate jnrisdistisa
as may be provided BY Law. II shall held ~
least 6ne term in each year At the seat II
government, and such ether terms, there o.
elsewhere. as may be provided by law. The
Judges Of the supreme court shall VI
elected by the electors Of the state at large,
for such term, not less than fys,yesrs, ~ th6x
general assembly may prescribe. and thsyS
shall be elected and their ofieial term shall
begin at such time as may be fixed by law. In
case the general assembly sshall increase :hs
number Of such judges, the first term Of each
Of such additions judges shall be such .tkAt
IN each year after their frst election AN equa
number Of the judges of the supreme soaft
sfall be elected, except in elections to hlr
vacancies; and WI suever the number Of such
judges shall tbe increased. the general as--
sembiy may authorize saeh sourt to srEaniss
divisions thereof not exceeding three, essh
division to consist OF an equal number ef
judges; for the adjudication Of eases, ANA.
jority Of eachs.diyisiou shall constitute .
quorum, and such An assignment Of the 6asss
to each division may be made IS snehs cont
may aeem exredient, but whenevsg all the
Judges, Of either division, hearing sase
shall net concur IS to the judgment 10 bs
rendered therein, or whenever oase shall
involve the constitntionslity Of an act Of the
general assembly or Of an act of congress,
it shall be reserved to the whole ssart fss
adjudication. The Judges Of the supreme
court in Office, when this amendnent takes
effect, shall continue to held theft Sasss
until their successors aare- elected saniiSua
lied. 9rff fssst. ~.
Section g. The circuit courts ehall have
liKs original iurisdiotioni .wishuthe ,supfems
eoupt, and such appellate jurisdiction ~ nay
be provided by law. Such courts shall Do
composed Of such number iof judges ~ nay
be provided sy law. and shall be held In each
county, at least once in each year. The Aus.-
bsf of Circuits, anG the boundaries thereof.
shall be prescribed by law. Sxsh judees sAalI
be elee.ed in each circuit by the electors there
Of, and at such time and for saeh term as NAV
represented by law, and the same, almber
shall be elected in each circuif Each Judge
shall be competent to exercise his judicial
powers in sny circuit. The general assembly
may change, from time to time. the number Of
boundaries ST the eifcuite. Ths sirsuit courts
shall be the successors Of tho district ssurts,
and all cases, Judgments, records. and proceed
ings pending in said district courts. II Ne
several counties of any district shall be txans-
ferred to the circuit courts in the -sssvsrsb
counties, and be proceeded in as. though said
district courts had not been abolished, and Do
district courts shall continue in existense NTH
the election and qualification Of the judges sf
the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at said elso-
ton. the voters desiring to vote in faysr Of
said amendment. shall have .placed upsp their
ballots, the words. t..jldicial constitutional
amendment. yes. and the voters who Dc net
favor the adoption of said samendnent,t isuy
place on their ballots the words s.ju1isial son-
stitutional amendment, no." and il majority
OF all the votes passed [castl at said sslsctisn
shall be, in favor of said amendment. then said
sections one, two and six herein set forth, shall
be and constitute the Sections SO amended IN
said Judicial article (feur) OF the constitutien
OF the state of Ohio. and said original ssctisas
one. two and six, and also SECTIONS fye and
eleven Of said article. shall be repealed and
annalled. aT,W viGsss afal ~ rvs
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Speaker pro tenn. Of tss Roase Of Reprssentssioes.
.f9ist19 grsf -, R G. RICHARDS. 4,
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UNITED STATES ioF, AMERICA, ONO. -
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
I. JAMES W. NEWMAN. Secretaf5 % STATE Of
the State Of Ohio, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing is true copy Of Joint Resolutisa
adopted by the General Assembly Of the State
of Ohio, on the 30th day of March, "A. .iDs less
as taken from the original rolls filed IN this
office. IT,
, In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, shave hersunis
ispbscribed my name, and affixed the great seal
of the State Of Ohio. at Columbus, tie s0th
day Of March. AZ D. 1885, i,e9'.ed ,eS2t