Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-01-18
The Meeting Of the State Bar Ass0eIa-
40 tion-The Proposed Amendmen3
to the COnstitut ion. IF. sEa

to the COnstitul ION. sEa
q The recent meeting of the State Bar
Association, held at Cincinnati, was
largely attended by members OF the
profession throughout the State.
n One OF the most important objects
Of the meeting of the association was
to discuss method by which the Su-
,preme Court could be relieved of the
rapidly increasing business before it,
and to expedite the consideration oil
cases that are pending To do this 1t
is necessary that some changes be
made in the judicial system OF the
State. and to accomplish which will
REQUIRE an amendment to the Consti-
tuition Of the State. The committee
Ito whom this question was referred,
prepared the following which will be
presented to the Legislature for sub
mission to the voters of the State:
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE Nv. OF THE
re4. ion s5 CONSTITUTION 49, ~ }i'1
Sec. /. II The Judicial power OF the
State is vested inAa Supreme Court,
Circuit Courts Courts of Common
pleas, Courts Of Probate, Justices Of
The Peace, and such other Courts iIns- III
| feriorito the Supreme Court as the
General Assembly may from time to
time establish. soiob 'unf 't" akAh 2 = y
q SGD, 2, The Supreme Court shall,
until otherwise provided by law, con-
sist Of FIVE Judges, amajority of whom
competent to sit shall be necessary to
form q quorum. Of to pronounce q de-
cision, except as hereinafter provided.
| It shall have original jurisdiction in
| quo warranto, mandamus. habeas COT
pus and procedento and such appellate
Jurisdiction as may be provided by
| law. It shall hold at least one term
in each year at the seat of govern
ment, and such other terms, there 1or
elsewhere, as may be provided by law
The Judges Of the Supreme Cour'
shall be elected by the electors Of the
State at large, for such term, not less
than FIVE years, as the General Assem-
bly, may prescribe, and they shall bt
elected, and their official term shall be-
gin, at such time as may be fixed by
law. In case the General Assembly
shall increase the number of sucf
| Judges, the first term Of each Of sucl
additional Judges shall be such that II
each wear after their first election, al
equal number of Judges OF the Su
preme Court shall be elected, excep
i elections to fill vacancies and when
Il ever the number of such Judges shal
Ibe increased, the General Assembl
may organize such Court into dlvls
sIions not exceeding three, each dlvisio
> to consist of an equal number 9
D judges; for the adjudication OF case
a majority Of each division shall cor
t stituts d quorum, and snch an assign
| ment Of tie cases to each division ma
. be made as such Court may deem ez
!. pedient; but whenever all the judges
q of either division, hearing a case sha
/. not concur as to the Judgment 70 b
: rendered therein, or whenever . ca'
shall involve the copstitutionality
: an act of the General Assembly or
Il an act of Congress, it shall be reserve
. 70 the whole Court for adjudication
I'll The Supreme Judges in office at ii
d time Of the passage of this amendmel
shall continue in Office to the end
s their terms. n ii ,s Y,
VI SEC. 6. The Circuit Courts shs
have like original jurisdictiontwith Il
Supreme Court, and such appella
jurisdiction as may he provided
!. law. Such Courts shall be compos'
y y Of such number Of Judges as may
4 provided by law, and shall be held
7 each county at least once in each yea
The number OF circuits, and the bou
y daries thereof, shall be prescribed
law. Such Judges shall be elected
Y each circuit by the electors theret
and at such time and for such term
4 may be prescribed by law and 4
ID same number shall be elected in ea'
T. circuit. Each Judge shall be comp
r. tent to exercise histjudicial powers
n any circuit, The General Assent
n may change, from time to time, :
Il humber Of boundaries of the circui
4 The Circuit Courts shall be the succ'
ne sors Of the District Courts and
II leases judgments, records and p
ID lceedings pending in said Distr
ii Courts, III the several counties Of 9
s:l District, shall be transferred ito
" Circuit Courts in the several count
ii. land be proceeded in as though q
r. District Courts had not been abolish'
and the District Courts snail contin