Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-05-10
Proposed Amendment tC
the Constitution Of Ohio.
JU D1CI a L
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. rs.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four Of the con.
stitutiou of the State H

SEcrIoS /. BE u :Tesolued by the Gsnerak As
sehNo.y0 0' ne Stdte or Ohio, three ffths of the
That proposition to amend the oonstitntion of te
stas OF Vlio' De aud the same IL hereby submitted
70 the electors Of the state at the election to be
neia on tne second Tuesday Of October, A. D. 1888,
That sections one, two and six of article four en-
lows: = ~
SECTION l. The Judicial power of the state is
Neseo IN supreme court, circuit courts, courts Of
common pleas, courts OF probate, justices Of the
peace, ana such other courts inferior 10 the su-
prene eourt, , as the general assembly may from
time to time establish. ~ .-- - = :,
oEcrIoN = The supreme court shall, until 9TH
e.wise prosi 'ed oy law, consist OF ave judges,
nyouyo VI Wnom Competent to sit shall be neces-
rcsut - Quorum or 10 pronounce decision,
original jurisdiction In quo scarrd,to nlardasr,.s
HuveIsc0Fpts and pr0cedend0, aud such appellate
lunnsuicuon ln as may be provided by law. II shall
oa es less' one term In each year at the seat of
government, ana such other terms, there or else
Wnere, as may be provided by law The Judges OF
ne court shall be elected by the electors of
ne an, sAte az large, for such term, not less than
ma .a' a. inc general assembly may prescribe,
mhy anu hney shaH DC elected aud their official term
snaIi oe8ln az such time as may be fixed by law In
case tne general assembly shall increase the num-
add,to SaTn Judges the frat term of each Of such
after their first election an canal number M inSees
, VI .ae supreme court shall be elected except In
eIocuons 70 MI Sacancies; and Whenever the num-
ocr vi sucn Judges shall be Increased, the general
assemoiy may authorize such court to organize d.
visions thereof, not exceedinp three esch division
" Somsls. oi au equal number of Judges; for the
~ ~ OF cases. q majority of each division
81 tho o.. Quorum and such an assignment
y. t ~ ~ saso' W eacn division may be made such
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
Judges OF either division, hearing n case shall not
concur as 70 the Judgment to be rendered therein
III ,t case shall involve the constitution
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consIess, snail be reserved to the whole court for
a9luaictlon. The Judges of the supreme court in
9ce' wnen TINS amendment takes effect shall con-
elected and qualified
SECTION D. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
sum a appehate Jurisdiction as may be provided by
law cuch courts shall be composed of such num-
per Oh ludges as may be provided by law, and shall
De hed In each county, at least once in each year
me NUMBER OF circuits, and boundaries thereof,
shat 9e prescribed by law. Such judges shall be
eiected IN each circuit by the electors thereof and
at such me and for such term as may be prescribed
oy iaWI anu the same number shall be elected in
each circlut Each Judge shall be competent to ex-
ercse MS Jndicia powers in any circuit. The gen.
eral assembly may change. from time to time tha
NUMBER OF boundaries Of the circuits The circuit
courts snail De the Successors Of the district courts
anu ~ cases, Judgments, records, and proceedings
penunB IN said district courts in the several coun-
Ties OF any district shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts In the several countless and be proceed
ed In as though said district courts had not been
aboshed, and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the election and qualification of the
judges Of the circuit courts
AND be 1t further resolved that at said election,
tne voters desiring to vote in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots, the
words, judicial constitutional amendment, yes"
and the voters VINO do not favor the adoption Of
said amendment may place on their ballots the
words Judicial constitutional amendment no;
and II majority Of all the votes passed Tcastl at
said election shall be in favor Of said amend
men then said sections one, two and six herein set
forth, shall be and constitute the sections SO
amended in said judicial article four of the con-
sttution OF the state of Ohio, and said original Sec
tons one, two and SIX and also sections five and
eleven of sadarticle, shall be repealed and annulled
IN. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. ofthe House of Representatives.
r. G. RICHARDS.
President Of the Senate.
Adopted March 80, 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of the
state OF Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio on the 3Oth
day or al arch, A. D. 1885, as taken from the origi
nal rolls filed in this office.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto SUBJ
scribed my name, and affixed the great seal of the
A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEwNIN
lsEAL.I Secretary of State.