The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-09-27
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution Of Ohio.
JU DI @ I A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. Is.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution OF the state
SECTION1 lit resolred7 By the General as
sen6Iy of tie State Of Ohio, (three-niths OF the
| meiN bors elected to each house agreeing there.
to- That proposition to amend the censtitu.
tion Of tho State of Ohio be, and the same is
h erebY submitted to the electors of the state al
tho election to be held on the second Tuesday
of October. a. d. 1888 as follows:
That sections one. two and SIX of article four,
entitled Judicial be amended SO MS to read
as follows:
Section /. The judicial power of the State is
vested in supreme court, circuit courts, courts
of common pleas. courts of probate, Justices OF
the peace. and such other courts inferior to the
| supreme ceuIt. as the general assembly may
| from time to time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until 9th
erWiso provided by law, cOnsint Of Ave judges.
a majority of whom competent to sit sha be
necessary to form quorum Or to pronounce q
decision except rcinafter provided. IL shall
| have original jurisdiction in 9Ss0 tedgYdatO
| asandan.lls hd6eGs corpus and p7ocedetdO and
such appellate jurisdiction as ray be provided
| by law. 1t shall hold ab least one term in each
| year at the seat of government, and such othcl
| terms, there or elsewhere, Us may be provided
| by law. The judges of the supreme court shall
be elected by the electors OF the state at large
fer such term, not less than five years, as the
| general assembly may prescribe and they shall
| be elected AMI their official term shall begin at
such time MS may be fixed by law In case the
| general assembly shall increase the number ol
| such judges, the first term of each of such addf
| tional Judges shall be such, that In each year
| after their first election. an equal number OF
| iudECS OF the supreme SOulG shall be elected
| except in elections to Ill vacancies; and when
ever the number OF such judges shall be increas-
| ed, the general assembly may authorize such
court 10 organize divisions thereof, not exceed
| ing three. each division to consist of an equal
| number of judges for the adjudication of cases
| q majority of each division shall constitute q
| quorum, and such an assignment OF the cases 10
| each division may be ma1e as such court may
| deem expedient. but whenever all the judges ,o
either division, hearing q case shall not concur
as to the Judgment to be rendered therein, OF
| whenever a case shall involve the constitution
ality OF an act of the general assembly or OF al
act of congress. it shall be reserved to the whole
| preme court in office, when this amendme IN
takes effect, shall continue to hold their offices
| until their successors are elected and qualified
| Section q. The circuit courts shall have like
| original jurisdiction with the supreme court
and such appellate Jurisdiction as may be pro
| vided by law. Such courts shall be COM poseC
| Of such number Of judges as may be provided
| by law, and shall be held in each county. a
| least once III each year. The number OF cir
| scribed by law. Such judges shall be elected
| in each circuit by the electors thereof. and a
| such time and for such term as may be prescrib-
| ed by law. and the same nunlber shall be elect
1 ed in each circuit. Each judge shall be compe
tent to exercise his judicial powers i'll any cir
| cult The general assembly may change, from
| time to time. the number or boundaries of the
| circuits. The circuit courts shall be the sue
cessors Of the district courts, and all cases. Judg
| mentS, records, and proceedings pending IL
| said district courts, i'll the several counties o
| any district, shall be transferred to the circuit
| courts the several counties, ana be proceeded
in as though said district courts had not been a.
bolished and the district courts shall continue in
| existence until the election and qualification OF
| the judges of the circuit courts.
| And be it further resolved. that at said cleo
ton, the voters desiring to vote in favor OF said
amendment, shall have placed upon their bal.
lots. the words, '.judici.l cons stitutional amend
ment, yes,'' and the voters who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment, may place on
their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment, no;'' and If a majority of all the
votes passed tcastl at said election shall be in
favor of said amendment. then said sections
one. two and six herein set forth, shall be and
| constitute the tions SO amended in said judi
cial article fOu of the constitution of the state
OF Ohio. and said origina sections one, two auC
| six, and also sections five and eleven OF said ar
ticle. shall be repealed and annulled.
| N. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn oftAe House of Representatives
| X. u. RICH ARDo,
| President of tho Senate.
| Adopted March so, 1858.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE,
IJAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State o
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify. that the
| foregoing is a true copy of u joint resolution
| adopted by the General Assembly of the STATE
| OF Ohio, on the Both day of March, A. ID. 1873
| as taken from the original rolls filed in thii
| Office.
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have hereuntC
| subscribed my name, and affixed the great sea
| of the State of Ohio at Columbus, the S0th day
| of March. A. ID. 1923
| JAMES W. NEWMAN.
SEAL Secretary of State.