The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-08-09
Published BY Authority.
Proposed Amendment to the Con-
stitution of Chic.
JUDECEAII.
HOUSE JOINT REVOLUTION No. as.
JUDICIAL.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of ti.
constitution of the State.
SECTION l.. BE il rcsolred by the General 4 ssr1ab,,
y the State Of Ohio three tfths of the member
: ected to each house agreeing thereto) That :"
proposition to amend the Constituiior'f the Stat.
If Ohio be, and the samei is hereby submitted tu tn
electors of the Stale at the election to be held OF
he second Tuesday in October, A. d. 1853, as fol-
lows:
That ~scctions one, two and six of article four
follows:
SECTION 1. The judicial power of the state
vested in q supreme court circuit courts, courts o
common pleas, courts of probate, justices Of ia,
peace, and such other courts inferior to the su
to time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist of five judges :.
majority Of whom competent to sit shall he neces
sary to form a quorum CT to pronounce a decision
except as hereinafter provihed. Itshall have orig
inal Jurisdiction in quo .rsrrdnto, Haandamus, ha6et-
co7pus and proeedendo, and such appellate jurisdic
tion as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold al
least one term in each year at The seat of govern
may be provided by law. The judges Of tn.
,uprt me court shall be elected by the electors OF
the State at large, for such term, not less than five
years, as the general assembly may prescribe, and
they shall be elected and their official term shall,
begin at such time as may be fixed by law. In case
the general assembly shall increase the number OF
such judges, the first term OF each Of sucl.
additional judges shall be such, that in each yeaI
after their first election an equal nun Der of judges
of the supreme court shall he elected, except il
elections to fill vacanc es; and whenever the num-
Der of such judges shall be increased, the genera
assembly may authorize such court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each division
to consist of an equal number of judges; for the sd
judication of cases, a majority of each division
shall constitute a quorum, and such an assignment
of the cases to eacn division may be made as such
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
judges, of either division, hearing a case shall moi
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein
or whei ever a case shall involve the constitution
ality of an act of the general ass mbly or of an &C
of cong 'ess, it shall be reserved b the whole cour
for adjudication. The judges OF the supreme cour
in Office, when this amend ment takes effect, shall
continue to hold their Offices until their successor
are elected and qualified,
Section G. The circuit courts shall have lk'
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, an
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided b.
law. such courts shall be composed of sucl
I hum aHd shall hi }q be held Ii IN e %ss county, r at least ono C.
in each year. The number of circuits, and tn
boundar es thereof, shall be prescribed by law
such Judges shall be elected in each circuit by TIL
| electors thereof, and at Ruch time and for sucl
term as may be prescribed by law, and the sam
number shall be elected in each circuit. Fac
judge shall De competent 10 exercise his judicis
powers in any circuit. The general assembl
may change, from time to time, the number Q
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts shal
cases, juds ments, records and proceedings pendin
in said district courts, in the several counties G
any district, shall be transferred to the. circui
courts in the several counties, and be proceeded !
as though said district courts had hot been abo
ished, and the district courts shall continue in e,
istence until the election and qualification of til
jud, es of the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at said election
the voters desiring TO vote in favor Of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots. tn
words, ~"judicIal constitutional amendment-Yes,
and the voters who do not favor the adoption
said amendment, may place on their ballots tt
words judicial constitutional amendment-No;
and if a majority of all the votes passed [castl 8
said election shall be in favor OF said amendment
then sad sections one, Two and six herein st
forth, shall be and constitute the sections
amended in said judicial article -FOUR of the col
~stituiion of the State of Ohio, and said original Sc
lions one, two and six, and also sections five ar
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and al
nulled. 1. N.
Speaker pro tom. efhe House # Representative
r.. Il RICHARDS.
President Of the Sendt
Adopted March 80, 1888.