Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-06-28

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sEcrIosl. BE n::resolred BY tie General A.
sen'bty Of the STATE Of Ohio, three ffths of the
members elected to each house agreeing thereto
That proposition to amend the constitution Of the
state OF ohio be and the same Is hereby submitted
20 the electors Of the state at the election to be
held the second Tuesday Of October, AID 1888,
as follows: AM1
That sections one two and six Of article four, en-,
Titled judicial" be amended SO as to read as fol-
SECTION 1. The Judicial power of the state is
vested IN supreme court, circuit courts courts Of
common pleas, courts Of probate, justices Of the
peace, ana sucn other courts inferior TO the su-
| time TO time establish.
| SECTION 2. The supreme eorrt shall until 9TH
sswise PROV ,ed BY law, consist Of Ave judges, q
majority OF whom competent 10 SIT shall be neces-
sary 70 form quorum or to pronounce q decision,
except as hereinafter provided. II shall have
original Jurisdiction In ono ,porranto, nandamus,
jurisdiction de may be provided BY law. II shall
noid et least one term In each year at the seat of
government, and such other terms there or else
where, as may be provided by law. The judges of
the supreme court shall be elected by the electors Of
the state at large, for such term, not less than
hve years, as the general assembly may prescribe,
ana they shan be elected and their official term
snali pesin AZ such time as may be xed BY law. In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
Der OF such judges the first term of each of such
additional judges shall be such, that In each year
after their hrst election an equal number Of judges
Oouit suuIl Oo eteCteu. except III
elections to fill vacancies; and whenever the num-
Der OF such judges shall be increased the general
assembly may authorize such court TO organize d.
Visions tnereof, not exceeding three each division
70 consist OF an equal number of judges; for the
adjudication OF cases, majority of each division
shall constitute quorum, and such an assignment
OF the csses TO each division may be made as such
court may deem lexpedent, but whenever all the
Judges, OF either division, hearing case shall not
concur as to the Judgment to be rendered therein
or whenever case shall involve the constitution
sy OF an act OF the general assembly of act of
congress- 1t shall be reserved to the whole court for
adiudiction. The judges of the supreme court in
once, when this amendment takes effect shall con-
tnue 70 hold their Offices until their successors are
elected and qualified. -. - =.
SECTION s. The circuit courts shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by
law. such courts shall be composed Of such num-
be held In each county at least once in each year
The number of circuits and boundaries thereof,
shall be prescribed by law. Such, judges shall be
eec.ea N eacn ercnit BY the electors thereof and
at such time and for such term may be prescribed
by law, and the same number shall be elected in
each circuit Each judge shall be competent to ex
ercse his judicial powers in any circuit. The gen.
number of boundaries Of the circuits The circuit
courts shall be the SUCCESSORS of the district courts
and all cases, Judgments, records and PROCEEDINGS
pending In said district courts. in the several
ties OF any dstric 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
abolished, and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the election and qualification of the
| judges of the circuit courts. H
Aud be u further resolved, that at said election,
the 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 who do not favor the adoption OF
said amendment, may place on their ballots the
words judicial constitutional amendment, NOS
and Ii majority Of all the votes passed castl at
| said election shall be in favor of said amend
ment 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-
stituon OF che state Of Ohio, and said original
tons one, two and six, and also sections five and
eleven of said article shall be repealed and annued
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,lJAMEs W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State Of the
State OF Ohio, 90 hereby certify that the egone
is true copy Of Joint Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly Of the State OF Ohio on the 30th
day Of March, A. D. 1888, as taken from the orig
nal rolls filed in this office.
| In TESTIMONY WHEREOF have hereunto sub.
State of Ohio, at Columbus the 3Oth day of March
| A. D. 1888. JAMES ". NEWMAN.
lsEAL.I Secretary OF State.