The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1883-09-20
Published by Authority.
Amendment to the Con
stitutiOn of Chic.
JUDICIAIs
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. IS
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
an amendment to article four Of the
constitution of the State.
SECTION l.. Be 70 resolved by the Grnfral Assen,b,
Of the Mate Of Ohio Qhree nfths of the members
> ected to each house agreeing thereto) That q
proposition to amend the OF stituiio of the State
electors of the State ut the election to be held on
he second Tuesday in October, A. D. 1888, as tol-
lows:
That fcctions one. two and six of article four.
follows:
SECTION /. The Judicial power of the state i,
vrsted in a supreme court tiIcuit courts, courts o
common pleas, cour;s of probate, justices of III,
peace, and such other courts inferior TO the sn-
/" time establish.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist OF five judges ,
minority of whom competent to sit shall be neces
sary 10 form a quorum OF to pronounce a decision
except as hereinafter provi cd. Itshall have orig
inal Jurisdiction in quo r urnnto, n~,nndamus, hdbeH
corpu and procedenao, and such appellate jur:sd'c-
ton as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold ~
least one term in each year at The seat Of govern
ment, ard such other terms, th,r re or elsewhere, a
may be provided by law. Tho judges Of thJ
supr, me court shall be elected by tile electors OF
The State at large, for such term, not less than fv,
years, as the general assembly NAV prescribe, and
they s all be elected and ,Ieir Official lem sfaI
tegin at such time a may b. fxel nv law. II cas-
the general assembly hail increase the nrn'5e' %
such judges, the first term OF zach OF sucI
additional judges shall be such, that in each year
after their first election an equal number Of j, dgs-
OIL Inc supreme court shall be ei"c;ed, excerpt H.
cleo ions to ill vacanc es: and whenever the nuni-
Der of such judges shall lie increased, the general
assembly may authorize such court to organize
d visions thereof, not exceeding three, each division
to consist of an equal number Of Judges; for the ed.
judication OF cases, q n ajoIity Of each division,
shall constitute a quorum, and such an assignment,
court may deem expcdient, but whenever all the
judges, OF either division, hearing a case shall no.
concur as to the Judgment to be rendered therein
OF whe ever a case shall involve the constitution
ality OF an act of the general assembly or of an aci
of cong ess, 1t shall be reserved to The whole cour
for adjudication. The ju igrs of the suprt me cour;
in Office, when this amett nient takes effect, shal
continue to hold their Offices until their successor,
are ell cted and qualified.
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, ant
such appellate juri! dirtion rs may be provided b,
law such courts sban be composed of suci
law, and shall lie held in e"ch county, at least one,
in each year. The humber Of eli cults, and the
boundar es thereof, shall DO prescribed by law
UGH judges shall be tlected in each circuit by th,
electors thereof, aud at such time and for sucl
term as insy he prescribed By law. and the sam,
number shall he elected in each circuit: Eael
judge shall lie competent to exercise his judieis
powers in any circuit. The general assembl,
may change, from time to time, the number Q
boundaries of the circuits. The circuit courts shall
be the SUCCESSORS of the district courts, and al
cases, jns.ments, records end proceedings pendin
in said dis,r;ct courts, in the several count es o
any distr. ct, shall be transferred to the circui
courts in the several count es, and be proceeded i
as though said district courts had rot been abol
ished, anu the distrlct courts snail continue IN eN
istence until the election and qualification Of til
| jud, es of the circuit courts.
and be it further resol red, that at said election
the voters desiring TO voia in favor of said amend
ment, shall have placed upon their ballots. tn
words, judicial constitutional aniendmeut-Yes,
and the voters who do not favor the adoption q
said amendment, may place on their ballots tn
words judicial constitutional amendment-No;
and IL a majority If all the votes passed [castl a
said eleciinn shall be in favor Of said amendment
then ga d sections one, Iwo and six herein Sc
forth, shall be and constitute the sections s
amended in said judicial article (foTr) of the cor
stitu ion of the State of Ohio and said original sec
lions one, two and six, and also sections five an
eleven of said article, shall be repealed and an
null.d. ]. N. HATHAWAY,
tpeaker pro tom. Of the Rouseg Representatives
r u RICHARDS,
President Of The Ecaat
ASop.e6 March 30. 1877.