Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-09-20

lhearing a CASE shall not concur "a 70 the judg
rnt.f, /, be rendered therein, or whenever a
cz.st shs,li involve the constitltiOnality OF az
act # The yeu-Isl assembly OF of an net ni
traDrr,.,S, il shall II reserved to the whole
court Tor adiui;carihn. The judges Of the
supreme court in office, when this amendment
/ takes eft, Il, shall continue to hold their
uilicgs until their SUCCESSORS are elected and
Iqualitied.
! Section 6. The circuit courts shall have like
nrginal Jurisdiction with the supreme court,
and such appellate jurisdition a. may be pro-
Vided by Law. such courts shall be composed
of such number OF judges as may be provided
| by law, snd shall Be held in each county, at
ileast once in each year. The number OF cir
cults. and the boundaries thereof, shall be
prescribed by law. Such judges shall be elcct>
ed iu each circuit by the electors thereof, and
ii such time and for such term as may be pre-
scribed hv Law. and the same number shall be
elected in each circuit Each judge shall be
competent to exercise his judicial powers In
sny circuit The general assembly may change
| from time 10 time. JAe number or boundaries
nf the circnits 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
counties of any district, shall be transferred
and h, proceeded in rs though said district
courts had not been abolished, ard the district
courts shall continue in existence until the
election an. qualification of the judges of the
circuit courts.
And be it further resolved that at said elec-
ton. the voters desiring to vote in favor OF
said amendment. shall have placed upon their
ballots, the words, ''judlcial constitutional
amendment, yes" and the voters who do not
favor the adoption nf said amendment, may
place on their ballots the NoFls judicial con
stitutinnal amendment. mo- and if majority
Vt all the votes passed Icas: at said election,
sh.il he in favor Of sail amendment. then
%sih sections orr. two and six herein set forth;
shall hc and constitute lhc selection 50 amen
ded in said judicial article (four) of the con
stitution of the slate of Ohio and said original
sections one, two, and six, and also sections
tive and eleven of said article. shall be repeal>
Ell and annulled l. N. HATHAWAY,
Speaker pro tenn. Of The House Of Representatives..
r. q. RICHARDS,
President Of the Senate.
Adopted March 30, 1888.
UNITHD STATRs OF AMERICA, Ono.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
|, JAMES " NEWMAN, Secretary of State of
the State of Ohio, do hereby certify. that the
foregoing Is true copy of Joint Resolution
adopted Dy Inc G6nerA Assembly OF the StdLf
of Ohio, on the 30th day of March, A. D. 1888,
as taken from the original rolls filed in this
Office.
|. lN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto
subscribed my name, and affixed the grea
seal of the State of Ohio, at Columbus, the
30th day Of March, A. ID. 1888.
JAMES ". NEWMAN,
isEA-l See,etgyy of StuA
AT such election the voters desiring to vote
in favor of the adoption of the amendment shall
place upon their ballots the words
JUDICIAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMESDMENT-'YEs." "
The voters who do not favor the adoption of
such amendment shall place upon their ballots
the words
JUDICIAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMKNDMBNf-'No."
II.
Proposing Amendment. to Section Eighteen
of the Schedule of the Constitution of the State
of Ohio, touching the traffic in intoxicating
liquors, as follows: