Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-08-30
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution of Ohio.
J u D Il a l.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. IS.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to article four of the con-
stitution Of the State.


stitution Of the State.
SECTION l. Be n.resoEued by the General As.
seDlbiy 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
TO the electors Of the state at the election to be
held on the second Tuesday Of October, A. ID. 1885,
as follows:
That sections one, two and six Of article four en-
titled "judicial' be amended so TO read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 1. The Judicial power of the state is
vested in supreme court, circuit oourts, courts Of
common pleas, courts OF probate, justices Of the
peace, and such other courts inferior to the SUI
time to time establish.
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwtse provi ed by law, consist of fve judges, a
majority OF whom competent to sit shall be neces-
sary 70 form quorum or to pronounce a decision,
except as hereinafter provided. It shall have
original Jurisdiction in quo tUdTTdntO, nldnddmus,
hd6eds corpus and procedend0, and such appellate
jurisdiction as may be provided by law. II shall
hold OF 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
hye years, as the general assembly may prescribe,
and they Ehall be elected and their official term
shall begin at such time may be fixed by law. In
case the general assembly shall increase the num-
ber OF such judges, the first term of each of such
additional Judges shall be such, that in each year
after their first election equal number of judges
OF the supreme court shall be elected. except in
elections 10 NIL vacancies: and whenever the num-
Der OF such judges shall be 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
adjudication OF cases, majority of each division
snail constitute quorum and such an assignment
Of the Cases to each division may be made such
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
judges, of either division, hearing case shall not
concur as to the INDIGNANT he rpndarad thprpin
or whenever case shall involve the constitution
aty OF an act Of the general assembly of act OF
congress- 1t shall be reserved to the whole court for
adluulction. The judges Of the supreme court In
ONCE when this amendment takes effect shall con.
tinue to hold their offices until their are
elected and qualified.
SRcTIoN @. The circuit courts shall have like
original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate jurisdiction may be provided by
law. Such courts shall be composed of such num-
Der ofjudges as may be provided by law, and shall
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
elected In each circuit 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-
ercise his judicial powers in any circuit The gen.
eral assembly may change, from time to time, thu
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 severalcoun-
Ties OI any ulBrlCt, snail De 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.
And be 1t 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 psce their ballots the
words judicial constitutional amendment, no;''
and If majority Of all the votes passed Tcast 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-
stitutiOn of the state of Ohio and said original Sec
tons one, two and six, and also sections five and
eleven of said article shall be repealed and annulled
IN. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. of the House of Representatives
r. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate
Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of the
State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the foregoing
ia q true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the Both
day of March, A. d. 1885, as taken from the origi
nal rolls filed in this office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, 1 have hereunto sub
scribed my name. and affixed the great seal of the
State of Ohio at Columbus, the 30th day of March
A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
lsEAL.l Secretary of State.