Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-19
Proposed Amendment to
the Constitution Of Ohio.
J U DI Z "A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 7s.
JOINT RESOLUTION
JOlhT-hESOLUIlOnr-
Proposing IN amendment to article four Of the con-
stitution Of the Ststs.

sEor1oxI. Be H:resolrsd BY the General A.
sembiv Of hs State OF 0hto, three nfths OF the
members elected to each house aRreeing thereto,l
That proposition to amend the constitution OF the
state Of Ohio be and the same 10 hereby submitted
to the electors Of the state At the election 70 be
held on the second Tuesday Of October, A. ID. 1883,
That sections one two and six Of article four, en-
Titled 'judicis" be amended 80 IS to read as fol-
lows:
common pleas, courts OF probate, justices Of the
peace, and such other courts inferior 10 the SUI
preme court, as the general assembly may from
SECTION q. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise proviIed by isw, consist Of nve judges,
majority Of whom competent TO sit shall be neces-
except exec ss hereinafter provided. Il shsii have
original jurisdiction In quo tDdrrdRt0, ntdnddmus,
hGbeds corpus and procedsnd0, and such appellate
jurisdiction a. may be provided by law. 1t shall |
hold OF least one term in each year at the seat OF
government, aud such other terms, there or else
where, - 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
Ave years, as the general assembly may prescribe,
and they shAll be elected and their official term
shall begin at such time may be hxed 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 first election an equal number OF judges
Of the supreme court shall be elected. except in
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
| shall constitute quorum, and such an assignment
Of the cases to each division may be made as such
court may deem expedient, but whenever all the
judges, Of either division, hearing case shall not
concur as to the judgment to be rendered therein,
or whenever shall involve the constitution
sty Of act Of the general assembly of an act Of
k.Htl k.A -. - g.
sdjudiction. The judges Of the supreme court in
Office, when this amendment takes effect, shall con-
tnue to hold their oices until their successors
| elected and qualified. -
SECTION 6. 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 mum.
Der ofludges as may be provided by law, and shall
be held in each county, at least 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 ana
at such time and for such term as 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, tina
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 coun-
ties Of sny district shall be transferred to the cir
cult courts In the several counties, and be proceed
ed in as though said district courts had not been
abolished, and the district courts snail commune III
existence until the election and qualification OF the
Judges of the circuit courts.
And be IL further resolved, that ut 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 o.
said amendment, may place on their ballots tn
words '.jadicial constitutional amendment, no;
and If o majority Of all the votes passed [cast]
said election shall be in favor Of said amend
ment, then said sections one, two and six herein SO
forth, shall be and constitute the sections s.
amended in said judicial article (four) Of the con
stituton of the state of Ohio and said original sec
tions one, two and six, and also sections five an
eleven Of said article shall be repealed and annuleo
In. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. of the House Of Representatives
R. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Senat
Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State Of tt
State of Ohio do hereby certify, that the for egor
is true copy of q Joint Resolution adopted by Il
General Assembly of the State Of Ohio, on the 3Ol
day of March, A. D. 1888, as taken from the orig
nal rolls filed in this office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereunto su
scribed my name, and affixed the great seal OF Il
State of Ohio, at Columbus, the 30th day of Marc
: A. D. 1888. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
0 [sEAL.1 Secretary of State.