The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-09-19
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 70.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to article four OF the consttu-
tOn OF the State.
SUCTION l. - rasoayua OF tho General Aaa0usna,
Of the StASS o. 0hIo q me msmbsES eie
20 eaoh house agreeing thsretOl That pFoDOsiiion .
same hereby submitted the o. ehe StAtS n
the election % be held the second Tuesday Of OoSc
That sections one two and d article four entitled
1SalSn Se amended 80 e 70 read =. followsi
Dsss % su2Gsas sSsTts Sp1 circuit Sr courts Of Co%m
other courts Inferior the supreme OOur a. tho gen
erAl assembly may from time TO hme establish
provided by law consist Of d1e judges, majority q
whom competent 20 SIT shall % necessary 70 form
Ter provided II shall have ORIGINAL Jurisdiction in quo
WaTranto mandamus, habeas corpus and prOoedendo
and such appellate jursdcHOn may be provided b.
law II shall hold at least in year at the
where As may DO provided 6J law The Judges Of the
supreme court shall be elected By the electors OF
she EensTh 1sssm5J may prescribe and they shall b
snail Increase the number Of such judGea the st
OF each OF such additional Judges shall be such that In
each after their rst election equal number q
Judges OF the supreme court shall be elected except ~
such Judges shall be increased the assembly mag
authorize such court 70 Organise divisions therrO not
exceeding three, each division to consist equal
number OF Judges; tor the adjudication Of cases.
1oriy " each division shall constitute quorum and
such an assignment Of the each division may
made as such court may deem e1pedent but wheneves
not concur as N the Judgment to be rendered horon
or whenever case ahal Involve the cOnBtitutiOnaliJ
an sct o the general assembly or Of an act Of congress-
shall be reserved to the whole court for adjudication
amendment takes eject shall continue 10 hold thsiT
ofoes until their suocessOs elected and qualIned
section u The circuit courts shall have Ike original
Jurisdiction with the supreme court such appellate
Jurisdiction as may be provided By law. such courts
shall % composed OF such number OF Judges
provided By law, and shall be held I'm county 4
least once In each year The number OF eirOuits and
the boundaries thereof shall be presoribed by law
such Judges shall be elected In circuit By the
tors thereof and At such time and for such may
be prescribed by law and the number shall Be-
elected In each circuit Each Judge shall be competsni
70 exercise his Judicial powers IL any circuit Ths gen
boz or boundaries OF the crcuip The circuit eouTR
shall be the SUCCESSORS Of the district courts Ad
cases judRments records and proceedings pending Ia
said district courts In the several counties OF any dis
several countless be proceeded In a. though saId
district courts had not been abolished diatTU
qualification of the Judges OF the circuit courts
Aud be It further resolved that said election ths
have placed upon their baots the words, s1udicisi
constitutional ame1dmenL yes" and the who dS
on their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment noT and n majority Of all the Votes
passed caSt At said election shall be In sGd
amendment then said sections two and six herein
in said judicial article IOurJ Of the constitution 4
the state OF ohio and said original sections one. two
and IK and also sections hye aud eleven said Artos
shall be repealed and annullsd
In HAEHAwAY.
H. g. RICHARDS,
President OF the Sonata
Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. OHIO
OFFICE OF rHR SBoRETART OF STATE
/ JAMES W NEWMAN. Secretary of state Of the stael
Of Ohio. do hereby certify that the foregoing s DS
copy o. Joint RESOLUTION adopted b. the General A.
sembly OF the state OF Ohio the Both day Of March
D. 1888. as taken from the original rolls flied In this
IN TssrINoNI wHEREoY have hereunto subseribsA
y name ADD aIed the great seal OF tho state 81 OhlS
" 00lum00' tho SOA DAY AIMS & ma5'R T. 4 NRwS 2 Sss
tuALl SECRETARY Of SeAtN