The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-04-26
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
j U ID I @ I a L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 73
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of tn
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Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of thS state
SECTIoN1, Be:it resoiUeds by the General As
sen6Ly of the State Of Ohio (three- tifths Of the
Tuein bere elected to each house agreeing there
to). That proposition to amend the constitu-
tion 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. 1883. as follows:
That sections one. Two and SIX of article four,
entitled judicial" be amended SO as to READ
as folows
Section J. The judicial power of the State is
vested in a supreme court circuit courts. courts
of commol pleas courts OF probate justices OF
the peace. and such other courts inferior to the
supreme court. as the general assembly may
from time to time establish
Sectlon2. The supreme court shall. until 9th
erwise provided by law consist of i've judges.
majority of whom competent to sit sha be
necessary to form quorum Or to pronounce a
decision except as hereinaf er provided 1t shall
havA riginai jurisdiction quo tcdrrdnto
such appellate jurlsdI, rion as may be provided
by law. 1t shall hold Mt least one term in each
year at the seat OF government. and such other
terms, there or elsewhere, as may be provided
by law. The judges of the supreme court shall
he elected by the electors of the state at large,
for such term not less than five years as the
general assembly may prescribe and they hall
he elected an their official term shall begin at
such time as may be fixed by law In case the
general assembly shall increase TIE number uI
such judges. the first term of each of such addi
tonal judges shall be such, that in each wear
after their first election. an equal mber OF
iudr of the supreme SQUIRT shall be elected
eXcept in elections to fill vacancies: and when.
ever the number Of such judges shall be increas
I'd the general assembly may atthorise such
hrrt to organize divisions thereof not eXcee,i-
ing three each division to consist of an equal
mum her of judges; for the adjudication of cases
| Il majority OF each division shall constitute {
quorum, and such an assignment of the cases to
each division may be ma1e as such court NAV
deem expedient but whenever all the judges o.
either division. hearing a.case shall not cOncu,
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whenever Il case shall involve the constitutions
ality of an act of the general assent bly, or of an
act OF congress- it shall b" reserved to the whole
court for adjudication. The judges # the s,l-
preme court i'll Office. when this amendment
takes effect, shall continue to hold their Offices
until their successors are elected and qualified
Section The circuit courts shall have Ii he
original jurisdiction with the supreme court
and such appellate jurisdiction rs may be pro
vided by law. Such courts shall be composed
of such number of Judges as may be provided
by law. and shall be held in each county al
least once in each year The number of Cir
cults, and the boundaries thereof, shall be pre-
scribed by law Such judges shall be elected
in each circuit by the ele tors thereof ard Al
such time and for such term as may be prescrib-
ed by law, and the same number shall be elect
ed in each circut. Each judge shall he compe
tent to exercise his judicial powers in any cir
cult I he general assembly may change from
time to time. the number or boundaries of the
circuits The circuit courts shall be the sue
cessors of the district courts, and all cases jud
| ments, records, and proceedings pending il
any district shall be transferred to the circuit
courts in the several counties and be proceeded
in as though said district courts had not been u
polished, and the district courts shall continue in
existence until the ele ;tion and qualification Of
the judges of tho circuit courts
And be it further resolved, that at said cleo
ton, the voters desiring to vote in favor of said
amendment, shall have placed upon their bal.
lots. the words, 'judicl i constitutional amend
ment, yes.' and the voters who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment may pace on
their ballots the words judicial constitutional
votes passed [east at said election shall be in
favor of sain amendment then said sections
one. two and six herein set forth shall be and
constitute these tions SO amended in said judi
cal article tfour) of the clnstitution of the
of OHIO. and said original sections one, two and
six, andalso sections five and eleven Of said ar.
ticle. shall be repealed and annulled.
HATHAWAY,
Speaker pro tenn oftAe House of Representatives.
X. q RICHARDS,
President of the Senate,
Adopted March 30, 1888.