The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-22
LEGAL.
hFOpOSSd Amendment 10 tho
Constitution Of Ohio.
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HOUsE IOINT RESOLUTIONS No. u.
olWI RR9OLUTIOy

@ aOd d the StAt0.
Of sSS g,s,. EsS,Sa y q; esns5a A,.I
TO each house Agreeing thsreto5 Thst ~ -
amend NE Constitution of the stasS Of OHIO Be- ad X,
the election % be held on the second Tuosdsy 81 6oi
OsTi 5na; a; ID 1853 a. follows;
sections 40 one two and slI Of article four entitled
lSSlGlal, SSI % amended so a. 70 read as fOloUsi
I'm l. Inc judicial power OF the state Is VestSa
~ supreme court, circuit urts, courts OF common
pieas conIs OF probate justices OF peaoe and sndh
eral assembly may from time 10 Hme establish
SeSIon y !he supreme court shall, until otherwise
whom competent % slt shah 10 necessary 70 form ;
sT DIVIDED 70 ~ 6 decision except as herenAt
MaIrAnto. lnandamus, nabeas corpus and procedsnd
law IL shall hold term IN each ysar az Ia
seat OF government and such other terms there or else
supreme court shall be elected by the electors OF ths
S s's az large LOT such term NOT hess than i've years.
elected and their Ofcal term shall begin At such tims
shall Increase tile number such Judges the rs teTa
OF each OF such additional Judges shall such that n
Judges Of the supreme court shall be- elected except IN
elrGtons 20 n vacancies and whenever the number O
such Judges shall be increased the general
authorize such oouTt To dfysiOns therrof noe
humber Of ludgei; tor the adjudication OF cases.
loriy u" each division shall constitute quorum ana
such an assignment OF the each division may -
made as such court may deem eXpedent but wheneVeR
~ the ludGes. OF either DIVISION hearing case shSi
or whenever case shall involve the consututiOnaty o{
%
y snail be reserved 10 the whole court for adudcatl0p
The Judges Of the supreme In Office when thl1
ofces until their SUCCESSORS aud qualified
section D. The circuit courts shall have ike original
jurisdiction with the supreme court appellAtS
Jsdisdlcuon as may be provided by law. such courts
small oe composed OF such number OF judges may bS
provided by law, and shall be held IN each county e
least once In each year. The number Of cirouts and
the boundaries thereof shall be prescribed by law.
such judges shall elected 10 each Circuit by the eise
tors thereof and at such time term az may
be prescribed by law, and the number shall be
elected In each circuit zach judge shall be competent
TO exercise his judicial powers In any circuit me Fsn
eral assembly may change, from time the mum.
Shall be the successors Of The district eSnrs ana ~
cases ludSments records. and proceedings pending in
rict shall be transferred the circuit courts ia thS
several counties and be proceeded In though sAid
courts shall continue In existence until tho election md
qualihaton OF the Judges Of the circuit courts.
And be- Il further resolved that election ths
voters desiring 10 vote In favor Of aad amendment shiA
have placed upon their ballots. the words '1ndidAl
constitutional amendment, yes" and the d0
not favor the adoption Of said amendment may paeS
on their ballots the words judicial constitutional
amendment. nO?' and N majority OF all the vOtos
passed c9stl at said election be IN favor or SAID
set forth shall be aud constitute the amend,
ed m said judicial article FOUR OF the constitution n
state Of Ohio and said original sections one i've
and six and also sections five aud eleven said article
snail be repealed and annulled
Speaker pro tenn of the House Of Representatives
K g. Ri HARDs,
Adopted March 30 1888.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA OHIO
OFVICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
LJAMEs W NHwMAN. Secretary Of STATE of the stssS
VI ohio do hereby certify that the foregoing Is uS
senbly Of state Onto on the 8Oth day OF March
A. D. 1888 as taken from the original rolls filed in thii
once
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have nereunto subscribed
J name and aIed the great seal OF the state OF OhlS
"' 'oOunO"S tne Soth daI a mascRy ~ a SEw 1Sss
LSHALl secretary Of Stats.