Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-05-31

SEcrIos1. De h:resolusd by the GsAeral A.
ssnlotg or he State OF 0hi0, three hfths OF the
members elected to each house agreeing thereto,)
That proposition to amend the constitution OF the
state OF Ohio, be and the Is hereby submitted
70 the electors OF the state at the election to be
ned on me second Tuesday OF October A. ID. 1885,
That sections one, two and six OF article four, en-
lows:
SECTION 1. The judicial power of the state Ia
vested In supreme court, circuit courts courts OF
common pleas, courts Of probate, justices of the
peace, and such other courts inferior to the
Preme court, as the general assembly may from
SECTION 2. The supreme court shall, until 9TH
erwise PROV led by law, consist of Ave judges, a
msJorityo OF whom competent to sit shall be neces-
except as hereinafter provided. It shall have
original Jurisdiction in quo tUdrrdntO Dadnddmus,
hdoeds corpus and pr0cedsndO, and such appellate
sdicuon as may be provided by law. 1t shall
nod OF least one term in each year at the seat Of
government, aud such other terms, there or else
wnere, 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
nVe years, as the general assembly may prescribe,
and tney chall be elected and their official term
snail Degin at such time as may be fixed by law In
Der OK such Judges, the first term of each of such
aoaluonal Judges shall be SUCH that in each year
aiter tner nrst election, equal number of judges
| OF tne supreme court shall be elected except in
1 :
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
aaJuoicatlon OF cases, majority of each division
snhl constitute quorum, and such an assignment
OF the cases to each division may be made as such
court may deem expedlent, but whenever all the
Judges OF either division, hearing case shall not
concur as to the Judgment to be rendered therein,
| or whenever case shall involve the constitution
Oh an act OF the general assembly or of an act of
shall be reserved to the whole court for
| aaIuulctlon' Ihe judges of the supreme court In
once, when this amendment takes effect, shall con-
tlnue 70 mold their Offices until their successors are
elected and qualified.
| SECTION o. The circuit courts shall have like
original Jurisdiction with the supreme court, and
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by
| law. such courts shall be composed of such num-
per OF Judges as may be provided by law, and shall
De neld IN each county, at least once in each year.
| Inc 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 sucn time and for such term may be prescribed
by law and the same number shall be elected in
each circut. Each judge shall be competent to ex-
ercise his Judicial powers in any circuit. The gen
eral assembly may change, from time to time, th9
mum Der OF boundaries of the circuits The circuit
courts shall be the Of the district courts
and all cases, Judgments records, and proceedings
pending in said district courts in the several coun-
ties OF any district, shall be 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 VINO do not favor the adoption Of
| said amendment, may place on their ballots thu
words Judicial constitutional amendment, no :
and If majority of all the votes passed Gcastl a
said election shall be in favor of said amend
ment, then said sections one, two and six herein
forth, shall be and constitute the sections 81
amended in said judicial article (four) of the con
sitution of the state of Ohio and said original
tions one, two and six, and also sections five AM
eleven of darticle, shall be repealed and annued
N. HATHAWAY
Speaker pro tsm+ of the House Of Representatives
~ ~ R. G. RICHARDS.
President of the Senate
Adopted March 80, 1888.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
I, JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary of State of tn
State of Ohio do hereby certify, that the foregoing
is true copy of Joint Resolution adopted by tn
General Assembly of the State of Ohio, on the sOt
day of March, A. D. 1885, as taken from the origi
nal rolls filed in this office.
| In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l have hereunto sub
scribed my name, and affixed the great seal of tn
State of Ohio, at Columbus, the S0th day of March
A. D. 1883. JAMES W. NEWMAN,
SEAL. Secretary of State.