The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-05-02
LEGAL.
Proposed Amendment to tho
Constitution Of Ohio.
y U DIOI AL.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS No. 70.


SOHFr RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment 70 article four Of the constt
II don OF tho State I' ~
sscTIos 1. ge II resolved by me General Assembly
% house ARTeeinR khereto1 me-, - -
amend the CONSTITUTION o. the sta 81 Ohio 6s ana th
same hereby submltted 20 the electors the state AZ
the election % be held the second Tuesday Of Octo
DeT Pr a A: D D-lsSB. as follows: l. II : -,
'lndlcla" 6e amended so az to read as fUlows TII-
SECTION Ihe judicial power Of the state Is vested
~ supreme court circuit urts. courts OF common
pleas courts OF probate justices peace and suoh
other courts Inferior to the supreme court the gen
erAl assembly may from time 10 time establish
section lhe supreme court shalls until otherwise
whom competent 10 SIT shall .Be necessary 10 form
S1oTam OF % pronounce drciaion except herelnaf
%wa,ranto var mandam9s. habeas eorpgs and DrOcedsndo
law shell hold Ht least one term In each year tl
seat oi government and such other terms there else
snpreme eOTb sna be elected by the eeCtors Of ths
state nc large for such term eas than Ave geRs "a
elected and their Oneis term shall begin az sIeh S ts
S may De hEed ~ law In case the general assembly
of each OF such additional judges shall be such that n
iS af tbs nsr aIss sleson an equal number Of
elections 70 az yaoaneies and whenever the number Of
such be Increased tho general bly, maj
authorize such court TO organize diVsOns therTo moi
eHceedlR three. each division consist Of an equal
Ierity Of each division shall constitute quorum and
such An asssnneut d the cases 70 each division may Be
ipade ~ such court may deem pedient but whenever
~ ne ladges o. either division, hearing SHAH
ht concur a. ~ the Judgment TO be rendered therein
or whenever case shall Involve constitutiOnaty m
an ac q the general assembly Of OF congress-
u shall be reserved 10 the whole adjudication
Hhe Judges OF tie supreme court In Once when this
amendment lakes effect. shall continue TO hold their
oce Until their SUCCESSORS elected and qualified
section g. Tho crcult courts shall have like original
Jurisdiction with the court appellate
Jurisdiction as may be provided by law such courts
snail De composed OF such number Of Judges may be
provided BY law. and shall be held ia county, at
least once In each year. The number OF erOuita
Lhe boundaries thereof, shall be prescribed by law
Such Judges snail De eeced In each circuit by the eec
tors thereof and At such time such term as may
be prescribed by law and the mum Dor shall be
eiected Ia each circuit Each judge BhAli competent
70 exercise his judicial In circuit The zen.
Der or Boundaries hf the circuits circuit courts
shall be the successor OF the district coits and al
cases, 1udgrIets records and proceedings pending in
Sald district cOurts In the several counties
trct shall By raneferred to the circuit the
several counties, and be proceeded In though said
strct courts had not been abolished and district
courts shall conttnue IN existence until election and
qnallncatlon OF the 1udgea of the circuit
Aud be Il further resolved that at said election the
voters desiring 20 vote 10 favor Of said amendment
lave placed upon their balots the words judicial
constitutional amendment yes" and voters who do
not favor the adOptDn OF said amendment may place
ON their ballots the words judicial cons tonAl
anendment no g and N q majority OF ali the votes
passed cstl at said election shall be IN OF said
tnendmsnt then said sections two slx hereB
90 In said dciaI article ,our) constitution Of
the state Of Ohio. and said original sections
and six and al % sections ve and eleven Of said article
--Trf ~ l. N HATHAWAY ..
Speaker pro tenn. of the House Of Representatives
X @. RICHARDS,
Adopted March 80. 1888. - -