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Proposed Amendment to the
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S S. "' JUDICIAL.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5s.
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOlNfs RESOLUTION " 4 hGe
Proposing an amendment to article four Of
the Constitution Of the state. cssg
SECTION l. Be Il rssolced 5y He Ges.rd
Assembly Of the State of Ohio. (three-ffths of
the members elected to each house agreeing
th eretc), That . proposition to smend tie
constitution of the STATE OF Ohio be. and the
same ID hereby submitted to the electors Of
the state at the election to be held ou the
second Tuesday Of October, A. p. 1883, -
follows:
That sections one. I've and SIX of article
four, entitled judiciar be amended 80 % TO
read as follows: 10 81. .nsaz
Section l. The judicial power OF ths stats
is vested in eupreme court, Circuit eeusts.
courts Of common pleas, courts Of probats,
justices Of the peace, and suoh othor csuvts
interior 10 the supreme court, - the general
assembly may from time 10 time establiJh.
Section 2. The supreme court shall, nntil
otherwise provided by law, consist II ne
judges. 3 majority Of whom oempe .snt % sit
shall be necessary TO form . quorum 81 y
pronounce decision, except as hereinafter
provided. ltshasl have orisiua! jurisdictIsa
in quo rarranto. mdnddmus habees seryso
and pToedendo and such appellate jnrisdietisn
as may be'prsyided BY law. II shall tsld -
least one term ia each year at tho seat sf
government. and such other terms, thers e
elsewhere. as may he provided BY Law. The
Judges Of the supreme court shall "
elected by the electors Of the state at large,
for such term, not less than Eve years, ~ the
general assembly may prescribe. and they
shall be elected and their ofseial term shall
begin at such tine a. may Bs Exed BY law. N
case the general assembly shall inc7sass :As
number Of such judges, the first term Of easlk
Of such additional judges shall be sush. tkas
in each year after their Hrst election, AN squal
number Of the judges Of the supreme soart
shall be elected, except in elections to 1lt
vacancies; and whenever ths number Of sush
judges shall be increased. the general as-<
sembly may autherizs such court TO- srsauiss
divisions thereof not exceeding thrse, sash
division 10 eousist Of an equal number q
judges; for the adjudication sf eases, ms.
jority Of each division shall conssituts .
quorum, and such An assignment Of the ssses
TO each division may be made IS ssck ssaFt
may deem exrsdient. but whenevsrall the
Judges, Of either division, hearing ease
shall not concur ss to the judgment - ~
rendered therein, or wheneyeF case sbalt
involve the constitntionslity of an ast sf the
general assembly or Of an aot Of songrsss,
1t shall be reserved to the whole seurt fer
The judges vi the supreme
court in Office, wisE This auendment takes,
effect, shall continue to hold their o6sss'
until their successors are elected and qlsl.
iied.
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like original jarisdiction with the sapreme
court, and such appellate jurisdiction as NAP
be provided by law. Such courts shall BE-
composed Of such number Of Judges % nay
be provided by law. and shall be held in each
bei of circuits, and the boundaries thersSA.
shall be prescribed by law. Such judges skAlil
be elected in each circuit by the electors there.
Of, and atsuch time and for saeh term a. may
be prescribed by law, and the same HuAiher
shall be elected in each circuit Each ihdxs
shall be competent to exercise his jndiyiai,
powers in any circuit The general assembly
may change, from time to time, the number q
rf the circuits. The circuit ssnrts,
shall be the successors of the district. ssurts.
and all cases, judgments, records. and pressed.
ings pending IN said district courts. in he
several counties Of any district, shall te trans
ferred to the circuit courts in tho ssvseal
and be proceeded in. a.. though aid
district courts had not been aboIished, and TIE
district courts shall continue in existenes antir
the election and qualification of the judges d
the circuit courts.
And be it further resolved, that at said elee-
ton. the voters desiring to vote in favsr Il
aaid amendment, shall have placed upsn tAeir
hallsts, the words. .judicial constitutisnai
yes,r and the voters who de .st
favor the adoption of said amendment, may
place on their ballots the words "iudieial ssI-
amendment. mo-" and If msjsrity
Of oil the votes passed east at said electisa,
shall be IN favor of said amendment, then .nid
sections one. two and six herein set forth, shaII
be and constitute the sections so amended in
said Judicial article (four) 81 ihee constitntisn
pi the state Of Ohio. and said original sectisas
one. two ard six, and also sections ave and
eleven uf said article shall be repealed and
znnulled. sTr
/ n. HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn. Of the House Of Rspresentdt;pss.
r. G. RICHARDS.
Pseadsaty tie Ssasts
Adopted March 30. 1883
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONO.
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
/. JAMES W. NEWMAN, Secretary Of State Il
She State Of ohie, do hereby certify, that the
foregoing is a true copy of Joint Resolutisn
adopted by the General Assembly of the State
of Ohio, on the Both day Of March. A. d. 1876
as taken from the original rolls filled in, tkis
ofEce. h -
In TESTIMONY WHEsEoP. have hsfsunts
subscribed my name, and affixed the great sssl
of the State of Ohio, at Columbus, the S0tl
day Of March. A. D. 1888.
JAMES W. NEWMAN.
isEAL; Secretary Of Stxts.