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Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of Ohio.
j u ID L @ I A L.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 73
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to article four of the
constitution of the state.

constitution OF the state.
sECTIoN1. Be:H resoloe6! by tile General As
sena6ly of tho State Of ohio, (thrce hIths OF the
mem bers elected to each house agreeing there
to-. That proposition 10 amend the constitu-
ton of the State Of Ohio be, and the same is
h ereby submitted to the electors of the state at
the election to be held on the second Tuesday
| of October. a. d. 1883, as follows:
That sections one. two and SIX OF article four,
entitled judicial" be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Section i. The judicial power of the State is
4ARsted in supreme court circuit courts. courts
OF common 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.
Section 2. The supreme court shall until 9TH
erwise provided by law, consist of hve judges.
a majority OF whom competent TO SIT sha be
necessary to torn quorum or to pronounce
decision except hereinafter provided 1t shall
have original jurisdiction ia quo ,0drTdnto,
nadnddRlus, Hd6eGs corpus and pr0cedeHd0 and
such appellate juristiiI tien As may be provided
| by law. It shall hold st least one term in zach
year az the seat of government. ana such other
| terms. there or elsewhere, as may be provided
| by law. The judges OF the supreme court shall
be elected by the electors Of the state at large.
| fer such term, not less than live years, AS the
general assembly may prescribe. and they shall
| be elected ami their official term shall begin at
| such time as may be fixed by law In the
| general assembly shall increase the number OF
such Judges, the first term OF each of such addi
| tional judges shall be such, that in each year
| after their first election. an equal number OF
| judges OF the supreme SQUIRT shall be elected,
| except in elections to fill vacancies; and when
ever the number OF such judges shall be increas-
| ed the general assembly may authorize such
court to organize divisions thereof, net exceed
| ing three, each division to consist Of an equal
| number OF Judges for the adjudication of cases,
| Il majority of each division shall constitute a
| quorum, and such an assignment of the cases to
| each division may be madc as such court may
| deem expedient. but whenever all the judges OF
| either division, hearing case shall not concur
4 as to the judgment to be rendered therein, or
| wheaover case shall involve the constitution
| Sliuy OF an act of the general assembly or of an
act of ress. it shall ba reserved to the whole
court for adjudication. The judges Of the su-
| preme court in Office, when this amendment
| takes effect, shall continue to hold their offices
| until their successors are elected and qualified
| Section 6. The circuit courts shall have like
| original jurisdiction with the supreme court
| and such appellate jurisdiction as may be pro
| videG by law. Such courts shall be com posed
| OF such number of judges as may be provided
| by law, and shall be held i'll 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 electors thereof. and al
| such time and for such term as may be presCrib-
| ed by law, and the same number shall be elect
| ed in each circuit. Each judge shall be compe
| tent to exercise his judicial lowers in any cir
| cult. The general assembly may change. from
time to time. the number or boundaries of the
| circuits Tho circuit courts shall be the sue
cessors OF the district courts. and all cases, Judg
monts, records, and proceedings pending III
| said distric: courts. in the several counties o.
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 a.
existence until the olection and qualification o.
| the Judges of tho circuit courts.
| And be it further resolved. that at said cleo
ton the voters desiring to vote in favor of sa IL
amendment, shall have placed upon their bal
lots, the Wortis, 'judiCial constitutional amend
| ment yes" and the voters who do not favor the
adoption of said amendment, may place or
| their ballots the words judicial constitutions
amendment, no;" and if a majority OF All tht
votes passed [castl st said election shall be il
favor of satu amendment then said sections
one. two and six herein set forth shall be al,
constitute the 70 tiOns so amended in said judi
cia article -four OF the constitution of the state
of Ohio. and said original sections one, two ant
six and also Sc itions i've and eleven OF said ar
N HATHAWAY.
Speaker pro tenn OF tie House Of Representatives
X. q. RICH ARDS,
| President of the Senate,
Adopted March 80, 1883.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, OHIO.
OFFICE OF THESECREFARY OF STATE,
| I,JANEs ". NEWMAN Secretary of State O
the StAtc Of Ohio, do hereby certify. that tn
foregoing is q true copy of JOint resolution
adopted by the General Assembly of the stat
OF Ohio on the Both day OF March, A. ID. 1888
as taken from the original rolls filed in tht
Office.
IN TESTIsoNY WHEREOF, | have herountt
subscribed my name, and AFT xed the gret. sea
of the State OF ohiO, at Columbus the 30th da.
of March. 4. ID 1928
JAMES W NEWMAN.
| [sEAL-l Secretary of State