The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-06-06
Proposed Amendment 10 the Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNrALE ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. A.

Assembly OF the State Of Ohio, That PROPOSE
tions shall be submitted TO the electors OF this
day in November, 1889, TO amend Section 2, OF
Article IL Section 1S Of Article III, Sections.,
Q, o 10, ~ 10 and 10. and TO create Section II,
tions 3 and 1 Of Article x, and Section Of Ar.
ticie XVI Of the Constitution OF the State Of
Ohio, 80 they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE H.
SEC. %. The regular session OF each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after 1t Is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. 1a Whenever the ONCE Of Secretary Of
State, Auditor Of State, Treasurer Of State, or
the causes mentioned in Section is Of this
Article the Governor shall I'LL tho vacancy by
appointment for the residue OF the term, or un.
III the disability 10 removed.
SEQ .. The Supreme court SHALL until other.
wise provided by law, consist Of five judges, q
majority Of whom, competent to sit, shall bo
necessary to form quorum or pronounce q ade;
cision. except as herein provided. 1t shall
have original Jurisdiction in QUO warronto,
and such appellate Jurisdiction as IN may =, be pro.
court court shall be elected by tho electors Of the
State at large, and for such term OF even years
as may be provided BY law Whensysr enc the
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof not exceeding. throe each
division TO consist OF au equal number OF judges;
and such on assignment Of cases shall be made
TO each division as q majority Of oil the judges
may direct A majority OF each division shall
be necessary to form quorum; but whoneyer
oil the Judges hearing n case In any division
shall not concur in q decision, or whenever
case involves the constitutionality OF statute,
or tho construction Of the Constitution OF this
Stnte or Of the United States. It shall be re.
served to the whole court for decision.
SEC 9. The State shall bo divided into judi.
cial circuits Of compact territory, bounded by
county lines, in each Of whic, the same mum.
Der Of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
elected by the electors thereof, and for such
term Of even years as may be provided by law.
Tho circuit court shall be composed OF such
number OF Judges rs may be provided by law,
and shall be held in each county at least once
IN each year; and more than one court may be
Judge may be assigned to hold court in any cir.
cult. The circuit court shall have the same
original jurisdiction as tho Supreme Court, nnd
such appellate Jurisdiction % may be provided
SEQ. A Probate court shall be established
in each county, which shall be court OF rec
elected by the electors of the county, whose
term OF ONCE shall be four years, and who shall
receive such compens nsation, payable out OF the
county treasury, or by fees, or BOTH Us may DO
SEC. O. justices of the peace shall be elected
by the electors In each township, on the hrst
Tuesday after the first Monday In November In
the odd years, and their powers and duties
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms OF
offlco shall be four years, and Shall commence
on the first day OF january next after their
shall bo filed by appointment until the first
day Of January after tho next election for town.
sEo. TO-. All Judges. other than those pro.
vided for In this Cons titution, shall be elected
by the electors OF the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer to erm
SEC ii. The Judges Of the several courts pro.
yided for In this Constitution, shall be elected
a ~ q n-.A ,A.... nHs. Atx<
nrss Monday INN IN NovemSer we ana their terms Of
once. whether chosen for . full term, or TO fll
vacancy, shall commence on the first day Of
sSo TSs S Judges Of ssSV tho Common Pleas
courts shall reside, while In ONCE, In the dis
trct for which thcy are elected, and their term
SEC. S IS. whenever the office of Judge Of
any court provided for in this Constitution be-
comes vacant be fore the expiration OF the torn
fST which ne was n elected sne sSa
sor Is elected and qualified; and such successor
shall be chosen for the unoxpired term, ut the
sen.bly held more than thirty days after the
SEC. 10. The clerk of the Common Pleas
Ace, be clerk Of ali the courts Of record therein,
except the Supreme court; but the General
Assembly may authorize the judges OF the Pro
ssss sSss COURT e Hn shs sp'0' OF clerk
ARTICLE VIII.
SEQ. 10. So long as the State shall have pub
lic works which require superintendence, there
shall be o board OF public works to consist o
three members, and whose term OF ONCE shall
be for su9h number Of even years as may
be provided by law. VIC
ARTICLE x.
SEC. Q. County officers shall be elected In
the even years, on the first Tuesday after thu
first Monday In November, by me electors @ o. q
term Of even years, % may be provided by law
| When vacancy occurs In county offioe II
shall be flled BY appointment for the remain
SEC. 1 Township of,cers and elective mum
cipal ofioers, shall be elected In the odd years
on the nrst Tuesday after the first Monday II
| municipality, in such manner, and for sucl
term OF oven years, as may bc provided by law
Whom q vsoancy OCCURS in township or muni
| for the remainder Of the term.
| ARTICLE XVI.
SEQ. o. At the general election to be held II
| The yesr one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty.two. and In each twentieth year Thereafter
revise alter or amend the Constitution" shal
be submitted to the electors Of the State, and
| IN case majority Of oil the electors voting o
the General Assembly, at its next session, shsl
provide, by law, for the election OF delegates
and the assembling Of such convention, as 4
amendment Of this Constitution, agreed upon b
| any convention assembled In pursuance OF thi
| article, shall take effect until the same shal
/ have been submitted to the electors OF tn
State, and adopted by . majority OF those vol
ing thereon re sef1
L tte sCHEDULn. g
SECTION q Tho Governor Lieutenant Gov
| ernor, Treasurer Of State, and Attorney Ger
| oraL chosen on the first Tuesday after the frs
i Monday in November, 1850, shall hold thei
| ofaces until the second Monday In January
| 1885, and the members OF the sixty ninth Ger
1 eral Assembly shall hold their ofiiCes until tn
| Arst day OF January, 180a The term ofoffice {
/ the Auditor OF State in oflce when this ament
\ ment takes effect shall terminate on the secon
Monday In January, 1893
SECTION The terms Of once Of the judges
the Supreme court which would, but for thi
i amendment, have terminated on the ninth do
ofFebruaryin the years 1901, 1902, 1893 1901, 1880
l696, 1897 and 1893, SHALL respectively, terminal
on the first day Of January,in the years 1891 1870
1906, 1907, 1899, 1901, 1908 and 1905; and their r.
spective successors shall be chosen on the hr!
Tuesday after the first Monday In Novembt
preceding the expiration OF their terms
once.
SECTIoN4. The terms Of offioe OF the sever
Judges OF the circuit court which would, b,
Tor this amendment, have terminated on u
ninth day Of February In tho years 1891, 1889
and 1905, shall respectively, terminate on Il
nrst day Of January, tn the years 1891, 1898 NJ
1895; and their respective successors shall
chosen on tho first Tuesday after the first Mo-
DAY In November preceding the expiration
their terms Of ofnce.