The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-23
Proposed Amendment TO the Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. a.

tions shall be submitted TO the electors Of this
sssts q the first TSs'dsy after the first Nom
Article H. Section 18 Of Article III, Sections 2,
4T,0 10, H. IS and 10, and to create Section II,
S AsTs M SToe and AEsSS saSo WI ssS
ticis XVI, Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEC; g: The The regular session Of each General
Of January next after It is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEQ. 18 Whenever the ONCE Of Secretary Of
State Auditor of State, Treasurer OF State or
Attorney General becomes vacant for any Of
the causes mentioned in Section IS OF this
Article, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by
appointment for the residue Of the term, or un.
I'll tne disability Is % removed.
SECS. The Supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist OF five judges, a
majority Of whom, competent to sit, shall be
necessary to form quorum or pronounce a de;
ctsion. except as herein provided. 1t shall
have original Jurisdiction In quo warranto,
mandamus, habeas corpus, and procedendo,
ana such appellate jurisdiction as may be pro
court shall be elected BY the electors Of the
State at large, and for such term OF even years
number Of Of such Judges the General I
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding. three, each
and such an assignment Of cases shall be sIs made
to each division as q majority Of all the judges
may direct. A majority Of each division shall
ali the judges hearing q case in any division
shall not concur in q decision, or whenever o
case involves the constitutionality OF statute,
or the construction OF the Constitution Of this
State or Of the United States 1t shall be re-
served to tho whole court for decision
SEC. o. The State shall be divided into judi
cial circuits Of compact territory, bounded by
county lines, in each of whicl the same num-
Der Of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
elected by the electors thereof, and for such
The circuit court shall be composed of such
number OF judges as 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
held at the same time In any circuit circuit
Judge may be assigned to hold court In any Cir
Quit The circuit court shall have the same
such appellate jurisdiction rs may be provided
SEQ z. A Probate court shall be established
In each county, which shall be u court Of rec
ORD, open ut oil times, and held by one judge,
elected by the electors OF the county, whose
receive such compensation, payable out Of the
county treasury, or by fees, or both, as may be
SEC. o Justices Of the peace shall be elected
by the electors in each township on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November In
the odd years, and their powers and duties
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms of
office shall be four years, and shall commence
on the first day Of January next utter their
election. Vacancies occurring In the ONCE
day January after the next election for orr town @
ship ofhcers.
sro. 10. All judges, other than those pro.
BY the electors of the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer tern
SEQ ii. The judges Of the several courts pro-
vided for In this Constitution, shall be elected
In the even years, on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday In November, and their terms Of
suhA nh fnru Gail fnrv
vacancy, shall commence on the first day of
january next utter their election.
SEQ 1s. Tho judges Of the Common Pleas
courts shall reside, while in ofiice,, in the dis
trict for which they are elected, and their term
OF once shall be six years.
SEQ. 49, Whenever the office of Q Judge. of
any court provided for In this Constitution be.
comes vacant before the expiration Of the term
for which he was elected, the Governor shall
M the vacancy by appointment until success.
shall be chosen for the unexpired term, at the
nrst election for members Of the General As.
sembly held more than thirty days after the
ssC 10. Tho clerk Of the Common Pleas
court OF each county shall, by virtue OF his Of
nee Ss clerk o. oil the court. Of record
Assembly may authorize the judges OF the Pro-
bate court TO perform the duties Of clerk Of
such court. tSee Art x, Sal
ARTICLE Will
SEQ. 12. So long Us the State shall have pub
Mc works which require superintendent, there
shall be board OF public works, to consist of
three members, and whose term Of office shall
be for such number OF even years as may
ARTICLE x.
SEC. 2. County oficers shall be elected in
the even years, on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, by the electors of
each county, In such manner, and for such
term Of even years, as may be provided by law.
When q vacancy occurs In q county ONCE II
shall be nlled by appointment for tho remain.
SEC I. Township officers, and ele ective mum.
cipal oficers, shall be elected In the odd years,
on the hrst Tuesday after the first Monday In
municipality, in such manner, and for such
term Of oven years, as may bo provided by law.
When 9 vacancy occurs IN township or muni.
Opal once 1t shall be filed by appointment
for the remainder Of the term.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEQ q At the general election to be held in
the year one thousand eight hundred and nine.
ty.two, and In each twentieth year thereafter,
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shall
be submitted to the electors Of the State, and,
IN case mstority q all the ELECTORS voting at
the General Assembly, at its next session. shall
provide, by law, for the election Of delegates.
and tho assembling OF such convention, as Is
provided In the preceding section; but no
amendment Of this Constitution, agreed upon by
any convention assembled In pursuance Of this
artiole, shall take effect until the same shall
State, and adopted by Q majority Of those vot.
ing thereon.
SCHEDULE rf
SECTION O. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ornor, Treasurer of State, and Attorney Gen
eral, chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1889, shall hold their
offces until the second Monday In January,
1885, and the members OF the sixty-ninth Gen.
eral Assembly shall hold their ofices until the
FIRST day Of January, 1693 The term of oflce OF
the Auditor of State In ONCE when this amend.
ment takes effect shall terminate on the second
Monday In January, 1893. a.r
SECTioN 8. The terms OF ofice of the judges OF
the Supreme court which would, but for this
amendment, have terminated on tho ninth day
February, in the years 1901, 1892 1893 1884, 1895
1895 1907 and 1885, shall, respectively, terminate
on the first day Of January, In the years 1891 1893
1885, 1897, $780, 1901 1908 and 1905; and their re.
spective successors shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
preceding the expiration Of their terms OF
SECTIONS. The terms OF once OF the several
JUDGES OF the circuit court which would, but
Tor this amendment, have terminated on the
ninth day of February In the years 1891, 1909,
ana 1870, shall, respectively, terminate on the
nrst DAY OF January, in the years 1891, 1898, and
1885; and their respective successors shall be
chosen on tho first Tuesday after the first Mon
day IN November preceding the expiration OF
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