Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-30
Proposed Amendment to the CuNsHtu-
ton Of Chic,
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

SECTION /. Be Il resolved by the General Assem-
bly, OF the state OF Ohio that propositions shall be
submitte 10 the electors Of this State the hrst
Tuesday aiteI the irst Monday I'm November, 1883,
to amend Section 2J Of Article H. 81 ctOn IS Of Ar
ticle Ill, Sections 2 8, q = 20 ", IL and i6 and
create Section IL OF Article ", section IL OF Ar
ticle WILL Sections and Of Article Y, and Section
OF Article XVI of the Constitution of the State Of
Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE IL.
SEC. 25. The regular session OF each General AS:
sembiy shall commence on the first Monday Of
January next after 1t is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC 1S. whenever the office of Secretary Of
State Auditor Of State, Treasurer of State, or At
torney General becomes vacant for any of the causes
mentioned in Section Is Of this Article, tie Gov
ernor shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the
residue Of the term, or until the disability Is re-
moved.
ARTICLE ".
SEC. q. The Supreme court shall, until otherwise
provided by law consist of i've judges, majority of
whom competent to sit, shall be necessary 10 form
a quorum or pronounce decision, except as here.
in provided. 1t shall have original jurisdiction in
auo warranto mandamus, habeas corpus and pro-
cedendo and such appellate jurisdiction as may be
provided by law The judges oil the supreme court
shall be elected by the electors of the State at large
and for such term of even years as may be provided
| by law. Whenever the number OF such judges Is
increased, the General ssembly may authorize the
three each division to consist Of an equal number
of Judges and such assignment of cases shall be
made to each iFsiOn as ajority of all the judges
may direct. Amajority OF each division snail pc
necessary to form quorum; but Whenever all the
Judges hearing case in any division shall not con-
cur in q decision, or whenever case involves the
constitutionalty OF statute, or the construction OF
the Constitution of this State or of the United
States it shall be reserved to the whole court for
decision.
SEC.6 6. The State shall be divided into Judicial
circuits of compact territory, bounded by county
lines In each of which the same nber of circuit
Judges residing therein shall be elected by the cleo
tors thereof and for such term of even years as may
| be provided by law. The Circuit court shall be
composed of such number Of judges as may be pro-
yided by law, and shhll be held in each county at
least once in each year; and more than one court
NAV be held at the same time in any circuit. cir
cult Judge may be assigned to hold court in any cir
cult, The Circuit court shall have the same origi
nal jurisdiction as the Supreme court and such ap-
pellatc jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
SEC I. A Probate court shall be established in
each county, which shall be a=eourt of record, open
at all times and held by one judge, elected by the
electors of the county, whose term of office shall be
four years, and who shall receive such compensa-
tion payable out of the county treasury, or by fees
or both as may be provided by law.
SEC. o. Justices of the peace shall be elected by
the electors of 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 fonr years, and
shall commence on the first day of January next
after their election. Vacancies occurring in the Of
fee shall be filled by appointment until the first
day of January after the next election for township
officers.
SEC. 10. All Judges other than those provdedfor
in this Constitution shall be elected by the electors
of the judicial district for which they may Created
but not for longer term than six years.
SEC H. The Judges of the several courts pro-
yded for In this constitution shall be elected in the
even years on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, and their terms of Office, whether
chosen for full term, or to fill vacancy, shall
commence on the first day of January next after
their election.
shall resioe while in Office, in the district for which
they elected and their term Of ofce shall be six
years.
SEC. 13. Whenever the Office of judge of any
court provided for in this Constitution becomes va
cant before the expiration of the term for which he
was elected the Governor shr fill the vacancy by ap
ointment until successor is elected and qualified;
and such successor shall be chosen for the uneX-
pired term at the first election for members of the
General Assembly held more than thirty days after
the vacancy occurs.
SEC. is. The clerk of the Common Pleas court of
each county SHALL by virtue Of his office, be clerk of
all the courts of record therein except the Supreme
court; but the General Assembly may authorize the
Judges of the Probate court to perform the duties of
clerk cf such court. lsee Art. X, S2.l
ARTICLE VIII.
fSEc. 70. So long as the State shall have public
works which require superintendence there shall be
board Of public works, to consist OF three mem
eers, and whose Term of Office shall be OF such num-
ber of even years as may be provided by Jaw.
ARTICLE X.
SEC. 2. County officers shall be elected in the
even years, on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, by the electors of each coun-
ty in such manner, and for such term of even years
as may be provided by law. When vacancy oc-
ours in county Office it shall be filled by appoint
ment for the remainder of the term.
SEC. 4. Township officers, and elective munich
pal officers shall be elected in the odd years, on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
ber by the electors of each township or municipal
ity, in such manner, and for such term of even
years. as may be provided by law. When vacancy
occurs in township or municipal Office 1T shall be
filled by appointment for the remainder of the term
ARTICLE XVI.
Az ala 10 ho boId iDtb