Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-05-16
Proposed A9iisnsnt d ths consHtu-
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BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

the eleCtOft OI tuiH CNhtr Ou tuc Ftst
Tuesday after the hrst Monday In November, 1889,
10 amend section 81 Of Article IL section IS OF Ar
tcle III sections 8, !, 8 20 ~ IS sud IS. and TO
create section II of Article ", section y OF Ar
ticle WILL Sections and Of Article \, and Section
OF Article XVI, Of the Constitution OF the State OF
ohio, 90 they shAll read as follow:
ARTICLs II.
SEC. Is, The regular session Of each General As
sembly ahall commence on the hrst Monday OF
January next after II is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
src. is. Whenever the once of Secretary Of
State Auditor Of State Treasurer OF State, or At
torpey General becomes vacant for any Of the causes
mentioned in Section is Of this Article, the Gov
eEuor ehail nl the vacancy by appointment for the
residue of the term, until the disability is re-
moved.
ARTICLE ~.
SEC, 2. The Supreme court shall, until Otherwise
provided by law, consist Of hYe Judges Of
a Quorum or pronounce decision, except az here
in provided. 1t shall have original Jurisdiction in
quo warranto, mandamus, hAoeas corpus, and pro
cedende, and such appellate jurisdiction as NAV be
provided by law. The judges OF tho supreme court
shall be elected by the electors OF the State at large
and for such term Of even years as may be provided
nv law Whenever the number OF such judges is
! Increased the General ssembly may authorize the
court to organize divisions thereof, not exceeding
three each division to consist OF an equal numDer
of Judges; and such assignment OF cases shall be
made 70 each division majority OF all thejudges
NAV direct AmaioriIy Of each division shall be
necessary to form quorum; but Whenever all the
judges hearing case In any division sosli not con-
constitutiopality OF statute or the construction OF
the Consultation of this State or of the United
States, it shall be reserved to the whole court for
sEc. g. The State shall be divided into Judicial
circuits Of compact territory, bounded by county
lines in each Of which the same nu 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 snail De
composed of such number OF judges as may be pro.
yided by law, and snh be aeld IN eacn county a. q.
NAV be held at the same time In any circuit cir
cuit Judge may be assigned to hold court In any cir
cult The Circuit court shall have the same ot1gi-
nal jurisdiction as the Supreme court and such ap-
pelstc Jurisdiction as msy be provided by law.
| SEC, 4, A Probate court shall be established in
each county, which shall be court of record, open
electors of the county, whose term Of Office shall be
| four years, and who shall receive such compensa-
ton payable out Of the county treasury or by fees
or both. as may be provided oy isw: u,o o,o,.0a hv
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 oy
law Their terms Of once shall be four years. and
/ shnii commence ON the fret day of JANUARY next
after their election. Vacancies occurring in the Of
| Ace shall be filed by appointment until the frst
day Of January after the next election for township
SEC. TO- All Judges, other than those provided for
in this Constitution shall be elected by the electors
OF the judicial district for which they may becreated
but not for longer term than six years.
| SEo. IL The Judges of the several courts pro-
yided for in this onstutlon shall be elected In the
even year on the first Tuesday after the hrst Mon
day in November and their terms OF ottce, whether
chosen for full term, or to ill 9 vacancy, shall
commence on the first day Of January next after
their election 'a.- 't''
| tn in tha Afatt1nt which
they elected and their term OF once shall be six
SEC, 10. 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 shrll an the vacancy by sp
ointment until successor is elected and qualihed
and such successor shall be chosen Tor the unex- @
General Assembly held more than thirty days after
IS SEC. is. The clerk of the Common Pleas court of
each county SHALL by virtue Of his office, be clerk OF
ali 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 M such court. lSee Art. X, S2.l
ARTICLEVIII.
CsEo. 12. So long as the State shall have public
works which require superintendence, there shall be
o board of public works, to consist OF three mem
GERS and whose Term Of Office shall be Of such num-
her 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 q county office it shall be filled by appoint
ment for the remainder of the term.
SEC 4. Township officers, and elective munici
nal 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 sucn term OF ever
| har iAadh hu uIauu n
occurs In township or municipal office 1t shall b.
flled by appointment for the remainder of the term
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC g. At the general election to be held in tn,
wear one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two
and in each twentieth year thereafter, the question
"Shall there be convention to revise, alter. o
amend the Constitution" shall be submitted to tn
electors of the State, and, In case majority of al
the electors voting at such election decide in avo
of convention, the General Assembly, at its mex
session, shall provide, by law, for the election o
delegates and the assembling of such convention
as is provided in the preceding section; bnt N
amendment Of this Constitution, agreed upon b.
any convention assembled In pursuance OF this al
ticle, shall take effect until the same shall hav
been submitted to the electors Of the State, an
adopted by majority of those voting thereon.
SCHEDULE.
SEC. 2, The Governor. Lieutenant Governor
Treasurer Of State and Attorney General, chose
ber, 1889, shall hold their Offices until the secon
Monday In January, 1898; and the members of tn
Sixty.ninth General Assembly shall hold their o
Aces up It'll the first day OF January, 1888 The teri
Of office of the Auditor Of State in office when th
amendment takes effect hall terminate on the sec
ond Monday In January, 1893.
SEC. 8. The terms OF Office Of the judges Of th
| supreme court which would, but for this ament
ment have terminated on the ninth day OF Fe braar
in the years 1884, 1892 1885, 1894 1885, 1896, 1897,
1888, shall respectively, terminate on the hrst da
OF January in the years 1891, 1893, 1898, 1897, 189
I9Of 1908 and 1905 snd their respective successor
shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the fri
Monday in November preceding the expiration {
their terms Of Office.
SEC. 4. The terms Office Of the several judges
the Circuit court which would but for this ement
ment, have terminated on the ninth day Of Febru
~ In the years 1891, 1893, and 1885, shall, respec
years 1891, 1898, and 1885, and their respective su
cessors shall be chosen on the FIRST Tuesday an
. the first Monday In November preceding the expr
| ton of their terms Of office.
SEC. S. The present terms Office Of the sever
Judges of the Probate court sha terminate on the FIR
dsy Of January, 1891, and their successors shall
chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Monday
November, $780,
SEC. 9; The terms of Office fthe several judges
: the Common Pleas court in Office when this amen
ment takes effect shall terminate on the first day
January ofthe odd year, and those Of the superb
courts In the even year, nearest the time when the
reruectiye terms Of ONCE would but for this amen
n mendment, have terminated; and their respect
successors shall be chosen on their first Tuesday
7, ter the frst Monday in November preceding the o
r. piration Of their respective terms Of ONCE.
10 SEC. z. The judges of the several courts, and
- State, county, township, and municipal officers,
., office when this amendment takes effect, shall CO
lr inue in office until their SUCCESSORS are elected d
u SEC. 8. .Atsuch election those electors desiri
" TO vote for such amendment may have placed upt