Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-27
Proposed Amendment 10 The Cunstltu.
ton Of Ohio,
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

submitted TO the electors Of this State the hrst
Tuesday after the FIRST Monday in November, 1889,
TO amend Section 2J OF Article H. Section Is Of Ar
ticle H. Sections 9 6, g 20 r. iS and l6. and TO
create Section II Of Article ", section II OF Ar
tcle 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 II.
SEC. 25. The regular session Of each General As
sembly shall commence ON the frst Monday Of
January next after 1t is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. Is. 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 shail I'LL the vacancy by appointment for the
residue Of the term, or until the disability is re-
moved.
ARTICLE ".
SEC. 2. The Supreme court shall until otherwise
provided by law, consist of five judges, majority Of
whom competent to sit, shall be necessary TO form
a Quorum or pronounce decision, except as here
in provided. 1t shall have original jurisdiction in
quo warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus, and pro-
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provided by law. The judges of the Supreme court
shall be elected by the electors Of the State at large
and for such term Of years as may be provided
BY 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 number
Of Judges and such assignment of cases shall be
made to each d rision as majority Of all the judges
NAV direct. Amajority of each division shall be
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
constitutonality OF statute or the construction OF
the Constitution of this State or of the United
States II shall be reserved to the whole court for
decision.
SEC. 6. The State shall be divided into judicial
circuits Of compact territory, bounded by county
lines in each Of which the same umber Of circuit
Judges residing therein shall be elected by the eec
tors thereof and for such term Of even years may
be provided by law. The Circuit court shall be
composed of such number Of judges as may be pro-
vided by law, and shhl 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 cir
cult Judge may be assigned to hold court in any cir
cult. The Circuit court shall have the same origi-
nal jurisdiction the Supreme court and such ap-
pellAtc jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
SEC z. A Probate court shall be established in
each county which shall be court 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.9. 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 thu cir powers and duties shall be prescribed by
law. Their terms Of ONCE shall be four years, and
| shall commence on the first day of January next
after their election Vacancies occurring in the Of
fee shall be filed by appointment until the first
day Of January after the next election for township
officers.
SEC. 10. All Judges, other than those provided for
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. IL. The judges of the several courts pro-
yided 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 q vacancy, shall
commence on the first day of January next after
| their election.
SEC. 70. The judges Of the Common Please courts
shall rcsiae, while in Office in the district for which
they are elected and their term Of Office shall be Elk
| years.
| 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 fill the vacancy by ap
ko1 h.
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.
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
uges of the Probate court to perform the duties OF
clerk If such court. lSee Art. K, sal
ARTICLE VIII.
SEC. 70. 80 long as the State shall have public
works which require superntendence, there shall be
board OF public works, to consist of three mem.
eers, and whose Term Of Office shall be of such mum.
ber Of even years as may be provided by Jaw.
ARTICLEX 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 lay. When q vacancy oc
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
Der, by the electors of each township municipal
ity, In such manner, and for such term of ever
years. as may be provided by law. When vacancy
occurs in township municipal office It shall b
filled by appointment for the remainder of the term
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. 8. Al the general election TO be held in thu
| wear one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two
and in each twentieth year thereafter, the question
i "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; but 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 10 the electors Of the State, an
adopted by majority of those voting thereon.
SCHEDULE.
SEC, Q. The Governor. Lieutenant Governor
Treasurer of State and Attorney General, chose
on the frst Tuesday after the rst Monday In Noven
ber, 1889, shaE hold their Offices until the secon
Sixty.ninth General Assembly shall hold their O
fees until the first day OF January, 1893. The teri
Of oface Of the Auditor of State In office whenth
amendment takes effect shall terminate on the Sc,
ond Monday in January, 1888.
Supreme court which would, but for this ament
ment, have terminated the ninth day Of Re bruar
in the years 1884, 1892 1885 1924. 1885, 1896, 1897 On
1898, shall respectively. terminate on the nrst d
Of January in the years 1891, 1893, 1885, 1897 lSs
1901 1905 and 1905 snd their respective successor
shali be chosen on the lrst Tuesday after the 5RA
- Monday in November preceding the expiration
their terms OF office.
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