The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-02
Proposed Amendment 10 the Constitution
Of Ohio.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. 4.
sScr1oN 1. Be IL resolved by the General
ASSEMBLY Of the State Of Ohio That PROPOSE.
tions shall be submitted to the electors Of this
state On the trst Tuesday S after tho first Mon; N
Article H. Section IS Of Article III, Sections 3,
g. 4 O. 10, ~. 10 and 10. and to create Section H.
81 aSd M SpSe az Hi !,
ticie XVI Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Ohio SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEQ. 20. The regular session OF each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after It is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC 1s. whenever the once Of Secretary Of
Attorney General becomes vacant for any Of
the causes mentioned in Section 10 OF this
Article, the Governor shall al the vacancy by
appointment for the residue OF the term, or un.
til the disability Is removed
ARTICLE Nv.
SEos The Supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided by law, consist Of five judges, q
majority Of whom, competent to sit, shall be
Necessary n:. to form quorum or pronounSe ; DC;
hove original Jurisdiction in QUO warranto,
mandamus, habess. corpus, and procedendo,
sSss ana such as may be
court shall be elected by. the electors Of the
State at large. and for such term Of even years
number @ Of Of such Judges 4 Increased. the General
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each
v0n to S an uagsss Sss
to each division as q majority Of all the judges
may direct. A majority Of each division shall
all the JUDGES hearing q case in any division
shall not concur In decision, or whenever
case involves the consututionality Of a statute,
state or Of the United States it shall bo re-.
served to the whole court for decision.
SEC. 0. The State shall be divided into judi.
ns wSo
Der Of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
elected by the electors thereof, and for such
Tao crcu shall Se OF such
number Of Judges as may he provided by law,
and shall be held in each county at least once
held dat at the he's same me- time me in any any circuit Circuit
Judge may be assigned to hold court In any Cir
cult. The circuit court shall have the same
original jurisdiction as the Supreme Court, and
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided
by law.
SEC Z. A Probate court shall be established
ord, open at ali times, and held by ono Judge,
elected by the electors OF the county, whose
term Of Office shall be four years, and who shall
receive such hx out ot 'he ne
SEC O. Justices Of the peace shall be elected
Tuesday after the first Monday in November in
the odd years, and their powers and duties
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms OF
the
election. Vacancies occurring In the ofice
shall be filled by appointment until the first
day Of January after the next election for town.
SIC. 10. All Judges other than those pro.
vided for In this Constitution, shall be elected
by the electors OF the judicial district for which
- vv,a " n Opa mt INIT M fCro a N
sEo. II. The Judges Of the several courts pro.
vided for In this Constitution shall be elected
first Monday in November, and their terms Of
ofice. whether chosen for . full term, or to I'LL
vacancy, shall commence on the first day OF
January next after their election.
SEC. i2. The judges OF tho Common Pleas
cour:s shall reside. while in ONCE. In the dis
trict for which they are elected, and their term
SEC. is Whenever the office of Judge Of
any court provided for IN this Constitution be-
comes vacant before the expiration Of the term tern,
I'LL the vacancy by appointment until success
sor is elected and qualifed and such successor
pc or memSsrs snS *
sen,bly held more than thirty days after tho
vacancy occurs.
SEC. Is. The clerk Of the Common Pleas
flee be clerk OF all the courts Of record therein,
except the Supreme court; but the General
ps1S9m he The 81
such court lSee Art x, sal
ARTICLE VIII.
SEQ 12. So long as the Sta.o shall have pub
lic works which require superintondence, there
shall be board Of public works, to consist OF
| be for such number OF even years as may
be provided by law.
ARTICLE x.
SEC. Q. County officers shall be elected In
| the even years, on the first Tuesday after the
irst Monday IN Noyembsr BY tho electors c,Sh q
| term Of even years. as may be provided by law.
When vacancy occurs In county offloe II
shall be flled BY appointment for the remain.
SEC Z. Township ofaoers, and elective mum.
cipal ofhcers, shall be elected in the odd years.
on the arst Tuesday after the first Monday In
| municipality, In such manner, and for such
term Of even years, ss may DO provided by law
Wien occurs S n or mun
for the remainder Of the term.
| ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. q At The general election 10 be held In
| the year one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty.two and in each twentieth year thereafter
| the question "6hall there be convention tc
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shal
be submitted to the electors Of the State, and
in case . majority Of all the electors voting al
the General Assembly, st its next session, shall
provide, by law for the election OF delegates
and tho assembling of such convention, as IL
| provided In the preceding section; but nc
amendment Of this Constitution, agreed upon By
any convention assembled in pursuance Of this
article, shall take effect untn the same shall
have been submitted to the electors Of thu
State, and adopted by majority OF those vot
ing thereon.
| SCHEDULE.
SECTION T. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
| ernOr, Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
erai, chosen on the first Tuesday after tho hrs
Monday In November, 1859, shall hold thei
ofiioes until the second Monday in January
1893; and the members Of the sixty-ninth Gen
eral Assembly shall hold their ofhces until thu
first day Of january, 1893. The term Of ONCE Q
the Auditor OF State In ONCE whom this amend
ment takes effect shall terminate on the secont
Monday In January, 1893.
SRCTION g. The terms Of once of the judges o
the Supreme court which would, but for thi
amendment, have terminated on tho ninth da,
ofFobruary,in the years 1901, 1602 1893 1884, 1885
1893. 1897 and 1885, shall, respectively, terminat
the hrst day Of January, In the years 1891 1893
1895, 1897, 1892 1901, 1908 and 1905; and their re
speotive successors shall be chosen on the 6rs
Tuesday after the first Monday In Novombe
preceding the expiration OF their terms o
onhce.
sECTIoN4. The terms Of ofilce OF the severa
judges OF tho circuit court which would, bu
Tor this amendment, have terminated on tn
ninth day Of February In the years 1891, 1895
and 1895, shall respectively terminate on tn