Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-10-31
Proposed Amendment 10 The CunsHtu-
ton Of Ohio,
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

icle III Sections O. . 3 20, y, 1s and TO- and to
,reate Section IL Of Article w, section II OF Ar
dcle VIII, Sections and of Article X, 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
sembIy shall commence on the first Monday Of
January next after 1t is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. ls. Whenever the once of Secretary Of
State Auditor of State Treasurer Of State, or At
Iorney General becomes vacant for any of the causes
mentioned in Section IS Of this Article, the Gov
ernor shall ll the vacancy by appointment for the
residue Of the term or until the disability Is re-
moved.
ARTICLE ~.
SEC. .. The Supreme court shall, until otherwise
provided by law consist Of five judges, majority OF
whom, competent to sit, shall be necessary to form
o quorum or pronounce decision, except as here
In provided. It shall have original Jurisdiction In
ouo warranto, mandamus, hAbeas corpus, and pro-
cedepde, and suoh appellate Jurisdiction as may be
prnyided by law. The judges Of the Supreme court
shall bo eeoted 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, tho General sscmby may authorize the
court to organize divisions thereof, not exceeding
three, each division to consist of an equal number
Of Judges and anch an assignment of cases shall be
made to each di fision as majority Of all the judges
may 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 decision, or whenever case involves the
consttutionaty of statute, or the construction Of
the Constitution Of this State or Of the United
States 1t shall be reserved to the whole court for
decision.
SEC. G. The State shall be divided into judicial
circuits Of compact territory, bounded by county
lines, in each Of which the same number of circuit
judges, residing therein, shall be elected by the ecc
tors thereof .and for such term of 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 shhll 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 AZ the Supreme court, and such ap
pellatc Jurisdiction as msy 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
Cur years, and who shall receive such conp6nsAl
on, payable out of the county treasury or by fees,
or both. as may be provided by law.
Sec. 0. Justices of the peace shall be elected by
the electors of each township the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November in the odd years.
and tn 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
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. TO- All Judges, other than those providedfoi
in this Constltution shall be elected by the electors
judicial district for which they may be created
but not for longer term than six years.
| SEC. IL. The judges of the several courts pro
vded 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.
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shall rcsae, while in Office, in the district for which
they elected and their term of Office shall be siz
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 ht
was elected the Governor shrl fill the vacancy by ap
ointment until suscessor is elected and qualified
and such successor shall be chosen for the unex.
pired term at the first election for mbers Of thu
/ 4annrAl AaRAmblV held than thirty daVa Aftn
| the vacancy occurs.
seq IS. The clerk of the Common Pleas court o.
each county shall, by virtue Of his office be clerk
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
clerk cf such court. lsee Art. <, SAL
ARTIcLEvIII.
SEQ. IL. 80 long as the State shall have publ,
works which require superntendence, there shall b,
n board of public works, to consist of three mem
eers, and whose Term Of office shall be Of such mum
Der of even years ss may be provided by law.
ARTICLEX X.
SEC. Q. County officers shall be elected In th
even years, on the first Tuesday after the frs
Monday in November, by the electors of each coun.
ty in such manner, and for such term of even year
as may be provided by law. When vacancy oc
ours In county Office 1t shall be filed by appoint
ment for the remainder of the term.
SEQ. 4. Township officers and elective munici
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, aud for such term of ever
years. as may be provided by law. When avacAncy
occurs In township or municipal office 1t shall b
filled by appointment for the remainder of the term
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC 8. At the general election to be held In th
year one thousand eight hundred and ninety.two
sndin each twentieth year thereafter, the question
l'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 ct such election decide in avO
Of convention, the General Assembly, at its mex
session, shall provide, by law, for the election
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
adopted by majority those voting thereon.
SCHEDULE.
SEC. .. The Governor. Lieutenant Governo,
Treasurer of State. and Attorney General, chose
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In Novem
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 Of
hces until the first day Of January 1885, The teri
of ONCE of the Auditor Of State in office when thi
amendment takes effect shall terminate on the set
ond Monday In january, l098
SEC. 8. The terme Of office of the judges of th
. Supreme court which would, but for this amen(
Iment have terminated on the ninth day of Februar,
in the years 1891, 1892 1885, 1894 1896 1896, 1897 an
1884, shall, respectively, terminate on the first de
1901 1905 and 1905; snd their respective successor
shall be chosen on tine first Tuesday after the fri
Mondayin November preceding the expiration
their terms ofofiice.
SEQ. 4. The terms Office Of the several judges {
the Circuit court which would, but for this ament
unant hava tarpnin tad nm thA ninth day AZ FAhrf