The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-04
Proposed Amendment 10 The Constitution
Of Ohio.
AMENDNTENT a NO. A,

Assembly Of the state Of Ohio, That PROPOSE.
tons shall be submitted to the electors OF this
state % the first Typss'day after u: first Mon
Article II, Section IS OF Article III, Sections2,
0L0 10, 10. Is and 10, and to create Section II,
e soA, Article ssd ~ ssSSn s. % As sss,ov VII ssS
ticis XVI, Of the Constitut ton Of She State Of
Ohio, so they shall read - follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEQ -. The regular session Of each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
OF January next after IL Il chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEQ ia Whenever the ONCE Of Secretary Of
State, Auditor Of State, Treasurer OF State, or
Attorney General becomes vacant for any Of
Article, the Governor shall nii the vacancy BY
appointment for the residue OF the term, or un.
N The disability Is removed.
iN 8 N ARTICLE ~.
eRos .. The Supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist Of five judges, Q
majority OF whom, competent TO sit, shall be
necessary TO form quorum or pronounce o. DO:
oision. except as herein provided. It shall
have original jurisdiction In quo warranto,
mandamus, habeas corpus, and procedendo,
and such appellate Jurisdiction as may be pro-
yided BY law. The Judges Of the supreme
State 1t large, and for such term OF even years
- may be provided by law. Whenever the
number OF such judges isincreased. the General
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each
division to consist OF au equal number OF judges;
and such an assignment 81 cases shall DC maize
may direct. A majority Of each division shall
be necessary to form quorum; but whenever
oil the judges hearing case In any division
shall not concur In decision, or whenever
case involves the constitutionality OF u statute,
or the construction OF the constitution OF this
State or Of the United States. IT shall be re-
served to the whole court for decision.
SEC. O. The State shall be divided into Judi.
cial circuits OF compact territory, bounded by
county lines IN each OF whic the same num-
per OF circuit JUDGES residing tnerein' shall De
electeu Dy tne electors thereoi, ana LOT such
Term OF even years Us may pe provloea Dy law.
The circuit court shall be COMPOSED OF snch
Ss as S co m
IN eacn year; ana more tnan one court may De
neld at the same time IN anycircuit A circuit
!uage may DC assigned 10 noiu court IN any CIR.
cult. Tne circuit court snail nave the same
original jurisdiction es the supreme court, ana
such appellate jurisdiction rs may DC PROVIDED
oy ysNz iaw;z Apro,o,o oo,r, ., all ,o os,,,,,s,eo
IN eacn county when snail oe court OF rec
oTd, open at all times, and neld by one Judge,
elected by the electors OF the county, whose s,
receive such compensation, payable out of the
county treasury, or by fees' or poth, as may be
provided by law.
SEC. u Justices OF the peace shall be elected
Tuesday after the first Monday In November in
the ODD years. and their powers and duties
ofs;ee shall Ss foSr wears ANA snail commence %
on the first day OF january next after their
pe eS SS the nrs
day OF January after the next election for town
ship officers.
Snc 10. AZ Judges. other than those pro;
S crented bu mnt or ~ r
thoyy sdx ay JAZZ oo ou' "o' ior iohso' 'ern
SrS :, M: ,,a,os y, ,no s.voro, c,,r,s ,ro-
v,SsS a.. IN ,ns Tnsyst,trt;n ~" shn poS p,o
az, sne erSn yenrs Oh .he nrsI tSy nor tne
once Whether chosen for full term. % or % to ali III
svacancy, shall commence on the first day Of
s~n heTS so Stes isdsns snef o e'tSsV ECU peos
conrts snali reside' while IN ofSicc IN The Sis.
tr,ct ~ Witch thev nre eenteS ana ;heir ter,
sS1 IA a"'I WSeneyyer M yr1 he office Of Judge Of
ans "c,,r. % rroviInn ~. ~ ,Hi. Tps,ttnSg NO. ~
comes x vacant before The expisation Of tho term
Tor which he Was elected' the Governor shall
nli the Vacancy by appointment until q success.
sor 10 elected and qualified; and such successor
sn snail pc chosen ior the unexPired term. at the
n. nsst SieGuSa a ,or m1m0ets ., tne General As As
sem1iy se. heid l more than thirty days afser tho
VACANCY SsG ScoTrs; %ns c,sr. ., Tho couuon p,...
ace b clerk @ q I'll he courts q record @ ,hsIsn
ss DH, sns
pate court 70 perform the aunes OF clerk OF
suon court loee Ar| A. 81
raa .fHN .H ARTICLE VIII.
svc 20 co,on, a. tho sto,o shou ,ovo ,,,h-
H., vots wbt,h ren"ira =" U MISREPRESENTATION ,bb.o
.S.W ~ rcard ~ mmS,ic ~o.rs ~ cnU.,.t ~,
thsae % msmScrs and ~ yT whose term Of os,ce Aha III
ha for smcS numher of even vcars no nav
ho prov,ded NV Iaw '"- :" -
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wv ox9n xosIs, ~ .no Isss tuoSuoy ator sne
nSS AonoAy in NovsmoeI, ~ 'no Siectors o.
s sSon oSunsI' 20 sucn msnmcr, y. Sn1 iCs ,uon
sSrM OF evon y0srs ~ may % pIovIooo oy Nw
Wa"I xHCs1Cy ocouss ~ = cSuny ONCE II
snAn ~ nioo ~ spPo'n'"ons or 'no remain
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espC omoe " snen Ue nneo oy appoiht"ens
s0S sno Umsinosr os INC sorm.
ARTICLE XVI
Sac. Al tho general election 70 be held in
~hS -S.S or" tScvsoUrS ~ St,St h"nT.sS SnH M nIrn. a.
sv.txo aSd In sSSh txsntiS.h vssp thersantes as
- ouestios s.Shau 1horo b ( oonvention 10
fevfse. aiter or amend the Ssonstitution shnii
ha suhmifted 70 tho eieotors al the State and
Is eass n nsioritv 81 IN the eieotors votino AZ
Sueh SlSc1ion dsside in iavor OF conyention.
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