Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-11
Proposed Amendment 10 the CanstItu-
tIOn Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. 4.
SECTION /. Be It resolved by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Ohio that propositions shall be
submtte to the electors of this State on the frst
Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1888,
to amend Section oJ OF Article II, Section IS of Ar
tice III, Sections 2, g. 20 l2 10 and l6. and to
create Section II Of Article ", section u OF Ar
tice 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
sembly shall commence on the FIRST Monday Of
January next after it is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC ls. whenever the ONCE 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
shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the
residue Of the term until the disability is re-
moved.
ARTICLE ~.
SEo.2. The Supreme court shall, until otherwise
provided by law, consist Of five judges majority of
whom, competent to eli, shall be necessary to form
quorum or pronounce decision, except as here.
in provided 1t shall have original Jurisdiction in
quo wsrranto, mandsmus, habeas corpus, and pro-
cedende, and such appellate Jurisdiction as may be
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 even 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 an assignment Of shall be
made to each division 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
cur in a decision, or whenever case involves the
constitutionaty Of statute the construction Of
the Constitution Of this State or of the United
States, 1t 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 nu mber of circuit
judges residing therein, shall be elected by the elcc
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 es,h 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-
pellstc Jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
Sec. Z. A Probate court shall be established in
hall ho n No
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 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 their 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 provided for
in this Constitution, shall be elected by the electors
the 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-
vided for in this constitution shall be elected in the
even years, the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, and their terms of Office whether
chosen for full term, or to fill a vacancy, shall
commence on the first day Of January next after
their election.
SEC. u. 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 six
years.
SEQ. 10. Whenever the office Of q judge of any
court provided for in this Constitution becomes
cant before the expiration Of the term for which he
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 members of the
General Assembly held more than thirty days after
the vacancy occurs.
SEC. 16. The clerk of the Common Pleas court of
each county SHALL by virtue of his Office, be clerk of
all the courts of record therein, except the Suprem
court but the General Assembly may authorize the
Judges of the Probate court to perform the duties of
clerk cf such court. lSee Art. X, S2.]
ARTICLE VIII.
Sec. 12. So long as the State shall have public
works which require superintendence, there shall be
q board Of public works, to consist of three mem
eers, and whose Term of Office shall be of such num-
ber of even years as may be provided by Jaw.
ARTICLEX
Sec. Q. County officers shall be elected in the
even years, on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November. by the electors of caah CONN