Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-09-05
Proposed Amendment to The Cunsttu-
ton Of Ohio,
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. 4. 3,
SECTION !. Be IL resolved by the General hsssm-
bly, OF the State Of Ohio that propositions shall be
submitte to the electors Of this State on ,Ae hrst
Tuesday alter ths nrst Monday in November, 1889,
TO amend Section Is of Article H. Section Is Of Ar
tIcle H. Sections 3 g. . y 20, H. i3 and i6 and to
create Section II OF Article ", section r Of Ar
ticle vIII Sections and of Article T. and Section
OF Article XVI, OF the Constitution Of the State OF
Ohio, so hey shall read Is foIlOwss
.". sRTIcLe II,
SEC. q. The regular session Of each General AS
sembIy shall commence ON the nrst Monday Of
JanuAry next after It is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. IS. 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, the Gov
ernor shall nll the vacancy by appointment for the
residue OF the term, until the disability is re-
moved.
ARTICLE ".
SEC .. The Supreme court shall, until otherwise
provided by law, consist Of Ave judges, majority Of
whom, competent to sit shall be necessary TO form
quorum or pronounce decision, except as here
in provided. 1t shall have original Jurisdiction In
quo warranto mandamus, 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 may be provided
| by law. Whenever the number Of such judges Is
increased, the General ssembly may authorize the
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three, each division to consist Of an equal number
of judges and such assignment Of cases shaii Dc
made to each di hsion as majority Of all the judges
NAV direct Amajority Of each division shall be
necessary TO form quorum but whenever all the
judges hearing caseiD any division shall not con-
cur in a decision, or whenever case involves the
consttutionAllty of statute, or the construction of
the Constitution Of this State or Of the United
States it 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
inep In each Of which the same nn mber Of circuit
iudees residing therein shall be elected by the cleo
tors ,heeof land for such term of years as may
| be provided by law. The Circuit court shall be
composedof such number Of judges as may be pro
vided by law, and shhll be held in each county al
least once in each year; and more than one court
may be held at the same time in any circuit a cir
cult Judge may be assigned to hold court in any cir
cult. The Circuit court shall have the same origi
nal jurisdiction as the Supreme court, and such ap-
pellate Jurisdiction as msy be provided by law.
SEC Z. Probate court shall be established IL
each county, which shall be court Of record, opeI
at ell times and held by one Judge, elected by th
electors of the county, whose term of office shall b.
four years, and who shall receive such compensa
ion payable out OF the county treasury, or by fees
or both. Is may be provided by law. taf 4.s.
| SEC. 9, Justices of the peace shall be elected b
the electors Of each township, on the first Tuesda
after the first Monday In November in the odd yeari
and their powers and duties shall be prescribed D
law. Their terms of office shall be four years, an
. shall commence on the first day of January mex
after their election. Vacancies occurring in the
fee shall be filed by appointment until the fri
day of January after the next election for townshi
? officers.
! SEC TO- All Judges, other than those providedf' Il
in this Constitution shall be elected by the eecto
the judicial district for which they may becreate
but not for longer term than six years. H-.
SEC IL. The Judges Of the several courts pr
"
. even years ON the first Tuesday after the first Mo
day in November, and their terms of office. wheth
chosen for full term, or to fill vacancy, sh'
commence on the first day of January next aft
e their election.
J SEC H. The Judges Of the Common Please cour
shall resiae, while in Office in the district for wh
they are elected and their term of Office shall be
: years.
SEC. 10. Whenever the office of judge of a
court provided for in this Constitution becomes '
cant before the expiration Of the term for which
was elected, the Governor shrll I'LL the vacancy BY
ointment until successor is elected and qualife
and such successor shall be chosen for the une
pired term at the first election for members of
General Assembly held more than thirty days al
the vacancy occurs. ....,-- .rt='
SEC. i6. The clerk of the Common Pleas court
each county shall, by virtue Of his Office be clerk
all the courts of record therein except the Suprel
court but the General Assembly may authorize
udges of the Probate court to perform the duties
clerk cf such court. lSee Art. \, S2l
a .af ARTICLE VIII. a.-s
sEc.12. So long as the State shall have pub
works which require superintendence, there shall
board of public works, to consist of three me
eers and whose Term of Office shall be of such nu
ber OF even years as may be provided by .aw.
ARTICLEX
SEC. .. County officers shall be elected in
even years, on the first Tuesday after the a
Monday in November, by the electors of each COT
ty, in such manner, and for such term of even ye
as may be provided by law. When a vacancy
ours In county office 1t shall be filled by appoi
ment for the remainder of the term.
SEC 4. Township officers, and elective mum
pal officers, shall be elected in the odd years,
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Noy'
Der. BY the electors of each township or municiI
" ity, in such manner, aud for such term of 81
+. years. as may be provided by law. When q vacaI
occurs in o township or municipal office it shall
- filled by appointment for the remainder of the tel
ARTICLE XVI. M,a 81
SIC. 8. Al the general election to he held In
year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-t
and In each twentieth year thereafter, the quest
"Shall there be convention to revise, alter,
amend the Constitution shall be submitted to
electors of the State, and, In case majority of
e the electors voting at such election decide in fa
~ of d convention the General Assembly, at its u
session, shall provide. by law, for the election
delegates. and the assembling of such convent
as IL provided in the preceding section; but
IS. amendment of this Constitution, agreed upon
any convention assembled in pursuance of this
:. ticle, shall take effect until the same shall b
~ been submitted to the electors of the State,
- adopted by amsjority Of those voting thereon.
lso SCHEDULE.
SEC. ,. he Governor, Lieutenant Cover
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