The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-08-15
Proposed Amendment 10 the Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. 4.
Assembly Of the state Of Ohio, That proposi.
tons shall be submitted to the electors OF this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
Gay IN IN November 1889. to amend Section ss Of
q O. 10, IL. 13 and 10. and to create Section II,
Of Article ~, Section la Of Article VIII Sec
!on: snd Ci Article and Section Ar
Ohio, 30 they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEQ. g. The regular session Of each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after It 10 chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEQ 10 Whenever the once OF Secretary OF
State, Auditor Of State, Treasurer Of State, or
Attorney General becomes vacant for any Of
the causes mentioned in Section Is Of this
Article. the Governor shall MI the vacancy by
I'll the disability is removed.
ARTICLE ~.
SEC. .. The Supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided by law, consist Of five Judges, Q
necessary 10 form quorum or pronounce q de-.
have original jurisdiction in quo warrsnto,
nnd snSss and
court shall be elected By The electors q the
state a. large. and for such term Of even years
number OF such judges IS isincreased. the General
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof not exceeding. throe, each
division TO consist OF an equal number Of Judges;
and such IN assignment Of cases shall be made
70 each division os o majority Of oil the judges
may direct A majority Of each division shall
all the judges hearing case in any division
shall not concur In decision, or whenever
case involves the constitutionality OF o 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 0. The State shall be divided into Judi.
cial circuits OF compact territory, bounded by
county lines, in each Of whici the same mum.
Der OF rcuit judges residing therein shall be
elected by the electors thereof, and for such
tern term S,u o. even years as may be provided BY law
number OF judges Us may be provided by law,
and shall be held In each county ut least once
IN each year; and more than one court may be
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
sucn appellate jurisdiction US may bc provided
sEo.7. A Probate court shall be established
IN each county, which shall be o court OF rec
elected by the electors OF the county whose
term OF ofhce shall be four years. and who shall
receive such compensation, payable out OF the
county treasury, or by fees, or both rs may be
provided by law.
SEC. o. Justices OF the peace shall be elected
by tho electors In 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
election. Vacancies occurring in the ofico
shall be filled by appointment until the first
day OF January after the next election for town
ship officers.
SEC. TO-, All judges, other than those pro.
vided for in this Constitution, shall bo elected
by the electors OF the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer to- rm
SEC. H. The judges OF the several courts pro-
vided for in this Constitution. shall be elected
IN the even years, on the first Tuesday after the
hrst Monday in November, and their terms OF
ofice, whether chosen for full term, or to fill
o vacancy shall commence on the 2rst day of
january next after their election.
SEC. IL. The judges OF tho Common Pleas
courts shall reside, while in onice, in the dis.
trict for which they are elected, and their term
OF office shall be six years.
any court provided for in this Constitution be-
comes vacant before the expiration OF the term
for which he was elected, the Governor shall
n tas yaSaaCy Sy until
shall be chosen for the unexpired term, at the
FIRST election for members Of the General AS
senbly held more than thirty days after the
SEC. 10. The clerk of the Common Pleas
court Of each county shall, by virtue OF his Of
except the Supreme court; but the General
bate court 70 perform the duties Of clerk Of
such court. tSee Art. x, ST.
ARTICLE VIII
SEC 12 So long as the STATE shall have pub.
lilo works which require superintendence there
shall be q board Of public works, to consist Of
three members, and whose term Of office shall
be for such number Of even years as may
be provided by law.
ARTICLE x.
QuC Nouptv oA1cara shall ha o1aotod In
the even years, on the FIRST Tuesday after tho
first Monday in November by the electors Of
each county, In such manner, and for such
When vacancy occurs In county ONCE it
shall be flled by appointment for the remain.
dor OF the term.
cipal ofacers, shall be elected In the odd years.
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
November, by the electors Of each township or
IN :uS be Sad qr
When vacancy occurs In o township or muni
oipal ofioe It shall be filled by appointment
for the remainder Of the term.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC g. At the general election to be held In
the year one thousand eight hundred and nine.
ty-two. and In each twentieth year thereafter,
the question Shall there be convention TO
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shall
in case o majority OF oil the electors voting at
such election decide In favor OF u convention,
the General Assembly, at Its next session, shall
provide, by law, for the election OF delegates,
and the assembling Of such convention, as is
provided in the preceding section; but no
amendment Of this Constitution, agreed upon by
any convention assembled In pursuance Of this
article shall take effect until the same shall
have been submitted to the electors of the
State, and adopted by o majority Of those vot-
ing thereon.
SECTIONS 2. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
eral, chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1889, shall hold their
offices until the second Monday In January,
1893; and the members OF the sixty-ni Gen,
eral Assembly shall hold their offees until the
FIRST day of January, 1893 The term OF of1ice OF
the Auditor OF State In once when this anne nd.
ment takes effect shall terminate on the second
Monday in January, 189S
SECTIoN3 The terms OF ONCE Of the judges OF
the Supreme court which would, but for this
amendment have terminated on the ninth day
OF February in the years 1891 1892 1893 1884, 1895,
1896, 1897 and 1898, SHALL respectively, terminate
on the first day OF January, In the years 1901 1893,
1895, 1897, 1892 1901, 1908 and 1905; and their re-
spective successors shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
preceding the expiration OF their terms OF
ONCE.
SECrIoN4 The terms of once Of the several
Judges OF the circuit court which would, but
Tor this amendment, have terminated on the
ninth day Of February in the years 1891, 1893,
end 1895, shall respectively, terminate on the
hrst day of January, In tho years 1891, 1903 and
1895; and their respective successors shall be
ChOa0n the frat Tuasdav after the 6rSt Mon