Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-07-25
Proposed Amendment TO the Cunsttu-
tiOn Of Ohio,
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

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create Section II OF Article ", section u OF Ar
tice VIII, Sections and of Article Y, 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.
iART1cLEIII. #
SEC. IS. Whenever the ofhce of Secretary of
State, Auditor Of State Treasurer of State, or At
toruey General becomes vacant for any of the causes
mentioned In Section IS of this Article, the Gov
ernor shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the
residue Of the term, or until the disability is
moved.
ARTICLE ".
SEC Q. The Supreme court shall, until otherwise
provided by law, consist of five judges, majority of
whom, competent to sit, shall be necessary TO form
quorum or pronounce decision, except as here
in provided. It shall have original Jurisdiction in
quo warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus, and pro-
cedende, and such appellate jurisdiction NAV 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 cases 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 con-
cur in q 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.
SKc.6 6. The State shall be divided into judicial
circuits of compact territory, bounded by county
lines, in each Of which the same nu nber of circuit
judges residing therein. shall be elected by the ecc
tors thereof and for such term of even 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 shhl 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 orgi-
nal jurisdiction as 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
four years, and who shall receive such compensa-
tion payable out of the county treasury, or by fees
or both. as may be provided by law.
SECS 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 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 filed by appointment until the first
day of January after the next election for township
officers.
SEC. 10. All Judges, other than those providedfor
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-
vded for in this constitution shall be elected in the
even year g. on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, and their terms of office, whether
chosen for full term, CIR to fill a vacancy, shall
commence on the first day of January next after
their election.
SEC. 70. The judges of the Common Please courts
shall resioe while in Office, in the district for which
they are elected and their term Of Office shall be six
years.
SEC. 10. Whenever the Office of judge of any
court provided for in this Constitution becomes va
cant before the expiration of the term for which he
elected, the Governor shrll fill the vacancy by ap
ointment until successor 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.
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each county SHALL by virtue of his office be clerk Of
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 of
clerk cf such court. lsee Art. X, sal
ARTICLE EVIL.
Sec. 70. So long as the State shall have public
works which require superlntendence 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 each coun-
ty, in such manner, and for such term of even years
as may be provided by law. When vacancy
curs IN county office 1t shall be filled by appoint
ment for the remainder of the term.
SEC. 4. Township officers, and elective munich
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, and for such term of even
years. as may be provided by law. When avacancy
occurs in township or municipal Office it shall be
filled by appointment for the remainder of the term.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC 8. AT the general election TO be held In the
wear one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two,
and in each twentieth year thereafter, the question
'sShall there be convention to revise, alter. or
amend the Constitution" shall be submitted to the
electors of the State and in majority of all
the electors voting at such election decide in favor
OF a convention, the General Assembly, at its next
session, shall provide by law, for the election of
delegates. and the assembling of such convention,
as ie provided in the preceding section; but no
amendment of this Constitution, agreed upon by
any convention assembled in pursuance Of this ar
ticIe, shall take effect until the same shall have
been submitted to the electors of the State, and
adopted by majority OF those voting thereon.
SCHEDULE.
SEC. 2. The Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
Treasurer of State and Attorney General, chosen
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem
ber 1885, shall hold their offices until the second
Monday in January, 1898; and the members of the
Sixty.ninth General Assembly shall hold their of
fees til the first day OF January, 1693 The term
Of Office of the Auditor of State in office when this
amendment takes effect hall terminate on the Sec
ond Monday In January, 1898.
SEC. g. The terms of Office of the Judges of the
Supreme court which would, but for this amend
ment have terminated on the ninth day Of February
In the years lS91 1892 1885, 1894 1895, 1885, 1897 and
1895, SHALL respectively, terminate the first day
of January in the years 1891, 1885, 1895, 1897 1S99
1901 l9O3 and 19O5 snd their respective
shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Mondayin November preceding the expiration Of
their terms Of Office.
SEC. 4. The terms Office OF the several judges of
the Circuit court which would, but for this amend
ment have terminated on the ninth day of Februa-
ry in the years 1884, 1s93 and 1895, SHALL respect
i|ely terminate on the first day of January, in the
years 1s9l 1893, and 1885, and their respective sue