The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-06-27
Proposed Amendment 10 the Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. A.

ABS0mUly VI buo 0V0t0 OI OnlO, I0ut prOpOSls
tions shall be submitted to the electors Of this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon:
day IN November, 1889, to amend Section Is Of
AS1 II st0n e % "a IA Aros " III
Of Article ~, Section 1s Of Article VIII, Sec.
tions and Z OF Article x, and Section Of Ar.
ticle XVI Of the Constitution Of tho State Of
ARTICLE II.
BIC. g The regular session Of each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
OF January next after 1t IL chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEQ ia whenever the ONCE OF Secretary Of
State, Auditor Of State, Treasurer OF State, or
the causes mentioned in Section Is Of thfl
Article, the Governor shall MI the vacancy by
appointment for the residue Of the term, or un.
"a ths disability is removed.
SEQ .. The Supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided by law, consist Of nve judges. .
majority Of whom, competent to Sit, shall be
necessary to form aquorum or pronounee ade;
have. original Jurisdiction in quo warranto,
mandamus, habeas corpus, and procedendo,
and such appellate Jurisdiction as may be pro-
sou "a. 5: elected tho electors u the
State st large, and for such term OF even years
% may be provided BY law. Whenever the
Assembly may authorize the court 70 organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding. three, each
division 10 consist Of nm equal number OF judges;
70 .un All
may direct A majority OF each division shall
be neoessary TO form quorum; but whenever
al the JUDGES hearing case In any division
shall not concur In decision, or whenever o
case involves the oonstitutionality 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 whica the same num-
Der Of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
term Of even years as may be provided by law.
The circuit court shall bs composed OF such
number Of Judges as may be provided by law,
In each year; and more than one court may be
held at the same time In any circuit. A circuit
Judge may be assigned to hold court in any cir
Quit. The circuit court shall have the same
original jurisdiction rs the Supreme Court, and
such appellate jurisdiction Us may be provided
by law.
SEQ Z. Probate court shall be established
In each county, which shall be u court Of rec.
ord, open at oil times, and held by one Judge,
elected by the electors OF the county, whose
term Of once shall be four years, and who shall
receive such compensation. payable out Of the
county treasury or by fees, or both, as may be
provided by law.
by the electors In each township, on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November in
tho odd years, and their powers and duties
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms Of
on the first dav OF January next after their
election. Vacancies occurring in the ONCE
shall be filed by appointment until the first
day OF January after the next election for town.
81: 10. An Judges. other than those pro,
yided for in this Cons titution, shall be elected
q the 8. 81 o
SEQ II. The judges Of tho several courts pro.
yided for in this Constitution, shall DO elected
IN tho even years, on the first Tuesday after the
drst Monday In November and their terms Of
office. whether chosen for full term, or TO fll
. evacsncy, shall commence on the first day Of
SEQ 1s. The judges Of tho Common Pleas
courts shnll reside, while in once, in tho dis.
trict Ter which they are elected, and their term
SEC. is Whenever the otice of Judge Of
any court provided for IN this Constitution be.
comes vacant before the expiration OF the term
!Sr e, v which he was elected the Governor shall
sor 10 elected and qualified; ana such successor
shall be chosen for the unexpircd term, at the
nrst 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
buCn COurL lote Art n,
ARTICLE Will
SEQ. 12 So long as the State shall have pub
lie 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,
SEC. 2. County officers shall be elected In
the even years, on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, by the electors Of
each county, In such manner, and for such
term Of even years, - may be provided by law.
When vacancy occurs in county ofilce IL
shall be nllod by appointment for the remain.
der of the term.
sac SaS
ON the hrst Tuesday after tho first Monday in
November, by the electors Of each township or
municipality, In such manner, and for such
term Of even years, as may bo provided b " law.
When vacancy occurs In . township or NUM-
opal ONCE 1t 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 nino'
the question Shall thore be convention TO
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shall
pc submitted to the electors Of the State, and,
In case 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,
provided in the preceding section; but no
amendment OF this Constitution, agreed upon by
any convention assembled In pursuance OF this
article shall take effeot until tho same shall
have been submitted to the electors of the
State, and adopted by q majority OF those vot-
ing thereon.
SCHEDULE.
SECTION .. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
era, chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, $780, shall hold their
offices until the second Monday in January,
1893; and the members OF the sixty ninth Gen
eral Assembly shall hold their offices until the
first day of January, 1893. The term of Gce oi
tho Auditor of State In ONCE when this amend
ment takes effect shall terminate on the second
Monday in January, 1893
SECTION 8. The terms OF ONCE ofthe judges oi
the Supreme court which would, but for this
amendment, have terminated on tho ninth day
OF fFebruaryin the years 1901 1902 1893 1894, 1905
1905, 1897 and 1S96 shall, respectively terminate
on the first day OF January, in the years 1891 1893
1895, 1897, 1899, 1901 1908 and 1905; and their re-
spective successors shall be cho sen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday In November
preceding the expiration OF their terms Of
ONCE
SECTIONS 4. Tho 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 1884, 1803
and 1925. shall respectively terminate on the
hrst day OF January, In the years 1891, 1893. and
1885; and their respective successors shall be
chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day In November preceding the expiration o