Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-08-01

create Section II OF Article W. section Il OF Ar
tiele VIII, Sections and OF Article X and Section
OF Article XVI of the Constitution OF the State Of
Ohio, 50 they shalIread as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEC. IS. 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 becomes vacant for any of the causes
mentioned in Section IS Of this Article, tie Gov
ernor shall nI the vacancy by appointment for the
residue OF the term, or until the disability is
moved.
ARTICLE ~.
SECS. 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 q decision, except as here
in provided. It 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 years as may be provided
by law. Whenever the number OF such judges Sis
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 assignment of cases shall be
made to each di Tsion as majority Of all the judges
may direct. majority Of each division shall be
necessary to form quorum; but whenever all the
judges hearing case in any division hall not con-
cur in a decision, or whenever case involves the
constitutionality of statute 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
lines, in each Of which the mber of circuit
judges, residing therein. shall be elected by the elec
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 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 origi-
nal jurisdiction the Supreme court, and such ap-
peIstc jurisdiction as may 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 judge, elected by the
electors of the county, whose term Of Office shall be
four years, and who shall receive such compenea ga
ton 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. 10. All Judges, other than those provided for
in this Constitution shall be elected by the electors
Of judicial district for which they may ecreated
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 year,, on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, and their terms of office, whether
chosen for full term, or to fill q vacancy, shall
commence on the first day of January next after
their election.
SEC. IL. The judges Of the Common Please courts
shall reside while in Office in the district for which
they are elected and their term of Office shall be six
years.
SEC. IS. 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
was elected, the Governor shrl fill the vacancy by sp
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.
SEC. l6. 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 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 VIII.
Sec. IL. So long as the State shall have public
works which require superintendence there shall be
eers, and whose ern Of Office shall be Of such num-
Der Of even years as may be provided by law.
ARTICLE x.
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-
as may be provided by law. When a vacancy oc-
ours 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-
Der, by the electors of each township municipal
ity, in such manner. and for such term of even
years. as may be provided by law. When vacancy
occurs In township or municipal Office 1t shall be
Allied by appointment for the remainder Of the term.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. 8. At the general election to be held in the
year one thousand eight hundred and ninety.two,
and in each twentieth year thereafter, the question
''Shall there be convention to revise, alter. or
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electors of the State and, in case majority Of all
the electors voting at such election decide In favor
Of convention, the General Assembly, at it's next
session, shall provide. BY law, for the election Of
delegates. and the assembling of such convention,
as lie provided in the preceding section; but no
amendment of this Constitution, agreed upon BY
any convention assembled in pursuance of this ar
tcie, 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 Q. Jhs Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In Novem-
Der, 1859, shall hold their Offices until the second
Monday in January, 1888; and the members of the
Sixty ninth General Assembly shall hold their of.
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. 8. The terms of office of the Judges of the
Supreme court which would, but for this amend
ent have terminated on the ninth day of Fe bruary
IN the years 1884, 1892 1885, 1894 1885, 1885, 1897, and
1885, shall, respectively terminate on the first day
of January, in the years 1891, 1885, 1885, 1897 1899
1901 1908 and 1905 snd their respective successors
shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the FIRST
Monday in 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 1891, 1898 and 1895, shall, respect
iYely, terminate on the hrst day Of January in the
cessors shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after