The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-18
Proposed Amendment 10 The Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT A NO. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. 4.
snc11oN !; Be y resolved BY the General
State on the flrst Tuesdsy after the first Mon:
day IN November, 1882 to amend Section % OF
Article r SECTION js g Of Article II, sections;,
81 Article ~, Section ia Of Article viii Sec.
tions 3 and Of Article x, and Section Of Ar.
XVI o. q: 9sss Of the state OF
ARTICLE II.
SEQ ~ Tho regular session OF each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after II II chosen.
ARTICLE III
SEQ ia Whenever the ONCE Of Secretary Of
Attorney General becomes vacant for any Of
the causes mentioned in Section 15 OF thiJ
Article. the Governor sh.ll nil the vacancy BY
appoint1ent for the residue Of We term or un'
II The 0isAbility 10 removed. a
a ~ ~ ARTICLE "
$40 q The Supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist OF nve judges Q
necessary to form quorum or pronounce de.
eision, except a. herein provided. It shall
have. original jurisdiction In quo warranto
and such appellate jurisdiction .: may be pro.
vdsd Sy aw s o. the =, me
as may be provided by law whenever the
number of such judges isincreased. the General
sac
division to consist Of On equal number OF judges;
and such an assignment of cases shall be made
may direct. majority Of each division shall
| be necessary to form quorum; but whenever
| oil the JUDGES hearing case in any division
case involves the constitutionality of o statute,
| or the construction OF tho Constitution Of this
State or Of the United States. It shall be re.
| SEC 0. The State shall be divided into Judi.
| cial circuits Of compact territory, bounded BY
| county lines, in each OF whicn the same mum.
Der of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
| elected by the electors thereof, and for such
term OF even years as may be provided BY law.
| The circuit court shah be composed OF such
| number Of judges as may be provided by law,
| and shall be held in each county at least once
| in each year; and more than one court may be
= s IL % .Cg Sr
| Quit The circuit court shall have the same
original jurisdiction IS the Supreme Court, and
such appellate Jurisdiction % may be provided
| SCOT. Probate court shall be established
in each county, which shall be court Of rec
eiected by the electors Of the county, whose
| term Of once shall bo four years. and who shall
receive such compensation, payable out OF the
county treasury or by fees or ooth Is may DO
| SEQ o justices OF the peace shall be elected
BY the electors in each township on the first
|
the odd years. and their powers and duties
shall be prescribed BY law: Their terms OF
ofioe shall be four years, and shall commence
/ on the first day OF January next after their
election Vacancies occurring in the offce
| shall be flled by appointment until the first
day Of January after the next election for town
Sc. 10. All judges, other than those pro.
yided for in this Constitution, shall be elected
Hy the electors Of the judicial district for which
| shan six yoArs.
SEQ IL The Judge. Of the several courts pro.
In the even years on the irst Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, and their terms Of
ONCE. whether chosen for full term, or 70 al
| vacancy, shall commence on the first day Of
january next after their election.
SEQ. II. The judges Of tho Common Pleas
courts shall reside. while In office, In the dis
triot for which they are elected, and their term
SEC. u. Whenever the ONCE Of 2 Judge Of
any court provided for In this Constitution be-
for which he was elected. the Governor shall
sor is elected and qaalifed; and such successor
| 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
SEQ. 1s The clerk Of the Common Pleas
court Of each county shall, by virtue of his Of
fee, be clerk Of all the courts Of record therein,
Assem- may Judges Dns the
bate court to perform the duties OF clerk OF
such court tSee Art x, S2.1
ARTICLE VIII.
SEC. i2. So long as tho State shall have pub.
lilo works which require esuperintendence, there
| shall be board Of public works, to consist oi
three members, and whose term OF ONCE 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, us may bo provided by law.
When vacancy occurs In county office II
shall be filled by appointment for the remain
sko Z. Township ofacers and elective muni
cipal officers, shall be elected In the odd years,
4 on the hrst Tuesday after the first Monday In
November, by the electors Of each township OF
municipality, In such manner, and for such
term OF even years, as may bo provided by law
When o vacancy occurs In township or mum
cipal once It shall be Allied 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
tytwo. and In each twentieth year thereafter
seSss ssSr or amend n1 sSe C sSa
be submitted to the electors Of the State, and
in case q majority Of all the electors voting a'
the General Assembly, at its next session, shal
provide by law, for the election Of delegates
and the assembling OF such convention, as II
| pTOViuoQ III procuring b6CtloHs Dut ht
amendment OF this Constitution, agreed upon by
any convention assembled in pursuance Of thi'
article, shall take effect until the same shall
have been submitted to the electors OF the
State and adopted by . majority of those vot
ing thereon.
| SCHEDULE.
SECTIONS 2. Tho Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer of State, and Attorney Gen
erai, chosen on the first Tuesday after the frs
Monday In November, 1889, shall hold thei
of1lces until the second Monday In January
1893; and the members OF the sixty Gen
eral Assembly shall hold their offlces until th'
first day Of January. 1893. The term Of office o
the Auditor Of State In of1ice when this ame nd
ment takes effect shall terminate on the secont
Monday In January, 1893.
SECTION g. The terms Of once of the judges 0
the Supreme court which would but for thi
amendment, have terminated on the ninth da
OF ofFebruaryn the years 1891 1891, 1893 l804, 1906
1906 1897 and 1893, shall, respectively, terminate
on the first day OF January, in the years 1891 1895
1885, 1897 1899, 1901, 1908 and 1905 and their re
speotive successors shall be chosen on the mrs
Tuesday after the first Monday In Novembe
| S3feOodinR the expiration OF their terms o