The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-07-11
Proposed Amendment 10 tho Constitution
Of Ohio.
AMENDNfENT A NO. A.

SnCIION 4 fe " resolved py the 9en0rei
tom shall be submitted 70 the electors OF this
STATE on the frst Tuesday after the first Mon:
6ey z NqvsnSsr iSse tc s,, amend y, SECTION q Ct
0L0 10, IL 10 and 10, and 70 create Section II,
Of Article ~, Section ls Of Article Will Sec.
sioo. a. ana Of Article 4. ana section Of Al:
Ohio, 20 they shall read ~ follows:
ARTICLE II.
$50 3 The regular session Of each General
Assembly shAll commence on the first Monday
Of January next after Il IL chosen.
- ARTICLE III.
$50 1a Whenever the once Of Secretary Of
State, Auditor Of State, Treasurer Of State, or
Attorney General becomes vacant, for any Of
the causes mentioned ia Section IS OF thiI
Article, the Governor shsll MI tho vacancy BY
Cd me disability is removed
7. riHtF ARTICLE ~.
oDc.a TIE Supreme oeuft shall, until other.
wiss provided 81 law, consist Of Ave judges, .
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vided By law. The Judges Of the supreme
court shall be elected by. the electors OF the
State q large. and for such term Of even years
- may be provided by law. Whenever the
number Of such Judges Is isincrcased. the General
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof not exceeding three, each
division 70 consist OF an equal number OF judges;
and such an assignment Of cases shall be mado
TO each division as q majority Of oil the judges
may direct A majority OF each division shall
oil the JUDGES hearing o case in any division
shall not concur In o decision, or whenever o
case involves the constitutionality OF q statute,
or the construction OF the Constitution OF this
State or OF the United States. II shall be re-
served to the whole court for decision.
SEC 0. The State shall be divided into judi.
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county lines, in each Of whic the Same mum.
Der OF circuit judges residing therein, shall be
elected by the electors thereof, and for such
The circuit court shall Be C composed imposed OF Il 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
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 as the Supreme Court and
by law.
SECT. Probate court shall be established
In each county, which shall be court Of rec
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
SEQ o justices OF the peace shall bo elected
by the electors in each township. on the first
Tuesday after the FIRST Monday IN
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms OF
office shall be four years, and shall commence
on the sf y 81 X ss
day Of January after the mex, election for town.
SEc. 10. All judges. other than those pro.
vided for in this Cons stitution, shall be elected
by the electors of the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer term
SEC H. The Judges of the several courts pro-
yided for in this Constitution, shall be elected
IN the even years, on the first Tuesday after the
once. whether chosen for q full term, or to hll
. vacancy, shall commence on the first day of
January next after thoir election.
courts shall reside. while in ofice, in the dis
triot for which they ore elected, and their term
Of ONCE shall be six years.
.ny Court prOasS 1T the S Scs S se
comes vacant before the expiration Of the term
for which he was elected, the Governor shall
sor Is elected and qualified; and such successor
shall be chosen for the unexpired term, at the
frst election for members Of the General As.
seu.bly held more than thirty days after the
SEC 10. The clerk Of tho Common Pleas
court OF each county shall, by virtue Of his Of.
except exc % the the supreme pre- me- % court; but the the General
bate court to perform the duties Of clerk Of
eucn court lSe0 Art Il, ~
ARTICLE VIII.
SEQ. 10. So long as the State shall have pub.
lic works which require superintendenoe, there
shall be board Of public works, to consist Of
three members, and whose term OF once shall
be for such number OF even years as may
be provided BY law.
the even years, on the frst Tuesday aftor the
nrst Monday In November, by the electors OF
Wnsn'A Axscasey ocours il I county once Il
ehaf bS hlled BY appointment for the remain
e sss:S naH q IS: Sss ,ss1 n
November, By tAe electors Of each township OF
!. such sy e saS GT ssh sS
edpsl ONES e shall be niied BY appointment
for th4 remainder Of the term.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEQ Az the general election TO be held In
Sytwo, and In sach twsitisth year thereafter.
The question "Shan theret be Q convention %
revise, alter or amend tho Constitution" shall
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sueh election decide In favor Of convention,
the General Assembly. q its next session, shall
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provided IN re 2seosa!ng section; but no
any convention assembled IN pursuance Of this
article, shall take e6eot until the sRmc shall
have been submitted to the electors OF the
State, and adopted by . majority Of those vot'
ing thereon.
SCHEDULE
SECTION2. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor, Treasurer Of State, and Attorney Gen
era, chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November, 1880, shall hold their
offices until the second Monday In January,
1893; and the members OF the sixty-ninth Gen.
eral Assembly shall hold their ofices until the
first day of January, 1893. The term OF ofice OF
the Auditor OF State In ONCE when this amend.
ment takes effect shall terminate on the second
Monday In January, 1893.
SECTION g. The terms OF offce of the judges OF
the Supreme court which would, but for this
amendment, have terminated on the ninth day
ofFebruaryn the years 1901, 1892, 1S03 1884, 1895,
1895, 1897 and 1898, SHALL respectively, terminate
on the first day Of January, in the years ls9i 1893,
1895, 1907, 1809 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
and 1895. shall, respectively, terminate on the
nrst day OF January, In the years 1891, 1893 and
1898: and their respective SuCcessOrs shall b0