The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-30
Proposed Amendment te the Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. a.

Assembly OF the State OF OHIO, That PROPOSE
State on tho first Tuesday after the first Mon.
Article II, Section is Of Article III sections 9,
of Article ", Section il. Of Article viii. Sec.
tions and OF Article x, and section OF AT.
ticle XVI, Of the Constitution Of the State OF
Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEC. e. The regular session OF each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after 1t Is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. 1s Whenever the ONCE OF Secretary Of
State Auditor Of State. Treasurer OF State, or
Attorney General becomes vacant, for any Of
the causes mentioned In Section IS Of this
Article. the Governor shall I'LL tho vacancy by
appointment for the residue Of the term, or un-
III the disability is removed.
ARTICLE Nv.
SEC. 2. The Supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided by law, consist OF five judges
majority OF whom competent to sit, shall be
necessary to form quorum or pronounce de-
cision, except as herein provided. 1t shall
have original jurisdiction in quo warrnnto,
mar maSpds%us hnSeas CORPUS; ana procedenao
vided by law, The judges Of the supreme
court shall bo elected by. the electors OF the
State at large, and fcr 81 such term y Of even years
number Of such judges IS sincreased. the General
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each
and such an assignment uf cases shall be made
TO each division as o majority Of oil the judges
may direct. A majority Of each division shall
be necessary to form quorum; but whenever
al the JUDGES hearing o case in any division
shall not concur In q decision, or whenever q
case involves the constitutionslity OF statute,
or the construction OF the Constitution OF this
State or Of the United States. 1t shall be re-
served to tho whole court for decision
SEC. 9. The State shall be divided into judi.
cial circuits Of compact territory, bounded by
county lines, In each OF whic, the same num-
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 shall 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
held at the Same time In any circuit A circuit
Judge may be assigned to hold court in any cir
cult The circuit court +, shall have the same nS
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided
SEQ =. A Probate court shall be established
in each county, which shall be court Of rec.
ord, open at all 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
SEC. O. Justices of the peace shall be elected
by the electors In each township. on the first
Tuesday otter the first Monday in November In
the odd years, and their powers and duties
shall be prescribed by law: Their terms OF
on the first day Of January next after their
election. Vacancies occurring in the ofiice
shall bc filed by appointment until the first
day Of January after the next election for town.
ship officers.
SEQ 10. All Judges, other than those pro,
yidod for In this Constitution, shall be elected
they may be created but not for longer te rm
SEC. il. The judges of the several courts pro.
vided for in this Constitution, shall be elected
in the even years, ON the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, and their terms Of
office. whether chosen for n full term, or to fll
o vacancy, shall commence on the FIRST day OF
January next after their election.
SEQ u. The judges OF the Common Pleas
courts shall reside, while In office, In the dis
Of office shall be six years.
SEC. IS. Whenever the office OF Judge of
any court provided for in this Constitution be.
for which he was elected, the Governor shall
6ll the vacancy by appointment until o success
sor is elected and qualified; and such successor
first election for members Of the General AS
sen.bly held more than thirty days after the
SEC. IS. The clerk of tho Common Pleas
court Of each county shall, by virtue Of his Of
flee, be clerk OF all the courts OF record therein.
except the Supreme court; but the General
bate court to perform the duties Of clerk OF
such court. lSee Art x, ) g.
ARTICLE VIII.
SEC. 12. So long as the State shall have pub
lie works which require superintendence, 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 Us may
be provided by law.
ARTICLE x.
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, as may be provided by law.
In txr an
shall be filled by appointment for the remain
der OF the term.
SEC. l. Township officers, and elective mum
on tho first Tuesday after the first Monday In
November, by the electors Of each township OF
municipality, In such manner, and for sucf
When q vacancy occurs in q township or muni
cipal ONCE 1t shall. be filled by appointmen
for the remainder Of the torn.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. a At the general election TO be held IN
nnS
the question ''Shall there be o convention L
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shall
be submitted to the electors Of the State, and
such election decide in favor OF y convention
the General Assembly, at its next session, shal
prSytsds BY law for tne election Q.
provided In the preceding section; but nj
amendment of this Constitution agreed upon b!
any convention assembled In pursuance OF th1
article shall take effect until the Same shall
have been submitted to the electors of tn,
State, and adopted by . majority Of those vot
ing thereon.
SCHEDULE.
sECTIoN3. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer of State, and Attorney Gen
era', chosen on the nrst Tuesday after the frs
Monday in November 1889, shall hold thei
ofices until the second Monday In January
1893 and the members OF the sixty-ninth Gen
eral Assembly shall hold their offlces until tn
FIRST day Of January, 1893. The term of ofnce O
the Auditor OF State In ONCE when this amen
ment takes effect shall terminate on the secont
Monday In January, 1893
SECTION g. The terms OF ONCE ofthe judges o
the Supreme court which would, but for thi
amendment, have terminated on the ninth da
OF ofFebruary in the years 1891, l80a 1803 1884, 1886
1895, 1897 and 1893, SHALL respectively terminate
on the first day of January in the years 1891 1905
1895, 1897, 1892 1901, 1908 and 1905; and their re
spective successors shall be chosen on the frs
Tuesday after the first Monday In Novembe
preceding the expiration OF their terms O
once
SECrIoN4. The terms OF ofice OF the severu
Judges OF the Circuit court which would bu
Tor this amendment, have terminated OIL tn
ninth day Of February, in the years 1884, 1885,
and 1895, shall, respectively, terminate on tn
nrst day Of January, In the years 1891, 1893 an
1885; and their respective successors shall b
chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
gay IN November preceding the expiration O
their t0rma of offiCe