Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-10-03
Proposed Amendment to The CuRsHtu-
ton Of Ohio,
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

submte TO the electors Of this State on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1889,
to amend Section 25 Of Article II, Section Is Of Ar
ticIe H. Sections 3 g. q 20, -, lS and l6 and to
create Section II of Article ", Section II OF Ar
ticle vIII Sections and Of Article Y and Section
of Article XVI of the Constitution Of the State OF
Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEC. 25. The regular session OF each General As
sembly shall commence on the first Monday of
January next after it is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. ls. whenever the office of Secretary of
State Auditor of State, Treasurer of State, or At
torney General becomes vacant any of the causes
mentioned in Section is Of this Article, the Gov
ernor shall fill the vacancy by appointment for the
residue Of the term, or until the disability is re-
moved.
ARTICLE ".
SEC. 2. The Supreme court shall, until otherwise
provided by law consist Of five judges majority of
whom competent to sit, shall be necessary TO form
a quorum or pronounce a decision, except as here
in provided. 1t shall have original Jurisdiction in
quo warranto, mandamus, 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 even years as may be provided
by law. Whenever the numberof such judges is
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 division jerity of all the judges
| may direct A majority of each division shall be
necessary to form quorum but whenever all the
Judges hearing casein any division shall not con-
cur in decision, or whenever case involves the
consttutionallty of statute, the construction of
the Constitution of this State 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 same nber of circuit
Judges residing therein, shall be elected by the cleo
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-
pellatc jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
SEC. Z. A Probate court shall be established in
each county, which shall be a court of record, open
at all times, and held by one judge, elected by the
electors of the county, whose term of office shall be
four years, and who shall receive such compensa-
tion 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 filed by appointment until the first
day of January after the next election for township
officers.
SEC. 10. All Gdges, other than those provided for
in this Constitution shall be elected by the electors
of the judicial district for which they may be created
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 years, on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, and their terms of office whether
chosen for full term, to fill vacancy, shall
commence on the first day of January next after
| their election.
| Sec 12. The judges of the Common Please courts
shall resae, 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 ap-
ointment until ia elected and qualified
and such successor shall be chosen for the unex-
pred 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, S2.l
ARTICLEvIII.
| SEC. IL. So long as the State shall have public
works which require superntendence, there shall be
board of public works, to consist of three MEM
eers and whose ierm of Office shall be of such NUM-
| Der Of evon years as may be provided by law.
ARTICLEX.
| 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 vacancy oc-
ours in county Office it shall be filled by appoint
ment for the remainder of the term.
| SEC. 4. Township officers, and elective munici.
| pal officers, shall he elected in the odd years, on
| the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem
ber by the electors of each township or municipal
| ity in such manner, and for such term of even
| years. as may be provided by law. When avacancy
occurs In township or municipal office 1t shall be
filled by appointment for the remainder of the term
| ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. 3. 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
amend the Constitution" shall be submitted to the
electors of the State, and, in majority of all
the electors voting at such election decide in favor
of convention the General Assembly, at its next
session, shall provide, by law, for the election of
delegates. and the assembling of such convention,
| amendment of this Constitution, agreed upon by
any convention assembled in pursuance of this ar
| tice shall take effect until the same shall have
| been submitted to the electors of the State, and
adopted by majo ofthose voting thereon.
SCHEDULE.
SEC. 2. The Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
Treasurer of State, and Attorney General, chosen
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In NOvem
| ber 1889, shall hold their offices until the second
Monday in January, 1898; and the members of the
| SiXty.nnth General Assembly shall hold their Of
fees until the first day Of January, 1893. The term
of ONCE of the Auditor of State in office when this
amendment takes effect shall terminate on the Sec
| 0nd Monday in January, 1898.
| SEC, 8. The terms of office of the Judges Of the
| Supreme court which would, but for this amend
ment have terminated ON the ninth day of February,
in the years lS91 1892 1898, 1894 1885, 1885, 1897 and
1898, shall, respectively terminate on the first day
of January in the years 1884, 1885, 1885, 1897, 1899
1901 1908 and 1905; snd their respective successors
shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Mondayin November preceding tho expiration of
their terms Of office.
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