The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-16
Proposed Amendment TO the Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. A.

tions shall be submitted to the electors OF this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon:
Article II, Section 18 Of Article III, Sections Q,
g. o. 10, 12. 10 and 16. and to create Section II,
q asd ~ ssStSn sSs Of Ass vi T.
tlcie XVI, of the Constitution Of the state Of
Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE H.
SEC. % The regular session OF each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
OF January next after 1t is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. 18. Whenever the office Of Secretary of
State, Auditor OF State, Treasurer of State, or
Attorney General becomes vacant, for any Of
Article, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by
appointment for the residue OF the term or un-
til the disability is removed.
ARTICLE Nv.
SEC Q. The Supreme court shall, until other
wise provided by law, consist Of five judges, q
majority OF whom, competent to sit, shall be
necessary to form . quorum or pronounce q de:
have original jurisdiction in quo warranto,
mandamus, habeas corpus, and procedendo,
On, and such appellate jurisdiction as may be pro.
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
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof, not exceeding three, each
division to consist OF on equal number OF judges;
and such an assignment OF cases shall be made
to each division as a majority Of oil the judges
may direct. majority Of each division shall
be necessary to form quorum; but whenever
shall not concur in decision, or whenever o
case involves the constitutionality Of o statute,
or the construction OF the Constitution OF this
State or OF the United States. it shall be re.
served to the whole court for decision.
Sec. 0. The State shall be divided into Judi.
cial circuits OF compact territory, bounded by
county lines, in each OF whci 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.
Tho 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
original jurisdiction as the Supreme Court and
by law
in each county, which shall be court Of REQ
ord, open ut all times and held by one Judge,
elected by the electors OF the county, whose
term Of ofiice shall be four years, and who shall
receive such compensation, payable out Of the
county treasury, or by fees or both, as may be
provided by law.
by the electors in each township, on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November in
the odd years, and their powers and duties
shall shall be prescribed S ,a by law The Their terms OF
on the first day OF January next after their
election. Vacancies occurring in the office
shall be filed by appointment until the first
day OF January after the next election for town
ship officers.
SEo. TO- All judges, other than those pro.
by the electors of the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer term
than six years.
SEC. II. The judges of tho 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 full term, or to I'LL
vacancy, shall commence on the first day Of
January next after their election.
SEQ. Il. The judges OF tho Common Pleas
courts shall reside, while in office, in the dis.
trict for which they are elected, and their term
Of office shall be six years.
SEC. 13. Whenever the office OF Judge Of
any court provided for in this Constitution be-
comes vacant before the expiration OF the term
for which he was elected the Governor shall
MI the vacancy by appointment until success
sor Is elected and qualified; and such successor
shall be chosen for the uncxpired term, ut the
first election for members Of the General AS
seubly held more than thirty days after the
SEC. 16 The clerk Of the Common Pleas
court OF each county shall, by virtue Of his Of
flee, be clerk OF oil the courts OF record therein
except the Supreme court: but the General
Assembly may authorize the judges OF the Pro.
bate court TO perform the duties Of clerk Of
such court tSee Art X, sal
ARTICLE VIII.
SEC. 12. SO long as tho State shall have pub
shall be board OF public works, to consist OF
three members, and whose term OF office shall
be for such number of even years as may
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 county, In such manner, and for such
term of even years, as may be provided by law.
When vacancy occurs In county ofIice 1t
shall be filled by appointment for the remain
SEC. l. Township officers, and elective muni.
cipal officers, shall be elected In the odd years,
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
municipality, in such manner, and for such
term OF even years. as may be provided by law.
When vacancy occurs IN q township or mum.
for the remainder Of the term.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. At tho general election to be held In
the year one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty.two, and In each twentieth year thereafter,
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shall
be submitted to the electors Of the State, and,
In case majority OF all the electors voting at
the General Assembly, at its next session shall
provide, by law, for the election OF delegates,
and the assembling OF such convention, as Is
amendment OF this Constitution agreed upon BY
any convention assembled In pursuance Of this
article, shall take ehect until the same shall
State, and adopted by o majority OF those vot.
ing thereon.
SCHEDULE.
SECTION 2. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
era, chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November, 1885, shall hold their
offices until the second Monday in January
1893; and the members OF the sixty-ninth Gen.
eral Assembly shall hold their offices until the
first day OF January, 1893. The term OF office Of
the Auditor of State In ONCE when this amend.
ment takes effect shall terminate on the second
Monday in January, 1893.
SECTION 8. The terms Of ONCE ofthe judges OF
the Supreme court which would, but for this
amendment, have terminated ON tho ninth day
OF ofFebruaryn the years 1891 1884, 1893, 1894, 1895,
1906 1897 and 1898, shall, respectively, terminate
on the first day of January in the years 1891, lS93
1885, 1897, 1892 1901, 1903 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.
SECTIONS. 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 tho
frst day OF January In the years 1891, 1893 and
1885; and their respective successors shall be
chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
day. in November preceding the expiration OF
their terms Of Of1ice.
sECTIoN 5. The present terms o. ONCE OF the
several judges OF the Probate court shall ter