The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-05-09

BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. A.

ANkEC\ADNAHC\A Il NOs
sHcrroN 1. Be IL resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That PROPOSE
State on the first Tuesday sitter the first Mon.
day in November, 1889, to amend Section q Of
Article II, Section 18 OF Article ILL., Sections2 2,
Of Article ~, Section le Of Article Will Sec.
tions 2 and Of Article x, and Section Of Ar.
ticie XVI, Of the Constitution Of the State Of
Ohio SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE H.
SEC g. 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 ONCE Of Secretary OF
State, Auditor of State, Treasurer OF State, or
the causes mentioned in Section is Of this
Article the Governor shall fill the vacancy by
appointment for the residue Of the term or un.
IN the disability is removed.
ARTICLE Nv.
SEGA. 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,
have original Jurisdiction in quo warranto
mandamus, habeas corpus, and procedendo
and such appellate jurisdiction as may be pro-
sonss SSss ): S he electors Gi the
State at large, and for such term OF even years
as may be provided by law Whenever the
numDeF OF SuCu JuuB6B ID luCIcbScu tuc DeHcTbl
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof not exceeding. three, each
division to consist OF on equal number OF judges;
and such on assignment Gd cases sali M Se mSas
may direct. A majority Of each division shall
be necessary to form quorum; but whenever
oil the tudses hearing lease case IN any division
case involves the constitutionality OF 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. o. The State shall be divided into judi
cial circuits Of compact territory, bounded by
county lines, In each OF which the same mum.
ber 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
and shall be held in each county at least once
in each year; and more than one court may be
held ut the same time in any circuit A circuit
cult The circuit court shall have the same
original Jurisdiction as the Supreme Court, and
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided
SEQ z. 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 5y ahe electors o, sne county our b whosH
receive such compensation, payable out OF the
county treasury, or by fees, or both, as may be
SEC Q. Justices Of the peace shall be elected
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 be prescribed by law. Their terms OF
Office shall be four years, and shall commence
on the first dav Of January next after their
election Vacancies occurring In the once
day Of January after the next election for town.
SEC. 10. All judges, other than those pro.
by the electors of the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer to rm
than six years.
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 fill
o vacancy, shall commence on the first day OF
January next after their election
SEC. IL. The judges OF tho Common Pleas
courts shall reside. while in officc, In the dis
OF ONCE shall be six years.
SEC. 13. Whenever the oifice OF Judge OF
any court provided for in this Constitution be-
comes vacant before the expiration OF the term
for which no was elected, the Governor shall
I'LL the vacancy by appointment until success
sor Is elected and qualified; and such successor
first election for members Of the General AS
senbly held more than thirty days after the
vacancy occurs.
court Of each county shall, by virtue Of his Of.
fice be clerk Of oil the courts Of record therein.
except the Supreme court; but the General
eoa ns the as RFS
such court. See Art. x, 5 81
ARTICLE VIII.
SEC 12 So long as the State shall have pub
lie works which require superintendent there
shall be board OF public works, to consist ol
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 oven years, as may be provided by law
When vacancy occurs In county ONCE II
shall be flied by appointment for the remain
SEC 4 Township ofioers, and elective mum
cipal officers, shall be elected In the odd years
By sSs seScss Sss Of re sasS
Municipality, In such manner, and for suct
term OF even years, Is may be provided by law
Whsn oSoq, Ss II W. Or mHn
for the remainder Of the term.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. g. Al the general election TO be held ir
the year one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty.two, and In each twentieth year thereafter
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shal
be submitted to the electors Of the State, and
In case majority Of oil the electors voting a
the General Assembly, at It's next session. shai
provide, by law, for the election OF delegates
and the assembling of such convention, as 4,
provided in tho preceding section; but M
amendment OF this Constitution agreed upon BY
any convention assem- bled In pursuance OF thil
article, shall take effect until the same shal
have been submitted to the electors Of thu
State, and adopted by majority Of those vot
Ing thereon.
P SCHEDULE.
SECTIONS T. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
era, chosen on the first Tuesday after the frs
Monday In November, 1850, shall hold thei
offices until the second Monday In January
1898 and the members of the sixty-ninth Gen
eral Assembly shall hold their ofaces until tn
first day of January, 1893 The term OF office o
the Auditor of State In ONCE when this amen nd
ment takes effect shall terminate on the secont
Monday in January, 1903
SECTION g. The terms OF once of the Judges o
the Supreme court which would, but for thi
amendment, have terminated on tho ninth da
ofFebruaryin the years 1901, 1884, 1893 1894, 1886
1895, 1897 and 1893, SHALL respectively, terminal
on the first day of January In the years 1891 1906
1885, 1897, 1899 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 Q
oflce
SECrIoN4. The terms OF once Of the severa
| Judges OF the Circuit court which would, bu
Tor this amendment, have terminated on tn
| ninth day of February In the years 1891, 189S
and 1885, shall, respectively, terminate on tn
| frst day of January, In the years 1891. 1898 an
1885,: and their rospeCtVo suCcossOrs shall b