Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1889-05-23

1859 to amend Section . of Article IT, section i
of Article ILL., Sections ? 8, :, g. TO- y l3 aud l5
and to create Section H. Of Article " section y -
Article VIII, Sections and OF Arricle X ans
Section Of Article XVI, of the Constitution o.
the State Of Ohio. so they shall read As follows:
ARTICLE II.
SIC Is Tho regular session of each Genera
/ Assembly shall commence on the first MoI.dAy o.
January next after il is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
! SEC 1s. Whenever the Office Of secretary o
State, auditor OF state, treasurer of state, AT
| tOrney general becomes vacant, for any OF the
causes mentioned i'll Section ID OF this Article
! the Governor shall fill the vacancy by appoint
ment for the residue OF the term, or until the dis
| ability is removed.
ARTICLE ".
| SIC .. The Supreme court shall, until other
| wise provided by law, consist OF five Judges
| majority OF whom, competent to Sit shall be ne
essary TO form quorum or pronounce II decision.
! except as herein provided. IL shall have original
| jurisdiction in quo warrRnto, mAndamus ha beRs
| corpus and prOcedendO, and such appellate juris-
/ dictton as may be provided by law. The judges
of the supreme court shall be elected by the elec
! tors OF the state at large, and for such term OF
ever the number of such judges is increased, the
| General Assembly may authorize the court to or
| ganize divisions thereof, not exceeding three,
| each division To consist Of an equal number OF
judges; and such an assignment OF eases shall be
/ made to each division u majority of all the
\ judges may direct. majority of each division
/ shall be necessary TO form quorum; but when
ever all the judges bearing case in any division
shall not concur in decision. or whenever case
involves the consttutionality Of statute or the
construction OF the Constitution OF this state or OF
| the United States, it shall be reserved 10 the
whole court for decision.
SIC. g. The state shall be divide into judicial
circuits OF compact territory, bounded BY county
lines. in each of which the same number of cir
cIlit Judges residing therein. shall be elected by
the electors thereof. and for such term Of even
years may be provided by law The Circuit
court shall he composed Of such number of Judges
as may be provided by law. and shall be held in
than one court may he held At the same time in any
circuit. A circuit judge may be assigned to hold
court in any circuit. The Circuit court shall have
the same original jurisdiction as the Supreme
court and such appellate jurisdiction as may be
provided by law.
SEC. :. A Probate court shall he established IN
each county, which shall be q 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
compensation, payable out Of the county treasury,
or by ices or both, aS may be provided by law
SEC 9. Justices of the peace shall be elected by
the elections in each township, the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November in the odd
years and their powers and duties shall be pre-
scrihed 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 Office shall be filled by appoint
ment until the first day Of January after the next
election Tor township officers
SEC. 10. All judges other than those provided
for in this Constitution, shall he elected by the
electors OF the judicial district for which they
may be created, but not for longer term than
nix years.
SEC. II. The judges of the several courts provi-
ded for IL this Constitution shall he elected in
the even years on the rst Tuesday after the first
MOQ1aV in NOVPT0b her and their tor grso of NJ
whether chosen for full term. or TO fill VACANCY
shall commence on the iTSt day of January next
after their election.
SEC. II. The judges Of the Common Pleas
courts shall reside while in o,fice in the district
for which they are elected, aud their term of
Office shall be six years.
SEC IL Whenever the Office of a iudge of anv
court provided for in this Constitution becomes
vacant before the expiration OF the term for which
he elected, the Governor sha II I'LL the vacancy
by appointment until SIIccrSSOr il elected and
qualified: aud such successor shall he chosen for
the unexpired term. at the frHt election ior mem
beers Of the General Assembly held more than
thirty days after the vacancy occurs.
SEC l6 The clerk # 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 OF such court. lSee
ATt y, ~
ARTICLE VIII.
SEC. 12 So long as the state shall have public
works which require superintendence, there shall
be board OF public works, to consist of three
members, and whose term of office shall he for
such number of even years as may be provided
by law.
ARTICLE
SEC. D County officers shall he 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
a vngancy otrup in county Office it shall he
filled by appointment; for the remainder VI the
term.
SIC. 4. Township officers and elective muni-
cipal officers, shall be elected in the odd years on
the hrSt Tuesday after the first Monday In NnN EN-
Der, by the electors of each township munici-
pality, In such uIanler, and for such term of
even years, as may he provided by law When
vacancy Occurs In a township or municipal
Office il shall be filled by appointment for the Ie-
mAindsT Ui the term.
ARTICLE XVI
SEC 2. Atthe genelal election to he hold in the
year one thousand eight hundred and ninety two,
and III each twentieth year thereafter, the ques-
ton Shall there be = convention to revise alter
or amend the Constitution" shall he submitted
TO the electors Of the state, and, in major
ity OF all the electors voting at such election de
eide in favor of II convention the General Assem-
bly, at its next session, shall provide. by law. for
the election OF delegates. and the Assem- bling OF
such convention, a. is provided in the preceding
section: hut no amendment OF this Constitution
agreed upon by amy convention assembled in pur-
Euance of this article. shall take effect until the
same shall have been submitted to the elections Of
the state sud adopted by majority of thusS vuI
Ing IhrIrOn.
SCHEDULE
SECTInr2 The governor lieutenant governor
treasurer Of state, and attorney general. chosen
on the first Tuesday after the tirEt Monday in No
vember, 1879 shall hold their offices until the sec
ond Monday In January, 1893; and the members of
the Sixty ninth General Assembly shall bold their
offices until the first day of January, 1898 The
term of office Of the auditor Of state in office when
this amendment takes effect shall terminate on
the Second Monday ia January. lSJS.
SECTIONS. The terms of office Of the judges of
the Supreme court which would but for this
amendment. have terminated on the ninth day
Of February in the years 1891. 1892 1893 1884, 1895
1896, 1897 and ISqS shall, respectively terminate
on the first day OF January, in the years 1891, 1898,
1S5, 1897, 1899 1901, 1903, and 1905: and their re-
Epective successors shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday I'm November pre-
ceiling the expiration Of their terms Of Office.
SECTION T. The terms Of Office Of the several
judges Of the Circuit court which would, but for
this amendment. have terminated on the ninth
day Of February, in the wears 1921. lsgS and lS95
shall. respectively, term. Iste the first day OF
January. in the years 1891. 1893, and lsea: and
first Tuesday after the first Monday In November
preceding the expiration of their terms OF office
SECTION 5 The present terms of Office Of the
several judges Nf the Probate court shall terminate
on The firSt day of January 1881. and their
sOrs shall be chosen on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday IN November. 1890.
SECTION C. The terms of Office of the severa,
judges OF the Common Pleas court in office when
this amendment takes effect shall terminate on
the first day Of January OF the odd year and those
of the superior courts in the year nearest the
time when their respective termS Of office would,
but for this amendment, have terminated; and
their respective successors shall be chosen on the
frSf Tuesday after the FIRST MONDAY in NOVpm haf
preceding the expiration OF their respective terms
Of office.
SECTIoN7. The judges of the several courts, and
all state, county, township, and municipal OFF,
GERS, in Office when this amendment takes effect,
shall continue in office until their successors are
elected and qualified.
SECTION 8. At such election those electors dc
string to vote for such amendment may have |
placed upon their ballots the words biennial |
Elections - Yes" and those opposed TO such