The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-06-20
Proposed Amendment 10 the Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.


tions shall be submitted to the electors OF this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon.
day in November, 1889, to amend Section 25 Of
M ana Ar'S to cpente M seeton
Of Article ~, Section Is Of Article VIII, Sec.
tons and Of ~ Article x, and Section 9 Of Ar;
Ohio, SO they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEC. D The regular session Of each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after It is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
sIc. ls Whenever the oflcc 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 MI the vacancy by
I'll the disability Is removed.
ARTICLE ~.
SECS. 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 de:
have. original Jurisdiction in quo warranto,
mandamus, habeas corpus, and procedendo,
and such appellate jurisdiction as may be pro-
vided 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
ss may be provided by law. Whenever the
number Of such judges IL increased. tho General
assembly may authorize the court TO organize
division to consist OF IN equal number OF judges;
and such an assignment VI cases shall be made
may direct. majority of each division shall
be necessary to form quorum; but whenever
all the JUDGES hearing case In any division
case involves the constitute utionality OF o statute
or the Construction OF the Constitution OF this
State or Of the United States. It shall be re.
SEC a. a. IN The "t state % shall Se divided into Judi.
ciai circuits OF compact territory, bounded BY
county lines in each of whicn the same mum
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 NAV be
held a. the same time in r. any circuit @ circuit M
original iurisdiction as the supreme Court and
nv law p''' - "' W
sEC7. A Probate court shnll be established
in each county, which shall be n court of rec.
nv ~ the az eantors " o the ccvt
receve sueS ou Of the
nroyi3ed bv law W ''''' VI '''" 10 '"' ~
SRC. O. justices of the peace shall be elected
by tho electors in each township on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday i'm Noyember in
the odd years, and their powers and duties
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms OF
on ths ,rst DC ,ouo anu ex s ,n tber
oisottnn Vocanc,os nncurrjyrr IN The or,na
shaii no a,,eS hv anno,ntmnn} ,n,ii tho arst
day Of January after the next election for town.
ship oficers' "'' WV " '''''" '''
SEC. 10. All Judges. other than those pro.
vidod 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.
SEQ II. The judges OF the several courts pro.
vided for In this Constitution shall be elected
70 the even years, on the first Tuesday after the
arst Monday In November, and md their terms ,i Of
vaoancy shall commence on the first day of
courts shall reside. while in once in the dis.
.trict for which they are elected, and their term
Of once shall be six years
any court proyided for in this Constitution be.
comes vacant before the expiration of the term
AL tSs @ v nn
sor is elected and ouaiified; and such successor
shall be chosen for the unexpired term, at the
sen.bly held more than thirty DAYS after the
vacancy occurs.
SEC. 10. The clerk Of the Common Pleas
Ace, be clerk Of oil the courts OF record therein
except tho Supreme court; but the General
Assembly may authorize the Judges Of the Pro:
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lie works which require superintendence, there
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
DO provided py law
ARTICLE X
SEC. O. County officers shall be elected In
tho 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, IS may be provided by law.
When vacancy occurs In Q county ofhce 1t
shall be filled BY appointment for the remain.
dor of the term
SEQ l. Township oflcers and sle ective mum.
cpal ofYicers, shall be elected In the odd years,
on the hrst Tuesday after the first Monday in
November by the electors Of each township or
municipality, In such manner, and for such
term Of eyen years, - may DO provided by law.
When Vacancy OCCURS In Q township or NUM-
cipal ofhce II shall be dlled by appointment
for tho remainder Of the term.
ARTICLE XVI
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suon eIeotion ocoioe IN invor OF oonvenuon,
we Genera Assemoiy ~ ta next session, sneIi
provioe' Dy INV, aor tno eieouon ., aeiegates.
0nd the assembling OF sucn convention. a. 10