The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-08-29
Proposed Amendment 10 the Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. A.

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ss%cyor % !; I; !, Be y resolved BY Il. the General
tions shal be submitted 70 the electors Of this
state on the first Tuesday after the first Mon:
day in November, 1885. to amend Section % Of
6.TG 10, ia. 10 and 10, and to create Section II,
lions Ard J q Article 4. and section : q Al:
Ohio, 90 they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE H..
slc. 9. The regular session Of each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after II IL chosen.
ARTICLE Ill.
s!o. sso. ia Whsnsvsr .. the ONCE Of Secretary Of
Attorney General becomes vacant for any Of
the causes mentioned in Section Is OF thi1
Article, the Governor shall MI tho vacancy By
ID he disability is removed.
ARTICLE w. M
SEQ q. Tho Supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided BY law, consist Of Ave judges .
nscssssry to form . quorum or pronouncs . de-:
have original Jurisdiction in QUO wsrrsnto,
snd such sppsiiSts jurisdiction n ss may Be- pro.
): .ssssd x. esosors the
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number Of such judges isincreased. the General
Assembly may authorize the court TO organize
division: thereof not exceeding three. each
and such an assignment Of cases shall be made
70 each division as q majority Of oil the judges
may direct A majority Of each division shall
be necessary to form quorum; but whenever
oil the judges hearing case In any division
shall not concur In decision, or whenever
case involves the constitutionalty Of o statute,
State or Of the United States. 1t shall be re-
served to the whole court for decision.
SEQ 9. The State shall be divided into Judi.
cial circuits OF compact territory, bounded by
county lines, in each OF whic, the same mum.
Der Of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
elected by the electors thereof, and for such
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
held At the same time in any circuit. A circuit
Judge may be assigned TO hold court In any cir
Quit The circuit court shall have the same
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided
SkC.7 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 by the electors OF the county, whose
term OF once shall be four years, and who shall
receive such compensation, payable out OF the
SEQ q justices Of the peace shall be elected
BY the electors in each township, on the first
the odd years, and their powers and duties
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms Of
ONCE shall be four years, and shall commence
on the first day OF January next after their
election. Vacancies occurring in the ONCE
day Of January after The next election for town:
sEo. TO-. All judges, other than those pro.
vided for in this Constitution, shall be elected
by the electors Of the judicial district for which
they may be created but not for longer to rm
than aiY vaara.
SEQ. II. The judges Of the several courts pro.
yided for In this Constitution. shall be elected
n % Ge es
office whether chosen for full term, or to all
vacancy, shall commence on the first day OF
january next after their election.
courts shall reside. while in ONCE, in the dis
trict for which they ore elected, and their term
OF ONCE shall be six years.
any court provided for in this Constitution be
comes vacant before the expiration OF the term
for which he was elected, the Governor shall
sor ss !. elected Snd aaaasd ana u such
shall be chosen for the unexpired term, ut the
hrst election for members OF the General As
senbly held more than thirty days after the
SEC. 10. Tho clerk Of the Common Pleas
court OF each county shall, by virtue Of his Of.
except tho Supreme court; but the General
bate court TO perform the duties OF clerk OF
suoh court [See Art X, s 81
ARTICLE VIII.
SEC. 12. So long as the State shall have pub.
shall be board OF public works, to consist OF
three members, and whose term Of ONCE shall
be for such number OF even years rs may
be provided by law.
SEC. 9 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
When vacancy occurs In county ofice II
shall be alied by appointment for the remain.
der Of the term.
cipal ofioers, shall be elected In the odd years,
on the first Tuesday after the first Monday In
November, by the electors Of each township OF
term Of even years, as may be provided by law.
When o vacancy occurs in q township or muni.
cipal once 1t shall be filled by appointment
for the remainder Of the term.
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. 8. At tho general election to be held In
the year one thousand eight hundred and nine
ty.two and In each twentieth year thereafter,
the question "Shall there be o convention to
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shall
in case majority Of all the electors voting Of
such election decide in favor of y convention,
the General Assembly at its next session, shall
pIOVluo, Dy law, IOE LILO elcCLlOu Oh uol6RuLeA
and the assembling OF such convention, as ia
provided in the preceding section; but nc
amendment Of this Constitution, agreed upon by
any convention assembled In pursuance OF this
article, shall take effect until the same shall
have been submitted to the electors of the
State, and adopted by . majority Of those vOt
ing thereon.
sCHEDULE.
SECTION g. The Governor, Lieutenant Gov,
ernor Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
era, chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November 1889, 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 o.
the Auditor of State in ONCE when this amend
ment takes effect shall terminate on the second
Monday in January, 1899
SECrIoN g. The terms OF ONCE of the judges o.
the Supreme court which would, but for this
amendment, have terminated on tho ninth day
ofFebruaryin the years 1891, 1892 1893 1894, 1895
on the first day OF January, In the years 1891, 1893
1885, 1897, 1899 1901, 1908 and 1905; and their re
spective successors shall be chosen on the firs
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
once.
SECTIONS The terms of once of the severa
Judges OF the Circuit court which would, bu
tor this amendment, have terminated on the
ninth day OF February, In the years 1891, 1693
snd 1895, shall, respectively, terminate on the
nrst day OF January, In the years 1891, 1893 ant
1885; and their respective successors shall be
chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
Gay IN November preceding the expiration o
9HfyrrON 4 Tha rros a ~ tarv,a ~ ofY,ce ~ IN.