Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-09-19
Proposed Amendment 10 The Cunstitu-
ton Of chic,
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT NO. 4.

| aMESDmENI No. 4.
SECTION !. De IT resolved by the GeueraI Assem-
bly, Of the State OF Ohio that propositions shall be
submittee to the electors of this State Oh the fret
Tuesday aftei the frst Monday In November, 1889,
to amend Section IS OF Article H. Section ls of Ar
iiele III, Sections 20 H. IS and iG. and to
create Section IL OF Article ", Section Il o, Ar
ticle vtII Sections Gud of Article Y and Section
OF Article XVI of the Constitution Of the State OF
Ohio, so they shall read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEC. IS. The regular session Of each General AS
sembiy shall commerce Or the brst Monday Of
January next after Il ie UhoLen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. IS. wheLoSir the oties Of Secretary Of
State Auditor Of State, Treasurer OF State or At
orney General becomes vacant for any OF the causes
mentioned in Section Is Of this Article, tie Gov
ernor shall ell the vacancy by appointment for the
residue OF the term, until the disability is re-
moved.
| ARTICLE ".
SEC .. The Supreme court shaIl, until otherwise
provided by law, consist Of Ave judges, majority of
WHOM competent TO sit shal! he necessary 10 form
q quorum or pronounce decision, except as here
in provided. 1t shall have original jurisdiction In
quo warranto, mandamus habeas corpus, and pro-
cedendo and such appellate jurisdiction as NAV be
provided by law. The judges OF the supreme court
shall be elected by the electors Of the State at large
and for srch term OF years as may be provided
| by law. Wherever the number OF such judges is
increased, the General ssembly may authorize the
court to organize divisions thereof, not exceeding
th,cc each division to consist Of equal number
If Judges; gLdsuch an assignment of cases shall be
made 10 tcl ii isiG IS f:~jority Of all the judges
NAV direct. majority of each division shall be
necessary to form quorum; hut whenever all the
judges hearing. ase!c any division 81 ail not col>
cur in a deLisiCn, OF whenever case involSes tAs
constltutiohality of statute, or the construction OF
the Constitution of this State or " the United
states 1t shall be reserved to the whole court fol-
decision.
SEC 6. The State shall 6e divided into judicial
circuits Of compact terEitory, bounded by county
lines, IN each cf which the same Der of circuit
judges, residing therein shall be elected by the etcc
tors 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 pro
vided by law, and shhll be held in ea,h county al
! least once in each year; and more than cne court
may be held at the time in any circuit. cir
cult judge may be assigned hold court in any cir
cult. The Circuit court shall have the same origi-
nal jurisdiction the Supreme court. aud such sp-
pellatc Jurisdiction as may be provided by law.
SEC. {. A Probate court shall be established in
each county, which shall be 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 compensa.
lion, payable ont Of E9 ccgry trecs""y OF by tees,
II both. as may be provided Ny law.
sEp.9. Justices of the peace shall 6G elected by
he'elcctors of each township, en- ihe AFst Tuesday
after the first Monday u kopthes tn the odd years,
and tn heIr powers and Auties shall be prescribed by
law. Their terms of ofHee shall be four years, and
shall commence on the first day of January next
after their election. Vacancies occurring in the Of
fee shall be filled by appointment until the first
day Of January after the next election Tor township
officers.
SEC. 10. All iudges, other than those provided for
in this Constitution shall be elected by the electors
of the judicial district for which they may created
but not for longer term than six years.
| SEC. Il. The judges of the several courts pro-
Nlueu III DG CleCteu III
even years. on the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November and their terms of Office, whether
chosen for a full term, or to fill vacancy, 81 =
cmnercc On the first day of Januar, newt .r,sr
their election,
SEC H. fh. asss DE. Il its th c5'.SA rtase
Ii resiae while in Office, ii hS estrlst TOR which
they are elected, and thetrt of Office shall be sx
gears. ..,
SEC, 1s. WAe4SS$g, the office ota judge Of any
eourt crowded for in this Constitution becorTs va
cant betcs The expiration of the term fos wtich he
was eV{ed, the Governor shrl fill the vacancy by ap-
Ip,drnent until successor is elected and qualned
AXi such successor shall be chosen for the unex-
pired ter at the first election tor memb bers OF the
General Assembly held more than tnlrty osss aiei
SEC. i6. The clerk of the Common Pleas court oi
each county shall, by virtue 0i his Office be clerk o
court; but the General Assembly may authorize the
Judges of the Probate court to perform the ttfes Of
clerk cf such court. lsee AT. X, s2l
AHFlShEVttt.
Sec. 70. So less Hs THE Stall, .lhuil, have publ
works which reaffe sttperintendence, there shall b.
| hoard of pubic works, to consist of three mem
eers, and WHOSE idth of Office shall be of such mum
bcr of even yse$s ss may be provided by law. =
ARTICLE Y. .r
| SEC. =. .~.Oqnty OlHCers EhaA ce elnSeGu III TN
: even yetN, On the first Tuesday aiteF the !!fffs
Monassssh November, by the clectors ef ca;h 'chrS
ty, Ia such auncr, and for such tesyA of even ycaS
~ may be provided by law: Whye a xaedht!, q
curs iu co11ty Office it stiall bs nlled IS shren
| nlent for the remainder of the tenn. y VI
| SEC I. Township Officers, apt eict eP.unic
al officers, shall be clectad In thg4e5G Vars, 0
the fireI Tuesday after tile hrst MNndsYs& Y Noven
ber, by the electors o: exeh a. "lanicips
. ity, In such manner, aud for such ;st:m of eve
years. as may be provided BY fs8. insen vscsnS
filled by appointment forhe FenaNder OF the teri
AKTN'! E&et.
sEc 4, At the general eIspt3. 10 he held in u
wear one thousand eight hsTGrcd ana niue.y-tv
sndtn each twentieth year ,tfsseafter> the Quests
'tShall there be u eeayeSaon to revise, a4ter'
amend the ConstitntipA; SHALL be spomsttea 70 I
,hc electors Voting 81 s3h election decide IN fay
r Of n convention; tEs Ssneral Assembly At Its nt
session s6aiinaSsSs. by law, fuE lAe election
" dplegates and II e'S sembling of sach Uonventi'
J. as is nroyiAedsix the preceding section; but
r. amendtneRt ,ng Lis Constitutions agreed upon
any cOnyefftibt assembled In p1fsuSnce OF tnls
q ticie.I shah Eke effect until The same sball ha
s hie,l safsr:s ed to the electors of the State,
!. adoptedHt' q majority OF those voting thereon.
!. scHEDuhE.
II skaf 4. rhe Governor, Lieutenant Govern
u spssSsSsrer of State anN Attorney General, S'sS
b Srf.c frst Tuesday after the first Monday 10 NsS
u ~ lSS9. shall hold their Offices until the see
Eonday in january, 1883; and the members or
! \ Sjxty.ninth General Assembly shall hoN Saeir
aces III til the first day OF January, 1sgS the Y
II Office Of the Auditor of State In csifcs when
amendment takes effect shall termtns'sa oh'tne
| Na,