The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-19
Proposed Amendment 70 tho Constitution
Of Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT A NO. 4.


s:SSs sf ss.: y q cs Ss. s SsS:ss
eione shall be submitted 70 the electors Of this
State on the nrst Tuesday after the first Mon:
Article IL 6ection is OF Article III, sections2,
al 10. y. 1s and 10. and 70 create Section II,
q Article ~, section z Of Article VIII, sec.
sioio XVI Of The % constisaon IL tom ' Of the State Of
Ohio, 90 thoy shall read az follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEQ. 25. The regular session OF each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after IL Is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEC. ia. Whenever the ONCE 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 thiJ
appointment for the residue OF the term or un
vi the disability is removed
ARTICLE ~
SEQ .. The Supreme court shall, until oiher
wise provided by Law, consist Of Ave judges .
necessary to form quorum or pronounce o de;
eision, except as herein provided. 1t shall
Hrsnah Sorpn IN ana quo
and such appellate jurisdiction US may be pro-
yided BY law The Judges Of the supreme
State a. M large e. and for such term Of even years
as may be provided by law. Whenever the
number Of suoh judges Is increased. the General
authorize the court 70
division TO consist Of an equal number OF judges;
and such an assignment Of cases shall be made
70 each division as majority 81 All me judges %
be necessary to form quorum; but whenever
all the judges hearing q case IN any division
shall not concur In decision, or whenever
or the construction OF the Constitution Of this
State or Of tho United States 1t shall be re-
served to tho whole court r. for or decision .s;,,o
ciai circuits Of compact territory, bounded by
county lines, in each OF whicn the same mum.
Der Of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
term Of even years as may be provided by law.
The circuit court shall bs composed OF such
number Of Judges as may bo provided by law,
and shall be held In each county at least once
in each year; and moro than one court may be
held ut the same time In nny circuit A circuit
Judge may be assigned to hold court In any Cir
Quit. The circuit court shall have the same
original Jurisdiction as the Supreme Court, and
such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided
sEC.7 AProbate court shall be established
In each county, which shall be o court OF rec
ord, open at oil times, and held by one judge,
elected by the electors OF the county whose
receive such compensation, payable out Of the
county treasury, or by fees, or both, as may be
provided by law.
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
onfce shall be four years, and shall commence
on the first day OF January next after their
election. Vacancies occurring in the office
day OF j January % after tRe next election for town.
SIC. 10. All judges, other than those pro.
by the electors OF the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer te rn
than six years.
yided for in this Constitution shall be elected
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 M
January next after their election.
SEQ ~. The judges OF tho Common Pleas
courts shall reside, while In office In the dis
triot for which they aro elected, and their term
OF once shall be six years.
SEC. 49, Whenever the office OF o Judge. Of
any court provided for in this Constitution be.
comes vacant before the expiration OF the term
for which he was elected, tho Governor shall
nll the vacancy by appointment until a success
sor is elected and qualified; and such successor
shall be chosen for tho unexpired term, at the
nrst election for members OF the General AS
senbly held more than thirty days after the
SEC 10. The oierk of the Common Pleas
court Of each county shall, by virtue Of his Of.
fee, be clerk OF all the courts Of record therein,
except tho Supreme. court; but the General
sS perSrm hs 81
such court. lSee Art. X, 81
ARTICLE Will
SEQ. 1e. So long as the State shall have pub
lic works which require superintendence, there
shall be board OF public works, to consist o.
three members, and whose term Of office shall
be for such number OF even years as may
be provided by law.
ARTICLE x.
SEC. g. County officers shall be elected In
IL HS Ss
each county, In such manner, n1d for such
term OF eveh years, as may be provided by law
When . vacancy occurs IN county ONCE n
der OF the term.
SEC. 4 Township ofaccrs, and lectiye muni
cipal ofnoers, shall be elected In the ODD years
November. by the electors OF each township o.
municipality, In such manner, and for sucf
term Of oven years, as may be provided by law
cipal once II shall be filled by appointment
for the remainder OF the term
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. g. At the general election to bo held II
the year one thousand eight hundred and nine
saS N ssSa a1s SS
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shall
be submitted to the electors OF tho State, and
case %orns q a the ELECTORS voting
the General Assembly, at its next session, shal
provide, by law for the election Of delegates
| and tho assembling OF such convention, as II
| provided In the preceding section; but n,
| amendment of this Constitution, agreed upon b.
| any convention assembled In pursuance OF thi
| article, shall take effect until tho samo shall
| have been submitted to the electors OF tn
State, and adopted by Q majority OF those vot
| ing thereon
SCHEDULE
SECTION 3. Tho Governor, Lieutenant Gov
| ernor, Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
| era, chosen on the first Tuesday after the frs
| Monday In November, 1880, shall hold thoi
| offices until the second Monday In January
| 1893; and the members OF the sixty ninth Gen
| eral Assembly shall hold their ofices until tn
frst day OF January, 1893 Tho term Of office Q
| the Auditor of State In ONCE when this anne nd
ment takes effect shall terminate on the secon,
| Monday in January, 1903.
| SECTION 8 The terms Of ONCE of the judges o
| tho Supreme court which would, but for thi
| amendment, have terminated on the ninth do
ofFebruaryin the years 1901, 1902 1893, 1884, 1885
1896 1907 and 1893, shall, respectively, terminat
on the first day Of January, In the years 1884, 1905
1896, 1897 1899, 1901, 1908 and 1905; and their re
| spective successors shall be chosen on the mrs
| Tuesday after the frst Monday In Novembe
| preceding the expiration Of their terms o
| Ofice.
sEcr1oN4. The terms OF once Of tho severu
| Judges OF the circuit court which would, bu
| Tor this amendment havo terminated on tn
| ninth day OF February IN the years 1891, l69s
Rnd 1895 shall respectively, terminate on tn
| hrst day Of January, In the years 1891, 1893 an
| 1904. and their r0sD0Otiv0 auCC0sSOrg shall b