The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-09-26
Proposed Amendment 10 Ae Constitution
M Ohio.
BIENNIAL ELECTIONS.
AMENDNTENT NO. 4.

AMENDMENT NO. 4.
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tions shsll be submitted 70 the electors Of this
STATE ea We arst Tuesday after the fr.t Mon:
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al q 10, ia. rs and 10, and 70 create Section II,
q Article ~. Section Z Of Article VIII, SEQ.
!ionc spd q ~ Article * and Section Of Ar I;
Ohio, 90 they shall read ~ follows:
ARTICLE II.
SEQ. .. The regular session Of each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after II II chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SnC i0 Whenever the once Of Secretary Of
6tate, Auditor of State, Treasurer OF State, or
Attorney General becomes vacant, for any Of
the causes mentioned In Section Is Of thu
Article, the Governor shall nil the vacancy by
appointment for the residue Of the term, or un.
u the disability 10 removed.
ARTICLE Nv.
SEQ 3. The Supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided by law, consist Of i've judges,
nssssssy to form or %
have original jurisdiction in quo warranto,
ana pro
court court shall Be elected By the electors q the he
State st large snd for such term S even years
number of such Judges Is isincreased, the General
Assembly may authorize the court to organize
divisions thereof not exceeding. three, each
division to consist Of an equal number OF judges;
and such an assignment OF cases shall be made
to each division as q majority Of oil the judges
may direct A majority Of each division shall
oil the judges hearing o case in any division
shall not concur In decision, or whenever o
case involves the constitutionality OF o statute,
State or Of the United States. It shall be re.
served to the whole court for decision.
SEC Q. The State shall be divided into Judi.
county lines, in each Of which the same mum.
ber Of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
elected by the electors thereof, and for 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 may be
held at the same time In any circuit A circuit
Judge may be assigned to hold court in any cir
cult. The circuit court shall have the same
original jurisdiction as the Supreme Court, and
such appellate Jurisdiction as may be provided
sEo7 A Probate court shall be established
In each county, which shall be . court Of REQ
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
county treasury, or by fees, or both, as may be
SEC. q Justices Of the peace shall be elected
BY the electors in each township, on the first
e
shall be prescribed by law. Their terms Of
oflce 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 tie next election for town
$40. 10. All judges, other than those pro.
vided for in this Cons stitution, shall be elected
by the electors Of the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer tel
SEQ II. The judges Of the several courts pro-
vided for In this Constitution. shall be elected
IN the even years on the first Tuesday otter the
first Monday In November, and their terms OF
ONCE. whether chosen for q full term, or to All
Q vacancy, shall commence on the first day Of
January next after their election.
saS IL se IL N the oSs s Ae sn
trict for which they are elected, and their term
Of ONCE shall be six years.
SEC a. when. Wherever ~; the ,S Scs Of Judge o Of
comes vacant before the expiration Of the term
for which he was elected, the Governor shall
M as y until
shall be chosen for the unexpircd term, at the
nrst election for members Of the General As
sembly hold more than thirty days after the
SEC ls. The olerk Of tho Common Pleas
court Of each county shall, by virtue Of his OF.
nce, be clerk OF oil the courts Of record therein,
bate court 70 perform the duties Of clerk Of
such court lSee Art. x, 81
ARTICLE Will
SEQ n 80 long o. the State shall have pub
Nc works which require superintendence, there
shall be board Of public works, to consist Of
three members, and whose term Of ofiioe shall
be for such number Of even years - may
be provided BY law.
ARTICLE X.
A-ee ~ H.
the even years, on the frst Tuesday after the
6rst Monday In November, by the electors Of
each county, In suoh manner, and for suoh
tsrm Of sven years, - may be provided BY law
shall BE- hlled By appointment for tho remain
ssa . Township onnoers and elective muni.
on the 1rst Fuesday sftsr the nrst Monday in
November, BY the electors OF each township or
municipality, In such manner, and for such
When essa vacancy % occurs M % IN y so%n:Sip o. muni
eipal once u shall 30 alled BY appointment
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. q Al the general election TO be held In
the year one thousand eight hundred and nine
the question "6hsll there be Q convention to
revise, alter or amend the Constitution" shall
be submitted TO the electors Of the State, and,
such election decide in favor Of : convention
the General Assembly, at It's next session, shall
provide, by law, for the election Of delegates,
and the assembling of such convention, as Is
provided In the preceding section; but no
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.
SECTION .. Tho Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Treasurer OF State, and Attorney Gen
eral, chosen on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1880, shall hold their
offlces until the second Monday In January,
1893; and the members of the sixty-ninth Gen.
eral Assembly shall hold their ofiices until the
first day of January, 1893. The term of office OF
the Auditor Of State In ONCE when this amend.
mont takes effeot shall terminate on the second
Monday In January, 1893.
SECTION g. Tho terms Of once of the judges OF
the Supreme court which would, but for this
amendment, have terminated on the ninth day
ofFebruary,in the years 1901 1884, 1893 1894, 1895
1906 1907 and 1898 shall, respectively, terminate
on the first day of January, In the years 1891 1893
1885, 1897 1899, 1901, 1908 and 1906 and their re.
opeotive successors shall be chosen on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
once.
SECTIoN4. The terms Of once of the several
Judges OF the circuit court which would, but
Tor this amendment have terminated on the
ninth day OF February, In the years 1891, 1898
end 1885, shall respectively terminate on the
8rBt day Of January. In the VoarS 1891, 1888 md