The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1889-10-24
Proposed Amendment b The Constitution
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B1ENN1ALE ELECTIONS.
AMENDMENT a NO. A.

AMENDMENT NO. 4.
s.cz1or /. Be u resolved BY the General
tions shsl be submitted 70 the electors Of this
State on the first Tuesday after the first Mon:
day IN November, 1889, to amend Section - OF
GL0 10, ia. 10 and 10. and to create Section II,
tons and ioi Article <, ana section 9 oi Ar:
ticle XVI, of the Constitu ton Of the State OF
Ohio 20 they shall read - follows:
ARTICLE H.
SEQ - The regular session Of each General
Assembly shall commence on the first Monday
Of January next after II Is chosen.
ARTICLE III.
SEQ "a 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 10 Of thiJ
or shs residue Of o.
III the disability 10 removed.
ARTICLE ~.
SRo 4 The Supreme court shall, until other.
wise provided by Law, consist Of five judges
majority Of whom, competent to sit, shall be
necessary to form quorum or pronounce o dc:
cisfon, except as herein provided 1t shall
have original Jurisdiction in quo warranto,
and such appellate jurisdiction as may be pro-
court shall be elected By. the electors Of the
as may bs provided by law. Whenever the
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 On assignment of cases shall be made
to each division as q majority Of all the judges
be necessary to form quorum; but whenev
oil the judges hearing case in any division
shall not concur in decision, or whenever q
or the construction OF the Constitution of this
State or Of the United States. It shall be re.
served to the whole court for decision.
cial circuits OF compact territory bounded by
county lines, in each of whic1 the same mum.
Der Of circuit judges residing therein, shall be
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 os may be provided by law,
in each year; and moro 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
original Jurisdiction as the Supreme Court and
suoh appellate Jurisdiction as may be provided
SEC7. AProbate court shall be established
IN each county, which shall be u court Of REQ
ord, open at all times, and held by ono Judge,
elected by the electors OF the county, whose
receive such compensation, payable out Of the
provided by law.
Tuesday after the fiSst Monday in November in
the ODD years, and their powers and duties
ONCE shall be four years and shall commence
on the frst day OF january next after their
election. Vacancies occurring in the offioe
day Of January after sRe next sleoton for orr towns
sEo TO-. AN Judges, other than those pro.
BY the electors Of the judicial district for which
they may be created, but not for longer term
than six years.
vided 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
Vacancy, shall commence on the Il first It day OF OF
January next after their election.
S1o 1s. The judges OF tho Common Pleas
tfiot for which they are elected, and their term m
Of once shall be six years.
SEQ 18 Whenever the ofiice of o Judge Of
comes vacant before the expiration Of the term m
for which he was elected, the Governor shall
nh the vacancy by appointment until success
shall DO chosen for the unexpired term, at the
first election for members Of the General As
sen.bly held more than thirty days after the
SEC. 49, The clerk Of the Common Pleas
court Of each county shall by virtue of his Of
hce, be clerk OF all the courts OF record therein,
Assembly may authorize the judges OF the Pro.
bate court to perform the duties Of clerk Of
such court lSee Art X, Sal
ARTICLE Will
SEQ. 12. 80 long as the State shall have pub
lilo works which require superntendence, 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
be provided by law.
ARTICLE x.
SEC. 2. 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
torn OF even years, as may be provided by law
When vacancy occurs In county office it
shall be hlled by appointment for the remain
der OF the term.
SEQ Z. Township ofloers, and elective num-
oipal offoers, shall be elected In the odd years,
on the hrst Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, by the electors of each township or
term o even years, e. % as may be provided W BY S law
cipal ofics It shall be filled by appointment
for the remainder Of the term
ARTICLE XVI.
SEC. q At tho general election to be hold In
tho year one thousand eight hundred and nine.
ty.two and in each twentieth year thereafter,
the question 'shsll there be convention 70
ss O. me the ~
such election decide in favor Of : convention
the General ss s session shall
and the assembling OF such convention, as 10
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 tho same shall
have been submitted to the electors of the
State, and adopted BY . majority Of those vot-
ing thereon.
SCHEDULE.
SECTIoN2 2. The 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
ofices until the second Monday In January,
1898; and the members of the sixty-ninth Gen.
erni Assembly shall hold their ofaoes until the
6rst day of January, 1893. The term of oface Of
the Auditor OF State In ONCE when this amend.
ment takes effect shall terminate on the second
Monday in January, 1893.
SECTIoN B. The terms OF once of the judges OF
the Supreme court which would but for this
amendment, have terminated on the ninth day
Of Februaryin the years 1891. 1884, 1893 1884, 1895
1895 1907 and 1885, shall, respectively, terminate
on the first day Of January, in the years 1891, 1893
1906 1897 1899, 1901, 1908 and 1885, and their re-
speotive successors shall be chosen on the hrst
Tuesday after the first Monday in November
preceding the expiration OF their terms Of
SECTIONS. 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, 1603
and 1895 SHALL respectively, terminate on the
arst day Of January, In the years 1891, 1903 and
1885; and their respective successors shall be
chosen on the first Tuesday after the first Mon