The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-06-19

ION from the standiSg committee Oh 'iS 'u
Iicial Department, is published in advance oil
lie regular publication Of The proceedings oil
his day The report will be inserted in It's
,foper place, relative TO the debates ana
proceedings in the book edition.
REPoRTER.
Report of the Judiciary Committee.
Report No. | of the Stlnding committee on
The Judicial Department-ln Convention,
Friday, June Is, 1850.
SEC, |. The Judicial power of the State,
both as to matters of law and equity, shall
be vested in Supreme Cour, district courts
lin courts of Common Pleas-in County
CourtS--in Justices OF the Peace--and in
such other courts, inferior to tie Supreme
Court, as the General Assembly may from
time 10 time establish.
SEC. 2. The Supreme Court shall consist
Of Chief Justice aud three Associate JUS
liccs, any three of whom shall be quorum.
1t shall have original jurisdiction in Quo
Mandamus, Habeas Corpus aud
Procedondo- land such appellate jurisdiction
as may be provided by law. 1t shall hold al,
least one term in each year at the seat OF
and such othel terms, at the
seat Of Government, or elsewhere, as may be
provided by law.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
shall be elected by the electors Of The State
al large--snd for tae election of the AssoC,
ate Justices of the Supreme Court, the Com~
mon Pleas districts, hereinafter provided for,
shall be combined into three districts Of
compact territory, in each OF which, one oil
sad Associate Justices shall be elected by
the electors thcrein--and every additional
Justices of the Supreme Court, who may
hereafter be created shall be elected by the
electors of the State at large.
Sec. 3. The State shall be divided into
nine Common Pleas districts, Of which the
county of Hamilton shall constitute one, oI
compact territory and bounded by county
lines, in each Of which, three Judges of The
Common Pleas shall be elected by the quail
flied voters therein, Courts OF Common
Pleas shall be held by one or more of these
Judges, in every county in the district, as
often as may be provided by law, and more
than one court may be held at the same time
in each district.
District courts shall be held in and for each
district, BY the Judges of the Common Pleas,
and one Of the Justices Of the Supreme Court
any thee of whom shall be quorum, as Of
len in each year, and'at such places in said
district as may be prescribed by law: Proyi.
ded, That nothing herein shall prevent the
General Assembly from authorizing The Jud
ges of each district to fix the times Of hold,
ing the courts therein as may be provided b,
! law.
The district courts OF Common Pleas shall
have like original jurisdiction with the Su.
Ipreme Court, aod such appellate jurisdiction
as may be provided by law,
The jurisdiction of the courts Of Common
Pleas, and Of The Judges thereof o,hcrthal
the district courts, shal! be fixed by law.
SEC, 4, There shall be established in eac
county OF the Stale court ol recoy d, TO b
called the county court, TO be holden by on
Judge, elected by the qualified voters of tn
county with jurisdiction in habeas corpus, {
prubaIe and administration, the issuing an
revocation OF letters testameniary--Ietle c
administration and of guardianshp--lh
settlement OF accounts Of executors, admin
istraors aud guardians, and such appelat
jurisdiction i'll civil cases, and such oiignt
aud appellate jurisdiction in criminal case
as way be provided by law. The Genera
Assembly may confer on this court, iulisdic
tlOn for the saie Of lands by executors, ad
mnislratofs and guardians.
/ Tho tnra, rf ,fic., c,r
shall be three years, and he shall recciv
such colnpc nsation, payable out of the coun
ity Tteasuy, and such fees in probate admin
lstFalon and guardianship, as shall be provi
ded by law,
| SEC. >. A competent number Of Justice
Of The Peace shall be elected by the qualifie
electors in each township ia tho severs
counties, whose powers and duties, sha
fiom time to time, be regulated by law. -
Their term OF Office shall be three years.
4 SEC 6. All judges other than those pro
vided for in this Constitution, shall be elec
ted BY the electors Of the judicial district, ft
which they may be created, but not for
longer term of Office than seven years.
SEC. 7. Justices OF the Supreme CouI
shall be al least thuty years of age at the tim
of their election. Immediately after the
; first election under this Constitution, the
shall be classified by lol, so that one sha
hold for Tire term OF two years, one for fur
years, one for six years, and one for sove
years.
Judges OF the courts OF Common Pie;
shall have the same qualifications as III
Justices of the Supreme Court, and durin
their respective terms shall reside in I'll
district for which they are elected. Imme
dately after the first election Of the Judge
Of the Common Pleas. they shall be classilie
by lot in each district, so that one shall hoi
for the term Of three years, one for FIVE year
and one for seven years, and at all sdbsC
{quent elections, the term Of each Justice
the Supreme Court, and Of each Judge
Tho court Of Common Pleas shall be for seye
years.
10 case The Office Of any Justice Of the 81
preme Court, or Judge OF the court
Common Pleas, or Judge Of any other cou
shall become vacant before The expiration ,
The regular Term for which ho was elected
the vacancy may be filed by appointmer
BY the Governor, until il shalt be supplied
the next regular session.
SEC. 8 The Justices Of the Suprem
Court aud tho Judges Of tho court Of Con
mon Pleas, shall at stated times receive f
Their services, an adequate compensation, NJ
less than two thousand dollars each for III
Justices of lhe,Supfemo Court, and eightce
hundred dOllors each for the Judges of th
) court Of Common Pleas, which shall not b
diminished during their term Of Office, b.
they shall receive no fees or perquisites, nc
hold any other Office Of profit or trust unde