The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-29
From he Cincinnati Gasete.
Shall 1 Vote Tor the New OOnStitntiOnS
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NO. VIII.
Before | take up another branch ofthe
subject | desire to pause a moment at
Sec 9, Art. 4. The first clanse uf the
section reads: THE Supreme Court shall
consist of five Judges, u m jority of whom
shall he necessary to form a quorum or 10
pronounce a decision" What is the mean
ing Of this last %clausel Is it mere tauto.
logyl Or does it import that at least
three Judges must concur in the iudg.
menll-Sectinn 5, in defining the Dis
trict Court. omits the last clause and sim
! ply declares that any three Judges shall
be a quorum. The distinction would
seem /" have been intentional aud to indi
cate a distinct meaning To the clause re.
ferred to. lf 81 the construction must
be that in the absence OF two judges,
the other three must he unanimous To war.
rant a jadgnent.-This will present The
anomtIy Of a legal tribunal competent Ia
hear n cause, aud Incompetent, excep,
on a special contingency. To decide it.
My attention has been called To section
2 at the old bill Of rights, in connection
with section 6. in the new. Section s in
line new reads: There shall he no slave
ny IN this State; nor involuntary sprvi
tude. unless f,r The punishment of crime
SECTION 9 oflhe old bill Of rights reads;
There shall be neither slavery nor in.
voluntary servilude in this Stale, other.
wise than for the punishment of crimes.
whereofIh party shall have been duly
convicted, nor shall any male person, ar
rived at the age oftwenty one years, 81
ten4le person arrived at the age Of eieh
teen years. be held 10 serve any person
as a servant, under the p~retence of in.
denture ar otherwise, unless such per
sun shall enter into such indenture while
in a Stale of perfect freedom, aud ON con
ditlon of bona fde consideration ~reCeiy
ed. or To be received. for their service
except Os before excepted. Nor shall
any lndenture Of any negro or muIatto
hereafter made and executed out of the
State. or il made in the State, where the
term ct service exceeds one year. be oI
the least validity, except those given in
the case of al prenliceships."
1t will be seen that this section has
been denuded Of some gifts most impor
tant guarantees against the introduction
ut a species of peonage under the spe
cious guise Of lndenture or contract q
cover under which considerable progress.
had been made in Introducing a qualified
Servitude before it was eflectIally check
ed by the present constitution. +
sumo this state ofthings had been forgot.
Ten by most of the members of The con
ventiOn. ar its recurrence would have
been guarded against.
Article Is on miscellaneous subjects
section 3, runs: IAN accurate and detail
oil statement of the receipts and expen
dltures OF the public moneys, the several
amounts paid. To whom aud on what &C
count, shall, from time to time, be pub
llshed, us shall be prescribed by law
Does this contemplate thar the name OF
every person To whom interest on one
hundred dollars of domestic bonds OF
STATE stocks forsix months is paid. and oil
every one who is paid for a days work on
the National Road. the Western Reserve
and Manneo Road, the Muskingum i'm
Provetneni. or a canal. shall be- printed
annually in the public documents for zen.
eral distribute u. together with the ex
act amount paid him, aud the services
rendered by him for that money! III,
does. the printers at Columbus will be
we'll able to take their revenge for print
ing The Convention reports far a dollar.
rust n" u will take a fancy to compel
the public Ia read the nne or the other.
read the n aud ought to have a free
ticket Ia present il at tho Worlds Fair
as a reward.
Th public will have tn foot the bill.
which will be a heavy item in the book
itself.
Section 4 reads: I'M person shall be
elected or appointed to any office in this
State. unless he possesses the qualifca.
tons ofan electur," TINS is the only re
slf'GtInh on account nf age aud general
qualifications upon office holders, in the
new Constitution.
by the present constitution the Gov,
ernor must be thirty years Of age and four
years an inhabilant Of the State. Sena.
tors must be thirty, and Representatives
I weniy five years of age Whether our
will be improved by committing The
legislation tn inexperienced youth, | leave
every one to decide for himself.
FRIEND.
No. TX.
The instrument consists Of sixteen mr..
Iicles, besides the schedule. have ex.
nmined fourteen oflhem. having yet tn
consider the eleventh aud sixteenth. and
he schedule.
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