Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-04-26

SEC. 20. All officers shall continue in
office, until their successors shall be chosen
and qualified.
SEC. II. Suits pending in the Supreme !
Court in Bank, shall be transferred to the |
Supreme Court, provided for in this consti- |
tuition, and be proceeded in according to
law.
Sec. ~. The district courts shall, in their
respective counties, be the successors of the
present Supreme Court and all suits, rose
cutions, judgments, records aud proceedings,
pending and remaining in said Supreme
Court, in the several counties of any district,
shall be transferred to the respective district
courts of such counties, and be proceeded
in, MS though no change had been made in
said Supreme Court.
| SEc. 13. The said courts of common pleas,
shall be the successors of the present courts
of common pleas in the several counties,
except as to probate jurisdiction; and all
suits, prosecutions, proceedings, records and
Judgments, pending or being in said last
mentioned courts, except as aforesaid, shall
be transferred TO the courts of common pleas
created by this Constitution, aud proceeded
in, ms though the same had been therein in
stituted.
SEC. ID. The Probate courts provided for
/
the jurisdiction conferred upon said courts,
shall be the successors, la the several cOun-
ties, of the present courts of common pleas
and the records, files and papers, business
aud proceedings, appertainng to said jurs-
dlction, shull be transferred TO said courts
of probate, and be there proceeded in, ac-
cording to law.
SEC. 10. Until otherwise provided by law,
elections for Judges and Clerks shall lie
held, aud the poll books returned, as is pro-
vided for Governor, and the abstract there
from, certified to the Secretary of State, shall
he by him opened, in the presence of the
Governor, who shall declare the result, and
issue commissions to the persons elected.
SEC. l6 Where two or more counties
are joined int Senatorial Representative, or
! dudlcial district, the returns of elections
shall he sent to the county, having the larg-
est population.
SEC. IL. The foregoing Constitution shall
be submitted TO the electors of the State, ut
an election to he held on the third Tuesday
OF June, one thousand eight hundred and
fifty one, in the several election districts of
this State. The ballots at such election shall
he written or printed as follows: Those in
favor of the Constitution, New Constitu-
ton, Yes| those against the Constitution,
"Ncw Constitution, No" The polls at said
election shall be opened between the hours
of eight aud ten o'clock A. NJ, aud closed
at six O'Clock u. NJ; aud the said election
shall be conducted, and the returns thereof
mnde and certified, TO the Secretary of State,
as provided by law for annual elections of
State and County officers. Within twenty
days after such election, the Secretary of
State shall open the returns thereof, in the
presence of the Governor; and, if it shall
appear that minority of all the votes, cast
| at such election, are in favor of the Consti-
tuition, the Governor shall issue his procla-
nation, stating that fact, and said Constitu-
| ton shall be the Constitution of the State of
Ohio, and not otherwise.
SEC. l8. At the time when the votes of
the electors shall he taken for the adoption
or rejection of this Constitution, the addition
al section, in the words following, to witt
"No license to traffic in intoxicating liquors
shall hereafter be granted in this State but
the General Assembly may, by law, provide
| against evils resulting thereirom," shall be
separately submitted TO the electors for adop-
ton or rejection, in form following to wit:
A separate ballot may be given by every
eector and deposited in separate box
| Upon the ballots given for said separate
amendment shall be written or printed, or
partly written and partly printed, the words
License TO sell intoxicating liquors, Yes;"
and upon the ballots given against said
amendment, in like manner, the words: =
License TO sell intoxicating liquors, No"
II, at the said election, majority of all the
votes given for and against said amendment,
shall contain the words: "Lcense to sell
intoxicating liquors, No." then the said
amendment shall be a separate section of
article fifteen of the Constitution.
SEC. ID. The appointment for the House
of Representatives during the first decennia
period under this Constitution, shall be as
follows:
The counties of Adams, Allen, Athens,
Auglaize, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clin-
ton, Crawford, Darke, Delaware, Erie, Fay
ette, Galia, Geauga, Greene, Hancock, Har-
rison, Hooking, Holmes, Lake, Lawrence,
Logan, Madison, Marion, Meigs, Morrow,
Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Prcbe, Sandusky,
Scioto, Shelby and Union, shall, severally, be
entitled TO one Representative, in each ses.
sion of the decennial period.
The counties of Franklin, Licking, Mont
gomery and Stark, shall each be entitled to
two Representatives, in each session of the
decennial period.
The counties of Ashland, Coshocton, High
land, Huron, Loran, Mahoning, Medina,
Miami, Portage, Seneca, Summit and War
ren, shall, severally, be entitled to one Rep
resentntive, in each session; and one addi-
tional Representative, in the fifth session Of
the decennial period.
The counties of Ashtabula, Brown, But
Ter, Clermont, Fairfield, Guernsey, Jefferson,
Knox, Monroe, Morgan, Richland, Trum-
bull, Tuscarawas and Washington, shall,
severally, be entitled to one Representative,
in each session and two additional Repre-
sentatives, one in the third, and one in the
fourth session, of the decennial period.
The counties of Belmont, Columbian.