The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-10

this Constitution, be classified by lot; so that
one shall hold for the term Of one year, one for
two years, one for three years, one for four
years, and one for five years; and at all subse-
quent elections the term of each of said Judges
shall be for five years.
SIC. 70. The Judges of the Courts of Com
mon Pleas shall, while in Office, reside in the
district for which they are electedi and their
term of Office shall be for five years.
SEC. 10. In case the Office ofany Judge shall
become vacant before The expiration otthe reg
ular term for which he was elected, the vacan-
cy shall be filled by appointment by the Gov
ernor, until a successor is elected and qualified,
and such successors shall be elected for the I'M
expired term, at the first annual election that
occurs more han thirty days after the vacancy
shall have happened.
SEC. IA. The Judges Of the Supreme Court
and ofthe Court of Common Pleas shall at sta
ted times, receive for their services such COM
penSation as may be provided by law, which
shall not be diminished or increased during
their term of Office, but they shall receive no
fees or perquisiiies, nor hold any other Office of
profit or trust under the authority Of this State,
or the United States. All votes for either of
them, for any elective Office, except a judicial
Office under the authority Of this State, given by
the General Assembly, or the people, shall be
void.
SEC. IS. The General Assembly may in
crease or diminish the number ofthe Judges of
the Supreme Court; the number ofthe districts
Of the Court of Common Pleas; the number Of
Judges in any district; change the districts or
sub divisions thereof, or establish other
courts, whenever two thirds of the members
elected to each house shall concur therein, but
no such change, addition spr dimunition shall
vacate the office Of any Judge.
SEC. l6. There shall be elected in each
county, by the electors thereof, one Clerk Of
the Court of Common Pleas, who shall holdhis
Office for the term of three years, and until his
successor shall be elected and qualified. lie
shall, by virtue of his office, be Clerk of all 9TH
er courts of record held therein; but the Gener-
al Assembly may provide by law for the cleo
ton Of a Clerk with a like term of office, for
each or any other of the Courts OF Record, and
may authorize the Judge Of the Probate Court
to perform the duties Of Clerk for his Court, I'M
der such regulations as may be directed by law.
Clerks Of Courts shall be removable for such
cause and in such manner, as shall be provided
by law.
SEC. II. Judges may be removed from Of
flee by concurrent resolution of both Houses of
the General Assembly, if two-thirds of the
members elected to each House concur therein;
but no such removal shall be made except up
on complaint, the substance of which shall be
entered on the journal, nor until the party char
ged shall have had notice thereof, and an OPP
pOrtunity to be heard.
SEC. 10. The several Judges of the Supreme
Court, ofthe Common Pleas, aud of such other
Courts as may be created, shall respectively
have and exercise such power and jurisdiction,
at chambers, or otherwise, as may be directed
by law.
SEC. 10. The General Assembly may eStab-
, lish Courts Of Cancellation, and prescribe thell
, powers and duties, but such Courts shall moi
. render final judgment in any case, except upon
submission by the parties Of the matter in dis.
/, pute, and their agreement to abide such judg
= ment.
3, SEC. 90. The style of all process shall be
f "The State of Ohio" All prosecutions shall
| be carried on in the name and by the authority
r of the State of Ohio, and all indictments shall
t conclude against the peace and dignity of The
=. State of Ohio
, ARTICLE V.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.
SEC. /. Every white male citizen Of the u
nited States, of the age Oftwenty one years, who
shall have been a resident OF the State one yea
next preceding the election, and OF The county
township or ward in which he resides, such
time as may be provided by law, shall have the
qualifications of an %elector, and be entitled to
vote at oil elections.
SEC. 9. All elections shall be by ballot.
SIC. 3. Electors, during their attendance al
elections, and III going to and returning there
from, shall be privileged from arrest in all cases,
except treason, felony, and breach of the peace,
SEC. 4. The General Assembly shall have
power to exclude from the privilege Of voting,
or of being eligible to office, any person con.
yicted Of bribery, perjury, or other Infamous
| crime.
SEC. 5. No person in the military, naval OF
marine service of the United States shall, b,
being stationed in any garrison or military OF
, naval station within the State, be considered a
r resident Of this State.
Sic. q. No idiot or insane person shall be
entitled to the privileges of an %elector.
ARTICLE vi.
EDUCATION.
SEC. 1. The principal Of all funds arts ng
from the sale or other disposition oflandS or 9th.
er property granted or entrusted to this State
for educational and religious purposes, shall
forever be preserved i~nviOlate and undiminlsh
5 ed, and the income arising therefrom shall bt
: faithfully applied to the specific objects Of the
I original grants or appropriations.
SEC. .. The General Assembly shall MAKE
such provisions by taxation or otherwise as witt
the income arising from the school trnst fund
will secure a thorough and efficient system o.
I common schools throughout the State, but nc
l religious or other sect, or sects, shall ever have
S any exclusive right to or control OF any part
I of the school funds Of this State.
ARTICLE VII.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
SEC. /. Institutions for the benefto of the in
sane, blind, and deaf aud dumb, shall always
be foStcred and supported by the State, and be
subject to such regulations as may be preScri-
bed by he General Assembly.
SEC. 2.Thc Directors of the Penitentiary shall
be appointed or elected in such a manner as
the General Assembly may direct, and the trus-
tees of the benevolent and other State inStitu-
tons, now elected by the General Assembly,
and of such other State institutions as may be
hereafter created, shall be appointed by the
Governor, by, and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate, and upon all nominations made
blythe Governor, the question shall be taken by
the yeas and nays, and entered upon the jour
nails &C the Senate.
SEC. 3. The Governor shall have power to
fill all vacancies that may occur in the offices
aforesaid until the next session of the General
Assembly, and until a successor to his apIoin-
tee shall be confirmed and qualified.
ARTICLE WI.
PUBLIC DEBT AND PUBLIC WORKS.
SEC /. The State may contract debts to sup
ply casual deficits or failures in revenues, or to
meet expenses not otherwise provided for, but
the aggregate amount of such debts, direct and
contingent, whether contracted by virtue 0fOne
or more acts of the General Assembly, or at DIFF
ferent periods of time, shall never exceed sew
EN- hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and the
money arising from the creation Of such debts