Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-04-17

sec. H. NO uiemoef OF congress
or other person holding Office unde
the authority Of this State, or OF th,
United States, shall execute the ofic,
Of Governor, except as herein provi
ded.
Sec. Is. In case Of the death, i'm
peachment, resignation. removal, ol
other disability of the Governor, The
powers and duties of the office, fol
the residue Of the term, or until be
shall be acquitted, or the disability
removed, shall devolve upon the
Lieutenant Governor.
Sec. Is. The Lieutenant Cover.
nor shall be President of the Senate,
bat shall vote only when the Senate
is equally divided; and in case OF his
absence, or impeachment, or when
he shall exercise the Office of Cover
nor, the Senate shall choose a Presi-
dent pro temp0re.
Sec. IL. II the Lieutenant Cover
nor, while executing the office Of
Governor, shall be impeached, dis
placed, resign or die, or otherwise
become incapable of performing the
duties Of the office, the President Of
the Senate shall act as Governor. un-
til the vacancy is filled, or the disa-
bility removed; and ii the President
of the Senate, for any OF the above
causes, shall be rendered incapable Of
performing the duties pertaining TO
the office oI Governor, the same
shall devolve upon the Speaker of
the House Of Representatives.
Sec. Is. Should the Office Of Audi
tor, Treasurer, Secretary, or AtIor-
ney General, become vacant, for any
Of the causes specified in The fifteenth
section of this article, the Governor
shall ill the vacancy until the dis.
ability is removed, or a successor
slecteG and qualified. Every such
vacancy shall be filled by election, at
the first general election that occurs
more than thirty days after it shall
nave happened; and the person cho-
zen shall hold the office for the full
erm fixed in the second section OF
his article.
Sec. I9. The officers mentioned
n this article shall, at stated times,
receive, for their services, a compen-
alton to be established by law, which |
hall neither be increased nor dimin-
shed during the period for which
hey shall have been elected.
Sec. %. The officers of the execu-
i've department, and of the public
State Institution, shall, at least FIVE
lays preceding each regular session
# the General Assembly, severally |
eport TO the Governor, who shall
ransmit such reports, with his mes
age, 10 the General Assembly.
ARTICLE w.
JUDICIAL.
Sec. l. The judicial power Of the
;tate shall be vested in a supreme
ourt, in district courts, courts Of
Common pleas, courts of probate,
ustices of the peace, and in such
,ther courts, inferior to the supreme
ourt, in one or more counties, as the
General Assembly, may, from time 10
ime establish.
Sec. 2. The supreme court shall
onsist of FIVE judges, a majority OF
whom shall be necessary TO form
uorum, or 10 pronounce a decision.
t shall have original jurisdiction
n quo warranto, mandamus, habeas
orpus, and procedendo, and such
ppellate jurisdiction as may be pro-
ided bylaw. II shall hold at least
ne term in each year, at the seat Of
and such other terms, at
he seat Of government, or elsewhere,
S may be provided by law. The
Judges of the supreme court shall be
lected, by the electors OF the State
t large.
Sec. 3. The State shall be divided
ITO nine common pleas districs, of
which the county OF Hamilton shall
onsiitute one, of compact territory,
nd bounded by county lines; and
ach Of said districts, consisting Of
hree or more counties, shall be sub
ivided into three parts, Of compact
srritory, bounded by county lines,
nd as nearly equal in population as
racticable; in each Of which, one
udge Of the court of common please
,r said districI,and residing therein,
hall be elected by the electors OF said
ubdivision. Courts OF common pleas {
hall be held. by one or more Of these ,
Judges, in every county in the dis
rict, as often as may be provided by
Nv; and more than one court, or sit
ing thereof, may be held at the same {
me in each district.
Sec. A. The jurisdiction OF the
onrts Of common pleas, and OF the {
Judges thereof, shall be fixed By law.
Sec. 5. District courts shall be q
Of the Judges or The court c
{ common pleas Of the respective c