The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-03-24

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4 dimlnulion shall vacste the Office ofan
Judge. 80 =. :.
SEC. l6 There shall be elected ii eacl
fcountys; by The electors thereof, QUE Clerk q
Ftne Co,irt Of Common Pleas, who shall hol
his Office for the term Of three years. and ur
aiil bis successor shall be- elected and oual
1iiird H's shall, by write .oe his office, b.
clerk Of oil other courts Of fecutd held there
bin; bht,the qfneral Assembly may proyid
}hy lsw Tor thu election or clerk with 4
like term of Office, fol each or any other D
the courts OF rreofd, and may authorize tn,
Judge OF the Probate Court to perform. tn,
dulirs OF clerk for his court, under suchrpg
ulatlons Us may be directed by hw4 Clerk
oil courts Shall be imoveable for such cause
rand IN such manner, as shall be prescribed
| .SEc. II. Judges may be removed from
ofilce by concurrent resolution of boil
Houses Of the General Assembly, if tw,
thirds ol the membsrs elected to each Hous,
concur therein; but no such removal sbal
be made, except npon complaint, the sub
stance Of which shall be entered on the jour.
nal, nor until the party charged shall .ha We
had notice thereof and an Opportunity to
be heard. :
SEC. l8. The several judges of The Su-
preme Court, Of the Common Pleas, and 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. l9. The General Asse nbIv ma " es-
tablish courts Of concilialion. and prescribe
their powers and duties, but such courts
shall not render final judgement in any case
except upon submission by the parties of
the matter IN dispute, and their agreement
to abide such Judgement
SEC. 70. The style OF all process shall
be ',The State of Ohio" All prosecutions
shdl. be carried on in the name and by the
authority Of the State of Ohio, and all indict
menls shall conclude against the peace and
dignity OF the State of Ohio"
ARTICLE v. u -s
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. t.. h.
SEC. /. Every white male citizen ofthe
United States, of the age of twenty-one
years, who shall have been resident of
The State one year 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 qualifica-
lions of an elector, and be entitled to vote
at all elections. 5t
Sec. g All elections shall be by ballot.
Sec. 8. Electors, during their attend
ance at elections, and in going to and re-
turning therefrom, 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 convicted Of bribery, perjury,
or other infamous crime. a q Il .flt
Sec. 5. No person in the military, ma
Tal or marine service of the United States
'hall, by being stationed in any garrison
'r military or naval station within the
State, be considered resident of this
State. ~ eft
Sec. s. No idiot or insane person shall
'e entitled to the privilege of an elector.
~ ARTICLE vi.
@r EDUCATION. saE Y n
SEC. |. The principal of all funds aris-
ng from the sale or other disposition of
ands or other property granted or en-
rusted to this State for educational or re-
lgious purposes, shall forever be preser-
ed inviolate and undiminished, and the
ncome arising therefrom shall be faith
lilly applied to the specific objects Of the
riginal grants or appropriations. o'
Sec. e.. The General Assembly shall
,ake such provisions by taxation or 9TH
rwise, as with the income arising from
ne school trust fund, will secure thor
ugh and efficient system of common
chools throughout the State, but no reli-
ious or other sect or sects shall ever have
ny exclusive right 10 or control of any
art of the school funds Of this State.
ARTICLE VII.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
SEC. 1. Institutions for the benefit of
le insane, blind, and deaf and dumb, shall
lways be fostered and supported by the
tate, and be subject to such regulations
$ may be prescribed by the General AS
smbly. r., IL.
SEC. e The Directors Of the Peniten-
ary shall be appointed or elected in such 4
lanner as the General Assembly may d.
,ct, and the Trustees Of the benevolent
nd other State institutions, now elected
y the General Assembly, and Of such
Iher State institutions as may be here
fter created. shall be appointed by the
Governor, by, and with the advice and
onsent of the Senate, and upon all nom
lations made by the Governor, the ques-
on shall be taken by yeas and nays, and
ltered upon the journals of the Senate.
SEC. 8. The Governor shall have power
fill all vacancies that may occur in the
iices aforesaid until the next session Of
lie General Assembly, and until a sue
,ssor to his appointee shall be confirmed
I'D qualified. Pet'ss' " HNfs
ARTICLE YfII.
{ PUBLIC DEBT AND PUBLIC WORKS.
SEC. I. The State may contract debts
supply casual deficits or failures in re-
snues, or tomeet etexpenses not otherwise
rovided for, but the aggregate amount
such debts, direct and contingent, whe-
Ter contracted by virtue ofone or more
ITS Of the General Assembly, or at diff
rent periods of time. shall never exceed