Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-04-21

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} shall transmit such reports with his mes
sage, 10 the General Assembly % !. ssso'q' 's
4esa ARTlC6E IYrTgh
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EasSEe; !. The judicial power of The Stat,
fshall vested in a. supreme couri, in dis
Il trict courts, courts OF common pleas courl
,lof probnte. justices Of the, peace, and i
y such solher courts inferior 10 The suprem,
skcourt, in one Or more cpun. ies,: rs -tht
General Assembly, may, from time 10 tint
'''soitsvs gfa.a,1}ss;fsiasna. h;es sI-F.. 2 rs
+ SEcsl The supreme cour. shall con.
4 sIst of a6Ee Judges q ,mpj5rily;; Of whom
Z shall be necessar ry TO iorip Q quorum, or u
d pronounce 9, decision 81 |, shall have origi
4sfaal jurisdiction, in in quo warranio,, n1arda
linus, ahabeas ,corpus, md .Procedendo, ane inc
such 1aEpPgellaleslarisdiclion as may be pro
i videdy BY law,s e shall hold pt least one
term in each year., a. lie sen, Of govern
1r,ent,a and such other lerps,', at The seat ol
liFgovernpent,s or elsewhere, as may be pro.
yided by law. The judges stolf' lie supreme
Eeour, shall bo elec'ed, BY .lhe electors q
! the Stale at large, - :, - .
bII SEC. 3. The Sldte shalt bet.divided into
dinine, common plens districts, of,which the
/ county Of Hamilton shall constitute one, III
/ compact territory, and bounded BY county
lines; and each Of said districts, consisting
of three or more counties, shall be subdiyi.
ded into three paris, of compact territory,
bounded by county lines, and as nearly
equal in population as practicable; ilf ench
of which, one fudge Of the Court of com
mon pleas Tor sail district, and residing
therein, shall be elected BY the electors Of
said subdivision. Courts Of common pleas
shall be he'd, BY one or more Of these
Judges, ia every countyih The district, ,,oas
often rs may be provided by law; and
more lIian one, codr.., or sitting thereof
may be iieid al the same fine il each dis
tftrict. t.., '"S3 g h9'si'
Ea' SEC. The 81 jurisdiction OF the courts
Of common pleas, and of.he Judges there
toG, shall be fixed ~ law. 'l'al'E 3 q sashsas75
f. SEC. S Dislrfcl courts SHALL he com.
jposed Of the Judges ofibe court Of common
Epleos Of the respective Districts, and one #
fthe Judges Of lie supreme court, any Athree
,of whom shall be a quorum. and .shailabe
4 held in. each county therein, al 4east once
lin eoch year; but, If il Shall be fund inexs.
Ipedient 10 hold such court annaally, iii
aeach county, Of my district, tile General
lsAssembty mny, 'fot such .cistfict, provide
k,hn, said court shall hold al least 3inree I'm.
Fnual sessions therein. III not fess HAN three
/ places Provided, iiiat the staonefllii AS.
sembiy may, by law, nn,hofize flis Judges
bof each district TO fix The times S5bf holding
1.-The courts therein. 7aa9 siA'9, e sis'sf;
j. SEC g. The idis.fit.rs e Scourt urt shsll Have
!. like original jurisdiction wittt' ihet Supreme
Ecourt, and such appellate Jurisdiction as
may be provided by law.sza5aA
IT, SEca 10 Thereashallshe established in
leach county, a Probate caurts which shall
tbe acoafe OF. record, ruperlinl aHiimes, and
! holden by sone eHJudge, ,aelecaed by thesvolers
| Of heocounty,awfo shall hold his Office for
| the lerm Of three years. and shah ;receiye
Dsuch1 compensation. payablesout Of the
county treasury, OF by dees,se erg bolh,s as
5 hall be provided dbysiawa1 srad r STAG .
+ SEc!a6.a ITlle Probate court shell have
Jurisdictions imvprobale and tesiamen.ary
mattersy the eaappoinimen,I of administrators
and guardians the settleuient Of, the ac-
counts of executors. . administrators; and
guard ians, and such jurisdiction. in babeas
corpus, the issuing etamarria gel licences
. and lor the sale otdlandsby executors ona-
Eministraiors and guardians, and,sueh olher
] jurisdiction, in any county, sorocounties,, as
may besproyided by law.1zAag sio4 Of zlelaq
/. SEC. 9. A competent number Of justices
Of the peace shall be1elec,sd, by 'theg elec-
tors, in eachiownship in the several 7coun-
tiles. Their term Of office shnllsbe three
years, and theirapowers aud duties shall be
regulated. by law.iiafie y7ljl .sesiuliszao~ al
SEC 10. !1All Judges, sather, than, those
provided forsin this constitution, shall sbe
/ elected by, the electors Of the Judicial dis
,rictg for which they may yabessEea,ed, but
no. for sai longenylerinao OF office lhan five
fyears.ssss sEsf. gi5di IL .i!sss yid1asssA ia
/ See. naaTlie Judges of the, Supreme
FCourt, shall. imnedialelyl after the, first
felection, underahis constitution, be classifir
/ ed bby lot, so that one, shall bold 5fori the
teruhof one . emf cone Iori Two oiyears, one
for three years, one fardeur wears, pnd, one
fo@fve years., and, al all subsequent elee-
tions,thelterm ofeach of said Judges shall be
! forihves yearss nj faa ,atio. Filsayss bs:s b.
SEea'l2saiThe, Judges sofsihe courts Of
common pleas shnll, while in Office, reside
in the district for which theysaare elected;
andatheir term of office shall be for Eve
years. Is gaitoz a7oEasis sdf Ha 10 qliro, aei
| SEC i3.s In 7scase.7 iheiaoffice of any
Judge shall become. vacant, befereI,h ex.
piralion of the regular term for, which he
was elected, the vacancy shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor, until a, sue.
cessorI is elected and quali6ed;y ands such
successor shallabete elected for. the ppexpir7
ed term, al the first annual election that
oecurs more than thirty days after the, va
cancy shall have happened. ,l,Algs s1spps -
SEC. Ia The. Judges ofIthe supreme
court, and Of sthescourta Of lcomnen pleas,
shall at stated times,e receive ioraheirj ser
vices, such Compensation as may be- nroyi
ded by law, which shallnolI be diminished,
or increased, during their; tern, of office;
but they shall receisesno fees or Rerquis1
1 ites, nor hold anyy other Office Of profit or