The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-03-26

! pSV' ~f' ue OoFeIuuII JuuBes' anu uii
Safe officers may be impesched Tor any mis-
demeanor in office; but judgment shall not
extend farther thun removal from office, and
disqualification to hold any Office under the
Authority Of this State. The party impeach
ed, whether convicted or not, shall be liable
to Indictment trial and Judgment, according
TO law.
Sec. 25. All regular sessions Of the Gen
Ieral Assembly shall commence on the first
Monday OF January, bennialIy. The first
session under this constitution shall COM
mence on The first Monday of January, one
Thousand eight hundred and fifty Two.
Sec. 26. All laws OF general nature,
shall have uniform operation throughout
the State; noT shall any act, except such as
lrelates 10 common schools, be passed, to
take effect upon the approval of any other
aulhonty than the General Assembly, ex>
tcept as otherwise provided in This consItu-
tiun.
Sec. 81 The election and appointment
of oil officers, and the filing Of all vacancies
not otherwise provided for by this constitu-
ton, or the constitution of the United States
shall be mada IN such manner as may be di~
rected b.! law; but no appointing power shall
bo exercised by the General Assembly, ex~
lcept as prescribed in this constitution, and in
The election of United Suites Senator; and
in these cases The vote shall be taken "pfpd
poce"
Sec. 2S. The General Assc nby shall
have no power TO pass retroactive laws, or
laws imparing the obligation of contacts
but may, by general laws, authorize courts TO
carry into effect, upon such terms as shall bs
just and equitable, the manifest intention Of
parties, and officers, by curing omissions, de-
! fects, and errors in instruments and proceed.
ings, arising oul OF their want Of conformity
with The laws Of this State. .
Sec, 30. No extra compensation shall be
made 10 any officer, public agent, or conlrlc
Tor, after the service shall have been render
ed, or the contract entered into; nor, shall
any money be paid, or any claim, the subject
matter of which shall not have been provided
for by pre-exsing law, unless such compen~
sation, or claim be allowed by t~o-lhirds Of
The members elected to each branch of the
GeneTal Assembly.
Sec, 30. No new county shall contain
less than four hundred square miles of terri>
tory, nor shall any county he reduced below
that amount; and all laws creating new coun
ties, changing county lines, or removing
county seals, shall, before taking effect, be
Submitted TO the electors oil the several coun-
tics 10 be effected thereby, at the next gem
eral election after the passage thereof, and
be adopted by majority of all the electors
!, voting at such election, in each of said coun-
ties; but any county now or hereafter contain
ling one hundred thousand inhabitants, may
be divided, whenever majority Of the vo
'ers, residing in each of the proposed divis-
ions, shall approve Of the law passed for that
purpose; but, no town or city within the same
shall be divided, nor shall either Of the di-
visions contain less than twenty thousand in
habitans.
Sec. 81. The members and officers OF
the General Assembly shall receive fixed
compensation, to be prescribed by law, aud
no other allowance or perquisiles, either in
the payment of postage or otherwise; and no
change in their compensation shall take eff.
feet durtg their term of office,
Sec. 80, The General Assembly shall
grant no divorce, nor exercise any judicial
power not herein expressly conferred.
ARTICLE Ill
| EXECUTIVE.
Sec /. The Executive Department shall
consist of Governor. Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and
an Attorney General, who shall be chosen
by the electors Of the State on the second
| Tuesday of October, and at the places of yo
ting for members of the General Assembly.
Sec. g The Governor. Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Secretary Of State, Treasurer, and
Attorney General, shall hold their Offices for
two years, and the Auditor for four yenrs.
Their terms of office shall commence on the
second MONDAY of January next after their
election, and continue until their successors
are elected and qualified
Sec. g. The returns of every election
Tor The officers named in the forego ng Sec
lion, shall be sealed up and transmitted to
the seat of Government by the returning
officers, directed 10 the President of the
Senate, who, during The first week Of the
session, shall open and publish them, and
declare the result in the presence of ma
] jority of The members OF each House Of The
General Assembly, The person having the
highest number Of votes shall be declared
duly elected; but if any two or more shnl
be highest, aud equal IN votes, for The snme
Office, one Of them shall bo chosen by the
! joint vote of both Houses.
+. Sec. 4. Should there be no session Of
the General Assembly in January next after
an election for any Of the officers aforesaid,
The returns of such election shall be made TO
The Secretary Of Slate, and opened, md The
result declared by the Governor, in such
manner as may be provided by law.
Sec. B. The supreme executive power
Iof this State shall be vested in the Governor.
i Sec. 9. lie may require infurmstion, in
writing, from the officers in the executive
department, upon any subjec, relating 70 the
duties of their respective Offices, hnd shall
see that the laws are faithfully executed.
Sec, T. lie shall communicate, OF every
session, by message. to the General Assem-
bly,, the condition of The State, end recon
mend such measures as he shall deem expe
dent.
Sec. s. lie may, on extraordinary occa-
sions, convene the General Assembly by
proclamation, and shall state to both Houses.
when assembled, the purpose for which they
bave been conveyed.
Sec. 0. In case Of disagreement between
1 the two Houses in respect 10 The time Of
adjournment, he shall have power TO adjourn
tho General Assembly to such time as be
may lhinkproper, but moi beyond tho regu'