Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-03-17

fee, and disqualification 10 hold any office
under the authority Of the State. The
party impe,ched, whether convicted or not,
shall be liable to indictment, trial, and
judgement, according to law.
Sec. 25. All regular sessions of the
General Assembly shall commence on the
first Monday OF January, biennially,-
The first session under this constitution
shall commence on the first NJ onday of
January, one thousand eight hundred and
ffty.two.
Sec. 26. All laws, Of general nature,
shall have a uniform operation throughout
the State; nor shall any act, except such
as relates TO common schools, be passed, to
take effect upon the approval of any other
authority than the General Assembly, ex.
cept as otherwise provided in this Constitu.
ton.
Sec. 81. The election and appoin tment
of oil officers, and the filling of all vacan-.
cies not otherwise provided Tor by this con.
stitulion, or the constitution Of the United
States, shall be made in such manner as
may be directed by law, but DO appointing
power shall be exercised by the General
Assembly, except as prescribed in this con.
stitution, and in the election Of United
States Senators; and in these cases the
vote shall be taken "pira uoce"
Sec. %. The General Assembly shall
have no power 10 pass retro active laws,
or laws impoiring the obligation of con.
tracts; but may, by general laws authorize
courts 10 carry into effect, upon such terms
as shall be just and equitable, the manifes,
intention Of parties and officers, by curing
omissions, defects, and errors, in instra.
menss and proceedings, arising out of their
want Of conformity with the laws Of this
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Sec. 90. No extra compensation shall
be made to any officer, public agent, or
contractor, after the service shall have
been rendered, 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-existing law, un.
less such compensation, or claim, be allow.
ed by two.lhirds Of the members elected to
each branch Of the General Assembly.
Sec. 80. No new county shall contain
less than four hundred square miles of ter.
ritory, nor, shall any county be reduced
below that amount; and all laws creating
new counties, changing county lines, or,
removing county seats, shall, before taking
effect, be submitted to the electors of the
several counties to be effected thereby, at
The next general election after the passage
thereof, and be adopted by majority Of all
the electors voting at such election, in each
of said counties; but any county now or
hereafter containing one hundred thousand
inhabitants, may be divided, whenever u
majority Of the voters, residing in each Of
the proposed divisions, shall approve Of the
law passed for that purpose; bu!, no town
or city within the same, shall be divided,
nor shall either Of the divisions contain
less than twenty thousand inhabitants.
Sec. 81. The members and officers Of
the General Assembly shall receive fix.
ed compensation, to be prescribed by law,
and no other allowance Or perquisites, el.
thsr in the payment of postage or other
wise; and no change in their compensation
shall take effect during their term Of Of.
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Sec. &c. The General Assembly shall
grant no divorce, nor, exercise any judi
cial power, not herein expressly conferred.
.t ARTICLE iii.
Executive.
Sec. 1. The Executive Department shall
consist Of a Governor, Lieutenant Govern.
or, 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 pla.
ces of voting for members Of the General
Assembly.
Sec 2. The Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary Of State, Treasurer.
and Attorney General, shall hold their off.
ces for two years, and the Auditor for four
years Their terms of Office shall com.
mence on the second Monday of January
next after their election. and continue un-
Ill their successors are elected and quail.
fed.
Sec. 8. The returns Of every election
for the offices named in the foregoing Sec
ton, shall be sealed up and transmitted to
the seat Of Government by the returning
officers, directed to 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 Oft ma.
iority Of The members of each House of the
General Assembly. The person having
the highes, number Of votes shall be de.
clared duly elected; but If any two or more
shall shall be highest, and equal in votes,
for the same office, one OF them shall be
chosen by the joint vote of both Houses.
Sec. 4 Should there be no session of
the General Assembly in January next af
ter on election for any Of The officers a.
(oresaid the returns OF such election shall
be made TO the Secretary Of State, and o.
pened, and the result declared by the Gov.
ernor, in such manner as may be provided
by law.
Sec. S. The supreme executive power of
this State shall be vested in the Governor.
Sec. 6. He may require Information.
in writing, from the officers in the execu.
tive department, upon any subject relating
to the duties of their respective offices; and
shall see that the laws are faithfully exc.
cuted.
Sec. 7. He shall communicate, at eve