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

PEG. ~. Inc election and appointmen
Of al Officers, and the filling OF all yacan
cles nor othF Frwiss providrJ, Tor BY thisscen
stitutlon, 9r the constitution of. the UniteS
|. States sha u be made in suchmarlrr Us liia
be dlfected BY law;fbut no appoinling pow
er Shall b. exercised blythe Gsnrral Assein
biyE except us prescribed in this constitJ
ton. and in the election Of United STATE
senators; and in these cases, the, vote shal
be taken "viua poce." 4ts. hsfs
SEC. %. The General Assem mbly shal
pave no power TO pass r. tro-active laws, %
laws impairing the obligation of contracts
! oul miy. by general laws, ws,aulhorize-co courts t
carry into effect, upoifsuch terms as shall b
Jnst and, equitable, The manifest intention O
parllss, and officers, by curing omissions
: deltcts, and errors, in Instruments and pro
, ceedlngs, arising out Of their want of con
! tormity with thelltws of this State. ga
Sec ". Nosxtra com pensation shall b,
made 70 any officer, public agent. or 4 orltfac
! tor, after the service shall have been lender
ea,!orlhe contract entered into; nor, shall
any money be paid, or any claim, the sdb-
ltct .msttertof which shall not have been
provided for by pre-existing law unless such
compensation, or claim. BIZ allowed by two
thlhls OIL the members elected to each branch
oi the General Assembly.
SEC. 30. No new county shall contain
Less than four hundred square miles OF terri.
tory,inor, shall any county be reduced below
that amount; and all laws creating new
counties, changing county lines, or r. NOV.
ing county seats, shall, before taking effect,
be submitted 10 the electors OF the several
counties 10 be effected thereby, at ihe next
general election after the passage ibp teof,
and BE- adopted bya majority Of al the elecs
tors voting at such election, in each of said
counties; but any county now or hereafter
containing one hundred thousand inhabir
ants, may BIZ dividrd, whenever majority
oil ihe voters, rt.siding in each of the pro.
posed divisions. shall approve of the law
passed for that purpose; bui, no town or city
within the same, shall be divided, nor, shai
either of the divisions. contain less than
twenty thousand inhabitants. 'Ul
Sec. 81. The members and officers of
the General Assembly shall receive fixed
compt nsation, 10 be prescribed by law. and
no olher allowance or perquisltps, either in
'n' payment OF postage Or otherwise; and no
change IN their compensation shall take eff
feet during their term of Office.
Sec 80. The General Asse mbly shall
grant no divorce. nor, exercise any judicial
power, not herein expressly conferred. III.
US . ARTICLE ILL
| El. ..'. I'D EXECUTIVE . "a
SEC. 1. 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 voting for mem
bers of the General Assembly. .fa1ral
1 Sec. 2. The Governor, Lieutenant Cover
nor, Secretary of State. Treasurer, and Attor-
ney General, shall hold their Offices for two
! years and the, Auditor for four years. 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: 81 The. fetufns Of every election fol the
officers named in the foregoing section. shall be
sealed up and transmitted to the seat of Gov
ernlnent by the returning officers, directed TO
the President Of the Senate who,. during the
flrst week of thesession, shall open and pub
llsh them, and declare the result I'M the pres
enee of a majority Of the members of each
House of the General Assembly. The person
having thr highest number of votes shall be de.
cared duly elected, but if any two or more
shall be highest, and equal in votes, for the
same office, one of them shall be chosen BY the
joint vote of both Houses es,45llfI
Sec. 4. Should there1b be no session Of the
General Assembly in January next after an ea
lection for any of the officers aforesaid, the re-.
turns OF such election shall be made to the Sec
retary OF State, and opened, and the result de-
clar q by the Governor, in such manner as may
be provided by law
SEC. 3. The supreme executive power Of
this State shall be vested in the Governor.
SEC. o. He may require information, in w1ri.
ting, from the officers in the executive DEPART
ment upon any subject relating to the duties Of
their respective offices; and shall see that the
laws are faithfully executed. a1
SEC. Z. He shall communicate. at every ses-
sion, by message to the General Assembly, the
condition Of the State, and recommend such
measures as he shall deem expedient
SEC g.. He may, on extraordinary occasions.
convene the General Assembly by procIaila
tion, and shall state to both Houses, when as
sembled,. the purpose for which they have been
convened. ~ ir sq ,.H 4
SEC. 8. In case ofdisagreement between the |
Two Houses IN respect to the, time of adjourn
ment he shall have power to adjourn the Gen !
eral Assembly to such time as he may think
proper, but not beyond the regular meetings
thereof a@ ~ l@
Src. 10. He shall be commander chief Of
the military and naval forces of the State; ex |
cept when they shall be called into the service |
of the United States ou8u,t
SEC. II, He shall have power, after coh$ic-
tlon to grant reprieves, combinations, and par4
dons, orall crimes and offences, except treason
and cases OF impeachment, upon such cond. tons
as he may think proper, subject, however, to
such regulations as to the manner of APPLYING
for patdoDs, as may be prescribed by law Jjpon
convictions for treason he may suspend the exc
cptQn Of the, sentence, and report the case to
the General Assemblyat its next meeting, when
the General Assembly shall either pardon com,
mute The sentence, direct its execution, or grant
q further reprieve. He shall Communicate to
the General Assembly, at every regular session,
each case Of reprieve, communication, or pardon
granted, stating the name and crime Of the con-
Wet thesentence, lis date and the date Of the
communication, pardon or reprieve, with his rea-
sons therefor ra9 " .a'lsi.68 s4ses
Sec. H.. There shall be a seal of the State,
which shall be kept by the Governor and used
by him officially, and shall, be called /" The
Great Seallof the State Of Ohio" 'i#s Ne1
SEC. 13. All grants aud commissions shall
pc issued in the name, and by the authority oil
the State Of Ohio, sealed with the Great Seal,
signed by the Governor, and Countersigned by|
heSecretary Of States s,sslt IY T.r4cS
SEQ l4 No memberiiof Congress, or other
person holding 9fiiee under the authority Of this