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

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proposed bysuch corporation, which com.
nensation shall be ascerainediby 4 Jury
Of Twelve men, in a court of record, as
shall be prescribed bylaw. 81 w
SEC. 6. The General Assembly shall
provide for lhe organization Of cities and
incorporated villages. by general laws,
and restrict their power Of laxa,ion, as
sessmenN borrowing money, contracting
debts andioaning their credits SO as 10
prevent the abuse Of such power. 4e
SEC. z. No ac, Of the General Assem-.
bly,, authorizing associations with .bonk-
ing powers, shall take effect, until irshail
be snbm ued to the The peoples; a, the
general elections mex. succeeding The
passage thereof. and be approved by a
majority Of oil the electors voting a, such
election. (gI #
ARTICLE XIV.
| ,4...,,.... JURISPRUDENCE.
SEC /. The General Assembly, at its
first session a(ier The adoption of This
Constitution, shall provide forthe appoin-
menl Of three Commissioners and pre-.
scribe their tenure of Office, compensation,
and the mode OF filling vacancies in said
commission.
SEC. 2. The said Commissioners shall
revise, reform, simplify and abridge The
practice, pleadings, forms and proceed
lngs Of The courts Of recordo of this SaIe;
and, as far as practicable and expedien',
shall provide for The abolition of The dis
lincl forms of action al law, now in use,
and for The administration Of justice by
a uniform mode of proceeding, without
reference 10 any distinction between law
and equity. z. =
SEC. g. The proceedings Of the Com
missioners shall, from time to lime, be
reported 10 The General Assembly, and
be subject to The action Of that body.
ARTICLE XIV. s
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec. l. Columbus shall be the seat ol
government .unles otherwise directed by
law.
SEC. 2. The printing of the laws, jour
nails, bills, legislative documents, ami pa
pers for each branch OF The General As
sembly.wiih the printing required Tor The
! Executive and other Departments ol
State, shall be lie, on contract 10 the
lowest responsible bidder, by such Exec.
uliye officers and in such maner as Shall
be prescribed by law. 0 's
Sec. 8. An accurule and detailed state
'nent OF The receipts and expenditures Of
the public money, The several amounts
pald to whom, and on what account, shall.
from lime 10 time, be published as shall
be prescribed by law.
SEC. 4. No person shall be. elected or
appointed 10 any Office in this Sule, uu-
less he possess The qualifications of an
eleclor.
SEC. 5. Noperson who shall hereafter
fight duel, assist in The same as second,
or send, accept. or knowingly carry a
challenge therefor, shall hold any office
in this Slale. ''. -
Sec. +. Loueries, and the sale Of lot
lery nckels, Tor any purpose whatever
shall forever be prohibited in this Stale.
SEC. 7. Every person chosen or ap
, poimed 10 any office under this State, be
fore enlerng upon The discharge of its
duties, shall lake an oath or affirmation
to support III constitution of the U lned
Sta es, and Of this SAFE, and also an oaIh
oil oitice.
Sec. 8. There may be established in
The Secretary Of Slale's Office bureau
Of statistics, under such regulations us
may be prescribed bv law. t
ARTICLE XVI.
AMENDMENTS.
SEC, /. Either branch Of the General
Assembly may propose amendments to
this Constitution, and if the same shall
be agreed to by three fifths of the mem
bers elected TO each House, such propo-
sed amendments shall be entered on the
journals, with the yeas and nays, and shall
be published in, at least. one newspaper,
in each county of the State where news.
paperis published, for six months precee-
ding the next election for Senators and
Representatives, at which time the same
shall be submitted to the electors for theil
approval or rejection, and if majority
OF the electors, voting at such election,
shall adopt such amendments, the same
shall become part of the Constitution
When more than one amendment shall be
submitted at the same time, they shall be
so submitted as to enable the the electors
to vote on each amendment separately.
Sec 2. Whenever two-thirds of the
members elected to each branch OF the
General Assembly shall think it necessa'
ry to call Convention to revise, amend,
or change this Constitution, they shall re-
commend to the electors to vote, at the
next election for members to the Genera
Assembly, for or against Convention
and if majority OF all the electors voting
at said election, shall have voted for 8
Convention, the General Assembly shall
at their next session, provide by law,
for calling the same. The Convention
shall consist of as many members as The
House of Representatives, who shall be
chosenin the same manner, and shall meej
within three months after their election
for the purpose aforesaid 81,
SEC. 8. AT the general election to be
held in the year one thousand eight hun
drcd and seventy one, and in each TWEEN
liz. .