The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-03-26

or until he shall be acquitted, or the disa-
bilty removed, shall devolve upon the
Lieutenant Governor.
| SEC. l6. The Lieutenant Governor shall
be President of the Senate, but shall vote
only when the Senate is equally divided;
and in case Of his absence or impeach-
ment, or when he shall exercise the office
of Governor, the Senate shall choose a
President pro tenn.
Sec. II. If the Lieutenant Governor
while executing the Office Of Governor,
shall be impeached, displaced, resign. OF
die, or otherwise become incapable OF per-
forming the duties of the Office, the Presi.
dent of the Senate shall act as Governor
until the vacancy is filled, or the disability
removed; and if the President Of the Sen.
ate, from any of the above causes, shall be
rendered incapable Of performing the du
ties pertaining to the office of Governor
the same shall devolve upon the Speaker
of the House of Representatives.
Sec. g.. Should the office OF Auditor
Treasurer, Secretary, or Attorney General
become vacant for any of the causes spe-
CITED in the fifteenth section ofthis article,
the Governor shall fill the vacancy unit!
the disability is removed, or successor
elected and qualified. Every such vacan.
cy shall be filed by election at the first
general election that occurs more than
thirty days after it shall have happened,
and the person chosen shall hold the office
for the full term fixed in the second sec.
ton of this article
Sec. 10. The officers mentioned in this
article, shall at stated times receive for
their services a compensation 10 be estab-
lished by law, which shall neither be in.
creased nor diminished, during the period
for which they shall have been elected.
Sec, 90. The officers Of the executive
department, and of the public State insti-
tutions, shall at least five days preceding
each regular session ofthe General Assem-
bly,, severally report to the Governor, who
shall transmit such reports with his mes
sage, to the General Assembly.
ARTICLE w.
JUDICIAL.
Sec. /. The judicial power Of the State
shall be vested in Supreme Court, in
= District Courts, Courts of Common Pleas,
Courts of Probate, Justices OF the Peace,
and in such other Courts inferior to the
Supreme Court, in one or more counties,
as the General Assembly may from time
to time establish.
Sec. 2. The Supreme Court shall con.
sist of five judges, majority of whom
shall be necessary 10 form quorum, or to
pronounce decision. 1t shall have or.
ginal jurisdiction in quo warranto, ,manda-
mus, habeas corpus, and procedendo, and
such appellate jurisdiction as may be pro-
vided by law. 1t shall hold at least one
term, in each year, at the seat of govern
ment or elsewhere, as may be provided by
law. The Judges of the Supreme Court
shall be elected by the electors of the State
at large.
Sec. 3. The State shall be divided into
nine common pleas districts, OF which the
county of Hamilton shall constitute one of
compact territory and bounded by county
lines, and each of said districts consisting
of three or more counties, shall be subdi-
vided into three parts Of compact territory.
bounded by county lines, and as nearly
equal in population as practicable, in each
OF which one Judge Of the court of common
pleas for said district, and residing there.
in, shall be elected by the electors of said
subdivision. Courts of common pleas shall
be held by one or more Of these Judges,
in every county in the district, as often as
may be provided by law, and more than
one court on sitting thereof may be held at
the same time. in each district.
Sec. A. The jurisdiction of the courts
of common pleas and of the Judges there
Of shall be fixed by law.
Sec. 5. District courts shall be COM
posed ofthe Judges ofthe court of common
pleas of the respective districts, and one Of
the Judges Of the supreme court, any three
Of whom shall be a.quorum. and shall be
held in each county therein, at least once
in each year; but if it shall be found mex.
pedient to hold such court annually in
each county of any district, the General
Assembly may, for such district, provide
that said court shall hold at least three
annual sessions therein, in no less than
three places; provided, that the General
Assembly may Dy law autnorlZe Inc Judges
OF each district'to fix the times OF holding
the courts therein.
Sec. 6. The district court shall have
like original jurisdiction with the supreme
court, and such appellate jurisdiction, as
may be provided by law.
Sec. 7. There shall be established in
each county probate court which shall be
court of record, open at all times and
holden by one Judge elected by the voters
Of the county, who shall hold his Office for
the term of three years, and shall receive
such compensation -3ayable Sout of the
county Treasury, or bXfees, or both, as
shall be provided by law. ~
s@8. TheProb4e Court shall have
IjunsdictionM probate and testamentary
matters, the appointment Of administrators
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