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

guardians, and such other jurisdiction in any !
county or counties as may be provided by |
law.
Sec. 9. A competent number of justices |
OF the peace shall be elected by the elect
ors in each township in the several coun-
ties. Their term of office shall be three
years, and their powers and duties shall be
regulated by law. I
Sec. 10. All judges, other than those
provided for in this Constitution, shall be
elected by the electors of the judicial dis
trict for which they may be created, but not
for longer term of Office than five years.
Sec. IL. The Judges Of the Supreme
Court shall, Immediately after the first cleo
tioE under this Constitution, be classified by
lot; so that one shall hold for the term Of
one year, one for two years, one for three
years, one for four years, and one for FIVE
years; and OF all subsequent elections the
term of euch Of said judges shall be for five
years.
Sec. H. The Judges of the Courts Of
Common Pleas shall, while in Office, reside
in the district for which lhey are elected;
and their term of Office shall be for FIVE
years.
Sec. Is. In case the Office of any
Judge shall become vacant before the ex.
piration of the regular term for which he
was elected, the vacancy shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor, until sue
cessor is elected and qualified, and such
successors shall be elected for the unexpired
term, nt the first annual election that &C.
ours more than thirty days after the vacan.
cy shall have happened.
Sec. IA The Judges Of the Supreme
Court and Of the court of common pleas
shall at stated times, receive for their ser.
vices such compensation as may be provi.
ded by law, which shall not be diminished
or increased during their term Of Office, but
they shall receive no fees or perquisites, nor
hold any other Office of profit or trust un
der the authority of this State, or the Uni
ted States. All votes for either Of them,
for any elective sfice, except q judicial
Office unaer ths authority Of ,hisstats, given
by the General Assembly, or the people,
shall be void.
Sec. Is. The General Assembly may
increase or diminish the number of the
Judges Of the supreme court, the number
Of the districts Of the court of common
pleas; the number Of Judges in any dis.
trict; change the districts or the subdivis
ions thereof, or establish other courts, when
ever two thirds of the members elected to
each House shall concur therein, but no
such change, addition, or diminution shall
vacate the Office Of any Judge.
Sec. 16. There shall be elected in each
county, by the electors thereof, one Clerk
Of the Court Of Common Pleas, who shall
hold his Office for tho term of three years,
and until his successors shall be elected and
qualified. He shall, by virtue Of his Office,
be clerk of all other courts of record held
therein; but the General Assembly may
provide by law for the election Of clerk
with q like term Of office, for each or any
other Of the courts of record, and may au.
thorze the Judge of the Probate Court to
perform the duties of Clerk for his court,
under such regulations as may be directed
by law. Clerks of courts shall be movea-
BILE for snch cause, and in such manner, as
shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. II. Judges may be removed from
Office by concurrent resolution of both
Houses of the General Assembly, if two
thirds of the members elected TO each
House concur therein; but no such removal
shall be made. except upon complaint, the
substance of which shall be entered on the
journal, nor until the party charged shall
have had notice thereof,and an opportunity
to be heard.
Sec le. The several judges Of the Su.
preme Court, of the Common Pleas, and of
such other courts as may be created, shall
respectively have and exercise such power
and jurisdiction, at ehambers,or otherwise,
as may be directed by law. -
Sec 10. The General Assembly may
establish courts Of conciliation, and pre-.
scribe their powers and duties, but such
courts shall not render final judgement in
any case. except upon submission by the
parties of the matter in dispute, and their
agreement TO abide such judgement.
Sec. 20. The style of all process shall
be s'Ths State of Ohio" AL prosecutions
shall be carried on in the name and by the
authority of the State of Ohio, and all in.
dictments shall conclude "against the peace
and dignity of the State of Ohio" ....
.-... ARTICLE V.
Electric Franchise.
Sec. l. Every white male citizen Of the
United States, of the age of fwenty-one years,
who shall have been resident of the State
one year preceding the election, and Of the
county, township or ward in which he re-
sides, such time as may be provided by law,
shall have the qualifications of an elector,
and be entitled to vote at all elections.
Sec. 2. All elections shall be by ballot.
Sec. 8. Electors, during their attendance
at elections, and in going to and returning
therefrom, shall be privileged from arrest in
all cases except treason, felony. and breach
of the peace.
Sec. 4. The General Assembly shall have
power to exclude from the privilege of vot-
ing, or of being eligible to Office, any person
convicted of bribery, perjury, or other infa-
nous crime.
Sec. S. No person in the military, naval
or marine service of the United States shall,
by being stationed in any garrison or mill
tary or naval station within the State, be
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