The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-10

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of both Houses.
SEc. 4. Should there be no session Of The
General Assembly in January next after an e.
lection for any OF the officers aforesaid, the re-
turns Of such election, shall be made TO the
Secretary of State, and opened, and the result
declared by the Governor in such manner as
may be provided by law.
SEC. D. The supreme executive power Of
this State shall be vested in the Governor.
SEC. 6. lie may require Information in VII
ting, from the officers in the executive depart
inent, upon any subject relating TO the duties
Of their respective Offices and shall see that
the laws are faithfully executed.
SEC. Z. lie shall communicate, at fvery
session, by message, to the General Assembly,
the condition OF the State, and Recommend such
measures as he shall deem expedient.
SEC. g.. lie may, on extraordinary occasions,
convene the General Assembly by proclamation
and shall state TO both Houses, when assem-
bled, the purpose for which they have been
convened.
SIC. 8. In case of disagreement between
the two tIO' SEES in respect to the time of adj
iournment, he shall nave power to adjourn the
General Assembly TO such time as he may think
proper, out not beyond the regular meetings
thereof.
SEC. 10. lie shall be commander in. chief Of
the military and naval forces Of the State, ex-
cept when they shall be called into the service
of the United States.
SEC. IL. lie Shall have power, after %convic-
ton, to grant repTieves, communications, and
paTdons, for all crimes and ~olTensss except trea-
son and cases of Impeachment, upon such con-
Iditions as he may think proper subject how
ever, 10 such regulations as to the manner OF
applying for pardons, as may be prescribed by
law. Upon convictions for treason, he may
, suspend the execution Of the sentence, and re-
port the case to the General Assembly at its
. next meeting, when the General Assembly shall
, either pardon, commute the sentence, dlrcctitS
{ execution, or grant a further r%epricye. lie
shall communicate to the General Assembly,
r at every regular session, each case Of reprlevc,
Communication or pardon granted; stating the
= name and crime of the convict, the sentence,
= its date, and the date Of the Communication, par
:, don, or %repricve, with his reasons therefor.
" SEC. 10. There shall be aseal of the State,
which shall be kept by the Governor and used
y by him officially, and shall be called, "The
Great Seal Of the State OfOhio.'
SEC. Is. All grants and commissions shall
a be issued in the name, and by the authority of
!. the State of Ohio, sealed with the Great Seal,
signed by the Governor, and cOuntekigned by
the Secretary Of State.
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q person holding office under the authority fthis
~ State, or Of the United States, shall execute the
> Office Ex-Governor, except as herein provided.
Sec, 10. In case oGthe death, impeachment,
.. resignation, removal, or other disability Of the
= Governor, the powers and duties Of the Office
a for the residue ofthe term, or until he shall be
. acquitted, or the disability removed, shall de-
n vOlve upon the Lieutenant Governor.
SEC. l6. The Lieutenant Governor shall be
=, President of the Senate, but shall vote only
m when the Senate is equally divided and in Ease
NJ Of his absence or impeachment, or when he
f. shall exercise the office of Governor, the Senate
~ shall choose a President pro tempOre.
SEC II. If the Lieutenant Governor, while
~ executing the Office of Governor, shall be i'm
pcached, displaced, resign or die, or otherwise
become incapable of performing the duties o
the office, the President of the Senate shall
10 act as Governor until the vacancy is filled, o
the disability removed and if the Preslden
n of the Senate, for any Of the above causes
shall be rendered incapable of performing the
duties pertaining to the Office Of Governor, the
same shall deyolve upon the Speaker of The
House Of Representatives..
4 SEC. Is. Should the Office Of Auditor, Trea
i Surer, Secretary, or Attorney General become
, vacant for any of the causes specified in the
|. fifteenth section Of this article, the Governor
o shall fill the vacancy until the disability is re-
moved, or a successor elected and qualified
e Every such vacancy shall be filled by election
u at the first general election that occurs more
u than thirty days after it shall have happened,
Il and the person chosen shall hold the Office fol
q the full term fixed in the second section of this
II article.
SEC. 10. The officers mentioned in this arti
Gle, shall at stated times receive for their ser
vices a compensation to be established by law
which shall neither be increased nor diminished
is during the period for which they shall have beer
" elected.
y SEC. 90. rhe officers Of III" executive de.
partment, and of the public State institutions
shall at least five days preceding each regular
e: session ofthe General Assembly, ~severally re,
b. port to the Governor, who shall transmit such
~ reports with his message, TO the General AS.
nj sembly,
lis ARTICLE ".
JUDICIAL.
III SEC. /. The judicial power ofthe State shall
n. be vested in aSuprcme Court, in District Counts
II. Courts Of Common Pleas, Courts Of Probate
Justices Of the Peace, and in such other Court,
IN inferior to the Supreme Court, In one or more
n. counties, as the General Assembly may from
n. time to time establish.
n. SEC. .. The SupIeme Court shall consist OIL
five judges, a majority Of whom shall be neces
sary to form q quorum, or to pronounce a de
cisi0n. II shall have original jurisdiction il
quo warrant0, mandamus, haheas corpus, ant
nl procedendo, and such appellate jurisdiction al
may be provided by law. 1t shall hold at leaS
n. one term, in each year, at the seat of govern
~ ment, and such other terms, at the scat of gov
ID eminent or elsewhere, as may be provided by
n. law. The J 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
,r common pleas districts, of which the county Of
n. Hamilton shall constitute one of compact terri
4, tory and bounded by county lines, and each Of
II said districts consisting of three or more coun-
ties, shall be subdivided into three partso com
Y pact territory, bounded by county lines, and as
nearly equal in population as practicable, in
each of which one Judge of the court OF com
mon pleas for said district, and residing therein,
shall be elected by the electors of said Suhdi
vision. Courts of comm 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 or sitting there
, of may be held at the same time, in each district,
SEC, 4. The jurisdiction of the courts of
common pleas and Of the Judges thereof, shall
be fixed by law.
SEc. 5. District courts shall be composed of
the Judges Of the 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, butiG it shall
be found inexpedientt to hold such court Nnnu-
ally in each county of any district, the Gener.
al 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 by
N law authorize the Judges Of each district tn fix
The times Of holding the courts therein.