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

!. rendered incapable Of performing tie dutie
pertaining to the office of Governor, the sam
/. ~ mha5ioevoIve 0ponthe speakerof the House Z
! Representatives. {, gsl .f " iF ,TfE
I seci5is. Should the Office Of Auditor, treas
urer Secretary, or Attorney General becorn
I, vacant fQr any OF the causes specified In the fit
teenth section of this article, the Governor shal
Y MI The vacancy until the disability II removed
/, OF q successor elected and qualified, Ever
0 suchfpcaicy shall be filled BY election at tn,
Z frst genefal election that occursmore tl1anthir
{ " days after it shall have happened, and th,
!. person chosen shall hold the Office fer the full
! term fixed in the second section of this article
SEC. 10. The officers mentioned in this arti
ce shall at stated times receive for their servi
ces a. acompensation to be established by lay
: whicHshal neither be increased nordiminished
: during ihe period for which they shalt hove
sec. 20, The officers of the executive de.
partment' and oil the public State institutions
shall at least five days preceding each reguia,
t session of the General Assembly, seyerally re-.
port to The Governor, who shall transmit such
reports with his message, to the General AS
sembly. 7l tS1 iF
'aia ARTICLE w. 81 'd9
1 JUDICIAL. ats
SEc.il. The judicial power of the State
shall be vested in Supreme Court, in Dis
trict Courts, Courts Of Common Pleas, Courts
of Probate, Justices of the Peace, and in such
other Courts inferior 10 the Supreme Court.
in one or more counties, as the General AS
semblY may from time to time establish. y
4 SEct2.l The Supreme Court shall consist
OF five judges, a majority of whom shall be
necessary to form quorum, or to pronounce
a decision. 1t shall have original Jurisdiction
in quo Warran.o, manddmus, habeas corpus
and pro{edendo; and such appellate iurisdic-
ton as may be provided BY law. 1t shall
hold at east one term in each year, at the
seat Of government, and such other terms,
at the seat of government or elsewhere. as
may be provided by law. The Judges of the
Supreme Court shall be elected by the elect
ors of dle State at large s-]. m r.4
| Sec. p. The State shall be divided into
nine common pleas districts, of which the
county of Hamilton shall constitute one of
compatt territory and bounded by county
lines, ind each of said districts, consisting of
three q more counties, shall be subdividedi nto
three parts of compact territory, bounded by
countylines, and as nearly equal in popula-
tion as practicable, in each of whicn one
Judge Of the court Of common pleas for said
dist let, and residing therein, 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 or the sitting there
OF may be held at the slme time in each
district
! Sec. a. The Jurisdiction of the courts, of
common pleas AMI of the judges thereof shall
be fixed BY law 81
Sec 5. District courts shall be composed
of the Judges of the court of common pleas
Of tr respective districts, and one OF the
Judges of the supreme court any three of
whom shall be quorum, and shall he held
\ in each county therein, at least once in each
| year; but if 1t shall be found in,xpeuienr 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 annualsessions therein, in not
less than three places; provided that the Gen
eral Assembly may by law authorize the Judges
Of each district TO fix the times Of holding
the courts therein. " |
SEC. 6. The district court shall have like 7
toriginal Jurisdiction with the supreme court,
Iand such appellate jurisdiction as may be
provided by law.
SEC. Z. There shall be established in each
Icountya probate court, which shall be court
of record, open at all times aud holden by one
Judge elected By the voters of the county,
who shalt hold his Office for the term Of three
years, and shall receive such compensation
payable out of the county treasury, or by fees
or both, as shall be provided by law.
\ SEC. 8, The Probate Court shall have iurisdic-
tion in probate and testamentary matters, the
appointment of administrators and guardions
the settlement of the accounts Of executors,
administrators and guardians, and such iuris-
Idiclion in habeas corpus the issuing OF mar
riage licences, and for the sale Of land by ex-
ecutors, administrators and guardians, and
such other jurisdiction in any county or coun-
ties, as may be provided by law.
Z SEC. 9. A competent number of justices
Of the peace shall be elected by the electors
in each township in the several counties.
Their term of office shall be three years, and
their powers and duties shall be regulated by
law. 18r ~
SEC. 10. All judges other than those pro.
vided for in this constitution, shall be elect
ed BY the electors of the judicial district for
which they may be created, and not for a Ion
ger term of office than five years. Nau
Sec. IL. The Judges of the Supreme Court
shall, Immediately after the firstelection un-
der this Constitution, be classified by lot; SO
that one shall hold for the termof one year,
one for two years, one for three years, one for
four years and one for five years. and at all
subsequent elections the term of each Of said (
Judges shall be for five years.
SEC. 10. The Judges of the Courts ofIt
Common Pleas shall, while in Office, reside in J
the district for which they 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 expiration Of
the regular term for which he was elected, the
vacancy shall Be filled by yappointment BY the
GovemorI until successor is elected and
qualified sand such successor shall be elected ,
for the unexpired term, at the first annual
election that occurs more than thirty days afl
ter the vacancy shall have happened. Elss II
SEC. Ia, \ The Judges Of The supreme court
and OF the court Of common pleas shall, all I
stted times receive for their services such {
compensation as may be provided by law
which shallnot b. diminished or increased
dOrngtthar term of office; but they shall re-
ceive no lessor pesquisites, nor hold any 9TH
profit orirust under the authority
Of this State, or the United States. Alll