The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-03-26
ARTICLE XIV.
JUkIsPRuDENGE.

first session after the adoption Of this Consi-
luion. shall provide for the appointment OF
three Commissioners. and prescribe thelf
term of office, compensation, aud The mode
Of filing vacancies in SAID commission,
Sec. 2. The said Commissioners shall
revise. reform, simplify and abridge the pruc.
tice, pleadings, forms and proceedings Of the
courts OF record of this State, ard as far ns
practicable and expedient, sLal provide for
the abolition of the distinct forms of action nj
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.
Sec. 3. The proceedings of the Com
mssioners shall, from time to time, be re,
ported to the General Assembly, and be sub.
leci 10 the action Of that 3ody.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec. /. Columbus shall be the scat ol
government until otherwise directed by
law.
Sec. 2, The printing of the laws, jour
nails, bills, egisIalive documents, and puper'
for each branch OF the General Assembly
with the printing required for the Executive
aud other departments Of the State, shall be
lei on contract TO the lowest responsible bid
der, by such Executive officers as shall be
prescribed by law.
Sec. 8. An accurate and detailed state
meut ofthe receipts and expenditures of The
public money, the sevelal'amounis paid IL
whom, and what account, shall from timt
20 time, be published as shall be prescribed
by law.
/ Sec. 4. No person shall be elected OIL
appoiated to any Office in This Stale, unless
he possesses the qualification of an eector
| Sec. $. No person who shall hereafter
fight duel, assist in the same as second, or
send, accept, or knowingly carry cbNl>
ltnge therefor, shal! hold any office In This
Slate.
Sec. G, Lotteries and the sale Of Lot.
terry tickets, for any purpose whatever, shall
forever be prohibited in this Stale.
Sec. I. Every person chosen or mp.
pointed to any office under this Slate, be-
fore entetng upon the discharge Of its duties
shall take an oath or affirmation 10 spppor,
lhe constitution Of the United States and of
this Stale, and also an oath Of office.
Sec. &. There may be established in the
Secretary of States office bureau of stats.
c., under such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by law.
ARTICLE XVl-AM MENDMENTs
Sec. |. Eaher branch OF the General
Assembly may propose amendments TO this
Consultation, and if the same shall be agreed
to by three~iflhs of the members elected
10 each House, such proposed amendments
shall be entered on the journals, with the
yeas aud nays. and shall be published in, at
least one newspaper, in each county in the
State where newspaper is published, for
six months proceeding the next e'ecfion for
Senaaors aud Representatives, ~ which time
the same shall be submiued 10 the electors
for their approval OF rejection, and if ma
ioriiy OF the electors voting OF such cleo
ton, shall adopt such amendments, the same
shall become part If the Constitutions
When more than one amendment shall be
submitted, al the same time, they shall be
SO submitted as TO enable the electors TO vote
UH OdCH dttlCHutlEHt
Sec. 2. Whenever two-thirds Of the
msmbtrs elected 10 each branch Of the Gen
er,l Assembly shall think il necessary TO
eall Convention TO revise, amend or change
this Constitution, they shall recommend to
The electors 10 vote al ilie nexi election foi
lhenber 10 The Gederal Assembly, l6r o.
egsinst Convention, aud ii majority Of
al tie electors voting at said election, shall
have voted for C0ngeniion, The Gsnernl
Assembly shall, al their next sessioI,provide
b, Inv, tor calling the same. The Com
vention shall CONSIST Of as many members as
the House Of Representatives, who shall be
chosen in The Same manner, and shall meet
within three months after their election, fuI
the purpose aforesaid
See. 3. AT the general election to be
held IN the ycnr una thousand eigh, hundred
and seventy one, and In each twentieth ycal
thereafter, The question ''SlraIl there be i
Cont cnlion T. revise, alter, 6r amend The
ConsiitaHonfn shall 80 submitted TO The
slertDfs ofthe State, aud ii case majority
VI ell ihe electors voting NJ such election
shall decide ii f4vUr of d Convention, the
General Assembly. aiiiis next session, slialI
ptoyide by law for The election of delegates
and the assembling Uf such Convention, as
Is provided in ibe proceeding section, bul
10 amendment Of tiiis Constitutions, agreed
upon hy my Convention assembled ii prr,
saance of slsis arIicle, shall take effect unti
the same sllsl have been submitted 10 eitc