Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-03-22

onthe approval OF any other authority than
the General Assembly, except as otherwise
provided in this Constitution
Sec. 27, The election and appointment of
all officers, and the filing of all vacancies not
otherwise provided for by this constitution, or
the constitution fthe United States, shall be
made in such manner as may be directed by
law; but no appointing power stall be exer
cised by the General Assembly; except as
prescribed in this constitution, ,and in the cleo
ton of United States Senators; and in these
cases the vote shall be taken ''Vi0d voce."
Sec. %. The General Assembly shall have
no power to pass retroactive laws, or laws
imparing the obligation of contracts; but may
by general laws authorize courts to carry into
effect, upon such terms as shall be Just and
equitable. the manifest intention of parties
and officers, by curing omissions, defects. and
errors in instruments and proceedings arising
out of their want of conformity with the laws
of this State.
Sec. 20. No extra compensation shall be
made TO any officer, public agent or contractor
after the service shall have been rendered, or
the contract entered into,nor shall any money
be paid, or any claim, the subject matter of
which shall not have been provided for by pre-
existing law, unless such compensation, or
claim, be allowed by two thirds of the members
elected to each branch of the General Assem-
bly,.
Sec. 80. No new county shall contain less
than four hundred squares of miles of territory
nor, shall any county be reduced below that
| amount; and all laws creating new counties,
changing county lines or removing county
seats, SHALL before taking effect, be submitted
to the electors of the several counties to be
effected thereby, at the next general election
after the passage therof, and be adopted by a
majority of all the electors voting at such cleo
ton, in each of said counties; but any county
now or hereafter containing one hundred thou
sand inhabitants may be divided, whenever a
majority of the voters, residing in each of the
proposed divisions, shall approve of the law
passed for that purpose; but, no town or city
within the same, shall be devided, nor shall
either of the divisions contain less than TWEEN
ty thousand inhabitants.
Sec. 81. The members and officers of the
General Assembly shall receive a fixed COM
pensation to be prescribed by law. and no other
allowance of perquisites either in payment OF
postage or otherwise; and no change in their
compensation shall take effect during their
| term of Office.
Sec 32 The General Assembly shall grant
no divorce, nor exercise any judicial power,
not herein expressly conferred.
ARTICLE III.
EXECUTIVE
Sec l. The Executive Department shall
consist of Governor, Lieutenant. Governor
Secretary of State, Auditor. Treasurer and an,
Attorney General. who shall be chosen by
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day of October, and at the place of the voting
for members of the General Assembly.
Sec 2. The Governor, Lieutenant Govern
or, Secretary of State, Treasurer and Attor-
ney General, shall hold their offices for two
years, and the Auditor for four years.. Their
terms of Office shall commence on the second
J Monday ofJanuary next after the in election,
and continue until their successors are elected
aud qualified.
Sec. s. The returns of every election foI
the officers named in the foregoing section
shall be sealed up and transmitted to the seat
of Government by the returning officers
directed to the President of the Senate, who
during the first week of the session, shall open
and publish them and declare the result in
the presence of a majority of the members OF
each house of the General Assembly. The
person having the highest number of votes
shall be declared duly elected; but if any two
or more shall be higest. and equal in votes, fol
the same office, one of them shall be chosen BY
the joint vote of both houses.
Sec 4. Should there be no session of the
General Assembly in January next after an
election 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. 5. The supreme executive power o.
this State shall be vested in the Governor.
Sec 6. He may require information, in writ
ing, from the officers in the executive depart
ment, upon any subject relating to the duties
of their respective offices: and shall see thai
the laws are faithfully executed,
Sec. Z. He shall communicate, ,at every ses
the condition of the State, and recommend
such measures as he shall deem expedient.
Sec. 8. He may, on extraordinary occasions
convene the General Assembly by proclama
ton, and shell state to both Houses, when
assembled, the purpose for which they have
been convened.
Sec. 8. In case of disagreement between
the two Houses in respect to the time of adj
tournament, he shall have power to adjourn
the Generel Assembly to such time as he may
think proper, but not beyond the regular
meetings thereof,
Sec. TO- He shall be commandments
Of the military and naval forces ofthe State,
except when they shall be called into services
of theUnited States
Sec. IL. He shall have power. after convic-
tiOn,t grant reprieves, communications, and par
dons, for all crimes and Offences except trea-
son and cases ofimpeachmentupo such con-
ditions as he may think proper, subject, how
ever, to such regulations as to the manner o.
applying for pardons, as may be prescribed
by law. Upon conviction for treason he may
suspend the execution of the sentence. and re
port the case to the General Assembly at it:
next meeting, when the General Assembly
shall either pardon, commute the sentence
direct its execution, or grant further reprieve
He shall communicate to the General Assem-
hlv at everv resyular session ench cosa of re