The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-06-18
RAvENNA, O., THURSDAY. JUNE 1s, 1874.

. created, but not for longer tern
5 than six years,
SEC. Is. The general assembly ina!
T provide by law for the appointment
: of a judge pro tempore, to hold sit
: tings of any court inferior to thu
circpit court, when the judge thereo
t is absent. or otherwise unable or dis
; qualified to preside.
Sec. 10. The judges of the supreme
; court, circuit courts, courts of common
pleas, and such other courts as may
: be created, SHALL at stated times, re-
ceive for their services such compen-
sation as may be provided by law,
which, after the first session of the
general assembly held under; this con-
stitution, shall not be changed during
their term of office ; but the compensa-
ton of the judges of the supreme
court shall be five thousand dollars
per annum, until the legislature shall
otherwise provide. No judge OF a
court of record shall receive any fees
or perQuisites, or hold any other office
of profit or trust under the authority
of this state or the United States. All
votes for such judge for any elective
office, except a judicial office, un-
der the authority of this state, given
by the general assembly,or the people,
shall be void.
SEC. 20. In case the office of Judge
shall become vacant before the expira-
! ton of the term for which he was
elected, the vacancy shall be filled by
the governor. until a successor is elect
ed and qualified and such successor
shall be elected at the first election for
governor that occurs more than thirty
days after the vacancy shall have hap
pened.
SEC. q. 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 opportuni-
to be heard.
SEC. %. Drunkenness of a judicial
officer, during a term of his court, or
when otherwise officially engaged,
1 shall work forfeiture of his office ;
and upon such fact being established,
Las shall be provided bylaw his office
shall become vacant. 1t shall be the
duty of the general assembly to pro-
vide for carrying this section into eff
iect.
SEC. %. There shall be elected in
each county, by the electors thereof, a
clerk of the court of common pleas,
who shall hold his Office for the term
of four years, and until his successor
is elected and qualified. He shall, un-
! less otherwise provided, be clerk of
| all ofh nh1sfc Of raonp1 in
county. The general assembly may
| provide for the election of 4 clerk,
with like term of office, for each or
| any other court of record, except the
supreme court. The judge of the pro-
bate court shall perform the duties of
clerk of said court, unless otherwise
provided by law. Clerks of courts
shall be removable for such cause and
in such manner as the general assem-
bly, may prescribe.
SEC. "a. Probate Judges and clerks
of courts, other than the supreme
court, shall receive fixed salary out
of the proper county treasury, and
all their official fees shall be paid into
such treasury. The clerk of the SUI
preme court shall receive fixed sala-
ry out of the state treasury, and shall
pay into it all his official fees.
| SEC. 25. A competent number of
| justices of the peace shall be elected
| by the electors of each township, at
the time fixed for the election of other
township officers. Their term of office
shall be four years, and their powers
and duties shall be defined by law.
| Vacancies occurring in the Office shall
be filed by appointment, until the
next general election of township Of
fieers, in such manner as may be pro-
vided by law.
SEC. 26, All judges of courts of rec
ord inferior to the supreme court,
shall, on or before the fist day of
June of each year, report in writing
to the judges of the supreme court
such defects and omissions in the
laws as their official experience may
suggest ; and the judges of the su-
preme court shall, on or before the
first day of December of each year,
report III writing to the governor such
defects and omissions in the laws as
they may find to exist; and all judges
of courts of record inferior to the su-
preme court, shall reportto to the gener-
al assembly, at each regular session
thereof, the number of days they have
held court in the several counties COM
posing their respective circuits and
districts the preceding year.
SEC. 81. The style of process shall
be s'The State of Ohio. All prose-
cutions shall be carried on in the name
and by the authority of the State of
Ohio, and all indictments shall con-
clude, ffagainst the peace and dignity
of the State of Ohio"
ARTICLE V.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE,
SECTION l. Every male citizen of the
United States, of the age of twenty
one years. who shall have been resi-
dent of the state one year next pre-
ceding the election, and of the county,
township ev ward in which he resides,
such time as may be provided ly law,
shall have the qualifications of an
elector, and be entitled to vote at all
elections.
SEC. 2. No idiot, or insane person
shah be entitled to the privileges of
an elector.
Sec. 3. The general assembly shall
have power to exclude from the priv
ilege of voting, or being eligible to
Office, any person convicted of bribery
perjury or other infamous crime.
SEC. a, All elections shall be by ball
lott. iag
SEC. D. Electors, during their attend
ance at elections, and in going to and
returning therefrom, shall be privi-
legged from arrest in all cases, except
treason, felony and breach of the peace,
SEC, 6. No person shall be deemed
to have gained or lost his residence
as an elector, by reason of his pres
ence or absence in the service of the
United States, or in the navigation of
tho high seas or waters of the United
States, or by reason of his pres
ence or absence for any tempory pur-
pose. taa
SEC. Z. Every elector in the actual
military service of the United States,
or of this state, and not in the regular
army, may exercise the right. of suf-
frage, at such place and under such
regulations as may be prescribed by