Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-05-21
THE SCHEDULE.
The Instrument as Adopt
ed by the Convention,

Iii6 lliSuuiIl6lit Dis Auup L
ed by the Convention,
When the New Constitu'
ton Will take Effect,
The following is the Schedule of the
new Constitution as finally adopted by
the Convention on the 9th inst:
PROPOSITION NO. 239-sCHEDULE.
SECTION 1. This Constitution shal
take effect on the 1st day of October
1874, and all laws then in force, not in
consistent Herewith, shall continue ir
force until amended or repealed.
SEC. 2. The official term of all Judge:
whose offices are created by the Consti
tuition, and OF all elective State officers
shall begin on the second Tuesday o.
January next succeeding their election
Sec. 8. The Probate Courts provided
for in this Constitution shall be the
successors of the present Probate
Courts; the Courts of Common Pleas the
successors of the present Courts of Com
mon Pleas; and the Circuit Courts the
successors of the present District Courts;
and all business pending in either Of
said Courts shall be transferred to its
successor, and proceed as though nc
change had been made, and all busi-
ness pending in the general terms ol
the Superior Courts of Cincinnati and
Cleveland on the Second Tuesday in
January, 1875, shall then be transferred
to and proceed in the proper Circuit
Courts, and such general terms shall
thenceforth be abolished.
SEC. 4. The Superior Courts for the
counties of Green and Montgomery
shall cease to exist on the second Tues
day of January, 1875, unless sooner
abolished by law; and the business OF
said courts shall thereupon be trans
ferred to and proceed in the Courts of
Common Pleas of the proper counties.
The Superior Courts of Cincinnati and
Cleveland shall continue until other
wise provided by law.
SEC. 5. All officers shall continue in
Office until their successors are elected
or appointed and qualified, and all va
cancies in Office occurring after the 1st
day of October, shall be filed in the
manner prescribed by law until officers
are elected or appointed and qualified
under this Constitution. Until the
election and qualification of the Super
intendent of Public Y, orks provided
for in Article s Of this Constitution, the
members Of Tie Beard of Public Works
shall eOntinue to fulfill the duties OF
their Offices and TO receive therefor the
compensation provided by law, and
until otherwise prescribed by law tie
said Superintendent shall have the
same powers and perform the same du-
ties as said Beard now performs,
SEC. 6. The Governor and all other
State and county officers, and members
Os The General Assembly, whose sue.
cessofs sre, by existing laws, required
to he elected in the year 1875, shall
serve 10 their respective offices during
theter,ns thereof how established bylaw
and until their successpTs shall he elect
ed and qualified. The SUCCESSORS to
such State and County officers, and the
first General Assembly under this Con-
stitution, shall be elected at a special
election, to he held on the Tuesday
aftertlie first Monday in November,
1915, and shall serve for one year and
until their successors shall be elected
and qualified. But this General AS
selnbiy shaft not be counted to eff ct
the allotment es additional members
to the House of Representatives or the
Senate, rs provided Ia the apportiOn
ment made in Article IA, Of this Consti-
tuition. Such successors snail be elected
ON the Tuesday after the first Monday
in November. 1876. But this section
shall not prevent the General Assembly,
from abolishing or changing the term
or the duties of any Office not created
by the Constitution.
Sec. Z. The FIRST election for Judges
of the Supreme, Circuit and Common
Pleas Courts, and for all elective State
and county officers, whose successors
by existing law would be elected in the
present year, and to fill all vacancies in
The General Assembly, shall be held
Oh the second Tuesday of October, 1874,
and shall be conducted and returns
thereof made, and said Judges COM
in the manner now provided
by law for the election and commission
of Judges of the Supreme Court and
Courts of Common Pleas respectively.
The first election for Judges of the
Courts of Probate shall be held at the
State election, in the year 1876, and all
Probate Judges ia Office on the first
day of October, 1874, shall continue to
serve in their respective counties until
the second Tuesday of January, 1871;
and all Common Pleas Judges in office
on the 1st day of October, 1874, shall
continue to serve in their respective
districts as now constituted until the
second Tuesday in January, 1873.
Sec, 8. Where two or more cOun-
ties are joined in the same election
district the returns of elections shall
be sent to the county having the largest
by the latest Federal census.
SEC. 9. The Governor shall immedi-
ately upon the taking effect OF this
Constitution appoint commission, TO
consist of three persons, whose duty IL
shall be to revise, re-arrange, simplify,
and abridge the general laws OF this
State, SO that there shall be but one law
upon any one subject, and, as far as
prepare notes OF the decis-
ions of the Supreme Court upon each
law. Their proceedings shall, from
time to time, be reported to the Cen
eral Assembly, and be SUBJECT 20 the
action ofthat body. The compensation,
tenure of office and mode of filling Va
cancies shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 10. This Constitution shall be
to the electors of the State
on Tuesday, the 18th day of August,
1874. and at the same time there shall
be separately submitted to said electors
the following propositions, to-wit:
PROPOSITION NO. 2-RAILROAD AID.
But the General Assembly may by
laws authorize any township, city or
incorporated village to aid in any rail-
road company in the construction OF lts
railroad, within this State, subject to
the following restrictions, and such
others as may be prescribed by law:
"No subscription, loan, or eontri6u-
ton for such purpose shall be made,
unless authorized atan election held IN