The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-06-23

its numbers. So also with the election Of
the four Senators and ten Representatives
In Hamilton county; the three Represent.
atives in Franklin and Montgomery; and
the Representatives and Senators in the
several other counties which from time to
time will come within the operation oi
this section.
The friends of minority representation
in the Convention generally preferred this
cumulative method of suffrage in electing
Senators and Representatives, and the re.
stracted method in elec,ing Judges. The
reason for the distinction was, that by the
cumulative method each political party
however small. which comprises in its
ranks ratio for one Senator or Represen.
tative, can elect one; and it is proper and
expedieDt that it should have that voice
in the representative assembly of the
State. But it was not thought expedien
to put 1t in the power of small party OF
faction, combining on some special inter
est or theory, to choose one of the Judge,
OF the highest courts. Therefore the re-
stricted vote was adopted as to the elec
tion of Judges, by which over forty pei
cent. OF the votes are required to elect on,
out of three, and thirtyseven per cent. tc
elect one out of five.
The judicial apportionment is tempo
rary in its character, being subject to al.
teration at the will of the General Assem-
bly,; and is designed to make such group
ing of counties and distribution of judi
cial force as will be fair to the politica
parties, disturb as little as practicabl,
existing business relations, and insure dis
patch in the transaction of the publi
business.
- ART1cLR xvI.1MIscELLANEoUs.
The fourth section provides in effec
that women may be appointed to any
except an elective, office. Section six
intended to prevent gratuities to the off
GERS therein specified; and section ten t.
secure the lives, health and safety of per
sons engaged in mining, as being pecu
liarly exposed to dangers which the Stat
should guard against.
| ARTICLE EXvII.-AMENDMENTS.
This Article proposes to abolish tina
provision of the present Constitution
which contemplates the assembling of
Constitutional Convention every twent
years. The expediency of holding sue
Convention in future is thus left to tn
discretion of the General Assembly. Iti
further provided that the Legislature ma
either propose amendments or call Cor
vention, by a vote of three6fths of il
members, instead of twothirds, as no
required.
THE SCHEDULE. ~
The Schedule provides that the Const
tuition, if adopted, shall take effect on th
first day of October next. The entire syl
tenn Of courts of general jurisdiction hay
ing been remodeled, it was deemed props
, to inausurate the new system by electin
all the judges of these several courts
the same time. Hence it is provided tn,
the first election for Judges of the 81
preme, Circuit and Common Pleas Cour
shall be held on the second Tuesday
October next, that being the day fixed b
existing law for the election of member
of the next Congress. b.i
The Constitution is framed with vie
to biennial elections. AS the elections fl
members of Congress, as fixed by Feder;
authority, will, after this year, be held Q
the Tuesday succeeding the first Monda
in November in every year of even nun
Der, it became necessary. in order to avoi
annual general elections, or two gener,
elections in one year, to provide for hol,
ing State and county elections on Il
same day and year. This is done, an
will be carried into effect at and after Il
election in the year 1876. AS the electic
in 1875 is departure from this gener
policy, intended merely to fill the ofic
that will become vacant till the gener
election in 1875, it is properly designate
Especial election" (Sec. g.
The jurisdiction of the Probate Cou
remains unchanged; and as it has I
necessary connection with the 9th
courts, the term of the Judges now
. Office is extended to January, 1877. The
snecessors will be elected in Novembe
1876.
Upon the adoption of this Constitution
it is made the duty of the Governor to a
point commission of three persons to r
wise and codify the general laws of Il
State, so that there shall be but one la
upon one subject. This work, proper
executed, will be of great benefit.
The Constitution is required to be su
mitted to the electors on the 18th day
August next. The manner in which Il
result of such submission shall be asce
tanned and declared is specified in Sc
tions IL and 49,. .y s. - v,.
In addition to the other separate prop
sitions to which reference has been mat
under the titles "Our Courts" "Publ
: Debt and Public Works." provision
made for separately submitting thir
, proposition, relating to the traffic in il
toxicating liquors. This is separated in
two alternate propositions. The first al
thorizes the grant of license to traffic
SplrltuOus, VinOuS anu mdlL liquors Vi
der such regulations and limitations
shall be prescribed by law; the secor
forbids the grant of any license for SUE
purpose. All votes cast "For licens,
will be counted for the first propositio
and all against license" for the secon
and the one having the larger vote wi
: be declared adopted. ~
4 ja RUFUS KING, o.
S. J.. ANDREWS. z
~ WILLIAM SAMPLE,
w. II. WEST,
JOHN A. SMITH,
G. II. SCRIBNER,
. THOMAS EWING, /.
a5. Committee.
Proposed Constitution t |i.3 d Of Obi
As Agreed Upon by the Convention,
, Cincinnati, on the 14th Day of Ma