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

lieutenant governor. The general assem-
bly, shall provide by law for the case of
impeachment, removal, death, resigna-
ton or disability of both governor and
lieutenant governor; declaring what Off
Ger shall act as governor until the disa-
ability be removed, or a governor elected
and qualified.
Sec. Is. The lieutenant governor shall
be president of the senate, and may vote
when the senate is equally divided, but
not upon question relating to bill in
any stage thereof, nor upon a joint reso-
luton requiring vote of a majority of
the members elected to the senate, nor in
the election of senator in congress. The
senate shall choose president pro tenn
pore, who shall serve during its pleasure.
He shall preside when the lieutenant
governor is absent or impeached, or act
ing as governor. 7
Sec. l6. Should the office of auditor,
treasurer secretary or attorney general
become vacant, for any such cause as is
specified in the fourteenth section of this
article, the governor shall fill the vacan-
cy until the disability is removed, or
successor elected and qualified. Such
vacancies shall be filed at the first elec-
ton for governor h eld re than thirty
days after they occur and the person
chosen shall hold the Office for the full
term fixed in the second section Of this
article. aR.t
See. IL. The officers mentioned in this
article shall, at stated times, receive for
their services compensation to be fixed
by law.
Sec. IS. The officers of the executive
department and of the public state insti-
tutions shall, at least FIVE days preceding
each regular session of the general as
sembly, severally report to the governor,
who shall transmit such reports, with his
message, to the general assembly.
ARTICLE w.
1H JUDICIAL.
Section l. The judicial power of the
state shall be vested in supreme court,
circuit courts, courts of common pleas,
courts of probate, justices of the peace,
and such other courts inferior to the Cir
cult court, in one or more counties or
cities, as the general assembly may from
time to time establish.
Sec. 2. The supreme court shall con-
sist OF FIVE judges, a majority of whom
shall be necessary to form quorum or
pronounce a decision. 1t shall have origi
nal jurisdiction in quo warranto, manda-
mus, habeas corpus and procedendo, and
such appellate jurisdiction as may be
provided by law. 1t shall hold at least
one term in each year at the seat of gov
ernment, and such other terms, at the
seat Of government or elsewhere, as may
be provided by law. The judges of the
supreme court shall be elected by the
electors of the state at large, and their
term of Office shall be ten years. Said
court may appoint clerk and reporter,
who shall receive such compensation as
may be prescribed by law. =
Sec. 3. At the first election for Judges
of the supreme court, no elector shall
vote for more than three candidates
See. 4. The judges of the present srl-
preme court, in Office when the Judges of
the supreme court first elected under this
constitution shall be qualified, are hereby
constituted "a commission to dispose of
such part of the business then ON the
docket as shall not, by arrangement be-
tween the commission and the new court,
be. transferred to the latter; which COM
mission shall have like Jurisdiction and
powers in respect thereto as are or may
lbevested in said court The members of
the commission shall be paid the same
compensation as the judges of the su-
preme court for the time being.
Sec. 5. Said commission shall consist
of five members, a majority of whom shall
be necessary to form a quorum or pro-
nounce a decision. Any vacancy occur
ring in the commission shall be filed by
appointment of the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate; or, il
the general assembly be not in session, by
the governor; but in such case the APP
pointment shall expire at the end of the
next session of the general assembly
The commissioners may appoint or re-
move such attendants as may be neces.
sary. The clerk and reporter of the
supreme court shall be clerk and reporter
of the commission. The decisions of the
commission shall be certified, entered and
enforced as the judgments Of the supreme
court, The commission shall continue
until the cases committed to it are de
termined, but not exceeding three years
and all ceases then undetermined shall bt
disposed OF by the supreme court.
Sec. g. The general assembly may, oil
application of the supreme court duly
entered onits journal and certified, pro
vide by law from time to time for th,
appointment. by the governor, with th'
advice and consent Of the senate, of a lik,
commission; i provided that the term o
any such commission shall not exceed
two. years; nor shall it be created oftene
than once in ten years. sad!
Src. 7. The state shall be divided int,
seven judicial circuits of compact terri
tory, and bounded by county lines in eacl
of which, three judges, residing therein
shall be elected by the electors thereof
The circuit court shall consist of three O
the judges so elected, two of whom shal
be necessary to form a quorum or pro
nounee decision and shall be held il
each county at least twice in each yeal
The judges may, be allotted for that pun
pose to the several circuits, in such mod
and order, and under such regulations a
may be prescribed by law; and their tern
of Office shall be eight years. More tina
one court may be held at the same tim
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Sec. s. The circuit court shall hay
like original jurisdiction with the suprem
court, and such appellate jurisdiction, il
ferior to that of the supreme court, a
may be provided by law. ~. ~. -,
Sec. 8. The. state shall be divided int
twelve cannon pleas districts of con
pact territory, bounded by county line
Each district composed Of two or MOI
counties shall be, divided into subd
visions, not exceeding the number of tt
judges to be chosen therein, of compa,
territory, bounded by county lines, and /
nearly equal in population as practicabl
having due regard to business. In eac
district or its subdivision, as the case ma
be, such number of common pleas judg,
residing therein, as is provided in tn
constitution, shall be elected by the ele
tors thereof, who shall be Judges of the
respective districts. Tn each quarter
the judicial year, which shall commen,
on the first day of January, and in eao
county Of the several districts, term
the common pleas court shall be held
one or more of these Judges and mo
than one court may be held at the san
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