The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-06-18

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majority shall be declared passed.
SEC. 24. The general assent bly, shall
prescribe by law the number, duties
and compensation OF the officers and
employes of each house; and no pay-
ment shall be made from the state
treasury, or be in any way authorized
to any officer or employe not elected
or appointed in pursuance of law.
SEC. p. No extra compensation
shall be made to any officer, public
agent, employe or contractor, after the
service shall have been rendered or
the contract entered into; nor shall
any money be appropriated or paid
on 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
bill, passed by tSo-thirds OF the mem
bers elected 10 each branch of the
general assembly. No provision au-
thoriZing the expenditure or payment
of money for any purpose not proyid-
ed for by pre-existfng law snail be
included in any bill making apprOpri-
ations for purpose which shall hav e
been so provided for; nor shall more
than one class of compensation or
claims be included in the same bill.
Every appropriation for the payment
of such compensation or claim, includ-
ed in an act making appropriations of
different class, shall be void.
SEC. 26. The house of representa-
tives shall have the sole power Of i'm
parchment, but q majority of the
members elected must concur therein.
Impeachments shall be tried by the
senate, and the senators, when sitting
for that purpose, shall be upon oath
or affirmation to do justice according
to law and evidence. When the gov-
ernor is on trial, the chief justice Of
the supreme court shall preside. No
person shall be convicted without the
concurrence of two thirds of the sena-
tors.
SEC. q. The governor, judges and
all state officers may be impeached
for misdemeanor in Office; but judg-
ment shall not extend further than
removal from Office, and Disqualified
ii on to hold Office under the authority
Of this state. The party impeached,
whether convicted or not, shall be
liable to indictment, trial and judg-
M ent, according to law.
SEC. %. All regular sessions of the
general assembly shall commence on
the first Wednesday OF January,
annually.
SEC. %. All laws of q general ma
ture shall have uniform operation
Throughout the state. No act, or part of
an act, except such as relates to public
schools, public buildings or public
bridges shall be passed to take eff
feet upon vote of the people to be
affected thereby, or upon the approv-
al ofaBy other authority than the gem
erai assembly, except rs otherwise
provided in this constitution; nor
shall any act be passed comforting
special powers or privileges upon
any county, township, city, village or
other municipality, not conferred up
on all counties, townships, cities, vii
lages and municipalities Oh the same
/ general class.
SEC. 80. The election and appoint
ent of all officers, and the filling of
all vacancies, not otherwise provided
for by this constitution or the con-
stitution of the United States, shall
be made in such manner as may be
directed by law; but no appointing
power shall be exercised by the gen.
eral assembly, except as prescribed in
this constitution, and in the election
of United States senators; and in these
cases the vote shall be taken viva
voce. lg
SEC. 81. The general assembly
shall have no power to pass retroae-
tive laws, or laws impairing the OBJ
legation Of contracts; but may, by
general laws, authorize courts to car
ry into effect, upon such terms as
shall be just and equitable, the mani
fest intention of parties and officers,
| by curing omissions, defects and
errors in instruments and proceedings
arising out of their wants of con-
| fOrmity to the laws of this state.
SEC. 80. No new county shall con-
tain less than four hundred square
miles of territory, nor shall any coun-
ty be reduced below that amount; and
all laws creating new counties, chang
ing county lines or removing county
seats, shall, before taking effect, be
submitted to the electors of the sever
al counties to be affected thereby, at
the nezS general election after the
passage thereof, and be adopted by
a majority OF all the electors voting
at Suoh olOOeis.> irl annh ~ said ooun
! ties; but any county now or hereafter
containing one hundred Thousand
inhabitants may be divided, when
ever a majority of the voters residing
in each of the proposed divisions
shall approve the law passed for that
purpose; but no town or city within
the same shall be divided; nor shall
either of the divisions contain less
than twenty thousand Inhabitants.
SEC. 33. The members of the gen.
eral assembly shall receive a fixed
annual salary and mileage to be pre-
scribed by law, and no other allow
a1ce or perquisites, either in the pay
ment Of postage or otherwise; and no
change in their compensation shall
take effect during their term of Office,
but the general assembly shall pro-
vide for ratable deductions therefrom
on account of unnecessary absence
during its sessions. -.,-.-F --l
SEC. "a. The general assembly
shall grant no divorce, nor exercise
any judicial power not herein express
ly conferred go agt0s8
ARTICLE III.