The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1874-07-30

cy untli the disability IL removed, OF
successor elected and qualified. Sucf
vacancies shall be filled at the first cleo
tion for governor Ia eld re than thirty
days after they occur and the person
chosen shall hold the Office for the tul
term fixed in the second section OF this
article.
Sec. II. The officers mentioned in this
article SHALL at stated times, receive fol
their services compensation to be nxeo
by law.
Sec. Is. The officers OF the executivs
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 hi.
message, to the general assembly.
ARTICLE w.
JUDICIAL.
Section l. The judicial power of the
state shall be vested in a 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 OF
cities, as the general assembly may from
time to time establish.
Sec. 2. The supreme court shall con-
sist of five judges, majority of whom,
shall be necessary to form u quorum OF
pronounce 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
l. Ill L.. i - Al.
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.
Sec. 4. The judges of the present su-
preme court, in Office when the judges Of
the supreme court first elected under this
constitution shall be qualified, are hereby
constituted n 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 rs are or may
be vested 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. b. Said commission shall consist
OF fiye members, majority of whom shall
be necessary to form quorum or pro-
nounce decision. Any vacancy occur
ring in the commission shall be filed by
appointment OF tho governor, with the
of
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 il are de-
termined, but not exceeding three years
and all cases then undetermined shall be
disposed OF by the supreme court.
Sec. O. The general assembly NAV. on
application of the supreme court duly
entered on its journal and certified. pro-
vide by law from time to time for the
appointment by the governor, with the
advice and consent of the senate, of a like
commission; provided that the term of
any such commission shall not exceed
two years; nor shall it be created oftener
than once in ten years.
Src. z. The state shall be divided into
seven Judicial circuits of compact terri
tory, and bounded by county lines, in each
OF which, three judges, residing therein,
snail De elected by the electors thereof.
The circuit court shall consist of three of
the Judges 80 elected, two of whom shall
be necessary to form quorum or pro-
nounce decision; and shall be held in
each county at least twice in each wear.
The judges may be allotted for that pur-
pose TO the several circuits, in such mode
and order, and under such regulations as
may be prescribed by law; and their term
OF office shall be eight years. More than
one court may be held at the game time
an any circuit.
Sec. y. The circuit court shall have
like original jurisdiction with the supreme
court, and such appellate jurisdiction, in
ferior, to that of the supreme court, as
may be provided by law.
Sec. y. The state shall be divided into
twelve common pleas districts of COM
pact territory, bounded by county lines.
Each district composed of two or more
counties shall be divided into subdi-
visions, not exceeding the number of the
judges TO be chosen therein, of compact
territory, bounded by county lines, and as
nearly equal in population as practicable,
having due regard to business. In each
district or its subdivision, as the case NAV
DE, such number of common pleas Judges
residing therein, as is provided in this
constitution, shall be elected by the cleo
tors thereof, who shall be Judges of their
respective districts. In each quarter of
the judicial year, which shall commence
ON the first day of January, and in each
county OF the several districts, term of
the common pleas court shall be held by
one or more OF these Judges and more
than one court may be held at the same
time IN any district or subdivision. The
judicial service OF each district shall be
apportioneo TO the several counties there
Not less than seventy-two davs of omen
session, in the first, second and fonrth
quarters respectively, and twenty-four
days in the third quarter, shall be held
by. each judge, unless all the business
assigned to him be sooner disposed of !.
provided, that in districts composed of a
single county, no judge shall be required
To hold such session more than ten days
the third quarter. The general assembly
may provide by law for assigning Judge
or judges of any district to hold court in
any other district, when necessary.
Sec. 10. The jurisdiction of the courts
Of common pleas, and of the judges there
of, shall be fixed by law, but shall be
inferior to that of the circuit court.
Sec. IL. The judges of the courts Of