The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-08-13

Sec. 2e. The house of representatives
shall have the sole power of impeaeh-
ment, but a majority of the members
elected must concur therein. Impeach-
ments shall be tried by the senate, and
the senators, when sitting for that pur-
pose, shall be upon oath or affirmation to
do Justice according to law and evidence.
When the governor 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 senators.
SEC. q. The governor, Judges and all
state officers may be impeached for mis-
demeanor in Office; but Judgment shall
not extend further than removal from
office, and disqualification to hold office
under the authority of this state. The
party impeached, whether convicted or
not, shall be liable to indictment, trial
and judgment, according to law.
SIC. 2S. All regular sessions OF the
general assembly shall commence on the
first Wednesday of January, annually.
SEC. 29. All laws OF general nature
shall have uniform operation through
out 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 effect upon vote Of the
people to be affected thereby, or upon the
approval of any other authority than the
general assembly, except as otherwise pro-
yided in this constitution: nor shall any
act be passed comforting special powers or
privileges upon any county, township,
city, village or other municipality, nor
conferred upon all counties, townships,
cities, villages and municipalities of the
same general class.
SEC. 80. The election and appoint
ment Of all officers, and the filling of all
vacancies, not otherwise provided for by
this constitution or the constitution 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 general assembly, except as preserib-
ed in this constitution, and in the election
of United States senator's; and in these
cases the vote shall be taken viva vOce.
SEC. 81. The general assembly shall
have no power to pass retroactive laws, or
laws imparing the obligation OF contracts;
but may, by general laws, authorize courts
to carry into effect, upon such terms as
shall be Just and equitable, the manifest
intention of parties and officers, by cur
ing omissions, defects and errors in instru-
ments and proceedings arising out of their
want OF conformity to the laws of this
state. ur.a
SEC. 80. No new county shall contain
less than four hundred square miles of
territory, nor shall any county be reduced
below that amount and all laws creating
new counties, changing county lines or
removing county seats, shall, before taking
effect, be submitted to the electors OF the
several COMMITTEES to be affected thereby, at
the next general election after the passage
thereof, and be adopted by majority of
all the electors voting at such election in
each of said counties; but any county
now or hereafter containing one hundred
thousand inhabitants may be divided
whenever a majority of the voters resid-
ing in each Of the proposed divisions
shall approve the law passed for that pur-
pose but no town or city within the
same shall be divided; nor shall either OF
the divisions contain less than twenty
thousand inhabitants
SEC. SO. The members Of the general
assembly shall receive fixed annual sal
arv and mileage to be prescribed by law,
and no other allowance or perquisites,
either in the payment ofpostage or other
wise; and no change in their compensa-
ton 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.
SEC. "a. The general assembly shall
grant no divorce, nor exercise any judi
cial power not herein expressly con-
ferred.