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

SEC. Is. The general assembly
may increase or diminish the num-
Der of the judges of the circuit courts
and OF the courts Of common pleas, the
nun1ber of circuits and districts; and
may change the circuits, districts and
subdivisions, and establish other
courts, whenever two-thirds OF the
members elected to each house shall
concur therein; but no such change
shall vacate the Office of judge. No
member of the general assembly
creating an additional judgeship,
shall be eligible to such Office for one
year after the creation thereof, nor
until after the first general election
thereafter.
SEC. IA. The several judges of the
supreme court, circuit courts, courts
OF common pleas, and such other
courts as may be created, respectively,
shall have such Jurisdiction at cham
bers or otherwise, as NAV be con-
ferred by law.
SEC. 10. There shall be established
In each county probate court, which
shall be court OF record, open at all
times, and held by one judge, elected
by the electors of the county; and
whose term of Office shall be four
years.
Sec. Is. The probate court shall
have jurisdiction in probate and teS-
tamentary matters, the appoint
ment Of administrators and guard
ians, the settlement Of the accounts of
4 executors, administrators and guard
ians, and such Jurisdiction in habeas
corpus, the issuing of marriage
licenses, and for the sale of land by
executors, administrators and guard
IAN, and such other jurisdiction in
any county or counties as may be
provided by law. But no provisional
order made by probate judge, in a
cause pending in any other court,
shall be operative or revived after
such order shall have been vacated or
dissolved.
Sec. II. All judges, other than
those provided for in this constitution
shall be elected by the electors OF the
judicial district for which they may
be created, but not for longer term
than six years.
! See. Is. The general assembly
may provide by law for the appoint
ment Of judge pro tempore, to hold
sittings of ANY court inferior to the
circuit court, when the Judge thereof
Is absent, or otherwise unable Or dis
qualified to preside.
Sec. IS. The judges of the supreme
court circuit courts, courts of COM
| mon pleas, and such other courts as
may be created, shall, at stated times,
receive for their services such COM
] pensation as may be provided by law,
which, after the first session of the
general assembly held under this con-
stitdtion, shall not be changed during
their term of Office but the compen-
satiOn of the judges of the supreme
court shall be five thousand dollars
per annum, until the legislature shall
otherwise provide. No judge of a
court of record shall receive any fees
or perquisites, or hold any other office
of profit or trust under the authority
of this state or the United States. All
votes for such judge for any elective
Office, except a judicial office, under
the authority of this state, given by
the general assembly, or the people,
shall be void.
Il SEC. 20. In case the Office OF Il
Judge shall become vacant before the
expiration of the term for which he
was elected, the vacancy shall be
filled by the governor, until asuccess-
or is elected and qualified and such
successor shall be elected at the first
election for governor tts.C occurs more
than thirty days after the vacancy
shall have happened.
SEC. 21. Judges may be removed
from Office by concurrent resolution oi
both houses Of the general Assem- bly,,
il two-thirds of the members elected
to each house concur therein but nc
such removal shall be made except
upon complaint, the substance of
which shall be entered on the journal;
1 nor until the party charged shall have
had notice thereof, and an opportunity
to be heard.
SEC. %. Drunkenness of a judicial
officer, during term of his court, OF
when otherwise officially engaged
shall work q forfeiture of his Office
and upon such fact being Established
as shall be provided by law, his offict
shall become vacant. 1t shall be the
duty of the general assembly to pro.
vide for carrying this section into ef-
feet.
Sec. %. There shall be elected in
each county, by the electors thereof
a clerk of the court of common pleas,
of four years, and SlI1:i ILL his his successor
is elected and qualified. He snail,
unless otherwise provided, be clerk o.
all other courts of record in such
county. The general assembly may
provide for the election OF a CLERK
with like term of office, for each oil
any other court of record, except the
supreme court. The Judge of the
probate court shall perform the duties
of clerk of said court, unless other.
wise provided by law. Clerks of courts
shall be removable for such cause and
in such manner as the general as
sembly may prescribe.
Sec. "a. Probate judges and clerks
of courts, other than the supreme
court, shall receive . fixed salary out
of the proper county treasury and al
their official fees shall be paid into
such treasury. Ths clerk of the su-
preme court shall receive a fixed
salary out OF the state treasury, and
pay into it all his official fees.
Sec. 25. A competent number oi
justices Of the peace shall be elected
by the electors in each township, al
the time fixed for the election Of
other township officers. Their term
of Office shall be four years, aud theil
powers and duties shall be defined by
law. Vacancies occurring in the of.
flee shall be filled by appointment
until the next general election o.
] township officers, in such manner q:
may be provided by law.
Sec. 26. All judges of courts o.
record inferior to the supreme court,
shall, on or before the first day of june
of each year, report in writing tC
the judges of the supreme court such
defects and omissions in the laws GS
their official experience may suggest
and the judges of the supreme court
shall, on or before the first day of De
cember of each year, report in writing
to the governor such defects and
omissions in the laws as they may
find to exist; and all judges Of court;
1 OF record inferior to the supreme cOurt
shall report to the general assembly
at each regular session thereof, the
number of days they have held court
in the several counties composing
their respective circuits and district:
the preceding year. e.
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shall be f'The State Of Ohio" AL
prosecutions shall be carried on in the
name and by authority OF the State oi
Ohio, and all indictments shall con-
clude, against the peace and dignity
of tue State of Ohio a-.I
ARTICLE
| Elective Franchise.
Section l. Every male citizen o
| the United States, Of the age of TWEEN
ty-one years, who shall have been I
resident of the State one year mex
preceding the election, and of th5
county, township or ward in which
he resides, such time as may be pro-
vided by law, shall have the qualitiea
tions of an eleetor, and be entitled q
vote at all elections.
Sec. 2. No idiot, or insane person
shall be entitled to the privileges o.
an elector.
Sec. 3. The general assembly shal
have power to exclude from the priv
ilege of voting, or being eligible to OF
flee, any person convicted Of bribery
perjury or other infamous crime.
Sec. 4. All elections shall be by
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