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

common pleas, while in Office, shall reside
in the district for which they are elected
and their term of Office shall be six years.
Sec. -. The general assembly may
| fix by law the times of holding the seve-
raj courts of record, or may authorize the
judges thereof respectively to fix the
same.
Sec. Is. The general assembly may
increase or diminish the number of the
Judges of the circuit courts and of the
courts of common pleas, the number 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 yacate the Office OF judge.
No member of the general assembly
creating an additional judgeship, shall be
eligible 10 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 chambers or other
wise, as may be conferred BY law.
Sec. Is. 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. 16. The probate court shall have
jurisdiction in probate and testamentary
matters, the appointment of administra-
tors and guardians, the settlement of the
accounts of executors, administrators and
guardians, and such jurisdiction in ha-
beas corpus, the issuing of marriage
licenses, and for the sale Of land by ex-
ecutors, administrators and guardians,
and such other jurisdiction in any county
or counties as may be provided by law.
But no provisional order made by pro-
bate judge, in a cause pending in any
other court, shall be operative or revived
after such order shall have been vacated
or dissolved.
Sec. Il. All judges, other than those
provided for in this constitution, shall be
elected by the electors of the judicial dis
trict for which they may be created, but
not for longer term than six years.
Sec. is. The general assembly may
provide by law for the appointment of a
Judge pro tempore, to hold sittings of any
court inferior to the circuit court, when
the Judge thereof is absent, or otherwise
unable or disqualified to preside.
Sec. l9, The judges Of the supreme
court, circuit courts, courts of common
pleas, and such other courts as may be
created, shall, at stated times, receive for
their services such compensation as may
be provided by law, which, after the first
session of the general assembly held
under this constitution, shall not be
changed during their term of Office; but
the compensation of the judges of the
supreme court shall be FIVE thousand dol
lars per annum, until the legislature shall
otherwise provide. No Judge Of court
of record shall receive any fees or per-
quisites, 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.
Sec. 20. In case the Office of a Judge
shall become vacant before the expira-
ton OF the term for which he was elected,
the vacancy shall be filed by the COVER
nor, until successor is elected and quail
flied; and such successor shall be elected
at the first election for governor that oc-
ours more than thirty days after the
vacancy shall have happened.
Sec. u. Judges may be removed from
Office by concurrent resolution of both
houses of the general assembly, if two
thirds of the members elected to each
house concur therein; but no such re-
moval shall be made except upon COM
plant, the substance OF which shall be
entered on the journal; 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, or
when otherwise officially engaged, shall
work forfeiture of his office; and upon
such fact being established, as shall be
provided by law, his office shall become
vacant. 1t shall be the duty of the gen.
eral assembly to provide for carrying this
section into effect.
Sec. 23 There shall be elected in each
county, by the electors thereof, clerk of
the court of common pleas, who shall hold
his Office for the term of four years, and
until his successor is elected and quail
fed. He shall, unless otherwise provided,
be clerk of all courts of record in such
county. The general assembly may pro-
vide for the election of clerk, with
like term of Office, for each or any other
court of record, except the supreme court.
The judge of the probate shall perform
the duties of clerk of said court, unless
otherwise 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 a fixed salary out of the
proper county treasury, and all their off,
cial fees shall be paid into such treasury.
The clerk of the supreme court shall re-
ceive fixed salary out of the state treas
ury, and shall pay into it all his official
fees.
Sec. Is. A competent number of
justices of the peace shall be elected by
the electors in each township, at the time
fixed for the election of other township
officers. Their term of Office shall be four
years, and their powers and duties shall
be defined by law. Vacancies occurring
in the Office shall be filled by appoint
ment, until the next general election of
township officers, in such manner as may
be provided by law.
Sec. 26. All judges of courts of record
inferior to the supreme court, shall, on or
before the first day of June of each year,
report in writing to the judges Of the
supreme court such defects and omissions
in the laws as their official experience
may suggest; and the judges of the SUI
preme court shall, on or before the first
day of December 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 courts of record
inferior to the supreme court shall report
to the general assembly, at each regular
session thereof, the number of days they
haye held court in the several counties
composing their respective circuits and
districts the preceding year.
Sec. 81. The style of all process shall
be "The State of Ohio" All prosecu,
tions shall be carried on in the name and
! hv the a1Ithority of the State of Ohio and