The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-06-18
ARIICLE III.


III.
EXECUTIVE.
SECTIsN l: The executive depart
ment shall consist of a governor, lieu
7 tenant governor, secretary of state,
treasurer of state, auditor of state and
attorney general, who shall be chosen
by the electors of the state on the
Tuesday succeeding the first Monday
of November, at the places of voting
for members of the general assembly.
SEC. 2. The official terms of the
governor, lieutenant governor, seere-
tary, treasurer and attorney general,
shall be two years and OF the auditor
four years, and shall commence on the
second Monday Of January next after
their election, and continue until their
successors are elected and qualified.
SEC. B. The returns of every cleo
tion TOR the officers named in the fore
going section, shall be sealed up and
transmitted to the seat of government
by the returning officers, directed to
the president of the senate, who, dur
ing the first week of the session, shall
i open and publish them, and declare
the result in the presence of majority
of the members of each house of the
general assembly. The person having
the highest number of votes shall be
i declared elected (; but if two or more
shall be highest, and have an equal
number of votes for the same Office,
one of them shall be chosen by the
joint vote of both houses.
SEC. 4. The supreme executive pow
er of the state shall be vested in the
governor.
SEC. 5. He may require information
in writing from the officers of the ex-
ecutive department, upon any subject
relating to the duties of their respect
i've offices and shall see that the laws
are faithfully executed.
/ SEC. 6. He shall by message COM
municate to the general assembly, at
every session, the condition oil the
| State, and recommend such measures
as he may deem expedient,
Sec. z. He may, on extraordinary
occasions, convene the general assem-
| bly, by proclamation and shall state to
both houses, when assembled, the pur-
pose for which they have been con-
Vened.
SEC. s. In case Of disagreement be-
tween the two houses in respect to the
time of adjournment, he shall have
power to adjourn the general assem-
bly, to such time SIS he may think pro-
per, but not beyond the regular meet
ings thereof.
SEC. 9. He shall be commander-in-
chief of the military and naval forces
of the state, except when they shall be
called into the service of the United
! States.
Sec. 10. He shall have power, after
conviction, to grant reprieves, COM
mutations and pardons for all crimes
and offenses, except treason and cases
of impeachment, upon such conditions
as he may think proper; subject,how-
ever, to such regulations, as to the
manner of applying for pardons, as
may be prescribed by Jaw. Upon con-
viction for treason, he may suspend
the execution of the sentence, and re-
port the case to the general assembly
at its next meeting, when the general
assembly shall either pardon, commute
the sentence, direct it's execution, or
grant further reprieve. He shall
communicate to the general assembly
at every regular session., each case of
reprieve, Communication or pardon, with
his reasons therefor, stating the name
and crime of the convict, the sentence,
its date and the date OF the commuta-
ton, pardon or reprieve.
SEC. IL. A seal of the state shall be
officially, and called ' The Great Seal
of the State of Ohio"
SEC. II. All grants and commits
sions shall be issued in the name and
by the authority of the State of Ohio,
sealed with the great seal, signed by
the governor, and countersigned bJ
the secretary of state.
SEC. Ii. No member of congress, or
other person holding Office under the 1
authority of this state or of the United
States, shall exercise the Office of gov
ernor, except as herein provided.
SEC. ID. In case of the death, im-
peachment, resignation, removal or
disability of the governor, the powers
and duties of the Office for the residue
of the term, or until he shall be ac-
quilted or the disability removed,
shall devolve upon the lieutenant gov
ernor. The general assembly shall
provide by law for the case of i'm
peachment, removal, death, resigna-
ton or disability of both governor and
lieutenant governor; declaring what
officer shall act as governor until the
disability be removed, or a governor
elected and qualified.
SEC. 10. The lieutenant governor
shall be president of the senate, and |
may vote when the senate is equally
divided, but not upon "a question re-
lating to bill in any stage thereof, |
nor upon joint resolution requiring
a vote of majority of the members |
elected to the senate, nor in a contest |
ed election of a member of the senate,
nor in the election of a senator in con-
gress. The senate shall choose presi- !
dent pro tempore, who shall serve dur
ing its pleasure. He shall preside when |
the lieutenant governor is absent or
impeached, ,.or acting as governor.
SEC. Is, Should the office of auditor,
treasurer, secretary or attorney gener-
al become vacant, for any such cause
as is specified in the fourteenth section
of this article, the governor shall fill
the vacancy until the disability is re-.
moved. or successor elected and
qualified, Such vacancies shall be
filed at the first election for governor
held more than thirty days after they
occur; and the person chosen shall
hold the Office for the full term fixed
in the second section of this article.
Sec. II. The officers mentioned in
this article shall at stated times, re-
ceiVe for their services a compensation
to be fixed by law. +.s.i
SEC. Is. The officers of the execu-
tive department and of the public
state institutions shall, at least five
days preceding each regular session of
the general assembly, severally report
10 the governor, who shall transmit
such reports, with his message to the
/ general assembly. y
ARTICLE ~.
JUDICIAL. ~
SECTION l. The judicial power of
the state shall be vested in a supreme
court, circuit courts, courts of common
pleas, courts ofprobate, justices of the
peace, and such other courts inferior
to the circuit court, in one or more
counties or cities, as the general as
sembly may from time to time estab-
lish.
Sec. 2. The supreme court shall con-
sist of five Judges, majority of whom