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

/ proven, snAll De re paSSoQ III Int HAL
ner herein prescribed for the repass
age of bills.
SEC. I9. The style of the laws o
/ this state shall be, "Be 1t enacted b
| the General ASsen16lyof the State Q
/ Ohio"
SEC. 20. No senator or represents
tive shall, during the term for whicl
he shall have been elected, or for on
year thereafter, be appointed to an,
civil Office under the laws of this state
which shalI be created or the emolu
ments of which shall be increased
during such term.
SEC. 81. The general assembly shal
fix the term of Office and compensation
of officers in cases not provided for i.
this constitution; but shall not extend
the term of office. or change the salary
fees or compensation of any person
elected or appointed to any Office Oh
position after such person shall have
been elected or appointed If any of
fice,be abolished, the salary or com
pensation attached thereto shall there,
upon cease.
SEC. .. The general assembly shall
provide by law, before what authority
and in what manner the trial of con,
tested elections shall be conducted.
SEC. %. No money shall be drawn
from the treasury except in pursuance
of specific appropriation made by law
the purpose of which shall be distinct
ly stated in the bill and no appropri.
alton shall be for longer period than
two years. On the passage of such
bills, or on concurring in amendments
thereto, a separate vote on any item Oh
items therein shall, on demand of any
member, be had by yeas and nays, en-
tered on the journal and every such
item, failing to receive the vote of the
requisite majority of the members
elected to the house in which the bill
is pending, shall be stricken there
from, and each item receiving such
majority shall be declared passed.
SEC. "a. The general assembly shall
prescribe by law the number, duties
and compensation of the officers and
employees of each house and no pay
ment shall be made from the state
treasury. or be III any way authorized
to any officer or employe not elected
or appointed in pursuance of law.
SEC. %. No extra compensation
shall be made to any officer, public
agent, employe or contractor, after the
service shall haye been rendered OF
the contract entered into; nor shall
any money be appropriated or paid on
any claim, the subject matter of which
shall not have been provided for by
pre-existing law, unless such compen-
sation or claim be allowed by bill,
passed by two-thirds of the members
elected to each branch of the general
III 81 T.
the expenditure or payment of money
for any purpose net provided for by
pre-existing law, shall be included in
any bill making appropriations for a
purpose which shall have been so pro-
vided for nor shall more than one
class of compensation or claims be in
cluded in the same bill. Every ap-
preparation for the payment of such
compensation or claim, included in an
act making appropriations of differ
enI class, shall be void.
SEC. 26. The house of representa-
tiyes shall have the sole power of i'm
peachment, but a majority of the mem
bers elected must concur therein. I'm
peachments shall be tried by the SEN
ate, and the senator's, when sitting for
that purpose, shall be upon oath or af-
firmation to do justice according to
law and evidence. When the COVER
nor is on trial, the chief justice of the
supreme court shall preside. No per-
son shall be convicted without the
OF tWo-thifds of the sem
ators.
SEC. q. The governor, judges and
all state officers may be i:npeached for
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
conYictea or not, shall be liable to in
dictment, trial and judgment, accord
ing to law.
SEC. %. All regular sessions of the
general assembly shall commence on
the first Wednesday of January, an
nually.
SEC. %. All laws of a general ma
ture shall have uniform operation
throughout 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 upon4a vote of the people to be
affected thereby, or upon the approval
of any other authority than the gener-.
al assembly, except as otherwise pro-
vided in this constitution; nor shall
any act be passed comforting special
powers or privileges upon any county,
township, city, village or other muni-
cipality, not conferred upon all coun-
ties, 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 consti-
tuition of the United States, shall be
made in such manner as may be di-
rected by law; but no appointing
power shall be exercised by the gen.
eral assembly, except as prescribed in
this constitution, and in the election
of United States senators 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 impairing 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 inten-
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omissions, defects and errors in instru-
ments and proceedings arising out of
their want of conformity to the laws
of this state.
SEC. 80. No new county shall con-
tain less than four hundred square
miles of territory. nor shall any coun-
ty be reduced below that amount and
all laws creating new counties, chang
ing county lines or removing county
seats, shall, before taking effect, be
submitted to the electors of the sever
al counties to be affected thereby, at
the next general election after the
passage thereof, and be adopted by a
majority of all the electors voting al
such election in each of said counties
but any county now or hereafter con-
tanning one hundred thousand inhabi-
tants may be divided, whenever ma
jority of the voters residing in each oil
the proposed divisions shall approve
the law passed for that purpose; but
no town or city within the same shall
be divided; nor shall either of the di-