The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-06-12


Senator or Representative, can elect
one; and it is proper and expedient
that it should have that voice in the
representative assembly of the State.
But it was not thought expedient to
pu5 in the power of small party or
faction, combining on some special
interest or theory, to choose one OF
the Judges of the highest courts.
Therefore the restricted vote was
adopted os to the election of Judg-
es, by which over forty per cent. of
the votes are required to elect one
out of three, and thirty-seven per
cent. to elect one out of five.
ARTICLE Xv.-JUDICIAL APPoRTIoN-
MENT.
The judicial apportionment is
temporary in its character, being
subject to alteration at the will Of
the General Assembly ,and is design
ed to make such grouping of coun-
ties and distribution Of the judicial
force as will be far to the political
parties, disturb as little as practica-
blk existing business relations, and
insure dispatch in the transaction of
the public business.
ARTICLE XVI.-MISCELLANEoUs.
The fourth section provides in eff
feet that women may be appointed
to any, except an elective office.
Section six is intended to prevent
gratuities to the officers therein
specified; and section ten to secure
the lives, health and safety of per
sons engaged in mining, as being
peculiarly exposed to dangers which
the State should guard against.
ARTICLE XvH.-AMENDMENT
This article proposes to abolish
that provision of the present Con-
stitution which contemplates the as
sembling of a Constitutional Con
vention every twenty years. The
expediency of holding such Conven-
ton in future is thus left to the dis
cretion of the General Assembly. It
is further provided that the Legisla-
ture may either propose amendments
or call a Convention, by a vote of
three-ffths Of its members, instead
of two-thirds, as now required.
THE SCHEDULE.
The Schedule provides that the
Constitution, if adopted, shall take
effect on the first day Of October
next. The entire system Of courts
of general Jurisdiction having been
remodeled, it was deemed proper to
inaugurate the new system by elect
ing all the judges of these several
courts at the same time. Hence it
is provided that the first election for
Judges of the Supreme Circuit and
Common Pleas Courts shall be held
on the second Tuesday of October
next, that being the day fixed by
the existing law for the election of
members Of the next Congress.
The Constitution is framed with
view to biennial elections. AS the
elections for members of Congress,
as fixed by Federal authority, will,
after this year, be held on the Tues
day succeeding the first Monday in
November in every year of even
number, it came necessary, in order
to avoid annual general elections, or
two general elections in one year, to
provide for holding State and coun-
ty elections on the same day and
year. This is done, and will be car
ried into effect at and after the cleo
tion in the year 1875. As the cleo
ton in 1875 is a departure from this
general policy, intended merely to
fill the offices that will become va
cant till the general election in 1876,
it is properly designated a Especial
(Sec. 6.
The Jurisdiction of the Probate
Court remains unchanged; and as it
has no necessary connection with
the other courts, the term of the
Judges now in Office is extended to
January, 1877. Their successors
will be elected in November, 1876.
Upon the adoption of this Con-
it is made the duty of the |
Governor to appoint a commission |
If three persons to revise and codi-
y the general laws of the State, so |
hat there shall be but one law upon
,ne subject. This work, properly |
executed, will be of great benefit.
The Constitution is required to be
unlimited to the electors on the 18th |
lay of August next. The manner
n which the result of such submis-
ion shall be ascertained and declar-
d is specified in sections II and 13.
In addition to the other separate
propositions to which reference has
,een made under the titles "Our
Jourts" and Public Debt and Public
Works provision is made for sepa-
ately submitting a third PROPOSE
ion, relating to the traffic in intoxi-
ating liquors. This is separated
nto two alternate propositions. The
rst authorizes the grant of license
D traffic in spirituous, Yinous and
lalt liquors, under such regulations
nd limitations as shall be prescrib-
d by law; the second forbids the
rant of any license for such pur-
ose. All votes cast "For license"
ill be counted for the first PROPOSE
on, and all against license" for
le second; and the one having the
irger vote will be declared adopted.
RUFUS KING,
S. j. ANDREWS.
WILLIAM SAMPLE,
W. H. WEST,
JOHN A. SMITH,
G. II. SCRIBNER,
THOMAS EWING,
Committee.
Mrs: Partington on Diagnosis.