Their jurisdic. tion.

District Courts.

Their jurisdiction.

Probate Courts.

Their jurisdiction.

each district.

SEC. 4. The jurisdiction of the courts of common pleas, and of the Judges thereof, shall be fixed by law.

SEC. 5. District courts shall be composed of the Judges of the court of common pleas of the respective districts, and one of the Judges of the supreme court, any three of whom shall be a quorum, and shall be held in each county therein, at least once in each year, but, if it shall be found inexpedient to hold such court annually, in each county, of any district, the General Assembly may, for such district, provide that said court shall hold at least three annual sessions therein, in not less than three places: Provided, that the General Assembly may, by law, authorize the Judges of each district to fix the times of holding the courts therein.

SEC. 6. The district court shall have like original jurisdiction with the supreme court, and such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law.

SEC. 7. There shall be established in each county, a Probate court, which shall be a court of record, open at all times, and holden by one Judge, elected by the voters of the county, who shall hold his office for the term of three years, and shall receive such compensation, payable out of the county treasury, or by fees, or both, as shall be provided by law.

SEC. 8. The Probate court shall have jurisdiction in probate and testamentary matters, the appointment of adminis trators and guardians, the settlement of the accounts of executors, administrators and guardians, and such jurisdiction in nabeas corpus, the issuing of marriage licenses, and for the sale of land by executors, administrators and guardians, and such other jurisdiction, in any county, or counties, as may be provided by law.

term of office than five years.

SEC. 11. The Judges of the Supreme Court sh ately after the first election under this constitutio fied by lot, so that one shall hold for the term of on for two years, one for three years, one for four ye for five years; and, at all subsequent elections, the of said Judges shall be for five years.

SEC. 12. The Judges of the courts of common while in office, reside in the district for which they and their term of office shall be for five years.

SEC. 13. In case the office of any Judge shall cant, before the expiration of the regular term f was elected, the vacancy shall be filled by appoint Governor, until a successor is elected and qualifie successor shall be elected for the unexpired term annual election that occurs more than thirty days cancy shall have happened.

SEC. 14. The Judges of the supreme court, and of common pleas, shall, at stated times, receive, vices, such compensation as may be provided by shall not be diminished, or increased, during their te but they shall receive no fees or perquisites, nor ho office of profit or trust, under the authority of this United States. All votes for either of them, for office, except a judicial office, under the autho State, given by the General Assembly, or the be void.

SEC. 15. The General Assembly may increase the number of the Judges of the supreme court, th the districts of the court of common pleas, the num in any district, change the districts, or the subdivis or establish other courts, whenever two-thirds of elected to each House shall concur therein; but no addition, or diminution, shall vacate the office of

Judges removable

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Courts of Conciliation.

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Who may vote.

the courts of record, and may authorize the Judge of the Probate court to perform the duties of clerk for his court, under such regulations as may be directed by law. Clerks of Courts shall be removable for such cause, and in such manner, as shall be prescibed by law.

SEC. 17. 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 removal shall be made, except upon complaint, 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. 18. The several Judges of the supreme court, of the common pleas, and of such other courts as may be created, shall, respectively, have and exercise such power and jurisdiction, at chambers, or otherwise, as may be directed by law.

SEC. 19. The General Assembly may establish courts of Conciliation, and prescribe their powers and duties; but such courts shall not render final judgment in any case, except upon submission, by the parties, of the matter in dispute, and their agreement to abide such judgment.

SEC. 20. The style of all process shall be, "The State of Ohio;" all prosecutions shall be carried on, in the name, and by the authority, of the State of Ohio; and all indictments shall conclude," against the peace and dignity of the State of Ohio."

ARTICLE V.

ELECTIVE FRANCHISE.

SEC. 1. Every white male citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a resident of the State one year next preceding the election, and of the county,

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peace.

SEC. 4. The General Assembly shall have p clude from the privilege of voting, or of being eligi any person convicted of bribery, perjury, or oth crime.

SEC. 5. No person in the Military, Naval, or vice of the United States, shall, by being statio garrison, or military, or naval station, within the S sidered a resident of this State.

SEC. 6. No idiot, or insane person, shall be ent privileges of an elector.

ARTICLE VI.

EDUCATION.

SEC. 1. The principal of all funds, arising from other disposition of lands, or other property, gra trusted to this State for educational and religious pur forever be preserved inviolate, and undiminished income arising therefrom, shall be faithfully app specific objects of the original grants, or appropriat

SEC. 2. The General Assembly shall make such by taxation, or otherwise, as, with the income arisin school trust fund, will secure a thorough and efficien common schools throughout the State; but, no religio sect, or sects, shall ever have any exclusive right to, of, any part of the school funds of this State.

ARTICLE VII.

PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.

SEC. 1. Institutions for the benefit of the insane, deaf and dumb, shall always be fostered and support

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the Governor, by an
ate; and, upon all nominations made by the Governor, the
question shall be taken by yeas and nays, and entered upon the
journals of the Senate.

SEC. 3. The Governor shall have power to fill all vacancies that may occur in the offices aforesaid, until the next session of the General Assembly, and, until a successor to his appointee shall be confirmed and qualified.

ARTICLE VIII.

PUBLIC DEBT AND PUBLIC WORKS.

SEC. 1. The State may contract debts, to supply casual deficits or failures in revenues, or to meet expenses not otherwise provided for; but the aggregate amount of such debts, direct and contingent, whether contracted by virtue of one or more acts of the General Assembly, or at different periods of time, shall never exceed seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and the money, arising from the creation of such debts, shall be applied to the purpose for which it was obtained, or to repay the debts so contracted, and to no other purpose whatever.

SEC. 2. In addition to the above limited power, the State may contract debts to repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the State in war, or to redeem the present outstanding indebtedness of the State: but the money, arising from the contracting of such debts, shall be applied to the purpose for which it was raised, or to repay such debts, and to no other purpose whatever; and all debts, incurred to redeem the present outstanding indebtedness of the State, shall be so contracted as to be payable by the sinking fund, hereinafter provided for, as the same shall accumulate.