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SEC. 6. The superior and commercial courts of Cincinnati, and the superior court of Cleveland, shall remain, until otherwise provided by law, with their present powers and jurisdiction ; and the judges and clerks of said courts, in office on the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one shall continue in office until the expiration of their terms of office, respectively, or, until otherwise provided by law, but neither of said courts shall continue after the second Monday of February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three ; and no suits shall be com- menced in said two first mentioned courts, after the second Monday in February, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two; nor in said last mentioned court, after the second Monday in August, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two ; and all business in either of said courts, not disposed of within the time limited for their continuance as aforesaid, shall be transferred to the court of common pleas.
SEC. 7. All county and township officers and justices of the peace, in office on the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, shall continue in office until their terms expire, respectively.
SEC. 8. Vacancies in office, occurring after the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, shall be filled, as is now perscribed by law, and until officers are elected or appointed, and qualified under this constitution.
SEC. 9 This constitution shall take effect on the first day of September, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one.
SEC. 10. All officers shall continue in office, until their successors shall be chosen and qualified.
SEC. 11. Suits pending in the supreme court in bank, shall be transferred to the supreme court provided for in this constitution, and be proceeded in according to law. *17. S. C. C. S.
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SEC. 12. The district courts shall, in their respective counties, be the suc- cessors of the present supreme court; and all suits, prosecution, judgments, records and proceedings, pending and remaining in said supreme court, in the several counties of any district shall be transferred to the respective district courts of such counties, and be proceeded in, as though no change had been made in said supreme court. .
SEC. 13. The said courts of common pleas, shall be the successors of the pres- ent courts of common pleas in the several counties, except as to probate jurisdiction and all suits, prosecutions, proceedings, records and judgments, pending or being in said last mentioned courts, except as aforesaid shall be transferred to the courts of common pleas created by this constitution, and proceeded in, as though the same had been therein instituted.
SEC. 14. The probate courts provided for in this constitution, as to all matters within the jurisdiction conferred upon said courts, shall be the successors, in the several counties, of the present courts of common pleas ; and the records, files and papers, business and proceedings, appertaining to said jurisdiction, shall be trans- ferred to said courts of probate, and be there proceeded in according to law.
SEC. 15 Until otherwise provided by law, elections for judges and clerks shall be held, and the poll-books returned as is provided for governor, and the abstract therefrom, certified to the secretary of state, shall be by him opened in the presence of the governor, who shall declare the result, and issue commissions to the persons elected.
SEC. 16. Where two or more counties are joined in a senatorial, representative, or judicial district, the returns of èlection shall be sent to the county having the largest population.
SEC. 17. The foregoing constitution shall be submitted to thé electors of the state, at an election to be held on the third Tuesday of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, in the several election districts in this state. The ballots at such election shall be written or printed as follows: Those in favor of the con- stitution, "New Constitution, Yes;" those against the constitution "New constitu- tion, No." The polls at said election shall be opened between the hours of eight and ten o'clock A. M., and close at six o'clock P. M., and the said election shall be conducted, and the returns thereof made and certified to the secretary of state, as provided by law for annual elections for state and county officers. Within twenty days after such election the secretary of state shall open the returns thereof in the presence of the governor and, if it shall appear that a majority of all the votes cast at such election are in favor of the constitution, the governor shall issue his proclamation, stating that fact and said constitution shall be the Constitution of the State of Ohio, and not otherwise.
The result of this election, excluding the returns of the two counties, Defiance and Auglaize, which were not received in the twenty days specified, was as follows:
"New Constitution Yes
125,564
"New Constitution, No" 109,276
Majority for new Constitution 16,288
SEC. 18. At the time when the votes of the electors shall be taken for the adop- tion or rejection of this constitution, the additional section in the words following, to-wit: "No license to traffic in intoxicating liquors shall hereafter be granted in this state ; but the general assembly may, by law, provide against evils resulting therefrom," shall be separately submitted to the electors for adoption or rejection, in form following, to-wit: A separate ballot may be given by every elector and de- posited in a separate box. Upon the ballots given for said separate amendment shall be written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, the words "license to sell intoxicating liquors, Yes ;" and upon the ballots given against said amendment, in like manner, the words : "License to sell intoxicating liquors, No." If, at the said elec-
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tion, a majority of all votes given for and against said amendment shall contain the words : "License to sell intoxicating liquors, No," then the said amendment shall be a separate section of article fifteen for the constitution.
This election resulted :
"License to sell intoxicating liquors, No ". 113,237
"License to sell intoxicating liquors, Yes " 104,255
Majority against license 8,982
SEC. 19. The apportionment for the house of representatives during the first decennial period under this constitution, shall be as follows :
The counties of Adams, Allen, Athens, Auglaize, Carroll, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Crawford, Darke, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Gallia, Geauga, Greene, Han-, cock, Harrison, Hocking, Holmes, Lake, Lawrence, Logan, Madison, Marion, Meigs, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Sandusky, Scioto, Shelby and Union, shall, severally, be entitled to one representative in each session of the decennial period.
The counties of Franklin, Licking, Montgomery and Stark shall each be en- titled to two representatives in each session of the decennial period.
The counties of Ashland, Coshocton, Highland, Huron, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Miami, Portage, Seneca, Summit and Warren, shall, severally be entitled to one representative in each session and one additional representative in the fifth ses- sion of the decennial period.
The counties of Ashtabula, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Fairfield, Guernsey, Jeffer- son, Knox, Monroe, Morgan, Richland, Trumbull, Tuscarawas, and Washington, shall, severally, be entitled to one representative in each session, and two additional representatives, one in the third and one in the fourth session of the decennial period.
The counties of Belmont, Columbiana, Ross, and Wayne, shall, severally, be en- titled to one representative in each session, and three additional representatives, one in the first, one in the second, and one in the third session of the decennial period.
The county of Muskingum shall be entitled to two representatives in each ses- sion, and one additional representative in the fifth session of the decennial period.
The county of Cuyahoga shall be entitled to two representatives in each session, and two additional representatives, one in the third and one in the fourth session of the decennial period.
The county of Hamilton shall be entitled to seven representatives, in each session, and four additional representatives, one in the first, one in the second, one in the third, and one in the fourth session of the decennial period.
The following counties, until they shall have acquired a sufficient population to entitle them to elect separately, under the fourth section of the eleventh article, shall form districts in manner following, to-wit: The counties of Jackson and Vin- ton, one district; the counties of Lucus and Fulton, one district ; the counties of Wyandot and Hardin, one district; the counties of Mercer and Van Wert, one dis- trict; the counties of Paulding, Defiance, and Williams, one district ; the counties of Putnam and Henry, one district ; and the counties of Wood and Ottawa, one district ; each of which district shall be entitled to one representative in every session of the decennial period.
Done in convention, at Cincinnati, the tenth day of March, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, and of the independence of the United States the seventy-fifth.
WILLIAM MEDILL, President.
Attest :
WM. H. GILL, Secretary.
CONTENTS.
PAGE. Commissioner's report. 5 General summary. 20
TABLES.
I. School funds, receipts per counties. 25
II. School funds, expenditures per counties. 28
III. Enumeration of youth of school age. 31
IV. School districts, new school houses and their cost.
34
V. School houses and value of school property.
37
VI. Number of rooms and number of teachers required. 40
VII. Different teachers employed ..
42
VIII. Number employed the whole school year. 44
IX. Wages of teachers, weeks taught and local tax. 46
X. Enrollment in the different schools. 49
XI. Enrollment over age of sixteen and re-enrollment.
52.
XII. Monthly enrollment. 55
58
XIV.
Pupils in the several branches of study.
XV. Statistics of city districts 68, 70, 72, 74
XVI. Statistics of village and special districts 76, 96, 116
XVII.
County examinations 136, 140
XVIII.
List of county examiners. 144
XIX.
Separate district examinations 152
XX.
List of district examiners 156
XXI.
Colleges and universities.
160
XXII. "
162
XXIII.
Acadamies, business colleges and preparatory schools. 164
XXIV.
Normal schools 166
XXV.
Professional and art schools. 168
XXVI.
Schools for girls
170
XXVII.
Teachers' institutes. 172, 174
XXVIII. Other teachers' meetings.
176
XXIX.
Instructors and lecturers at institutes. 178
XXX. Institute fund, receipts and expenditures. 188 Report of the state board of examiners
190
Examination questions, State Board.
191
Appendix.
213
Instructions and suggestions.
215
Outline of course of study.
222
Workman law.
229
Law compelling elementary education
234
Constitution of Ohio
241
XIII. Average daily attendance and per centage on enrol ment. 60, 62, 64
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