2. Where political power vested-special privi-11. leges. 3. Right of petition-instruction. Reprieves, pardons, &c. 12. The seal of the state. 13. Grants and commissions. 4. Bearing arms-standing armies-military 14. Who ineligible for Governor. power. 5. Trial by jury. 6. Slavery and involuntary servitude. 7. Religious liberty, &c.-test-education. 8. Habeas corpus. 9. Bail. 10. Trial for crimes-witness 11. Freedom of speech-libel. 12. Transportation-forfeiture. 13. Quarters of soldiers. 14. Search warrants. 15. Imprisonment for debt. 16. Remedy in courts. 17. Hereditary honors, &c. 18. Suspension of laws. 19. Private property inviolate, unless, &c. 20. Powers not delegated. ARTICLE II. LEGISLATIVE. 15. Vacancy in his office, &c. 16. Lieutenant governor. 17. Vacancy in his office, &c. 18. What vacancies Governor to fill, &c. 19. Compensation of executive officers. 20. What officers shall report to the Governor, and when, &c. ARTICLE IV. JUDICIAL. 1. In whom judicial power vested. 2. The supreme court. 3, 4. The common pleas. 5, 6. The district courts. 7, 8. Probate courts. 9. Justices of the peace. 10. Election of other judges, and term of office. II. Classification of supreme judges. 12. Common pleas judges-term of office, and residence. 13. Vacancies in the office of judge. 14. Compensation-when ineligible as candidate for other office. 15. Changes in number of judges, courts, districts, &c. 16. Clerks of courts. 17. How judges removed. 18. Jurisdiction at chambers, &c. 19. Courts of arbitration. 20. Style of process-conclusion of indictments. 21. Supreme court commission. ARTICLE V. ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. 1. Who may vote. 2. How. 3. Electors privileged from arrest. 4. Forfeiture of elective franchise. 5. Who deemed non-residents. 6. Idiots and insane. ARTICLE VI. EDUCATION. 1. The school and religious fund. 2. Common school fund to be raised-how con trolled. ARTICLE VII. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. 1. Insane, blind, deaf and dumb. 2. Penitentiary. 3. Vacancies-how filled. ARTICLE VIII. PUBLIC DEBT AND PUBLIC WORKS. 1, 2, 3. Limitation upon public debt. 4. Loan of credit of state. State not to own stocks. 5. Assumption of debts by the state. 6. Municipal and political corporations not to own stocks, &c. 7. Sinking Fund to pay Public Debt. 8. Commissioners thereof. 9, 10, 11. Duties of the Commissioners, Governor, General Assembly, &c. 12, 13. Board of public works. Art. I. Preamble. Right to freedom and protection of property. WE, the people of the State of Ohio, (1) grateful to Almighty God for our freedom, to secure its blessings and promote our common welfare, do establish this Constitution. (1) For original boundary lines of Ohio, see act of Congress approved April 30, 1802. I Chase, 70. For a complete history of the question of boundary between Ohio and Michigan, see Dan iels v. Stevens, 19 O., 239; Myers v. Manhattan Bank, 20 O., 283. In Booth v. Hubbard, 8 O. S., 243, it was held, that the territorial limits of this State extend on the south-east, at least to the line of ordinary low-water mark on the north-west side of the Ohio River. The court said: "It does not become necessary, in this case, to determine whether the middle of the Ohio River, the filum medium aquæ, does or does not constitute the boundary line between the States of Virginia and Ohio." Page 245. However it may be as to our boundary, so far as territory is concerned, it seems that as to navigation and authority with respect to matters civil and criminal, Ohio has jurisdiction concurrent with Virginia and Kentucky over the entire river, along the borders of those states. The question was much considered in the commission that grew out of what is known as the Parkersburg case; and full abstracts of the arguments will be found in the Western Law Journal, vol. 4, pp. 145-164 vol. 5, PP. 433-437: See also Eckerts v. Colvin, 1 West. Law Jour., 54-Wood and Read, JJ.; Ohio v. Stephens, 2 West. Law Jour., 66; s. c. in error, 14 O., 386; 3 West. Law Jour., 310, 337; McCullock v. Aten, 2 O., 308; Benner v. Platter, 6 O., 505; Blanchard v. Porter, 11 O., 138. See Const. 1802, Art. VII, 6. 2 Debates, 231, 326, 826, 856, 870. : ARTICLE I. BILL OF RIGHTS. SECTION 1. All men are, by nature, free (1) and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending (2) life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, (3) and seeking and obtaining happiness and safety. (See Const. 1802, Art. VIII, § 1.) |