The Constitutions are indicated thus:
[1802], [1851], [1874]
ADJOURNMENT, of legislature: [1802],
75, 76, [1851], 121, 123, 128, [1874],
187, 188, 195
Administrators: [1851], 132, [1874], 202
Affirmation: see Oath
Amendment: questionable methods of,
38; method of voting on, 24, 300;
party domination, 24; to laws,
[1802], 76, [1851], 123, [1874], 189;
to Constitution, [1802], 88, [1851],
150, 151, [1874], 228
Appellate jurisdiction: of supreme
court, [1802], 82, [1851], 130,
[1874], 198; of circuit court, 251,
[1874], 200
Apportionment: of General Assembly,
[1802], 74, 75, 96, [1851], 141, 143,
[1874], 219, 221; judicial, [1851],
145, [1874], 223, 224, 225
Appropriations: of money, [1802], 77,
[1851], 124, [1874], 190; of prop-
erty for public use, [1802], 91,
[1851], 120, [1874], 185; of prop-
erty for corporations, [1851], 148,
[1874], 214
Armies: in time of peace, [1802], 93,
[1851], 117, [1874], 182
Arms: right to bear, [1802], 93,
[1851], 117, [1874], 182; public,
safe keeping of, [1851], 140, [1874],
Arrest: exemption of members of leg-
islature, [1802], 76, [1851], 122,
[1874], 188; exemption of electors,
[1802], 85, [1851], 135, [1874], 205
Attorney-general: [1851], 126, 129,
138, [1874], 194, 197, 208
Auditor of state: [1802], 86, [1851],
126, 129, 138, 144, [1874], 194, 197,
208, 220
Australian ballot: used in Ohio, 24
BAIL: excessive, [1802], 90, [1851],
118, [1874], 183; subject to, [1802],
92, [1851], 118, [1874], 183
Ballot: [1851], 135, [1874], 205
Banks: incorporation of, 17, 23; how
taxed, [1851], 147, [1874], 218;
banking powers submitted to people,
[1851], 148, [1874], 214
Benevolent institutions: [1851], 136,
[1874], 206, 207
Bill of rights: [1802], 89, [1851], 117,
[1874], 182; see Rights
Bills: legislative, method of passing,
[1802], 76, [1851], 122, 123, [1874],
187, 188, 189; style of, [1802], 77,
[1851], 123, [1874], 190
Board of public works: [1851], 139
Boundaries of state: [1802], 88
Bribery: forfeiture through, [1851],
135, [1874], 205
Bureau of statistics: [1851], 150,
[1874], 227
CANALS: 17; haul, [1874], 217, 331
Census: of state, [1802], 73, [1851],
141, [1874], 219
Charitable institutions: exempt from
taxation, [1851], 146, [1874], 218
Chillicothe (capital): [1802], 87
Circuit courts: 251, [1874], 199, 200
Cities: proposed classification, 212, 285,
Civil power: [1851], 117, [1874], 182
Claims: limitations of, [1851], 125,
[1874], 191
Clerks of courts: [1802], 84, [1851], | Constitutions: of 1802, 21, 73; of 1851,
Commissions: issued by governor,
[1802], 81, [1851], 128, [1874], 196
Common pleas courts: [1802], 82, 84,
[1851], 130, 131, [1874], 200, 201
Commutation: when allowed, [1851],
128, [1874], 195
Compensation: for property
demned, [1802], 91, [1851], 120,
[1874], 185; of officers, [1802], 77,
80, [1851], 124, [1874], 190; to ex-
tra exceptions, [1851], 125, [1874],
191; of members of General Assem-
bly, [1802], 77, [1851], 126, [1874],
194; of executive officers, [1802],
77, 80, [1851], 130, [1874], 197; of
probate judge, [1851], 131, [1874],
201; of judges, [1802], 83, [1851],
133, [1874], 202; of members of su-
preme court commission, [1874],
198; of board of public works,
[1851], 139; for right of way,
[1851], 148, [1874], 214
Conciliation, courts of: [1851], 134
Connecticut Reserve: see Western Re-
Conscience: rights of, [1802], 90,
[1851], 118, [1874], 183
Constitutional conventions: 27, pro-
posal to hold, 1819, 98, 1849, 99,
1871, 171, 1891, 269, 1898, 277,
1910, 299; held in 1802, 29, 1850,
30, 1873, 34; members of 1802, 71;
of 1850, 109; of 1873, 176; of 1912,
312; method of submitting question
of holding in 1912, 300; act calling
convention in 1912, 303; calling,
[1802], 88, [1851], 151, [1874], 228;
voted, [1851], 151, [1874], 228;
lawyers in, 34
Constitutional development: 11
Constitutional rule: how dispensed
with, [1802], 76, [1851], 123, [1874],
188
117; proposed one of 1874, 182;
length, 38; detailed comparisons,
319-326; contemporary newspaper
comment on, 337-347; adoption, 28
Contractors: public, no extra compen-
sation, [1851], 125, [1874], 191
Contracts: not to be impaired, [1802],
93, [1851], 125, [1874], 193; inten-
tion of parties, [1851], 125, [1874],
193
Corporations (private): 22, [1851],
147, 148, [1874], 212, 214; state not
to endorse obligations of, [1851), 137,
[1874], 207; state not to own stock
in, [1851], 137, [1874], 207; coun-
ties, cities, etc., not to own stock in,
[1851], 137, [1874], 208; no special
act for, [1851], 147, [1874], 214;
how created, [1851], 147, [1874],
214; laws creating, may be altered
or repealed, [1851], 147, [1874],
214; debts owing by, how secured,
[1851], 148, [1874], 214; liability
of stockholders, [1851], 148, [1874],
214; taxation of property, [1851],
148, [1874], 218; right of way ap-
propriated for, [1851], 148, [1874],
214; see Municipal corporations
Cost: of conventions, 35
Counsel: for accused persons, [1802],
92, [1851], 118, [1874], 184
Counties: organization of, [1802], 87;
[1851], 140, [1874], 211; officers of,
[1802], 78, 86, [1851], 140, [1874],
211, 212, commissioner of, [1851),
County seats: [1851], 126, [1874], 193
County treasurer: eligible only four
years in six, [1802], 86, [1851],
140, [1874], 211
Courts: see Supreme Court, Circuit
Court, Common Pleas Court, Pro-
bate Court, Justice of Peace
Crime: capital, when bailable, [1802],
92, [1851], 118, [1874], 183, none
to answer except by indictment, etc.,
[1802], 92, [1851], 118, [1874], 184;
privilege of accused, [1802], 92,
[1851], 118, [1874], 184; none to be
transported, [1802], 93, [1851], 119,
[1874], 184; privileges that may be
forfeited by, [1851], 135, [1874],
205; does not corrupt blood, [1802],
93, [1851], 119, [1874], 184;
estate not forfeited through, [1802],
93, [1851], 119, [1874], 184;
jeopardy for one offence, [1802], 92,
[1851], 118, [1874], 184
DAMAGES: ascertainment of, [1851],
148, [1874], 214; for property taken
for public use, [1851], 120, [1874],
183
Deaf and dumb: see Public institutions
Debate: liberty of, protected, [1802],
76, [1851], 122, [1874], 188
Debt: powers and duties of state as to,
[1851], 136-138, 147, [1874], 207,
208, 209, 213, 217, 218; exceptions
of imprisonment for, [1851], 120,
[1874], 185; for certain purposes
may be assumed by state, [1851],
137, [1874], 207; municipal corpor-
ations, restricted as to, [1851], 148,
[1874], 213; imprisonment for,
[1802], 93, [1851], 120, [1874], 185;
township, [1851], 137, [1874], 207;
war, [1851], 137, [1874], 207; of
municipal corporations, [1851], 137,
[1874], 207, see State debt
Defects: how cured, [1851], 125,
[1874], 193
Delinquents: public ineligible to Gen-
eral Assembly, [1802], 79, [1851],
121, [1874], 187
District Court: useless, 25
Divorce: [1851], 126, [1874], 194
EDUCATION: provisions for, [1802], 94,
[1851], 135, [1874], 206
Elections: how conducted and regu-
lated, [1802], 84, 85, 96, [1851],
121, 124, 126, 127, 135, 140, 152,
155, [1874], 186, 187, 190, 194, 205,
211; contested, [1851], 124, [1874],
190; changed to November, 26, 254
Elective franchise: [1802], 84, 85, 87,
[1851], 135, [1874], 205
Electors: rights and privileges, [1802],
84, 85, [1851], 135, 149, [1874],
205, 227; residence, [1851], 135,
[1874], 205
Eligibility for office: [1802], 74, 75,
77, 78, 79, 86, 87, [1851], 127, 129,
133, 135, 140, 149, 150, [1874], 186,
187, 190, 196, 202, 205, 227
Embezzlement: of public funds, [1802],
79, [1851], 121, [1874], 187
Emerson, John: effort to establish gov-
ernment, 12
Executive department: of whom to
consist, [1802], 79, 86, [1851], 126,
[1874], 194; vacancies, how filled,
[1802], 79, 81, 86, [1851], 129,
[1874], 197; officers to report to
governor, [1851], 130, [1874], 197;
terms of, [1802], 79, 86, [1851], 126,
[1874], 194
Executive power: supreme, vested in
governor, [1802], 79, [1851], 127,
[1874], 195; fear of, 21
Ex post facto law: [1802], 93
FINES: excessive not to be imposed,
[1802], 92, [1851], 118, [1874], 183
GENERAL ASSEMBLY: powers of, [1802],
75, 76, [1851], 121-126, 131, 133, 135,
138, 140, 151, [1874], 186-194; mem-
bers and how elected, [1802], 73, 74,
[1851], 121, 122, [1874], 186;
powers and duties of each house,
[1802], 77, [1851], 121, 122, [1874],
187, 192; non-eligibility to, [1802],
77, 79, [1851], 121, [1874], 186,
187; sessions, [1802], 78, [1851],
124, [1874], 192; adjourned ses-
sions, 22; biennial sessions, 22;
petition to, [1802], 93, [1851], 117,
[1874], 182; protest of member,
[1802], 75, [1851], 122, [1874], 188;
residence of members, [1851], 121,
[1874], 186
Government: its institution, [1802],
89, [1851], 117, [1874], 182; people
may change, [1802], 93, [1851],
117, [1874], 182; capital at Chilli-
cothe, [1802], 87; capital at Colum-
bus, [1851], 149, [1874], 226
Governor: how chosen, powers, [1802],
79, [1851], 126, [1874], 194; when
lieutenant-governor acts as, [1851],
129, [1874], 196; non-eligibility to
office of, [1802], 81, [1851], 129,
[1874], 196
Grand jury: see Indictment
Grievances: petition for redress of,
[1802], 93, [1851], 117, [1874], 182
Guardians: appointment of, [1851],
132, [1874], 202; modus operandi,
[1851], 132, [1874], 202
HABEAS CORPUS: exceptions for sus-
pension of writ, [1802], 92, [1851],
118, [1874], 183; jurisdiction of
supreme court in, [1802], 82, [1851],
130, [1874], 198; jurisdiction of cir-
cuit court in, 251, [1874], 200; juris-
diction of probate court in, [1851],
133, [1874], 202
Hereditary honors: never granted,
[1802], 94, [1851], 120, [1874], 185
House of representatives: how organ-
ized, [1802], 75, [1851], 122, [1874],
187; speaker as governor, [1802], 81,
[1851], 129; sole power of im-
peachment, [1802], 77, [1851], 124,
[1874], 192; apportionment for
members of, [1851], 141, 142, 144,
156, 157, 158, [1874], 219; joint con-
vention with Senate, [1851], 127,
[1874], 194; journal, [1802], 75,
[1851], 122, [1874], 187; rules,
[1802], 75, [1851], 122, 123, [1874],
187, 188; speaker, [1802], 75, 76,
[1851], 123, 129, [1874], 189
IDIOTS: excluded from ballot, [1851],
135, [1874], 205
Impeachment: [1802], 77, [1851], 124,
[1874], 192
Indentures: [1802], 90
Indiana Territory: formation of, 14
Indictments: exceptions to prosecution,
[1802], 90, [1851], 118, [1874], 184;
conclusion, [1802], 84, [1851], 134,
[1874], 205; impeachment, [1802],
78, [1851], 124, [1874], 192
Insane: not electors, [1851], 135,
[1874], 205; institutions for, [1851],
136, [1874], 206
Insurrection: suspension of habeas
corpus, [1802], 92, [1851], 118,
[1874], 183; state suppression of,
[1851], 137, [1874], 207; use of
militia, [1851], 140, [1874], 211
Intoxicating liquor; see Liquor
Invasion: habeas corpus may be sus-
pended, [1802], 92, [1851], 118,
[1874], 183; to repel, [1851], 137,
[1874], 207; use of militia to repel,
[1851], 140, [1874], 211
JUDGES: election, number, removal,
jurisdiction, [1802], 82-84, [1851],
130-134, [1874], 197-205; forfeiture
of office, [1874], 203; of supreme
court, [1802], 82, 83, [1851], 130,
132, [1874], 198; of circuit court,
251, [1874], 199; of common pleas,
[1802], 82, 83, [1851], 130, 132,
133, [1874], 200, 201; probate
judge, [1851], 130, [1874], 201;
administer justice without delay,
[1802], 91, [1851], 120, [1874], 185;
hold no other office, [1802], 83,
[1851], 133, [1874], 202
Judicial districts: [1851], 130, [1874],
Judicial powers: where vested, [1802],
82, [1851], 130, [1874], 197; to be
exercised by General Assembly,
[1851], 126, [1874], 194
Judicial system: 23, 164, 240, 247, 251
Jurisdiction: of supreme court, [1802],
82, [1851], 130, [1874], 198; of su-
preme court commission, 238, [1874],
198; of circuit court, 251, [1874],
200; of common pleas court, [1802],
82, 83, [1851], 131, [1874], 201; of
probate court, [1851], 132, [1874],
202; of justices of the peace, [1802],
84, [1851], 132, [1874], 204; of
courts of conciliation, [1851], 134;
at chambers, [1851], 134, [1874],
Jury: [1802], 91, 92, [1851], 118, 120,
148, [1874], 183, 184, 185, 214
Justice of the peace: election, term,
powers, [1802], 84, [1851], 132,
[1874], 204; eligible to General As-
sembly, [1851], 132, [1874], 186
LAWS: style of, [1802], 77, [1851], 123,
[1874], 190; suspending, [1802], 92,
[1851], 120, [1874], 185; repealed
[1851], 123, [1874], 188; retroac-
tive, [1851], 125, [1874], 193; ex
post facto, [1802], 93; law and
equity, distinction abolished between,
[1851], 149
Legal actions: form abolished, [1851],
149
Legislature: see General Assembly
Libel: truth may be given in evidence,
[1802], 91, [1851], 119, [1874], 184
Liberty: of individual, [1802], 89,
[1851], 117, [1874], 182
License: probate judge to issue mar-
riage, [1851], 132, [1874], 202; not
granted to sell liquor, [1851], 150,
[1874], 234
Lieutenant-governor; duties and how
chosen, [1851], 126, 129, [1874], 194
Liquor: license to traffic in, not granted,
[1851], 150, [1874], 234; legisla-
tion against evils, [1851], 150,
[1874], 234; drunkenness cause for
forfeiture of office, [1874], 203;
question affects constitutional amend-
ment, 26
Lotteries: authorized, 17; prohibited,
[1851], 150, [1874], 227; tickets pro-
hibited, [1851], 150, [1874], 227
Lunatics: deprived of suffrage, [1851],
135, [1874], 205; institutions for
benefit of, [1851], 135, [1874], 206
quorum, [1851], 121,
[1874], 187; necessary to pass law,
[1851], 122, [1874], 187
Mandamus: jurisdiction of supreme
court in, [1851], 130, [1874], 198;
jurisdiction of circuit court in, 252,
[1874], 200
Marietta: first settlement at, 13
Marriage license: issued by probate
court, [1851], 132, [1874], 202
Military power: subordinate to civil,
[1802], 93, [1851], 117, [1874], 182
Militia: quartering restrictions, [1802],
94, [1851], 119, [1874], 182; gov-
ernor, commander-in-chief, [1802],
80, [1851], 128, [1874], 195; enroll-
ment, [1851], 139, [1874], 210; of-
ficers, [1802], 96, [1851], 149,
[1874], 210; standing armies dan-
gerous, [1802], 93, [1851], 117,
[1874], 182, safe keeping of public
arms, [1851], 140, [1874], 211
Morality: essential to good govern-
ment, 49, [1802], 90, [1851], 118,
[1874], 183
Municipal corporations: debt, [1851],
137, [1874], 207; prohibition
against private corporations, [1851],
137, [1874], 208; organization and
restrictions, [1851], 148, [1874], 212;
assessment by, [1851], 148, [1874],
NOMINATIONS: by governor, [1851],
136
Northwest Territory: first ordinance
for sale of land, 12; division, 14;
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