Religious Organizatimm—In 1875 there were'8,120 religious societies of all denomina tions; 6,830 religious edifices; 5,391 ministers and priests; 513,566 members or communi cants; and $33,328,000 value of church property. The Methodist denomination is strongest in numbers and value of property; the Boman Catholic next; and the Presby terians third. Twenty-three names of Christian denominations appear on the census books, ranging in the number of their organizations from 2,572.
Public Naiities.—Thesc consist of the, Athens asylum for the insane, maintained at an annual cost of about *120,000; the Cleveland asylum, about $100,000; the Columbus asylum, about $190,000: Dayton asylum, from $90,000 to $100,000; Lucas county asylum, $25.000; Longview, for colored insane, $2,000; the deaf and dumb asylum at Columbus, from $75,000 to $80.000; the blind asylum, from $40,000 to $50,000; the asylum for imbeciles, from $75,000 to $90,000; the soldiers' and sailors' orphans' home, from $75,000 to $100,000; the girls' induStrial home, from $40,000 to $50,000: the reform farm school, *60,000 to $70,000; and he Toledo house of refuge, $20,000 to $30,000 The,st a te peniten tiary at Columbus is maintained at an expense of about $300,000 a year, against which is credited the receipts from convict labor, which in 1878 were $175,935. The inmates are employed in various trades and thei7 work is let out to contractors. Faithful and good work is credited to the convict at the rate of five days less on the time of his sentence for each month of such labor, and a proportion, not to exceed one-tenth, of his earnings. If he passes his whole term of imprisonment without violating prison rules, he will be restored to citizenship. All the charitable institutions named are maintained out of slate funds; but a still wider range..otellarit.ies are maintained in the cities of the state by societies incorporated ender genera!laWS and carried On by contributions of voluntary workers.
capital paid in of $1,939,542, and value of assets of $6,506,0S8; and of savings banks with Ix capital stock 4, aggregating $9,959,117, value of securities and assets to secure deposi tors and stockholders; and of free banks and independent banks of the state of Ohio, being what remains of the old state bank system, 23, with an aggregate outstanding cir culation of $60,288, and securities to meet it of $121,925. The average yearly dividend of national banks, for the five years 1874, on their capital, was 10 per cent. Their loans and discounts range from $20,000,600 to $30,000,000, according to season and circumstances., Government—The constitution of 1851, with some amendments, and the laws passed under it, arc now codified and published. The conditions of suffrage are to be a male, 21 years of age, native or naturalized, to be a resident one year in the state, 30 days in the county, and 20 days in the township, village, or ward, preceding the election where the vote is offered. The second Tuesday in October is the day of general elections. The legislature consists of a senate of 37 members, and a house of representatives of 111 members, elected for two years. The sessions are biennial, beginning the first Monday iu January in even years. The governor has a salary of $4,000; lieutenant-governor, $800; secretary of state, $2,000; auditor, $3,000; treasurer, $3,000; comptroller of the treasury, $2,000; attorney-general,$1500 and fees; and commissioner of schools, $2,000. Their term
is two years, except the auditor's, which is four years, and the comptroller and school commissioner, who have three-year terms. The board of public works consists of three members, elected one at each general election for two years. \ The commissioner of rail roads mid telegraphs, superintendent of insurance, supervisor of public printing, gas commissioner, and state and law librarians, are appointed by the governor. The state board of agriculture consists of 10 members, five of whom are chosen annually for two years at a convention composed of the presidents of the county agricultural societies. Under the apportionment of 1870 the state was entitled to 20 members of congress.
Judiciary.—The judicial power of the state is vested in a supreme court, in district courts, courts of common pleas, courts of probate, justices of the peace, and such other courts inferior to the supreme court as the general assembly may from time to time establish. The supreme court consists of five judges, a majority of whom are necessary to form a quorum or to pronounce a decision. It has jurisdiction in quo warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus, and procedeado, and such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law. It must hold at least one term a year at the capital, and elsewhere as may be required by law. Supreme judges are elected for five years at general elections, one each year, and the judge having the shortest time to serve is the chief-justice for the year. The state is divided into nine common pleas districts, bounded by county lines. Hamilton county constitutes one district. Each district consisting of three or more counties is sub-divided into three sub-districts, in each of which one judge is elected for two years by the voters of that sub-division. Courts must be held at least once a year in every county in the district, and two or more judges may hold court in a county at the same time, taking cases alternately on the docket in their order. District courts are composed of the judges of the court of common pleas of a district, and one judge of time supreme court, who, with two of the former, constitute a quorum, and have the same original jurisdiction as the supreme court and such appellate jurisdiction as may be fixed by statute. A probate judge is elected for three years by each county. The pro bate court has jurisdiction in probate and testamentary matters, the appointment of administrators and guardians, the settlement of their accounts and those of executors, and the power to limit and authorize their action. It is empowered also to try muni cipal cases involving the awards of damages for the condemnation of private property for public use; is a court of record, and has the issuing and record of marriage iicenses. Vacancies of judges are filled by the governor for an unexpired term. The legislature has power to increase or diminish Jhe number of judges, alter districts, and establish other courts. Judges may be removed by a concurrent resolution of both houses of the legis lature, if two-thirds of all the members concur. Justices of the peace are elected in every township for three years.