The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-09-10

men,S.
+ Sec. 1. BrIgsdier and mni"r generals
/ shall hc elected b. the officers at their
brigades and divisions respectively.
/ See. 5. All militia officers shalt DC com.
/ mlSsuned by the Govrrnor. and may hold
! their commissions Tor such time as the lacy
isalure may provide
See. 6, The militia shall, in Ill eases,
except lredSon felony, or breach of the
peace. be privileged from aires, du:Ing their
attendance al muSterS aud elccuon ol off.
GERS, and gong to aud returning rom the
same.
ARTICLE IN.
orTHE REVENUE.
/ Section |. The General Assembly may.
whenever they shall dcemit Necessary, cause
10 be collected from all ablc-boilcd free
white male inhabitants OF this state, uvcrthc
age of twcn,y-onc years, and under the age
OF sixty wears, Il capitaiion tax of not less
than fifty cents nor more then one dollar each.
Sec. ;. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide for lcyying a tax by valuation. 50 that
every person and corporation shah pay Il tax
in proportion TO the value OF his or her prop
rrty; such value TO he aSCertainCd 10y some
person or persons 10 be elected or appointed
in such manner rs the General Assembly
shall direct, and not otherwise but the Gen
cral Assembly shall have NowCr TO tax ped
lcrS. auctionecrS, brokers, kawkCrS, mcr-
chants, commission merchants. shoWmcn.
ju@-lcrS, imD-kccpCrS. Crt cry keepers, toll
bridges and fcrncS, and PERSONS using and
exercising franchises and privileges, in such
manner a. they shall from time to time direct.
Secs The property of the state and coun-
ties, both real and personal, and such other
property as the General Assembly may deem
necessary for school. religious and charita-
BILE purposes. may be exempted from taxa
ton.
Sec. /. Hereafter no purchaser Of any
land or town lot, at any sale Of lands or town
lots for taxes due either 10 this state or ny
county, or incorporated town within the
same; or at any sale for take, or .cyirS au-
thari2cd by the laws ofthIS stale, shall be- en-
titled 10 a deed for the land, or town lot 50
purchased until he or she shall have complied
with the following conditions, to wit: such
purchaser shall serve or cause to be served
a written notice OF such Purchase on every
person in possession Of such land or town
lot. thec months before tie expiration Of the
time Of redemption Oh such sale, IN which
notice he shall state when be purchased the
land or town lot. the description of the land
or lot NE has purchased, aud when the time
OF redemption will expire. In like manner
he shall serve on the person or persons in
whose name or names such land or lot is
taxed, a similar written notice. II Such person
or persons shall reside in the county where
such land or lot shall be situated and in the
event that the person on person in whose
name or names the land or lot IS taxed do
not reside in the county, such purchaser
shall publish such notice in some newspaper
printed in such county and il no newspaper
i printed in the county, then in the ucarrs
newspaper that is published il this state to
the county IN which such land or IUt IS ,ilua-
ted which notice shall be inserted three
times, the last time ne; less than three months
before the time Of redemption shall expire.
Every such purchaser, by himself or d. eat.
shall, before he shall Uc entitled to a deed,
inalcau affidavit OF his having Comphcd with
the conditions OF this section, stating partlcU-
larry the facts relied on as such compliance ;
which affidavit shall be delivered To the per-
son authorized by law TO execute such tax
deed, aud which shall by him be filed with
the officer having custody OF the records oi
lands and lots sold for taxes, and the entries
OF redemption in the county where such land
or lot shall lc 10 be by such officer entered
on the records OF his office and carefully pre-
served among the files ofhiS Office and which
record os affidavit shall be prima .tdcic cyi-
dcucc that such notice has been given. Any
person swearing falsely in such affidavit shall
be deemed guilty OF perjury, and punished
accordingly. Ia case any person shall be
compelled uudcrthis section to publish no.
tcc III newspaper; then. before any per
son vino may have right to redeem such
land or lot from tax sale shall hc permitted
to redeem, he or she shall pay the officer or
person who by law is authorized 10 receive
such redemption money, the printers fec
for publishing such notice aud the cNrch-
ScS OF swearing or affirming to the affidavit,
and filing the same.
Sec. , The corporate authorities u coun-
tics, townships. school districts. cities, towns,
and vilcgcs may be vested with power TO as
scsS and collect taxes for corporate purposes,
such taxes 10 be uniform in respect TO per-
sons and property, within the Jurisdiction oi
the body imposing the same. And the Cen
cral Assembly shall require that all the prep
cr,y within the limits of municipal corpora
tons belonging 10 individuals shall be taxed
for the paymcn; of debts contracted underau-
thori,y FLAW.
Sec. &. The specification ofthc Objects and
subjects of taxation shall not deprive the
General Assembly Of the power to require
other objects or subject, to be taxed III such
manner as may be consistent with the pm
ciplcs Of taxation fixed in this constitutions,
ARTICLE Y.
CoRruaATiOSS.
Section >. Corporations, not possessing
banking powers or privileges, may form
ed under general laws, hut shall not be- crca'
ted by special acts, except for mus icipal pur'
poses, and. in cases where. in The judgment
Of the General Assembly, the objects Of the
corporation cannot be attained under genera
laws.
See. >. Dues from corporations, not pos
Scssing banking powers or privileges, shal
be secured by such individual liabilities OF the
) ccrora,or'. or other means, n, may be pre-
scribcd by law.
See. 3. No state bank shall hereafter be