The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-12-22

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divorce shall be granted, or lottery estab
, lished, by the Legislature.
u Every law enacted by the Legislatur
, shall embrace but one object, and shall b.
, expressed in the title; and no law shall b.
revised or amended by reference TO its title
The census shall be taken in / l852, 1855
and every ten years thereafter. The mum
bers of Assembly shall not be under "a
nor over 36, until the population is 100000
and after that it shall not be under 80, MOI
over 80.
Sec. 81. Corporations may be formed
under general laws; but shall not be crea
ted by special act except for municipal
purposes. All general laws and special
acts, passed pursuant to this section, may
be altered from time 10 time, or repealed
| Sec. 80. Dues from corporations shall
be secured by such individual liability Of
the corporators, and other means, as may
be prescibed by law.
Sec. 33. The term corporations, as used
in this article, shall be construed to include
all associations and Joint stock companies,
having any of the powers or privileges OF
corporations, not possessed by individuals
or partnerships. And all corporations
shall have the right to sue, and shall be
subject to be sued, in all courts, in like
cases as natural persons.
Sec. "a. The Legislature shall have no
power to pass any act granting any char
ter for banking purposes; but associations
may be formed under general laws, for the
deposte of gold and silver; but no such
association shall make issue, or put in cir
culation, any bill, check, ticket, certificate,
promisory note, or other paper, or the pa
per of any bank, to circulate as money.
Sec. 35. The Legislature of the Stale
shall prohibit by law, any person or per-
sons, association, company, or corpora
ton, from exercising the privileges ofbank-
ing, or create paper to circulate as money.
Sec. So. Each stockholder OF corpo-
ration, or joint stock association, shall be
Individually and personally liable for his
proportion of all its debts and liabilities.
Sec. 81. 1t shall be the duty Of the Leg
islature to provide for the organization of
cities and incorporated villages and to re-
strict their power of taxation. assessment,
borrowing money, contracting debts, and
loaning their credit, SO as to prevent abuses
in assessments, and in contracting debts
by such municipal corporations.
ARTICLE V.-ExEcUTIvE.
The Governor is to be the Chief Execu.
tive oficer-he is to hold office two years.
He must be &c years old, and resident of
the State (aiter the first election two years.
He must not be an officer of the United
States. His duties; as well as those of
Lieutenant Governor, are similar to those
of the same officer in other States.
The Secretary Of State is to be appoint
ed by the Governor and Senate.
The Comptroller, Treasurer, Attorney
General, and Surveyor General, shall he
chosen by joint vote OF the two Houses of
the Legislature, at their first session, and
thereafter shall be elected by the people.
ARTICLE Vl.-JUDIcIAL.
The Judicial power of the State is to be
vested in Supreme Court, in District
Courts, in County Courts, and in Justices
Of the Peace.
The Supreme Court shall consist of
Chief Justice and two Associate Justices,
any two of whom shall constitute quo
'um. The Justices of the Supreme Court
shall be elected by the people, and hold
,ffice for six years; the Senior Justice in
commission to be Chief Justice. The
powers of the Supreme Court are defined,
md provision made for dividing the State
nto districts, from each of which District
Judges are TO be elected to, hold Office for
tx years.
County Judges, Clerks, Sheriffs, and all
ther officers are to be elected by the
eople.
The Justices of the Supreme Court and
District Judges shall be ineligible to any
ther Office, during the term for which they
hall have been elected.
Tribunals for Cancellation may be estab-
shed, but they are TO have no power to
ender judgment obligatory, except with
onsent Of parties.
ARTICLE VII, provides for organizing
he milite.
ARTICLE WILTSHIRE DEBTS.
The Legislature shall not in any man
Ter create any debt or debts, liability or
liabilities, which shall singly or in the ag-
,regate, with any previous debts OF liza
,ilities, exceed the sum Of three hundred
housand dollars, except in the case
If war, to repel invasion or suppress in
unless the same shall be au-
horized by some law for some single OBJ
ect or work, to be distinctly specified
herein, which laws shall provide ways
ind means, exclusive ofloans, for the pay
nent of the interest of such debt or liza
oility, as falls due, and also pay and dis
charge the principal of such debt or liza
bility within twenty years from the time
Of the contracting thereof, and shall be
until the principal and inter-
est thereon shall be paid and discharged;
and no such law shall take effect until, at
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