The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-03-20

ueOteoness OF the State, bnt money arising from
the contracting Of such debts shall be applied
70 tbe purpose for which il was raised, ort 10 re.
pay sucn ueDts' and 70 no other purpose what
ever ahl All debts incurred 10 redeem the pre-
sent outstanding Indebtedness Of the State.
Shail DC 80 contracted as TO be payable by the
sinking fund hereinafter provided fgr AZ he
same shall accumulate.
SIC. 3. Except the debts above specified in
sections one and two Of this article, no debt
whatever shall hereafter be created by or on
behalf Of the State.
SEC. 4. The credit Of tie State shall not in
any manner DC given, or loaned 10 Or in and Of
anyindlyidual, association or corporation what
ever, nor shall the State ever hereafter become
a joint owner or stock holder ia any company
or association, in this State or elsewhere, form
ed for any purpose whatever.
SIC. s. The State shall never assume the
debts Of any county, city, town, or township,
or OF any corporation whatever unless such
debt shall have been created 10 Tepel invasion,
suppress instruction, or defend the State in
war,
SIC. c. The General Assembly shall never
authorize any county, city, town or township,
by vote OF rs citizens, or otherwise, to become
a stakeholder in any joint stock company, cor
poratIon or association whatever, or to raise
money for OF loan its credit TO, or in aid Of any
such company, corporation or association.
SEC. 7. The faith Of the State being ple1g-
ed for the payment Of its public debt, in order
TO provide therefor, there shall be created a
sinking fund, which shall. be sufficient TO pay
the accfuing interest on such debt, and annu
ally 10 educe the principal thereof by a sum
not less than one hundred Thousand dollars, in
creased yearly and each and every year, by
] commanding at the Fata. az gv nor D.us ,.v.,
mum. The said sinking fund shah consist Of
the net annua income Of the public works and
stocks owned by the State, Ofeny other funds
or resources that are or may be proyidedby law;
and OF such further sum. to be raised by taxa
ton, as may be required for the purposes afyre-
said.
SEC. 8. The Auditor Of State, Secretary Of
State, and Attorney General, are hereby created
a board OF commissioners, 10 be styled "the
Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund"
SEC. 9. The Commissioners Of the Sinking
Fund shall, Immediately preceding each regu.
lar session Of the General Assembly, make an
estimate Of the probable amount Of the fund
provided for in the seventh section ofthis arti-
Gle, from all sources except from taxation, and
report the same, together with all their pro
c~eedings relative 10 said fund and the public
debt, TO the Governor, who shall transmit the
same, with his regular message, TO the Gener-
al Assembly; and the General Assembly shall
make all necessary provision for raising and
discussing said sinking fund, in pursuance OF
the provisions Of this article.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the said
Commissioners faithfully TO apply said fund TO.
gether with ali moneys that may be blythe Gen
eral Assembly appropriated to that object, 10
the payment Of the interest as it becomes due,
and the redemption OF the principa! Of the pub
lie debt Of the State, excepting only the school
and trust funds held by the State.
SEC. IL. The said Commissioners shall semi
annually make a full and detailed report Of
their proceedings to the Governor, who shall
Immediately cause the same to be published,
and shall also communicate the same 10 the
General Assembly, forthwith, lift be in session,
and If not, then, at its first session, after such
report shall be made.
SEC. ~. So long as this State shall have pub
lie works Rhich require superintendance, there
shall be a Board of Public Works, to consist Of
three members who shall be elected by the peo-
PIE, at the firStgeneral election, after the adop-
ton of this Constitution; one for the term OF
one year; one for the term of two years, and
one for the term Of three years; and one mem
Der of said Board shall be elected annually
thereafter, who shall hold his Office for three
years.
SEC. 10. The powers and duties Of said
Board of Public Works, and its several mem
berS, and their compensation shall be such as
now are or may be prescribed by law.
ARTlCLElX.
MILITIA.
SEc. /. All white male citizens, residents Of
this State, being eighteen years Of age, and I'M
der the age of forty. five years, shall be enrolled
IN the militia, and perform military duty, in
such manner, not incompatible with the Con
S~titution and laws of the United States, as may
be prescribed by law.
SEC. 2. Majors General, Brigadiers General,
Colonies, Lieutenant Colonels, Majors, Cap
tainS and Subaltems, shall be elected by the
persons subject to military duty, in their re-
! Spective districts.
SIC. 3. The Governor shall appoint the Ad-
: jutant General, Quartermaster General, and
such other staff officers as may be provided by
law. Majors General, Brigaliers General, Co
lOnels or Commsndants Of Regiments, Battal.
ions or Squadrons, shall s~eyerally appoint thei'
staff and Captains shall appoint their aon-com'
> commissioned officers and musicians.
e Sec. A. The Governor shall commission al
officers Of the line and staff ranking as such
h and shall have power to call forth the mlliti
{ to execute the laws of the State, to suppress
0 insurrectGon, and to repel invasion.
SEC. s.. The General Assembly shall provid
by law for the protection and safe keeping {
the public arms.
ARTICLE y.
y County AND TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.
, Sec. 1. The General Assembly shall provid
= by law for the election of such county an
> township officers as may be necessary.
SEC. O.. County officers shall be elected o.
. the second Tuesday ofOctober, until Otherwis
- directed by law, by the qualified electors Of eacI
+, county, in such manner, and for such term
= , not exceeding three years, as may be provided
a by law.
d SEC. 3. No person shall he eligible to tn,
Office Of Sheriff, or County Treasurer, for NOR,
: than four years in any period OF six years.
SEC. A. Township officers shall he elected
on the first Monday Of April annually, by thu
qualified electors Of their respective townships
q and shall hold their offices for one year from
the Monday next succeeding their election, an,
e until their successors are qualified.
SEC. 5. No money shall be drawn from an,
county or township treasury, except by author
C ity of law.
e Sec, 6. Justices of the peace and count,
and township officers may be removed in sucI
C manner. and for such cause, as shall be IRE
h scribed by law.
|, SEC. I. The commissioners Of counties, thu
,c trustees of townships. and similar boards, shall
o have such power of local taxation, for police
: purposes, as may be prescribed by law.
e ARTICLE XI.
APPoRTloNMENT
SEC. l.. The a%pportionment ofthis State fJ
members ofthe General Assembly shall be made
every ten years after the year one Thousand
S eight hundred and ffty-one in the following
manner: The whole population Of the State,
as ascertained by the federal census, or in such
other mode as the General Assembly may direct,
Shall be diYided hY the number Zone hundred.