The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-10
SEC. 6. The General Assembly shall never

SJoChHOAucL III any JOluL Stoch COWpulgI Voi
or association whatever, or to raise
money for OF loan its credit to, or in aid of any
such company, corporation or association.
Sec. I. The faith of the State being pledg-
ed for the payment OF its public debt, in order
10 provide therefor, there shall be created a
fund, which shall be sufficient to pay
the a%ccruing interest on such debt, and annu-
ally to reduce the principal thereof by a sum
not less than one hundred thousand dollars, in
yearly and each and every year, by
compromising at the rate of six per cent per an
num. The said sinking fund shall consist oil
the net annua income of the public works and
owned by the State, o fany other iundS
or resources that are or may be provided by law,
and of such further sum, to be raised by taxa
as may be required for the purposes afore-
said.
SEC. s. The Auditor Of State, Secretary of
State, and Attorney General, are hereby created
a board OF commissioners, 20 be styled "the
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund"
SEC. 8. The Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund shall, Immediately preceding each rcgu-
lar session of the General Assembly, make an
estimate Of the probable amount of the fund
provided for in the seventh section of this arti-
Gle, from all sources except from taxation, and
report the same, together with all their pro-
ceedings relative to said fund and the public
deb+ 20 n. Govemor who shall transmit the
SAM. win his regular message, To the Gener
al Assembly. and the General Assembly shall
make all necessary provision for raising and
ths nrov;s;ons of This article.
SIC. 10, II shall be the duty of the said
Commissioners faithfully to apply said fund to-
gether with all moneys thatmayb be blythe Gen
eral Assembly appropriated 10 thal OBJECT u
the payment OF the inteteSt as II oecomes uu1'
ana tne redemption OF the PilhclPal ot .ho pun
TIC deot OF the otate' excepting ohly lne School
ana trust hei1 by the STATE =.
SEC. IL Inc sad commissioners snail semi
annually make a lnli anu uetalleu report o.
their proceedings 10 lhe uoVerhor' VINO Shai
llhiheulately CAUSE the sahe 10 oe PuOiiSheu
ana Shali also mmuhlc the same 10 tn'
uenetal Assembly, lorthwlth' nlt DC III session
anu u hoI, Ineh' at us hISt SeSSioh' a'Iel Suc'
report snail De MADE
oho'i|' ootohea us inns otate Shail nave pun
lic WUiNS EhlchIeqnue SuPvIHhtcnuahcc tnel
shall DC boatu ol ruOiiC "oIhs' 10 cohslSC U
tnrce members VINO Shall De electea py the poo
pte' at tne hrSt 8eneIal eleolpoh' alteL tie auoP
uoh VI Ih's Oonst',utlohi ohe lol the lel'l =
ohe ye"i' one lot .ho telm vi IVY years. an
ple 'ot tne Term " thlSe {euiSi anu one lie,i
Det VI Sapu poatu Snat pe cIecCcu amman
thereailer' VINO snail holu MS omce iol thIe
years u
DEC TO- Inc powers ana untleS vi Sal
hoaru OF runilc WORKS. anu us SeVelal men
oerS' ana thelr compensation shali DC Such d
ho" ureot may DC pIeScIlDeu ny ia"'
ARTICLE TX.
MILITIA.
SEC. /. All white male citizens, residents
this State, being eighteen years of age, and ur
der the age Of forty five years, Shall be enrolle
in the militia, and perform military duty, i
such manner, not incompatible with the Con
s~titution and laws of the United States, as ma
be prescribed by law.
SEC. Q. Majors General, Brigadiers Genera
Colonies, Lieutenant Colonies, Majors, Car
tains and Subalterns, shall he elected by tn
persons Subject to military duty, in their It
spective districts.
SIC. 3. The Governor shall appoint the Al
jutant General, Quartemaster General, an
such other staff officers MS may he provided for
law. Majors General, Brigadiers General, CO
lonels or Commandments Of Regiments, Batta
ions or Squadrons, shall severally appoint the
staff; and Captains shall appoint their non con
commissioned officers and musicians.
SEC. 4. The Governor shslI commission a
officers of the line and staff ranking as sucl
and shall have power to call forth the militi
to execute the laws of the State, to suppress
instruction, and to repel invasion.
SEC. 5. The General Assembly shall provid
by law for the protection and safe keeping {
the public arms.
ARTICLE X.
couNrY AND TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.
Sr,, Tho General eemhI ehoIl nro,;d
by law for the election of such county an
township officers as may be necessary.
SEC. Q. County officers shall be elected o
the second Tuesday ofOctober, until otherwiS
directed by law, by the qualified electors o feac
county, in such manner, and for such tern
not exceeding three years, as may be provide
by law.
SEC. 2. No person shall be eligible to tn
Office of Sheriff, or County Treasurer, for NOR
than four years in any period of six years.
SEC. t. Township olhcerS shall be electe
on The hrSt Monday OF Aprli annually, by IN
Quallhed electors OF lheIt respective townships
and Shail holh their oihccS lor one year lr0I
tue Monday next succeeding ,ne'r eiecuo'' an
unlll Their successors are q"nilheu'
SEC D. NO money s"all ne olaWn rom ah
county OF township uc"Nu'y' cAceP' Wy au'no'
NY OF Jaw
SEC De- !ustlceS OF the peace an, count
ana township oilcers may DC removed III sue
manner, ana lor Such cause us snail DC Ire
Scrloed by law n,
SEC l. Inc commissioners OF GounteS' th
trustees Oh townships ana Sl'Iiiiar ooGruS, sna
nave such power Oh local iaNatlon, .ot poi'c
purposes as may DG PL UI y ny '"w'
AnliOLhA A.
Arro"rloNMhNr
SEC. /. The apportionment OF this State fc
members ofthe General Assembly shall be mad
every ten years afteS the year one t%housan
eight hundred ana hity-one IN the ioIiowln
manner The whole population OF the State
as aScertained by the federal census, or III sue
other mode as the General Assembly may direct