The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-04-16
ARTICLE XII.
TINANCg ANU TAXATION.

* Tor county OF Stale purposes.
Sec. .. Laws shall be passed, taxing by
, uniiurm rule, all moneys, credits, invest
nenIs in bonds, stocks, jnini stock oompa'
lies, or other wise, and also all real and per
.onsl property, according TO It's true value 10
money; but burrying grounds, public school
houses, houses used exclusively for public
worship, institutions Of purely public Charity
public property used exclusively Tor any pub
ic purposes; and personal property 10 an a.
amount not exceeding in value Two hundIed
dollars, for each individual, may, by gene
raj laws he exempted from toxaIiou: but, all
such laws shall be luhjecl to alteration or re.
peal: and the value Of all property, so eS'
emplsd, shall frun iiIle To time, be asceT'
aimed and published, as may be directed b.
law.
Sec. 8. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide by law, for taxing the notes and bill;
discounted OF purchased. moneys loaned, ant
III other property, effects OF dues, oi every
description, without oeGuclion,I Of all Banks
uuw existing. or hereafter created, and OF oil
,nnkeIs, su that all property employed IN
banking. shall always bear burden oftaxa-
ton, equal to that imposed on the property
If individuals.
Sec The General Assembly shall pro-
vide for raising revenue sufficient TO delral
he expenses of The State, for each year, and
lso a sufficient sum TO pay the interest Oh
he State drM.
See s M tax shall be levied, except in
pursuance OF law: and every law imposing a
tax, shall state distinctly, the object OF the
same, 10 which only, il shall be applied.
Sec 6 The State shall never contract an!
debt ior purposessof inernal Improvements
ARTICLE XIII.
CORPORATIONS.
Sec I The General Assembly shall pass
no specI,l acl conterring corporate powers
Sec 2 Corporations m1y be formed I'M
der general laws: but such laws may from
time to time be al cred or repealed
SIC 8 Dles from corparalions shall be
secured, by such individual liability of The
Stockholders aud o;her means, as may be
prescribed by law: but in all cases, cacl
s'ockhnIder shall be liable, over above the
unpaid thereon, ,tua further sum. al least cqna
Va amount tn such stock.
Sec 4 The property Of corpora'ions,u nov
exjs,ng or hereafter created, shall foteye
be- subject To taxation, the same as the pro
prrtv uf individuals.
Sec s No right Of way shall ba nppro
priated TO The use Of any corporation, unit
iull compensation therefor he first Inade r
money, or first secured by deposit of mon
eys TO the owner Irrespective Of any benefit
from any Improvement proposed 10y such cor'
pnralon: which compensation shall be ascer'
tanned by jury oi twelve men. in acourt o
'eco d, as snail be prescribed by law.
Sec 6 The General Assembly shall pro
vide for The organization Of cities, and in
,cnrpnteted Wllagts, by general laws: and
II strlri their powers of taxation, assessment
borrowing money. contracting debts unc
loanng sher credit. So as to prevent the
abuse of such power
Sec z No act Of the General Assembly
al horiziDg as snciaiions with banking pow
cis, shall lake etfnci, until it shall he submit
ted to tho people, at The general election
next succeeding lac passage thereof, aud be
approved ty majority Of all the electors vo
ting a, such election.
ARTICLE XIV.
JuRisPgrDENCE.
Src ! Tho General Assembly, ut III
first session after the odoption of this consti'
tuition, shall provide for lhe appointment o
three commissioners, and prescribe their :e.
nure Of office, compensation aud the mode oil
filing vvcancies IN said commission.
Sec. 2. The said comm ssoners shall
revise, reform. simplify and abridge, the
PRACTICE, p'rndings, forms and proceedings
of the Courts Of record of this State: and, as
TER as practicable and exdedient, shall pro-
vide for The abolition Of The dis inct forms Of
notion al law, now in use, and for the nd
Of justice by n Uniform mode
pfptoceeding, without reference TO any dis.
Iinction between Iuw and equity.
Sec. g. Tho proceedings of the Commits
sjoners shall, from time to time, be reported
20 the General Assembly, and be subject 10
lbe action of that body.
ARTICLE XIV
MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec ]. Columbus shall be the soa, Of
government, until otherwise directed bylaw.
Sec. 2 The printing Of the luws. Jour"
mails, bills, legislative documents and papers
for ench branch Of the General Assembly,
WI the printing required for the Executive
and other departments Of State, 81 all be let,
on contract, TO The lowest responsible BIDDER,
hy such Executive fficcrs and in such man.
ner, as shall be prcscribed,by law.
Sec 8 An accurate and detailed state.
ment Of the receipts and expenditures Of
public money, The several amounts paid, 10
whum, and on what account, shall, from
lime Ic time, be published, as shall be pre-
scribcd by law.
Sec 4. No person shall be elected or
appointed 10 any Office in this State unless
he possess the qualification, Of an eIector.
Sec 5 No person who shall hereafter
fight duel, assist in the same as second, or
send, accep'. or Knowingly carry, a Challenge
therefor, shall hold any otfi:e in this State
See & LOTTERIES, and the sale OF lottery
tickets, for any purpose whatever, shall for
sver be prohibited in this Slate.
Sec 7 Every person chosen or appointed
TO any office under This state, before entering
upon the discharge Of its duties, shall take
an oath or affirmation, 10 support the Consti-
tulon oi The United States, and of this State,
and also an 0nth Of office.
Sec = There may he established, in the
Secretary of States Office, bureau of sta
iistics, under such regulations as may be
Iprescribed by law.
ARTICLE XVI.
AMENDMENTS.
Sec | Either branch oflhe Gene raj As,
sau1hIy NAV Dropose Hmendments IN mi,