The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-03-24

tegral part thereof during the decennial
period. 81 3 3 i tt,-
SEC. IL. The Governor, Auditor, and
i Secretary Of States or any two OF them,
shall at least six months prior to the 0c-
tober election in the year one thousand
eight hundred and sixty y-one. and ateachI
decennial period thereafter ascertain and
determine the ratio of representation ac-
lcording to the decennial census the num-,
Der of Representatives and Senators each
county or district shall be entitled to elect
and for what years within the next en-;
suing ten years, and the Governor shall
cause the same to be published in such
manner as shall be directed by law. "a 4!
JUDICIAL APPoRTIoNMENr.
Sec, 12. For Judicial purposes, the
State shalsbe apportioned as follows:
The county Of Hamilton shall consti-
tute the first district, which shall not be
subdiyided, and the Judges therein may
hold separate courts, or separate sittngs
Of the same court, at the same time.
The counties of Butler, Preble and
Darke shall constitute the first subdivision;
Montgomery, Miami and Champaign the
second; and Warren, Clinton, Green and
Clarke the third subdivision of the Sc
cond district, and together shall form such
district. i'7s3. lfl0t5 A4t.e
The counties of Shelby, Auglaize, Al
len, Hardin, Logan. Union and Marion the
first subdivision; Mercer, Van Vert, Put
nam, Paulding, Defiance, Williams, Henry
and Fulton the second; and Wood, Sen
eca, Hancock, Wyandot and Crawford
the third subdivision Of the third district,
and together shall form such district.
The. counties of Lucas, Ottowa, San
dusky, Erie and Huron shall constitute the
first subdivision; Lorain, Medina and Sum-
NIT the second; and the county Of Cuya-
hoga the third subdivision of the fourth
district, and together shall form such dis
trict.
The counties of Clermont, Brown and
Adams shall constitute the first subdivl-
sion; Highland, Ross and Fayette the Sc
cond; and Pickaway, Franklin and Madi-
son the third subdivision of the fifth dis
trict, and together shall form such dis
tric'. Fst
The counties of Licking, Knox and
Delaware shall constitute the first subdi-
vision; Morrow, Richland and Ashland,
the second; and Wayne, Holmes & Coshoc-
ton, the third subdivision of the sixth dis
trict, and together form such district.
The counties of Fairfield, Perry and
Hooking shall constitute the first subdi7
vision; jackson, Vinton, Pike, Scioto and
Lawrence, the second; and Gallia, Meigs,
Athens and Washington, the third subdi-
sion of the seventh district, and together
shall form such district.
The counties Of Muskingum and Nor
gan shall constitute the FIRST subdivision;
Guernsey, Belmont and Monroe, the Sc
cond; and Jefferson, Harrison and Tusca-
rawas, the third subdivision Of the eighth
district, and together shall form such dis
trict. .a'1 '.
The counties Of Stark, Carroll and Co
lumbiana shall constitute the first subdi
vision; Trumbull, Portage and Mahoning,
the second; and Geauga, Lake and Ash
tabula, the third subdivision of the ninth
district, and together shall form such dis
trict. .
Sec. 10. The General Assembly shall
attach any new counties that may hereaf-
ter be erected to such districts, or subdivi-
sions thereof, as shall be most convenient.
ARTICLE XII.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
Sec. /. The evying of taxes by the
poll is grievous and oppressive; theref re,
The General Assembly shall never levy
poll lax for county or Stale purposes.
Sec. 2. Laws shall be passed, taxing,
by Uniform rule, all moneys, credits.
investments in bonds, srooks. joint stock
companies, or otherwise, and also all
real and personal properly, according to
its true value in moneys; but burying
grounds, public school houses, houses
used exclusively for public worship, in.
s'i,uIions Of purely public charity, public
properly used exclusively for any pub.
lie purpose. and personal properly to an
amount moi exceeding in value TWO hun
dred dollars for each individual, may, by
general laws, be exempted from taxation;
but all such laws shall be subject TO al
leralion or repeal, and the value of all
properly so exempted, shall, from time 10
lime, be ascerained and published as
may be direc,ed by law.
SEC. 8. The General Assembly shall
provide, by law, for taxing the notes and
bills discounted or purchased, moneys
loaned, and all olher properly, effects
or dues, of every description, (wilhou,
dcduclon,) Of all banks now existing or
hereafter created, and Of ull bankers; so
that all property employed in banking
shall always bear burden of taxation
edual 10 that imposed on the property. Of
individuals.
Sec. 4. The General Assembly shall
provide for raising revenue sufficient 10
defray The expenses Of The Slale for each
year, and also sufficient sum 10 pay the
interest on The Slale debt.
SEC. s No tax shall be LEVIED, except
in pursuance oil The law; and every law
lax shall state distinctly The
object OF the same, to which only il shall
be applied. 'y
C,c The C,a,a shoIi never con.