The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-04-28
NUMBER 4.

sections one and two of this article, no debt
whatever shall hereafter be created by, or on
behalf Of the State: l49
SEC. 4, The credit OF the State shall not IN
any manner, be given or loaned to, or IN aid Of.
any individual association on corporation what
ever; nor shall the State ever hereafter become
a joint owner, Or stockholder, in any companyor
association. in this State, or elsewhere, formed
for any purpose whatever. ~ y
SEC. S. The State shall never assume the
debts Of any county, city, town, or township, or
of any corporatien whatever, unless such debt
shall have been created TO repel invasion, sup
press insuuecton, or defend tho State in war;
SEC. 6. The General Assembly shall never
authorize any county, city town, or township,
by vote Of its citizens, or otherwise, to become
stockholder in any joint stock company, cor
poration, or association whatever or 10 raise
money for, or loan its credit to- or in aid Of any
such company, corporation, or association ri
SEC. 4. The faith of the Statebeing pledged
| for the paymeneof is public debt, in order TO
provide therefor, there shall be created sinks
ing fund, which shall be sufficient to pay .he
accruing interest on such debt. and, annually,
to reduce the principal thereof, by sum not less
than one hundred thousand dollars, increased
yearly, and each and every year, by compound
ing, at the rate Of six per cent. per annnm. The
said sinking fund shall consist of the net an
nual income of the public works and stocks
owned by the State, of anyother funds or re-
sources that are, or may be, provided by law,
and of such further sum, to be raised by taxation,
as may be required for the purposes aforesaid.
SEC. s. The Auditor of State, Secretary Of
State, and Attorney General. are hereby Great
ed board of commissioners, to be styled, "The
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund"
SEc o The commissioners nf the sinking
fund shall, Immediately preceding each regular
session of the General Assembly, make an esti-
mate of the probable amount of the fund, pro-
vided for in the seventh section of this article,
from all sources except from taxation, and report
the same, together with all their proceedings
relative to said fund and the public debt, to the
Governor, who shall transmit the same with his
regular message, 10 the General Assembly; and
the General Assembly shall make all necessary
provision for raising and disbursing said sinking
fund, inpursuance Of the provisions Of this ar.
ticle. W
Sec 10. 1t shall be the duty Of the said
Commissioners faithfully to apply said fund,
together with all moneys that may be, by the
General Assembly, appropriated to that OBJ
ject, to the payment Of tho interest, as it be-
comes due, aud the redemption Of the pIinci-
pal OF the public debt Of the State, excepting
only, the school and trust funds held by the
State.
SEC. H.. The said Commissioners shall,
mi-annually, make full and detailed re-
port Of their proceedings to the Governor, who
SHALL Immediately, cause the same 10 be pub.
lished, and shall also communicate the same 70
the General Assembly, forthwith, if it be in
session, and if not, then at its first session af-
ter such report shall be made. s.
| CPc 10 So lnn0 q fI,is Sfafa ob,tl haya
public works which require superintendence,
there shall DC Board of Public Works, to con-
sist Of three m mbers. who shall be elected by
the people, at the FIRST general election after
the adoption 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 member Of said Board shall be elect
ed annually thereafter, who shall hold his Of
fee for three years. It
SEC. Is. The powers and duties Of said
Board of Public Works, and its several mem-
bers, and their compensation, shall be such an
now are, or may be beprescribed by law.
ARTICLEIX.
SEC, !. All white male citizens, residents Of
this State, ,being eighteen years of age, land under
the.age of lorty-ve years,shall be enrolled in the
militia, and perform military duty, in such man
ner, not incompatible with the Constitution and
laws Of the United States, as may be prescribed
by law.
SEC. 2. Majors General, Brigadiers Gener-
al, Colonels, Lieutenant Colonels, Majors, Cap
tains, and Subalterns, shall be elected by the
persons subject to military duty, in theirrespec-
tive districts.
Sec 3. The Governor shall appoint the Ad-
o,t, .,.1
such other staff officers, as may be provided for
by law. Majors General, Brigadiers General,
Colonels, or ComandantS of Regiments, Bat
tallions, or Squadrons, shall, severalIy apN
point their stuff and Captains sha! appoint their
non commissioned officers and musicians.
SEC. 4. The Governor shall commission all
officers of the line and staff, ranking as such;
and shall have power to call forth the Militia,
to execute the laws of the State, to suppress
insurrectioD, and repel invasion.
Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide, bylaw, for the protection and safe keep
ing of the public arms. r..
ARTICLEX. II
4 COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS.
SEC. I. The General Assembly shall, pro-
vide, by law, for the election Of such county
and township officers as may be necessary.
SEC. Q. County officers shall be elected on
the second Tuesday Of October, until other
wise directed by law, by the qualified electors
Of each county, in such manner. and for such
term, not exceeding three years, as may be pro-
yided by law. rf "
SEC. g.. No person shall be eligible to the
! Office Of Sheriff, or County Treasurer for more
than four years, in any period Of six years. "a
4 SEC. 4. Township officers shall be elected
I on the first Monday of April, annually, by the
qualified electors Of their respective townships,
and shall hold their offices for one year, from
the Monday next succeeding their election, and
! until their successors are qualified. %
SEC. 5. No money shall be drawn from
any county or township treasury, except by an
thority of law. a fa
SEC. 6. Justices Of the peace, and county
and township officers, may be removed, in such
manner and for such cause, as shall be pre-
, scribed by law.
5 SFc. I. The Commissioners Of Counties,
the trustees Of Townships. and similar boards
shall have such power Of local taxation, for po'
lice purposes, as may be prescribed bylaw
ARTICLE XII. (,
AppoRTIoNMgNT. ksRs
SEC. i. The apportionment Of this State
!. for members of the General Assembly shall
I be made every ten years, after the year one
4 thousand eight hundred and fifty one, In The
i following manner; The whole population
of the State. as sscertained by the federal