Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-03-22

Wayne, Holmes and Coshocton the third sub
division of the sixth district, and together shall
form such district.
The counties of Fairfield, Perry and Hook
ing shall constitute the first subdivision; jack
son, Vinton, Pike, Scioto and Lawrence, the
second and Galla, Meigs, Athens and Wash
ington, the third subdivision Of the seventh
district, and together shall form such district
The counties of Muskingum end Morgan
shall constitute the first subdivision; Guern-
sey, Belmont and Monroe, the second; and
Jefferson, Harrison and Tuscarawas, the third
shall form such district.
The counties of Stark, Carroll and Colum-
biana shall constitute the first subdivision !;
Trumbull, Portage and Mahoning the second :;
and Geauga, Lake and Ashtabua the third
subdivision of the ninth district and together
shall form such district.
Sec. g. The General Assembly shall at
tach any new counties that may hereafter be
erected to such districts, or subdivisions there
OF, as shall be most convenient.
ARTICLE XII.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
Sec /. The levying of taxes by the poll is
grevlous and oppressive; therefore, the Gen.
eral Assembly shall never levy poll tax for
county or state purposes.
Sec. 2. Laws shall be passed, taxing, by a
uniform rule, all moneys. credits, investments
in bonds. stocks, joint stock companies, or 9TH
erwise; and also all real and personal proper
ty, according TO IFS true value in money; but
burying grounds, public school houses, houses
used exclusively for public worship, institu-
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used exclusively for any public purpose, and
personal property to an amount NOT exceeding
invalue two hundred dollars for each ndividu-
al may, by general laws, be exempted from
taxalion but all such laws shall be subject to
alteration or repeal, and the value of all prop
erty so exempted, shall, from time 10 time, be
ascertained and published as may be directed
by law.
Sec 8. The General Assembly shall pro-
vided by law, for taxing the notes and bills
discounted or purchased, moneys loaned, and
all other property, effects or dues, of every
description, without deduction,) of all banks
now existing or hereafter created, and all
bankers; SO that all property employed in
banking shall always bear burden of taxation
equal to that imposed on the property Of in
dividuals.
Sec. 4. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide for raising revenue sufficient to defray the
expenses of the State for each year, and also
a sufficient sum topay the interest on the state
debt
Sec. s. No tax shall be levied except in
pursuance of law and every law imposing a
tax shall state distinctly the object of the same
to which only it shall be applied.
Sec. The State shall never contract any
debt for purposes of internal improvements.
ARTICLE XIII.
CORPORATIONS.
Sec. l. The General Assembly shall pass
no special act comforting corporate powers.
Sec. 2. Corporations may be formed under
general laws. but all such laws may. from time
to time. be altered or repealed.
Sec. 8. Dues from corporations shall be Sc
cured by such individual liability of the stock
holders and other means, as may be pres
cribed by law but, in all cases, each stock
holder shall be liable, over and above the
stock by him or her owned, and any amount
unpaid thereon, to further sum, at least e.
quail in amount to such stock.
Sec. 4. The property of corporations now
existing or hereafter created, shall forever be
subject to taxation, the same as the property
of individuals.
Sec. 5. No right of way shall be appropri-
ated TO the use of any corporation until full
compensation therefor be first made in money,
or first secured by deposite of money. to the
owner. irrespective of any benefit from any
improvement proposed by such corporation.
which compensation shall be ascertained by
jury of twelve men, in court of record, as
shall be prescribed by law.
Sec g. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide for the organization of cities and incorpo-
rated villages by general laws. and restrict
their power Of taxation, assessment, borrowing
money. contracting debts and loaning their
credits SO as to prevent the abuse of such
power
Sec. Z. No act of the General Assembly,
authorizing associations with banking powers,
shall take effect. until it shall be submitted to
the people, at the general election next sue
cceding :he passage thereof, and be approved
by majority of all the electors voting at such
election.
ARTICLE XIV.