Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-03-20
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Srr Q. The Commissioners Of the sinking |
S,nd .baIl. Immediately preceding each regular |
,e..ion of the General Assembly. make an es-
tiu,te of the probable amount OF the fund pro- |
v;6ed for in the seventh section OF this article,
from all sources except from taxation. and re- |
uort the same, together with all their proeeec-
!r1, relative 70 said fund and the public debt, |
81 the Governor, who shah tFsnsmit the same,
With his regular message, to the General As
.emblv: and the General Assembly shall make |
IN necessary provision for raising and disour-
,ing said sinking fund, in pursuance oil the
provisions Of this article.
Src M. IL 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 object,
to the uayment Of the interest as it becomes
due. and the redemption Of the principal Of the
nubiie debt of the state, excepting only the
sebooI and tract funds held BY the state
SEC. IL. The said Commissioners shall semi
annually make full and detailed report Of
their proceedings to the Governor, who shall
Immediately cause the same to be published,
and shall also communicate the same to the
General Assembly, forthwith, If it be in ses-
sion and if not, then, at lis hrst session, after
such report shall be made.
SEC. II. So long as this state shall have pub
lie works which require superintendenee, there
shall be Board of Public Works, to consist of
three members who shall be elected by the peo-
pie, at the first general election, after the adop-
tion 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 MEM
Der Of said Board shall be elected annually
thereafter, who shall hold his Office for three
years. L.,
SEC. I3. The powers and duties of said
Board Of Public Works, and its several mem
bers. and THEN compensation, shall be such as
now are or may be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE TX.
MILITIA.
SEC. 7. AL white male citizens, residents
OF this state, being eighteen years Of age and
under the age Of forty FIVE years, shall be en-
rolled in the militia, and perform military dCty,
in such manner, 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 their re-
spective districts.
Sec. 3. The Governor shall appoint the
adiutant general, quartermaster general, and
such other staff officers as may be provided fer
by law. Majors general, brigadiers general,
colonels or commandants Of regiments, battal-
ions or squadrons, shall severally appoint their
staff; and captains shall appoint their nom
commissioned officers, and musicians.
Sec. 8. The Governor shall commission all
officers of the line and staff ranking as such,
and shall have power to call forth the military
to execute the laws of the State, to suppress
insurrectiou, and repel invasion.
Sec. 5. The General Assembly shall pro-
vide by law, foE the protection and safe keep
ing of the public arms.
ARTICLE X.
COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATIONS,
Se: 1. The General Assembly shall provide
by law for the election Of such county and
township officers as may be necessary.
Sec. 2. 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
provided by law.
Sec 3 No person shall be eligible to the
Office Of sheriff, or county treasurer, for more
than four years in any period of six years.
SEC. f. Township officers shall be elected on
the first Monday Of .4pril annually, by the
qualified electors of retrospective 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 author
ity Of law.
SEC. G. 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.
SEC. 7. The commissioners of counties, the
trustees of townships. and similar boards, shall
have such power of lo.al taxation, for police
purposes, as may be prescribed by law.
APPoRTIoNHENT.
SEC. l, The apportionment of this state
for members of the General Assembly shall be
made every ten years after the year one thou
sand eight hundred and hfty-one, in the fol-
lowing manner: The whole population of the
state. as ascertained by the federal census, or
in such other mode as the General Assembly
may direct, shall be divided by the number
"one hundred" and the quotient shall be the
ratio of representation in the House of Rep
resentatives for ten years next succeeding such
appointment.
Sec. 2. Every county having population
equal to one half of said ratio, shall be enti-
tied to one Representative; every county con-
thinning said ratio and three-fourths over shall
be entitled to two Representatives every
county containing three times said ratio shall
be entitled to three Representatives, and so
on. requiring, after the first two, an entire
ratio for each additional Representative.
SEC. 8. When any county shall
have a fraction above the ratio so
large that, being multiplied by five,
the result will be equal to one or
more ratios, additional Representa-
tives shall be appointed for such ra-
tios, among the several sessions Of
the decennial period, in the follow
ing manner: II there be only one
ratio, a Representative shall be al
letted to the fifth session of the de-
cennial period; if there are two ra-
tios, a Representative shall be allot-
ted to the fourth and third sessions
respectively; if three, TO the third,
second and first sessions respective
IL; if four, to the fourth. third, Sec
ond and first sessions respectively.
SEC. 4. Any county forming,
with another county or counties, a
representative district, during one
decennial period, if il shall have ac-
quired sufficient population at the
next decenniaI period, shall be enti-
tied to seperate representation, if
there shall he left in the district