The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-04-13

the proposed new county, ana voting on
the question.
ARTICLE X.
TAXATION AND FINANCE.
|. Taxation shall be equal and uni,
form throughout the STATE, and all
property, both real and personal, shall
be taxed in proportion to its value, TO be
sscertained as directed by law. No one
species Of property, from which tax
NAV be collected, shall be taxed
higher than any other species OF
property Of equal value; but
property used for educational liter
ary. scientific, religious orcharitable pur'
poses; all cemeteries and public property,
may, by law, be exempted from taxation.
The Legislature shall have power to
tx, by uniform and equal laws, all
privileges and franchises Of persons and
corporations.
9. The Legislature shall levy an
annual capitation tax ofone dollar upon
each male inhahitant Of the State who
has attained the age Of twenty-one
years, which shall be annually appro'
priated to the support OF Free
Schools Persons afflicted with bodily
infrmity may he exempted from this
tax.
3. No money shall be drawn from
the Treasury but in pursuance Of an
appropriation made by law, and on a
warrant issued thereon by the Auditor;
nor shall any money, or fund, be taken
for any other purpose than that for
which it has been, or may be, appro-
priated or provided. \ complete and
detailed statement Of the receipts and
expenditures OF the public moneys,
shall be published annually.
4. No debt shall be contracted 10y
this State, except to meet casual de-
ficits in the revenue, to redeem pre-
vious liability of the State, to suppress
insurrection, repel invasion, or defend
the State in time OF war; but the pay,
ment OF any liability, other than that
for the ordinary expenses of the State,
shall be equally distributed over a
period Of at least twenty years.
5. The power OF taxation OF the Leg
islature shall extend to provisions Tor
the payment of the State debt, and inter,
est thereon, the support Of Free Schools
and the payment OF the annual estima-
ted expenses OF the State; but whenever
any deficiency in the revenue shall ex'
list in anv year, it shall, at the regular
session thereof held next after the de
ticiency occurs, levy a tax for the ne,
suing year, sufficient, with the other
sources OF income, to meet such def
cheney, as well as the estimated ex-
penses Of such year.
6. The credit OF the State shall not be
granted to, or in aid OF any county, city,
township, corporation, or person; nor
shall the State ever assume or become
responsible for the debts or liabilities
Of any county, city, town, township,
corporation or person; nor shall the
State ever hereafter become joint
owner or stakeholder in any company
or association, in this State or else
where, formed for any purpose what
ever.
7. County authorities shall never
assess taxes, in any one year, the ag
gregate Of which shall exceed ninety
five cents per one hundred dollars val
uation, except for the support of Free
Schools; payment OF Indebtedness ex-
listing at the time OF the adop-
ton of this Constitution; and for
the payment of any Indebtedness
with the interest thereon, created under
the succeeding section, unless such
assessment, with all questions involving
the increase OF such aggregate, shall
have been submitted to the vote Of the
people Of the county, and have received
three-ffths Of all the votes cast for and
against it.
S. No county, city, School district, or
municipal corporation, except in cases
where such corporations have already
authorized their bonds to be issued,
shall hereafter be allowed to become
indebted, in any manner, or for any
purpose, to an amount, including ex-
listing Indebtedness, in the aggregate,
exceeding five per centum on the value
OF the taxable property therein, to be
ascertained by the last assessment for
State and county taxes, previous to the
mourning Of such Indebtedness, nor
without, at the same time, providing for
the collection Of a direct annual tax
sufficient to pay annually the interest
on such debt and the principal thereof,
within and not exceeding thirty-four
years. Provided, That no debt shall
be contracted under this section, unless
all questions connected with the came
shall have been first submitted to vote
Of the people and have received three
Gfths of all the votes cast for and
against the same. =. o. 60 -.
9. The Legislature may by law author
ize the corporate authorities of cities
towns and villages for corporate purpo
ses to assess and collect taxes; but
such taxes shall be uniform with re
spect to persons and property withir
the jurisdiction Of the authority impos
ing the same.