The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-02-24
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
The Chapter on Taxation and FL
~ nance.
TAXAT1oN ANp FrNANcE,

were three days discussion on the 9th sec.
ton.
TAXATION AND FINANCE.
1. Taxation shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State, and all property,
both real and personal, shall be taxed In
proportion TO It's value, 10 be ascertained
as directed by law. No one species Of
property from which tax may be col.
lected shall be taxed higher than any
other species Of property Of equal value;
but property used for educational, literary,
scientific, religiousor charitable purposes,
and public property, may, by law, be ex.
empted from taxation. The Legislature
shall have power 10 tax, by uniform and
equal laws. oil nrivlleges and franchises
Of persons ind CORPORATIONS.
2. The property ofthe State, counties,
townships and other municipal corpora.
tiOns, both real and personal, and such
other property as may be used, or the
proceeds Of which may be used, eXClu.
siVely for agricultural or horticultural
societies, for educational literary or scion
tic, religious or charitable purposes, or
Tor public burial ground, shall be ex.
empted from taxation butsuch property
and use shall be determined in such man.
ner as the Legislature shall direct by gen.
eral law, uniform as the class TO Which
1t applies. yn i. .'raTl.
3. The Legislature shall levy an annual
capitation tax Of one dollar upon each
male inhabitant Of the State who has at
tanned tho age Of twenty.one years, which
shall be annually appropriated to the sup,
port of free schools. Persons afflicted with
bodily lntirmity may be exempted from
this tax, as the Legislature may direct by
general law, and otherwise.
4. No money shall be drawn from the
treasury but in pursuance OF an approprl.
alton male by law, and on q warrant Is,
sued thereon by tho Auditor; nor shall
any money or fund be taken for any 9th.
er purpose than that for which 1t has been
or may be appropriated or provided. A
complete and detailed statement Of the re-
ceipts and expenditures Of the public
moneys, shall be published annually.
s. No debS shall be contracted by this
State, except to meet casual deficits in
the revenue, to redeem previous liabili,
ty Of the State, to suppress insurrcction
repel invasion, or defend the State in time
oil war; but the payment OF any liability
other than that for the ordinary expenses
Of the State, shall be equally distributed
over period Of at least twenty years.
9. The power Of taxation Of the Legs.
lature shall extend to provision for the
payment of the State debt, and interest
thereon, and the payment ofthe annual
estimate expenses Of the State; but when
ever any deficiency shall exist in any year
1t shall levy a tax for the ensuing veal
sufficient, with the other sources Of in
como, to pay such deficiency, as well M
the estimated expenses Of such year.
Z. The credit ofthe State shall not bt
grained to, or in aid Of, any county, city
township, corporation or person; nor shall
the State ever assume or become respon
sible for the debts or liabilities Of any
county, city, town, township, corporation
or person; nor shall the State hereafter
become q joint owner or stakeholder In
any company or association, in this State
or elsewhere, formed for any purpose
whatever. %. l-E
s. County authorities shall never assess
taxes, the aggregate Of which shall ex
coed seventy.tive cents per one hundred
dollars valuation, except for the payment
OF Indebtedness existing at the time o.
the adoption of this Constitution; unless
such assessment, with all questions invol
wing the increase Of such aggregate shall
have been submitted 10 the people Of the
county and have received three-fiiths Of
all the votes cast for and against 1t,
| 8. No county, city township, schoo
district, or other municipal corporation
except in cases where such corporations
have already authorized their bonds to be
issued, shall hereafter be allowed to bt
come indebted, in any manner or fol
any purpose, to an amount, including ex
is:ing indebtedness, in the aggregate, ex
ceeding five per centum on the value O
the taxable property therein, TO be ascer
tanned by the last assessment for State and
county taxes, previous to tile mourning o.
such Indebtedness, nsr without, at The
same time, providing for the collection o.
OF o direct annual tax, sufficient to pay
annually, the interest on such debt, and
the principal thereof within "a years %.
10. The Legislature may by law author
iZe the corporate. authorities of cities,
towns, and villages, for corporate pur.
poses, to assess and collect taxes but such
taxes shall be uniform with respect to
persons and property within the 1urisdic.
ticn OF the authority imposing the same
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