The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-12-03
ARTICLE TX.

ters incident thereto but no such law assigning tur'
ishictiOn regulating its exercise, shall apply 10
any contest arising out Of au election held before s
passage.
ARTICLE1X
TAXATION AND FIsANcE
SECTION /. All taxes shall be uniform upon the
same class Of subjects within the territorial limits Of
the authority lcvying the tax, and shall be levied
and collected under general laws but the REM Gehe
ton public property used for public purposes, actual
places Of religious worship places Of burial not used
or held for private corporate profit and institu
tions OF purely public charity.
SIC. . All laws exemptng property from taxation,
other than the property above enumerated shall be
void.
SIC. .. The power to tax corporations and corpor:
ate property shall not be surrendered suspended
by any contract grant to which the State shall be
n party. ,,.,r.s
the state except TO supply casual deficiencies Of rev
enue repe inyasion, suppress instruction, defend
the State In war or To- pay existing debt and me debt
or exceed in the aggregate at any one time one mil
lion OF dollars
ey by and on behalf of the State shall specify the
purpose for which the money Is to be used, and the
money so borrowed shall be used for the purpose
specified and no other.
SEC g. The credit ofthe Commonwealth shall not
be pledged or loaned 20 any individual company,
CORPORATION or association, nor shall the Common
wealth become n joint owner or ktOckholder in any
company association or corporation, i, M, o,hor,,o
any county, city borough, township or incorporated
disarict TO become slockholder IN sny company,
money for OF 10 loau its credit TO any corporation.
association, institution or individual
SEC. g. The debt Of any county, city, borough,
township. school district or other municipality, or
incorporated district, except as herein provided,
scssed value of the taxable property therein, nor
shall any such municipality or district incurany new
debt or increase It's Indebtedness 70 an amount ex-
property without the assent of the electors thereof
of public election, in such manner as shall be pro
vided by law, but any city, the debt of which now
exceeds seven per centum of such assessed valua-
ton may be authorized by law TO increase the same
three per centum in the aggregate at any one time
Size q The Commonwealth shall not assume the
debt or any part thereof, Of any city county bor-
ough or township unless such debt shall have been
contracted to enable the State 10 repel invasion sup
xsr or 10 assist The STATE in the discharee of any
portion Of Its present Indebtedness.
SEC 10. Amy county, township, school district or
other municipality incurring any indt btedness
SHALL at or before the time of so dQipg provide pr
the collection Of an annual tax sufcient 10 pay the
interest and also the principal thereef within thirty
SEC II. To provide for the payment Of the present
State debt and any additional debt contracted
as aforesaid the General Assembly shall continue
and maintain the sinking fund sufficient TO pay the
accrulng interest ON such debt and annually TO re-
duce the principal thereof by sum not less than
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; the said
sinking fund shall consist of the proceeds of the
sales of the public works any part thereof aud Of
the income proceeds of the sale of any stocks
ed by the Commonwealth, together with other funds
and resources that may be designated by law, and
shall be increased from time to time by assigning
1t any part OF the taxes or other revenueS ofthe State
of government and unless IN case of war, Invasion
Instruction no part Of the said sinking fund shall
be used or applied otherwise than in the extnguish.
ment of the public debt
SIC H. The moneys OF the State over and above
the necessary reserve shall be used in the payment
the sinking find, and the moneys of the sinking
fund shall never be invested In loaned upon the
security of anything except the bonds of the United
States or of this State. ..r
SEC. lS The moneys held as necessary reserve
shall be limited by law TO the amount required for
current expenses. and shall be secured and kept as
may be provided by law. Monthly statements shap
be published, showing the smonnt Of such moneys,
SEC IL. The making of profit out OF the public
moneys, or using the Sme for any purpose not au-
or officer O. the General Assembly, shall be a mis-.
demeanor, and shall be punished as may be provid.
ed by law but part Of such punishment shall be a
disqualification to hold oco for period OF not less
than five years.
ARTICLRX.
EDUcArIoN
SEC l. The General Assembly shall provide for the
maintainanee and support OF thorou gh and efte-
lent system ofpublic schools wherein a the children
of this Commonwealth above the age of siA years
may be educated and shall appropriate at least one
million dollars each year for that purpose.
sEc. ?. No money raised for the support of the
public schools of the Commonwealth shall be ap-
school
SEC Women tTe,nty-one years of age and up.
| management under the school laws Of this State.
ARTICLE XI
MILITIA.
SECTION 1. The freemen of this Commonwealth
shall be armed, organized and disciplined for its de-
fense when and in such manner as may be directed
| by law The General Assembly shall provide fol
maintaining the militia by appropriations from the
Treasury of the Commonwealth, and may exempt
from military service persons having consciention:
scruples against bearing arms.
| ARTICLE XII.
PUBLIC OFFICERS.
SECTION - All officers whose selection is not pro
vded for in this constitution shall be elected ap
pointed as may be directed by law.
sEc = no nenDer OF Congrsss rom tais s'ate' no
pointment Of trust profit under the United States
shall at the same time hold exercise any Office IL
this State 10 which salary fees or perquises shal
be attached. The General Assembly may by law de-
clare what offices are incompatible,
/ SIC, 8. Any person who shall fight duel or send {
challenge for that purpose, or be alder or abettor II
fighting duel shall be deprived of the right of hold
may be otherwise punished shall be prescribed b!
law.
ARTICLE XIII.
| NEW COUNTIES
| SECTION l. No new county shall be established
dred square miles or les than twenty thousand in
habitantS; nor shall any county be formed of les
area or containing les populetion nor shall an!
line thereof pass within ten miles OF the county sea
| of any county proposed TO be divided.
ARTICLE XIV
COUNTY OFFICERS.
SFCTIoN /. County officers shall consist of sherfs
coroners prothonotaries, registers Of wills, recorder
of deeds commissioners, treasarers, surveyors audi
tons or controllers, clerks of the courts district at
| toTneYs, and such Others may from time 20 tim
be established by law and no sheriff or treasure
shall be eligible for the term next succeeding the
for which he may be elected.
SEC 2 County officers shall be elected at the gen
eral elections and shall hold their offices for the tern
| of three years beginning on the trst Monday ofJan
uary next after their election, and until their sue
cessor shall be duly qualified all vacancies not 9th
erYise provided for shall be filed in such manne
| as may be provided by law.
| SEC. B. No person shall be appointed 10 any ofic
| within any county who shall not have been citze
| and an mhabtant therein one year next before hi
| ApnOntInent lf the county Shall have heen so Ion