The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-11-19


the law judges thereof the General Assembly shall.
by general law designate tho courts and judges by
whom the several classes Of election contests shall be
ters incident thereto but no such law assigning lur.
sdIctiun or regulating It's exercise, shall apply to
any contest arising out Of an election held before s
passage.
ARTICLE
TAXATION AID FINANCE.
SECTION /. All taxes shall be uniform upon the
same class oI subjects within the territorial limits Of
aud collected under general laws but tho General
Assembly may, by general laws exempt from taxa,
tion public property used for public purposes actual
places of religious Worship places Of burial not used
or held for private or corporate profit and irstitu
tlonH Of purely public charity.
SIC q All laws exemptng property from taxation,
other than the property above enumerated, shall he
void.
sKc. 3. The power TO NIX corporations and corpor-
ate property shall not be surrendered or suspended
by any contract or grant TO which the State shall be
SIC l. No debt shall be created by or on behalf of
enue, repe Invasion suppress insurrection, defend
the State In war OF TO pay existing debt and the debt
created TO supply defciences In revenue shall ney-
or exceed In the aggregate at any one time one mil
lion OF dollars.
SEC 8. All laws authorizing the borrowing Of mon
ey by and on behalf Of the State shall specify the
purpose for which the money Is 10 be used, and the
money 80 borrowed shall be used for the purpose
src' g. The credit ofthe Commonwealth shall not
be pledged or loaned 70 any Individual, company.
Corporation or association, nor shall the Common
wealth become joint owner or stockholder In any
company association or corporation.
SEC T. The General Assembly shall not authorize
any county, city, borough township incorporated
district 10 become n stockholder in any company,
@ OF 60 @ ~ re 1 ~ any cdrpoPon
association Institution oT Individual ,,-
township, school district other municipality, OF
incorporated district, except herein provided,
| shall never exceed seven per centum upon the as
shall any such municipality or districtncu any new
debt or increase its Indebtedness toan amount ex-
at property without the of the electors thereof
OF public election in such manner as shall be pro-
vded 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
SEC O. The Commonwealth shall not assume the
debt, or any part lheseSi Of any city Ss county SS SoT
contracted TO enable the State 20 repel INVASION sup
press domestic insurrectlon, defend itself In time OF
waf or to assist the State in the discharge OF any
portion of Its present Indebtedness.
| Ssc TO- Any county, township, school district OF
shall at or before the time of so doing provide fol
the collection OF annual tax sufficient 70 pay the
interest and also the principal thereoi withn thry
SEC IL. To provide for the payment Of the present
| State debt and any additional debt contracted
a. aforesaid, the General Assembly shall continue
and maintain the sinking fund sufficient to pay the
accrilng interest on such debt. and annually 20
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
the income or proceeds Of the sale of any stocks
and resources that may be desianated by law, and
shall be increased from time TO time by assigning tc
any part Of the taxes or other revenues ofthe statt
not required for the ordinary and current expenses
of government and unless in case of war, invasion
Instruction no part OF the said sinking fund shal
be used or applied otherwise than in the extnguish
| SEC. IL The moneys Of the State over and abov,
the necessary reserve, shall be used in the paymen
of the debt of the State either directly through
1 the sinking fund, and the moneys OF the sinking
fund shall never be invested in or loaned upon the
security OF anything except the bonds of the United
| States or Of this State.
shall be limited by law TO the amount required fol
current expenses, and shall be secured and kept a
may be provided BY law. Monshiy Ih statements shsi
| where the same is deposited, and how secured. .
SEC. IA The making of profit out OF the publi
iSonssd Sy law Sy any ocer % Of he state or memSe
or oficer o. the General Assembly, shall be mis-
"a by law, but part Of such punishment shall be
disqualification TO hold oficc for period Of not es
| than five years.
ARTICLBX.
I EDUCATION.
| gEc 1 The General Assembly shall provide for tn
maintainanee and support of a thorou gh and etiC
lent system ofpublc schoolswherein all the ehildre
Of this Commonwealth, above the age Of siA year
may be educated, and shall appropriate at least on
million dollars each year for that purpose.
public schools Of he Com commonweslth m shall be AZ AZ
propriated to used for the support any sectaria
| school.
SIC. 5; Women twenty-One years of age and Ut
wards shall be eligible TO any office OF control
management under the school laws of this State.
ARTICLE XI
MILITIA.
SECTION 1. The freemen Of this Commonwealt
shall be armed, organized and disciplined for It's d
Tense when and In such manner as may be directe
, | by law, The General Assembly shall provide 4
maintaining the militia by appropriations from Il
: | from military service persons having conscientiol
. scruples against bearing arms,
ARTICLE XII.
PUBLIC oFFICERs.
: SECTION l. All officers whose selection is not pr
vded for in this constitution shall be elected or a.
pointed as may be directed by law.
SEC 2. No member OF Congress from this state, n
t any person holding or exercising any office or a.
Shall at the same time hold or exercise any once
this State 10 which salary, fees or perquises shl
be attached s ne SeneTsi ASem9 may oS la"
SEC. 3. Any person who shall fight a duel or send
challenge for that purpose, or be alder on abettor
lighting duel shall be deprived of the right of hol
ing any Office Of honor or profit in this state, o.
T may be otherwise punished as shall be prescribed
9 law.
q ARTICLE XIII.
r NEW CoURrIns.
y SECTION l. No new county shall be establish
which shall reduce any county 10 less than four hu
a dred square miles or less lhsh twenty thouSan9
q area, or containing less population, nor shall a
y line thereof pass within ten miles OF the county 3
. OF any county proposed to be divided
# ARTICLE XIV.
II COUNTY oFFIcERS
SPCTIos l. County officers shall consist of sherl
)t coruners prothonoares registers of Wills record
e, of deeds commissioner treasarers, surveyors au
tons, controllers clerks of the courts, district
a torneys. and such Others as may from time 70 Ill
l. be established by law and no sheriff or treasu
shall be eligible for the term next succeeding the
q for which be may be elected
st SEC County officers shall be elected at the &c
ers elections and shall hold their offices for the te
,e of three years beginning the first Monday offs
/ uary next after their election and until their 81