The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-06-05

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public debt, in order to provide
therefor, sinking fund shall be Gre
ated sufficient to pay the accruing
interest on such debt and annually
reduce the principal thereof, by a
sum not less than 100000, increas-
ed yearly and each and every year
by compounding at the rate of six
per centum per annum, from the 18th
day of November, 1851. The said
sinking fund shall consist of the net
annual income of the public works
and stocks owned by the State, Of
any other funds or resources that
are or may be provided by Law, and
of such further sum, to be raised by
taxation, as may be required for the
purposes aforesaid; and no part
thereof shall ever be transferred toI
any other fund, or used for any 9th
er purpose.
SEC. 8. The Auditor of State, Sec
retary of State and Attorney Gener-
al shall be Board of Commission
ers, to be styled, "The Commission
ers of the Sinking Fund"
Sec. 9. The Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund shall, Immediately
preceding each regular session Of
the General Assembly, make an esti-
mate of the probable amount of the
fund provided for in the 7th section
of this article, from all sources, ex-
cept from taxation, and report the
same, together with all their pro-
ceedings relative to such fund and
the public debt, to the Governor,
who shall transmit the same, with his
regular message, to the General AS
sembly; and the General Assembly
shall make all necessary provision
for raising and disbursing such Sink
ing Fund in pursuance Of the pro-
vision of this article.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty Of
said Commissioners faithfully to ap-
ply said fund, together with all mon
eys that may be appropriated by the
General Assembly to that object, to
the payment of the interest, as it be-
comes due, and the redemption of
the principal of the public debt of
the State, excepting only the school
and trust 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 immedi-
ately cauEe the same to be published,
L communicate it to the General
assembly if in session, and if not
then at its first session after such re-
port is made.
SEC. u. At the first general cleo
ton after the adoption of this Con
stitution, and every four years there
after, so long as the State has public
works which require superintend-
ence, there shall be elected by the
electors of the State a Superintend-
ent Of Public Works, to serve for
four years.
SEC. IL. The qualifications, pow
ers, duties and compensation of said
superintendent shall be such as may
be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE TX.
MILITIA.
SEC. l. All able bodied male citi-
zens of the United States, residents
of this State, being Is and under As
years of age, shall be enrolled in the
militia and perform military duty in
such manner, not incompatible with
the Constitution and laws of the
United States, as may be provided
by law; but no person having consci-
Ientious scruples against bearing
arms shall be compelled to perform
military duty in time of peace.
Every person claiming exemption
from such service shall, in lieu there
of, pay into the school fund of the
county of which he may be a resi-
dent an equivalent in money; the
amount and manner of payment to
be fixed by law.
SEC. 2. The Governor shall ap-
point the Adjutant- General, Quarter
master General, and his other staff
officers; also all Colonels, Lieuten-
ant Colonels, Majors and other field
officers. He shall also, with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate, ap-
point all Major Generals aud Briga-
der Generals, Should a vacancy
occur in the Office of Major-General
or Brigadier- General when the Gen
erl Assembly is not in session, il
shall be filed by appointment by the
Governor. No such appointment
shall extend beyond the close of the
next session of the General Assem-.
bly,.
SEC. 8. Captains and subalterns
shall be elected by the persons sub
ject to military duty in their respect
i've companies, in such manner as
may be provided by law.
SEC. 4. Major-G Generals, Brigadier
Generals and Colonels, or Command
lants of regiments or batalions, shaI
lseverally appoint their staff officers
and shall appoint their non-commis
lsioned officers and musicians.
SEC. 5. The Governor shall com
mission all officers of the line anC
staff ranking as such, and shall have
lpower to call forth the militia to ex
Iecute the laws Of the State, to sup
press insurrection and repel inva
lsion.
SEC. 5. The General Assembly
Ishall provide for the safe keeping o.
1.-The public arms of the State.
| ARTICLE X.
lcoUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION,
| SEC. l. Each county shall be
'1odT corporate, with such Organiza
Ition, power, immunities and liabili
ties as may be prescribed by law
IAN suits aud proceedings by ol
against a county shall be in the nam
thereof.
SEC. 2. The General Assembl,
shall provide by law for the election
of such county and township officer
as may be necessary. The County
Auditor, County Treasurer and Pros
ecuting Attorney shall each receive
fixed salary out Of the treasury o
1.-The proper county, and no other fee'
or compensation shall be allowed o
. paid said officers.
SEC. 3. County officers, until 9th
erWise directed by law, shall be elect