The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-06-18

ing from the school trust fund, will
secure 8 thorough and efficient system
Of common schools throughout the
state. No religious or other sect shall
ever have exclusive right TO, or con-
troll of any part Of the school funds OF
the state.
Sec. ,. Women, having such quail
ificstiOus as 10 age, citizenship and
residence as may be prescribed for
electors, shall be eligible to any Office
under the school laws, except that of
state commissioner Of common
schools.
ARTICLE VII.
Public Institutions.
| SECTION l. Institutions for the
benefit of the insane, both eurable and
incurable, the blind and the deaf and
dumb, shall always be supported by
the state.
SEC. , An asylum for idiOtie and
imbecile youth, home for soldiers
and sailors orphans and girls indus
trial home shall be supported so long
as the general assembly may deem
them necessary.
SEC. 3. The punitive and reforma-
tory institutions for the state shall be
a reform school for boys, a house of
discipline and penitentiary.
SEC. 4. All public institutions hall
be subject to such regulations as may
be prescribed by law.
ARTICLE VIII.
Public Debts and PI6lie Works.
Section l. The state may contract
debts to supply casual deficits Of fail
ures in revenues, or to meet expenses
not otherwise provided for; but the
aggregate amount of such debts shall
never exceed seven hundred and fifty
thousand dollars; and the money aris-
ing from the creation Of such debts
shall be applied to the purpose for
which it was obtained, or ID pay the
debts SO contracted, and to no other
purpose.
Sec. ,. The state may also contract
debts TO repel invasion, suppress in
surrectiOn, defend the state in time of
war, or redeem its present indebted
ness; but the money arising from the
creation of such debts shall be applied
to tine purpose for which it was OBJ
tained, or to pay the debts so contract
ed, and to no other purpose: and all
debts incurred to redeem the present
Indebtedness of the state shall be
made payable from the sinking fund
hereinafter provided for, as the same
shall accumulate.
Sec. 8. Except ~ provided in sec
tiOns one and two of this article, no
debt shall be created by or on behalf
of the state.
Sec. 4. The credit of the state shall
not be given or loaned to, or in aid Of
any individual, association or eOrpo-
ration; nor shall the state become q
IstOckhOlder or part owner in any COM
pany or association.
Sec. 5. The state shall never assume
any debt of a county, t tIwHship, city,
town, village or corporation, unless
such debt shall have been created to
repel invasion, suppress insurrectiOn,
or defend the state in time of war.
Sec. 6. No county, township, city,
town, village or other political or mu-
nicipal division % She state, shall be-
come a stOckholder, either directly or
indirectly, in any joint stock cOmpa-
ny, corporation or association; or
raise money for or in aid of, or loan
its credit to, or in aid of any such
company, corporation or association;
or purchase or construct, or in any
way aid in purchasing or constructing
any railroad, cana, or appurtenance
. thereto.
Sec. Z. TIE faith of the state being
pledged for the payment of its public
debt, in order to provide therefor, a
/ sinking fund shall be created, suffi-
cient to pay the aeeruing interest on
such debt, and annually reduce the
, principal thereof, by sum not less
than one hundred thousand dollars,
increased yearly, and each and every
year, by cOmpounding at the rate OF
SIX per centum per annum, from the
, fifteenth day of November, one thous-
and eight hundred and fifty
one. 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 re-
sources that arc or may be provided
! by law, and of such further sum, to
, be raised by taxation, as may be re-
quired for the purposes aforesaid; and
no part thereof shall ever be trans
ferred to any other fund, or used for
any other purpose.
Sec. s. The auditor of state, secre-
tary of state, and attorney general
shali no hnS ~ Of nnon m issiolsa-- e,
Sinking Fund"
See. 9. The commissioners of the
, sinking fund shall, Immediately pre-
: ceding each regular session of the
general assembly, make an estimate
! of the probable amount of the fund
. provided for in the seventh section of
, this article, from all sources, except
from taxation, and report the same,
together with all their proceedings
relative to said fund and the public
debt, to the governor, who shall
transmit the same, with his regular
message, to the general assembly;
and the general assembly shall make
, all necessary provision for raising
and discussing said sinking fund in
pursuance ofthe provisions o this ar
, tiele.
See. 10. It shall be the duty of
said commissioners faithfully to ap-
ply said fund, together with all mon
eys that may be appropriated by the
Z 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.
E-
shall, seIni-annually, make a full aud
detailed report of their proceedings to
the governor, who shall Immediately
cause the same to be published, and
communicate it to the general assem-
T bly,, il IN session, and il not, then at
its first session after such report IS
! made.
Sec. -. At the first general elec-
ffnr, ffar fha Of fnfa pOnGti-
! tuition, aud every four years thereaf-
ter, SO long as the state has public
works which require esuperintendence,
there shall be elected by the electors
, of the state a superintendent OF pub
lie works, to serve for four years.
, Sec. 13. The qualifications, pow
! ers, duties and compensation Of said
! Superintendent shall be such ~ may
be prescribed 10y law.
ARTICLE TX.
Militia.
Section l. All the able-bodied male
citizens of the United States, resi-
! dents of this state, being eighteen and
under forty-fve years of age, shall
!, be enrolled in the militia and per-
form military duty in such manner
not Incompatible with the eonstitu-
tion and laws of the United States, as
may be provided by law; but no per-
son having conscientious seruples
against bearing arms shall be COM
PEELED to perform military duty in
{ time of peace. Every person claim
: ing exemption from such service
= shall, in lied thereof, pay into the
{ school fund ofthe county OF which he
: may be . resident an equivalent in
! money; the amount and manner OF
payment to be fixed by law
: Sec. 2. The governor shall appoint
} the acknowledgement, quartermaster-
general and his other staff officers;
, also all colonies, Observation-Disclosures,
I majors and other field officers. He
shall DlsO, with the advice and con-
! sent of the senate, appoint ali major
generals and brigadier-generals.
: Should q vacancy occur in the office
, Of major general or brigadier-gen eral
when the general assembly is not in
7 session, it shall be filed by appoint