Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-05-30
rHENEw CONSTITUTION OFOHIO


cipal changes or amendments being the
following:
Jnries in inferior tribunals in civil cases
NAV consist of SIX persons. Legal notice
of judicial proceedings by publication
only " i'll not be sufficient unless the Court
is satisfied that the residence or address
of the parties is unknown. The time
for holding the ele ctions for legisla-
tive and State officers is changed from
October to November and all the officers
are to be elected biennislly
No person interested in contract with
the State to be eligible to the Legis lature.
All joint resolutions to be passed only by
the recorded vote of a majority of the
members of each branch OF the Legisla-
ture /; and the vote ordering bills to first
and second reading to be taken by yeas
and nays. The Governor is for the first
time TO have the veto power, which, how
ever, can be overruledN by three-ffths
vote of both Houses. He is also author1
zed 10 veto any items in an appropriation
bill. The yeas and nays are to be re-
corded at each item of an, appropriation
bill, and, unless such items receive the
vote of majority of all the members
elect. ii shall be rejected. The SALARY
Grab" law induced the necessity for such
a provision as this. The Legislature
shall vote no extra compensation TO any
officer, public agent, or contractor
The terms of Office of the Supreme
Court Judges is increased to ten years, and
the salary is not to be less than $4,000
a year. At the first election Of these
Judges, no person is to vote for more
than three OF the five Judges to be elected.
The present Courts of Common Pleas
are continued. Drunkenness of a judicial
officer during his term of court or when
officially engaged, works a forfeiture
of Office. Probate, Judges and Clerks of
Courts are to be paid salaries, and all
fees are 10 be paid into the public trea
ury.
Women are made eligible to any Office
under the school laws. The officers of
Commissioners of the Board of Public
Works are abolished and Superintend-
ent ofPublic Works is to be elected. Com
mittees and townships are for the first time
made bodies corporate, TO enable them to
sue and be sued, ETC. County officers to be
paid salaries, and fees to go into the
treasury.
The Legislature is authorized TO divide
the municipal corporations in the State
into six classes. and to define the pow
ers of each class as to taxation, assess
ments, loans, and debts. No taxation in
in any corporation exceeding 10 per
cent. of the taxable value of the property |
therein shall be leYied in any one year,
nor more than fifty per cent in any len
years. The Indebtedness of any municI-
pal corporation shall never exceed5 5 per
cent. of the taxable value of the property |
within its limits without the consent of
three-fourths of the voters.
The amendments relating to private
corporations authorize cumulative voting
in the election of Directors. No Office
or agent of any company owning, or op-
Grating, or using a railroad in Ohio shall
be interested by himself or with others in |
terested by himself or with others in the
receipts, contracts, or earnings of such
company otherwise than as an ordinary
shipper or passenger, or stockhoider,
creditor, or employe ;Snor in any arrange
ment which shall afford more advantage
Gus terms than are offered and awarded
to the public all contracts in violation
ofthis section to be void Consolidation
of parallel or compel ting railroads is pro-
hibited. The issue of fstock or bonds ex-
cept for money or property actually re-
ceived or for labor done, is prohibited.
Persons ard property transported on any
railroad shall be carried to any station at
charges not exceeding, in gross, the
charges for the same class and amount of
to any more distant sta
ton.
The rule of taxing all real and personal
property is changed so as to tax the same
upon its assessed money value at a uni
form rate. Franchises and incomes de-
rived from investments are to be taxed
when the property itself, like United
States bonds, cannot be reached. Banks
are to be taxed by scale based upon
capital and the amount of business done
No material change is made in the ap-
oointment of representatives IN the Le-
yislature, except that the Senate is to
consist of 81 and the House of los mem
,ers. No member of the General Assem-
'ly shall accept pass from any railroad
IT transportation company.
In addition to these there are several
lrticles to be voted upon separately by the
people. One of these is, For License" /
IT Against License" If the former car I
y, then the sale of liquor may be licensed
n Ohio if the latter carry, then no such !
license will be issued. Another is, pro- 7
libiting municipal corporations subscri- I
ling in aid of any railroad.
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