The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-06-12
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in er controlling a parallel or COM
peting line in this State; the object
Of this provision being to secure to
the public the benefit of COMPETE
ton.
z. No foreign corporation is per-
mitted to do a business of telegraph
ing, mining, manufacturing or in
suring in Ohio, without having an
Office in the State where legal pro-
cess may be served; nor after it
shall have, on the ground of citizen
ship, removed q suit against it from
a State to a Federal court.
8. The General Assembly is re-
quired to pass laws to correct abus-
es, and prevent, by adequate penal
ties and forfeitures, unjust discrim-
nation and excessive charges by
railroad companies in transporting
freight and passengers.
9. Corporations are prohibited
increasing their stock or bonded in
debtedness except for full value in
money, property or labor.
10. Railroad companies are pro-
hibited charging except for excur-
sion or commutation tickets, to any
station, more in gross than is charg-
ed for the same class and amount OF
transportation in the same direction
to a more distant station.
ARTICLE XII-RENENUE AND TAXA
TIoN.
No change has been made in the
general principle that all property
shall be taxed uniformly, according
to its value in money; the mode Of
ascertaining such value to be de
termined by rules of appraisement
prescribed by the General Assembly
The exempted class, with the addi
ton of public libraries, remains as
under the existing Constitution, de
pendent exclusively on the pleasure
of the Legislature.
It was deemed advisable to au-
thorize the General Assembly to
adopt other plans of taxation, the
mode and time for the Inauguration
of the same being left for their dis
cretion. The principal features OF
the proposed new systems are en-
bodied in section five. BY virtue OF
this clause, the General Assembly
may impose taxes by license, excise
or otherwise, and may tax franchis-
es and incomes derived from invest
ments, where the principal from
which the income is derived cannot
be taxed. In anticipation Of the fu-
ture needs Of the State, and with the
intent, if practicable, to prevent q
too great increase of the weight OF
taxation on the property of our peo-
pie, it is thought to be good policy
to open up other sources of revenue,
based on business employment, and
professional callings, and from in
vestments of capital outside of the
State or in securities which escape
their share Of the general burden.
This system of taxation has, in part,
been adopted in many of the older
commercial States, and has contrib
uted q large item in their annual
revenues.
Banks and bankers are to be tax
ed on caDital emploYed and on bust
ness done, under such equitable
rules as may be prescribed by the
General Assembly, so that they may
share equally with others in the
burdens of taxation.
A provision is inserted in this ar
ticle (Sec. Z. } for the protection Of
the wool interest of the State from
the ravages of dogs, and for securing
by special taxes or assessments on
those animals, a fund out of which
to compensate for annual losses from
destruction of sheep.
ARTICLE XIv.-nEGIsLATIvE APPoR-
TIoNSIENT AND REPRESENTATION.
The general principle of a decen-
NAL and self-adjusting apportion-
ment for the election of Senators
and Representatives, after each Fed
eral census, is preserved; but the
liVisor for the ratio of representa-
lion is increased in the Senate to
.hirty-seEen, and in the House of
Representatives to one hundred and /
i've, which, subject to variations oc-
,asioned by fractional ratios, will
,berS>Gore constitute the number of
members o1f the respective houses.
A new apportionmenS OF the State
nto Senatorial and Represen s:@etiTe
districts for the current decade is al
70 submitted in this Article, which
We believe to be fair to each politi-
al party in the State, and IS nearly |
% to each section as practicable.
About half the Convention favor
d the division of all the large ooun- |
les into single Senatorial and Rep |
esentative districts, conforming to |
he single districts of the rest of |
he State. After much discussion,
substitute for that proposition was |
nally agreed to, by vote made up |
bout equally of both political par
les, giving the minorities of these
ocalities representation by applying
he cumulative method Of suffrage
4 the. election Of Senators and Rep
in all counties where
lore than two are to be chosen.
his provision is general and perma-
ent in its intention and scope. At
resent it only affects Hamilton and
iuyahoga counties, but from 1876
} 1880 it will apply to Franklin and
Tonsgomery, which will each choose
Tree Representatives; and after the
ext apportionment it will apply to
hamilton, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Mont
omery, Lucas, Belmont, Butler, Co
Stark, and probably other
: the large and rapidly growing
)unties.
By this method Of suffrage, each
ector casts as many votes for Sen
ors or Representatives as there are
icers of that class to be chosen
his county or district, and may
We them all TO one candidate or
stribute them among several, as
, may see fit. For instance, Cuya-
oga county elects five representa-
yes; and voter there may cast
7e votes for one candidate, or two {
)tes for one and three for another; {
: may otherwise distribute his
ties, or equal parts thereof, among !
~ number Of candidates from one
five. Thus, one-fifth of the vot- l