The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-06-18


ors, 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 ben
eft of the insane, both curable and in
durable, the blind, and the deaf and
! dumb, shall always be supported by
the state.
SEC. 2. An asylum for idiotic 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. 5. The punitive and reformato-
/ ~ institutions for the state shall be a
reform school for boys, house of dis
cipline and penitentiary.
SEC. 4. All public institutions shall
be subject to such regulations as may
be prescribed by law.
| ARTICLE VIII
PUBLIC DEBTS AND PUBLIC WORKS. 4
SECTION 1. 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 parpose for
which it was obtained, or to pay the
debts so contracted, and to no other
purpose.
SEC. 2. 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 the purpose forwhich itwas obtained
or to pay the debts SO contracted, and
to no other purpose; and all debts
incurred to redeem the presentind
edness of the state shall be made pay
able from the sinking fund hereinafter
provided for, as the same shall accu-
mulate.
SEC. 3. Except as provided in Sec
tions one and two of this article, no
debt shaH be created by or On behalf
of the state.
SEC. 4. The credit of the state shall
not be given or loaned to, or i'll aid of
any individual, association or corpo-
ration nor shall the state become a
steekholder or part owner in any COM
pany or association.
SEC. 5. The state shall never assume
any debt of a county, township, city,
town, village or corporation, unless
such debt shall have been created to
repel invasion, suppress insurection,
or defend the state in time of war.
Sec. 6. No county, township, city,
town, village or other political or mu-
nicipal division of the state, shall be-.
come stockholder, either directly or
indirectly, in any joint stock company
corporation or association; or raise
money for or in aid of, or loan its
credit to, or in aid of any such COM
pany, corporation or association or
purchase or construct, or in any way
aid in purchasing or constructing any
railroad, canal, or appurtenance there
to.
SEC. Z. The faith of the state being
pledged for the payment of its public
debt, in order to provide therefor,
sinking fund shall be created, suffi-
cient to pay the accruing 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 thou
sand eight hundred and fiftv-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 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 snail
ever be transferred to any other fund,
or used for any other purpose.
SEC. s. The auditor of state, secre-
tary of state, and attorney general
shall be board of commissioners, to
be STYLED sThe Commissioners of the
Sinking Fund"
SEC. 8. The commissioners of the
sinking fund shall, Immediately pre-
ceding each regular session of the gem
eral assembly, make an estimate of
the probable amount of the fund pro-
vided for in the seventh section of this
article. from all sources, except from
taxation, and report the same, togeth- |
er with all their proceedings relative
to such fund and the public debt, to the
governor, who shall transmit the same
with his regular message, to the gen.
eral assembly and the general assem-
bly, shall make all necessary provis- |
ions for raising and disbursing said |
sinking fund in pursuance of the |
provisions of this article.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty of said |
commissioners faithfully to apply said !
fund, together with all moneys that
may be appropriated by the general
assembly to that object, to the pay
ment of the interest, as it becomes
due, and the redemption of the prin-
cipal of the public debt of the state,
excepting only the school and trust
funds held by the state.
Sec. IL. The said commits sioners
shall, semi-annually, make full and |
detailed report of their proceedings to
the governor, who shall Immediately |
cause the same to be published, and
communicate it TO the general assem- |
bly,, if in session, and if not, then at
its first session after such report is
made. 4
Sec II. At the first general elec- |
ton after the adoption of this consti- |
tuition, and every four years thereafter, |
SO long SIS the state has public works |
which require superintendence, there
shall be elected by the electors of the !
state superintendent of public works, |
to serve for four wears.
Sec. 13. The qualifications,power |
duties and compensation of said SUI
perintendent, shall be such as may be
prescribed by law.
p, s.sa ARTICLE IN.
MILITIA. 1
SECTION /. All able-bodied male |
citizens of the United States, residents |
of this state, being eighteen and under
forty-five years of age, shall be enroll
ed in the militia and perform military
duty in such manner, not incompati-
BILE with the constitution and laws of
the United States, as may be provided |
by law but no person having consci
entious 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 thereof, pay inte the
school fund of the county of which