Year: 1874

elected by the electors Of each town
ship, at such times, in such manner
and for such term, not exceeding
three years, as may be provided by
law; but shall hold their offices until
their successors are elected and quail
fled.


! SEC. z. No money shall be drawn
from any county or township Treas
ury except by authority of law; nor
shall money raised by taxation, loan
or assessment, for one purpose, ever
be diverted to another.


SEC. 8. County and Township Off
ces may be removed in such manner
and for such cause as shall be pro-
vided by law.


SEC. 8. Counties and Townships
shall, when necessary to the public
convenience or welfare, have such
power of local taxation and assess
ment for Police purposes, for con
structing and improving cities ana
public roads other than railroads,
and for clearing water courses, as
may be prescribed by law.


ARTICLE XI.


MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.


SEC. ]. The General Assembly
shall provide, by general laws, for
the organization and classification
of municipal corporations. The
number of such classes shall not
exceed six, and the powers of such
class shall be defined by general
laws, so that no such corporations
shall have any powers or be subject
to any restrictions other than all
corporations Of the same class. The
General Assembly shall restrict the
power Of such corporations to levy
taxes and assessments, borrow mon
ey and contract debts, so as to pre-
vent the abuse Of such power.


SEC. 2. No municipal corporation
shall loan its credit to any person or
corporation, except as may be other
wise provided in this Constitution.


SEC. 8. No assessments shall be
LEVIED by q municipal corporation
upon any property which shall re-
Iquire the payment in one year of
more than 10 per centum Of its val
ue, as ascertsined by the tax dupli-
cate, nor shall the aggregate Of such
assessments in any period Of ten
years exceed 90 per centum of the
highest taxable valuation or such
property during the same period.


Sec. 4. The Indebtedness of a
municipal corporation shall never
exceed in the aggregate five per
centum of the value Of the property
within such corporation, as aseer-
tanned from time to time by the tax
duplicate thereof, without the con-
sent first obtained to such increase
of Indebtedness, and the approval Of
the objects for which the same is to
be created, of at least three-fOurths
of all the electors of such corpora
ton, to be ascertained by the mode
prescribed by law; and in no case
shall such Indebtedness exceed ten
per centum of said taxable value.
In ascertaining such Indebtedness,
there shall be included an amount
which, at the rate Of six per centum
per annum, viii produce sum equal
to the aggregate annual rents paya-
Bile by such corporation. This sec-
ton shall not be construed to pre-
vent municipal corporations from
mourning Indebtedness necessary
for military purposes in time Of war
lor for the completion of any work
authorized, by law and heretofore
undertaken; nor, until the first val
uation of real estate for taxation
thereafter made, to prevent the bor-
rowing of money in anticipation OF
the collection of assessments actu-
ally levied.


SEC. 5. Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this Constitution, no tax OF
assessment shall be levied or collect
ed, or debt contracted by munich
pal corporation, except in pursuance
of Law for public purposes specified
by law; nor shall money be raised
by taxation, loan or assessment fol
one purpose ever be diverted to an,
other


! SEC. 0. No property shall be ap
propriated to the use of munich
pal corporation until compensation
Therefor be first made in money, Of
first secured by deposit of money
to be assessed in the manner and BY
the rule prescribed in section 10 o
the Bill Of Rights.