City of Cincinnati v. Hopkins

Citations

• 16 Ohio N.P. (n.s.) 279

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional Law — Construction of Section 35 of Article II — Validity of Section 16 of the W or lumen's Compensation Act — Functions of the Judiciary and of the Legislature — Wisdom of Legislative Acts Hot a Matter for Judicial Review.</p> <p>1. Section 35, Article II, .of the Constitution of Ohio, which provides, “for the purpose of providing compensation to workmen and their dependents, for death, injuries or occupational disease occasioned, in the course of such workmen’s employment, laws may be passed establishing a state fund to be created by compulsory contribution thereto by employers, and administered by the state, determining the terms and conditions upon which payment shall be made therefrom,” etc., vests in the Legislature power to fix the rate to be contributed by employers to such state fund, and the terms and conditions upon which payment shall be made therefrom.</p> <p>2. Section 16 of the workmen’s compensation act (Section 1465-63, General Code), providing that, “the amount of money to be contributed by the state itself, and each county, city, incorporated village, school district or other taxing district of the state shall be; unless otherwise provided by law, a sum equal to one per centum of the amount of money expended by the state and for each county, city, incorporated village, school district or other taxing district respectively during the next preceding fiscal year for the service of persons described in subdivision one of section fourteen hereof” is a valid exercise of the power conferred upon the Legislature under Section 35, Article II, and is not in conflict with Section 5, Article XII, of the Constitution of Ohio.</p>