Private property shall ever be held inviolate, but
subservient to the public welfare. When taken in time
of war or other public exigency, imperatively requiring
its immediate seizure or for the purpose of making
or repairing roads, which shall be open to the public,
without charge, a compensation shall be made to the
owner, in money, and in all other cases, where private
property shall be taken for public use, a compensation
therefore shall first be made in money, or first secured
by a deposit of money; and such compensation shall
be assessed by a jury, without deduction for benefits to
any property of the owner.
Structure Ohio constitution