The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
TAXATION
AMENDMENTS
Will be Discussed at Com
mercial Club This EVENING"
PROMINENT ADVOCATES
Will Explain the Purposes Of
the Amendment.
All Taxpayers are Invited to At
tend the Mass Meeting Which will
Begin Promptly at 1890.

There will be an open meeting OF
the Commercial Club and all tax
payers of Marion this evening at
1880 o'cloc kat the Commercial clue
rooms. Mr.. Carl H. Booth. Assist
ant Secretary of the Ohio State
Board of Commerce and Mr.. j. w.
McLaren are in the city and will
address the meeting.
1T is proposed to organize an edu-
cationai campaign so that every vot-
er In Marion county will understand
why the tax amendment to be voted
upon at the polls this November Is
in his interest
Such campaign has already start
ed in Montgomery, Miami, Butler,
Green, Clarke, Allen, Hancock and
Shelby counties and will be extended
into every county OF the State so
that an intelligent vote will be polled
dJ tue tltClioh luiS idii upoh Luo
proposition.
The amendment Is as follows:
ARTICLE XII.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.
Sec 2. The General Assembly
shall have power to establish and
maintain an equitable system for
raising state and local revenue. II
may classify the subjects of taxa
tion so far as their differences justi-
lfy the same in order to secure just
return from each. All taxes and 9TH
er charges shall be imposed for
}public purposes only and shall be
just to each subject. The power OF
taxation shall never be surrendered,
suspended or contracted away.
Bonds of the state OF Ohio, bonds OF
any city. viCage, hamlet, county
or township in this state and bonds
issued In behalf of the public schools
ton in connection Herewith. bury
p, ing grounds. public school houses.
houses used exclusively for public
worship, institutions of purely pub
/, lie charity public property used ex-
,cluslvely for any public purpose, and
personal proeprty TO an amount not
exceeding in value 5000, for each in
dividual. may, by general laws, be
exempted from all taxation; but all
such laws shall be subject to alter
alton or appeal: and the value OF all
property so exempted. shall, from
time to time, be ascertained and pub
'lished as may be directed by law. All
taxes and exemptions In force when
this amendment Is adopted shall re-
main in force, in the same manner
and TO the same extent, unless and
Iuntil otherwise directed by statute.
j. w. CHAMBERLAIN,
Sepaekr pro tenn. of the House OF
Representatives
JAMES NJ. WILLIAMS,
President OF the Senate.
Adopted March 27, 1908
This amendment does not make I,
necessary to change any law now on
the statute books. II does not grant
Iany authority nor the exemption OF
lary property now taxable. 1t pro
vides the only way in which the de
lmand for the taxation OF publ,
bonds now exempt may be satisfied
PIT provides the only way IN whicl
lgreater quality in the burdens OF
Taxation can be secured! the onl!
way by means OF which method
can be devised to obtain a just re
turn from the owners OF franchises
stocks. bonds, and other intangibl
property.
Its real purpose is to give power .
the General Assembly TO revise tn
laws OF the state as changes In con
Iditions, experience and reason ma
from time to time show TO be nee
essary for the promotion OF the gen
eral welfare.
Those who sincerely desire TO az
|complish these purposes cannot proI
erly perform their duties OF goo
citizenship without voting for tn
adoption OF this amendment at th
polls at the November election.
This amendment was drafted an
proposed by the Tax Commission ar
pointed by Governor Harris to inves
tigate the subject or state and loca
taxation In Ohio. The report @
this Commission is the ablest repor
ever submitted TO the people OF an
state by Commission appointed I
Investigate this subject. 1t shoui
be read and studied by every vote
In the state. In transmitting thi
report to the General Assembly
Governor Andrew l.. Harris endorse
It's recommendation in the follow
ling words.
II heartily endorse the recOmmer
dations made by the Commission an
Especially its proposed amendment
Article XII. Section 2 Of the Coz
.stitution."