The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1915-10-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO.
ExEMPTING PUBLIC BONDS FROM
TAXATION.

Be it resolved by the General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Ohio:
Section l. proposition. shall be
submitted to the electors of the state
of Ohio, on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November. 1916, to
amend Article XII of the Constitution
of the State of Ohio by the addition of
Section IL. to read as follows:
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing a supplement to article
XII of the constitution of the
state of Ohio, by the addition of
a section to be designated sec
tion II of article XII, relative
TO the exemption of bonds from
Be it resolved by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Ohio, Three -fifths
of the members elected to both houses
concurrlng therein:
That there shall be submitted to the
electors of this state in the manner
provided by law, on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November.
1915, proposal to supplement article
AII by an additional section to be des-
ignated section Il, article XII of the
constitution of Ohio to read as follows
Section II. Bonds of the state of
Ohio, or of any subdivision or district
thereof authorized by law to issue
bonds, issued on or after January J.,
1916, shall be exempt from taxation.
Be it further resolved, That a sucn
election above referred to this supple
ment shall be placed on the official
ballot, in the manner provided by law
and designated as follows; TO EA-
fIMPT BONDS ISSUED ON OR AFTER
JANUARY /, 1916, OF THE STATE OF
OHIO, OR ANY SUBDIVISION OR
DISTRICT THEREOF AUTHORIZED
BY LAW TO ISSUE BONDS, FROM
TAXATION" or in other language suf-
ficiently clear to designate it. If
adopted this supplement shall take ef-
feet on the first day of January, 1916.
CHARLES d. CONOVER.
L. a~ of a
of Representatives
c. ]. HOWARD.
President pro tenn of the Senate.
Adopted april 81 1915.
United States of America.
State of Ohio.
office of the Secretary Of State.
l. c. @. HILDEBRANT, Secretary of
State of the State OF Ohio, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is an eXem-
plified copy, carefully compared by me
with the original rolls now on file in
this office and in my official custody
as Secretary of State and found to be
true and correct, of {. Joint resolution,
adopted by the General Assembly of
the State of Ohio on the 18th day o.
April, a. D. 1915, and filed in this Of
flee on the 2Sth day Of April, A. d.
1915, entitled Joint Resolution to
Amend Article XII Of the Constitution
Of Ohio by the adoption of Section 12.'
In Testimony Whereof, l have here
unto subscribed my name, and affixed
my official seal at the City Of Colum-
bus Ohio, this 25th day of June, a. u.
1915.
C. @. HILDEBRANT,
Secretary of State.
(SeaD
AUTHORIZATION OF PUBLICATION.
Department of Public Printing of Ohio.
Publication of the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution OF
O'.io under Section of an act en-
titled AN act relating to certain pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution
of Ohio and the publication thereof,
passed by the General Assembly Uf
Ohio, April %, 1919, and as amended
April 25, 1915, is authorized by the De-
partment of Public Printing Of the
State of Ohio.
JOE f. CROSS.
Sunervisor of Public Printing