The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-10-11

Proposing amendment to section 2. article
XII Of the Constitution of the State Of Ohio
as adopted Sept. 3, 1872 relative to the taxa
tion OF property.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO. three
fiths OF the members elected to both houses con-
curing tneTen
That there shall be submitted to the electors of
the state, in the manner provided by law, on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
ber 1918, proposal to amend section z, OF article
III Of the constitution of the state of Ohio, to
ARTICLE XII.
Section 2. Laws shall be passed. taxing by a
uniform rule, all moneys credits, investments in
bonds stocks, joint stock companies, or otherwise,
and also all real and personal property according
to its true value IN money, excepting all bonds out
standing the tlrst day OF January, 1913, OF the
state of Ohio or of any city, village hamlet, coun-
ty, or township in this state or which have been
issued in behalf Of the public schools in Ohio and
BY the means of instruction in connection there
with which bonds outstanding on the first day of
January, 1913, shall be exempt from taxation but
burylng grounds public school houses, houses used
exclusively for public worship; inttitutions used
exclusively Tor charitable purposes, public proper
ty used exclusively for any public purpose, and
personal property, to an amount not exceeding In
value five hundred dollars for each individual,
may, by general laws, be exempted from taxation;
and laws may be passed to provide against the
double taxation that results from the taxation OF
both the real estate and the mortgage or the debt
secured thereby. other lien upon it. bat all such
value Of all property, so exempted, shall, from
time to time, be ascertained and published as may
be directed by law
BE II FURTHER RESOLVED. Th.t at such
election herein provided for the submission of this
amendment to the electors of the state this propo-
sition shall be placed the official ballot in the
manner prescribed by law.
If the votes for the proposal shall exceed those
against it, the amendment shall take effect on the
first day of January, 1919 and said original section
Of article XII of the Constitution of the state Of
| Ohio shall be repealed and annulled.
| E. ]. HOPPLE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
EARL d. BLOOM,
President of the Senate.
| Adopted March a. 1917.
United States of America,
State of Ohio
| Office of the Secretary of State.
| |, WILLIAM d. FULTON, Secretary of State
| of the State of Ohio. do hereby certify that the
foregoing is an exemplified copy, carefully COM
pared by 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
! 1917 and filed in this office the 30th day of
March, A. d. 1917 entitled Joint Resolution pro-
posing an amendment to section 2, article XII of
| the Constitution of the State of Ohio as adopted
September 3, 1872 relative to the taxation of
property" -
| IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF. l have here
unto subscribed my name, and affixed my official
seal at the City of Columbus, Ohio, this 10th day
of September A. D. 1913.
| SEAL Secretary of State.