The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-27
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF OHIO

Proposing an amendment to section 2,
article XII Of the Constitution Of the
State of Ohio, as adopted Sept g.
1912, relative to the taxation of prop
erty. r
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE GENER-
AL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF
OHIO, three-ffths of the members
elected to both houses concurrlng there-
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 November
1918, a proposal to amend section q, or
article XII of the constitution OF the
state Of Ohio, to read as follows:
ARTICLE XII
Section g. Laws shall pc passed
taxing by uniform rule, all moneys,
credits, investments in bonds, stocks,
joint stock companies, or otherwlste,
according to it's true value In money,
/ excepting all bonds outstanding on the
, first day Of January, 1918, Of the state
Of Ohio or Of any city, village, hamlet.
county.or township in TINS ,f staoe oe +be Ue
public schools in Ohio and by the means
Of instruction in connection therewith,
which bonds outstanding on the first
day of January, 1913 shall be exempt
from taxation but burying GROUNDS,
public school houses, houses used exclus M
used exclusively for charitable purpos-
es public property used excl9slVely loi
for any public purpose, ana personal
property, to an amount not exceeding
In value Ave hundred dollars, for each
Individual, may, by general laws be ex-
emped from taxation; and laws may
be passed to provide against the douple
taxation that results from the taxatiot
rage ar the debt secured thereby. ol
Sther lien upon it, but all such law
Shall be subject to alteration or repeal
and the value Of all property, so ex
empted, shall, from time to time, pc az
certained and published as may oe Vi
BE SS'iT IT FURTHER r RESOLVED, That a
such election herein provided for IN
submission Of this amendment TO IN
electors Of the state, this proposltio,l
shall be placed on the official ballot II
II the manner prescribed by law.
II If the votes for the proposal shaI
exceed those against it, this amend
ment shall take effect on the iirst ia ua
tion q of article XII of the .constitutio
of the state of Ohio shall pc repeale
and annulled.
Speaker Of House OF Represee1ntaasMave 4se naM
Ii President of the Senate
Adopted March 81. 1917.
/ United States OF America
State of Ohio,
| Office of the Secretary Of State.
I, WILLIAM D. FULTON, Secretary
State Of the State Of Ohio: do herep
certify that the foregoing Is an an s1, exem n,
with the original rolls now on file !
this office and in my official CUSTODY y.
Secretary Of State and found to be trI tru
and correct, of a joint resolution, adoI
ed by the General Assembly Of the Sta'
Of Ohio, on the 21st day ON Of March re- -
D. 1917, and filed in this ,of1 ofi1ce snti+,a on u
Joint Resolution proposing an ament n
ment to section 2, article XII a or u
Constitution Of the State OF ONO y
adopted Sept. 8, 1912. relative 10 u
taxation of property.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF 1 ha'
hereunto subscribed my ma name; Gsi+x anP ns r. =
| iumbus. Ohio this 10th day OF Sept
~ -'A'' WILLIAM d. FULTON,
fseaD Secretary of Stat
Ii \9eo' As