The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-10-25

Proposing an amendment to section 2. article
XII of the Constitution of the State OF Ohio'
as adopted Sept. 3, 1912, relative to the taxa
tion Of property.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL AS
SEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO. three
fifths of the members elected to both houses con-
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 1913, proposal to amend section z OF article
XII of the constitution of the state of Ohio, to
''''' " ARTICLE XII.
Section 2. Laws shall be passed. taxing by
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 first day of January, 1913, of the
state of Ohio of any city, village hamlet, coun-
ty. or township in this state 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
buryng grounds. public school houses. houses used
exclusively for public worship; inttitutions used
exclusively for charitable purposes public proper
ty used exclusively for any public purpose. and
persona al 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. or other lien upon it, but all such
shall be subject to alteration or repeal; and the
value of all property so exempted. shall. from
time to time, be ascertained and published may
be directed by law.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED That at such
election herein provided for the submission of this
endment to the electors of the state this propo-
sition shall be placed the official ballot tie
manner prescribed by law.
If the votes for the proposal shall exceed those
against il, 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Ohio shall be repealed and annulled.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 IL. 1917.
United States of America,
State of Ohio
Office of the Secretary of State.
l, 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 me with the original rolls file in
this office and in my official custody 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 2lSt day of March, AID.
1917, and filed in this office the 30th day of
March, AID. 1917, entitled Joint Resolution pro-
posing an amendment to section q article XII of
the Constitution of the State of Ohio. as adopted
September 8, 1912, relative to the taxation of
IN IN Testimony WHEREOF. have here
unto subscribed my name and affixed my official
seal at the City of Columbus, Ohio, this 10th day
of September, A.D 1918.
WILLIAM D. FULTON.
SEAL Secretary of State.