The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-09-27
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
THE CONSTITUTION
OF OHIO.
Proposing amendment to section 2, article
XII Of the Constitution of the State of Ohio.
as adopted Sept. g. 1912. relative to the taxa
tion of DToDerty

Proposing an amendment to section g. 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
ftths OF the members elected to both houses con-
curing therein:
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-
Der, 1915 proposal to amend section 2. of article
XII Of the constitution Of the state of Ohio, to
read as follows:
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 on the first day of January, 1913, of the
state OF Ohio or of any city, village hamlet, coun
! ~, 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 the first day of
January, 1913, shall be exempt from taxation but
burying 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
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. but all such
snail be subject to alteration or repeal and the
value of all property, exempted, shall, from
time to time, be ascertained and published as may
| be directed by law
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That at such
election herein provided for the submission of this
amendment to the electors of the state this propo
5ition shall be placed on 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 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 annuled.
Z. J. HOPPLE,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
EARL d. BLOOM,
President of the Senate.
Adopted March 21, 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 exemplified copy, carefully COM
pared by with the original rolls on 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 on the goth day of
March. AID. 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. 1912, relative to the taxation of
property
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, AID. 1918.
WILLIAM D. FULTON,
SEAL Secretary of State.