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PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE
CONSTiTUTiON OF OHIO

p,orosin,r am amendment To section ., ar
tclc X II of the Constitution OF the Stale
of Ohio, as adopted Sept. y. W. rcia'iNc
Rti III IT 'RESOLVED liz TIE GENEE.
All ASSEMBLY or THE STATE or
OHIO three-ffths of the members ciectcu
To both houses concurring therein.
That there shall be submitted TO ,nc
electors of the state. in the manner pro
vdcd by law or the first TUESDAY ,oi. nf'cr
proposal to amend section 2 of article
XII of the constitution Of the state of
ohio to read ms follows:
Section 9 Laws shah he passed. taxing
by IL uniform rule, all moneys, credits. In
vestmonts 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 outstanding on the first day or
January, 1913 of the state of Ohio or of
any city. village. hamlet county. or town
ship in this state or which have been iS-
sued in behalf of the public schools In
Ohio and by the means of instruction IN
connection Herewith. which honds out
standng~on the first day of January. l9l'.
shall be exempt from taxation but bury
ing grounds, public school houses, houses
used exclusively for public worship; insli-
tutions used exclusively for charitable
purposes. public property used exclusive
y for any public purpose. ana personal
property. to an amount not exceeding III
value five hundred dollars. for each indi-
vidua, may. by general laws. be exempt
ell from taxation: and laws may be pas
scd to provide against the double taxa
ton 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 laws shall be
subject to alteration or repeal: and the
value of all property. so exempted. SHALL
from time to time, be asccrtaincd and
published ne is. as Ei maX he drected 9E v; law
at such election herein provided for the
submission of this amendment to the clcc-
tors of the state. this proposition shall be
placed on the official ballot In the man
ncr prescribed by law.
If the votes for the proposal shall cx-
coed those against it, this amendment
shall take effect on the first day Of .Janu-
AIRY, 1919, and said original section Of
article MI of the constitution OF the state
of Ohio shall be repealed, and annullcd.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
EARL ID. BLOOM.
President Of the Senate.
Adopted March y, 1917.
United States of America
State of Ohio.
Office of the Secretary of State
], WILLIAM y. FULTON. Secretary of
certify that the foregoing is an cXempli-
fled copy, carefully compared by me with
the original rolls now on file in this office
of state and found to be true .and cor
rect. of a Joint resolution. adopted by The
General Assembly of the state of Ohio
Oh tne -lSt uiiy OF Marcl. ~. u 1911. ana
filed in this office on the 30th day of
March, A. ID. 1917 entitled Joint Resolu-
ton proposing an amendment to section
z. article XII of the Constitution of the
state of Ohio. as adopted Sept D. 1872,
relative to the taxation of property"
IN TESTIMONY WIIERI;OF, j have
hereunto subscribed my name. and affixed
my official seal at the City of Columbus,
Ohio, this 10th day of Sept. A. -. 1918.
WILLIAM ID. FULTON,
tSEAID- Secretary of State.
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