The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-10-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE con
STITUTION OF OHIO.
CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES
OF TAXATION

Be il resolved By the Gsnerol Assembly Of the
State Of Ohio, thrsehfths OF the mem
bers elected TO each house eoncurrlng
That there shall be- submitted to the electors
of the state for their approval or rejection, at
the regular election to be held on the hrst
Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
1919, proposal to amend. Article Nil Sec
ton 2, of the constitution of the State OF Ohio,
to read as follows:
SECTION D. All property shall be taxed by
such rules and methods and in such classes as
may be provided by law. The rules and
methods shall be uniform within the classes
so established But all bonds outstanding on
the first day of January, 1913, of the state OF
ship in this state, or which have been issued
IN behalf of the public schools in Ohio and the
means of instruction in connection thereWlth
shall be exempt from taxation; and buryng
grounds public school houses, houses used
exclusively for public worship, institutions used
exclusively for charitable purposes, public prop
erty used exclusively for any public purpose,
and personal property, to an amount not eT-
ceeding in value FIVE hundred dollars for each
individual, may, by general laws be exempted
from taxation and laws may be passed to pro.
vide against the double taxation that results
from the taxing 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; ana the value
of all property so exempted shall, from time
to time, be ascertained and published as may
be directed by law.
Be it further resolved, That the required
publication of the said proposed amendment
shall be made and the form OF the ballots to
be used at said election for the submission
thereof shall be prepared by the secretary OF
state. Returns of the votes cast at said election
shall be made by the proper election ofncials
TO the secretary of state who, with the COVER.
and the attorney. general shall open and
canvass the same If a majority of the cleo
tors voting on the said amendment shall be
ascertained 10 have voted in favor thereof, the
governor shall make proclamation thereof
without delay.
CLARENcE ]. BRowE
President Of the Senate
CARL r. KIMBALL,
Speaker Of the House Ut REPRESENTATIVES.
Adopted April 8, 1919.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIcA,
STATE or ONO,
Office of the Secretary of State
l. HARVEY c. SMITH, Secretary of State
Of the State Of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is an exemplihed copy, carefully
compared by me with the original now on hle
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
S3rd General Assembly Of the State OF ONO, on
the 3rd day OF April, A. D. 1919, and filed in
this Office on the 9th day of May, A. d. 1912
entitled "Joint Resolution proposing 70
amend Article XII, Section 2, Of the consti
tuition of the State of Ohio, relative to the
classification of property for the purposes Of
taxation"
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have hereunte
subscribed my name, sand affixed my official
seal At Columbus, Ohio, this 18th day oi
September. A. D. 1919.
HARVEY c. SMITH,
sserstary ct Stats