The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-10-10
CLASSIFICATION or PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES
OF TAXATION

Be it resolved BY tie General Asser'blty ~ Of the
State of Ohio three-ffths of the mem
bers elected to each house concurring
That there shall be submitted to the electors
of the state for their approval or reJectlone a.
the regular election to be held on the iirst
Tuesday after the first Monday in November,
1912 proposal to amend Article N o1 9ec-
ton 2, Of the constitution of the State OF Onlo'
to read as follows:
SECTION q. All property shall be taxed by
sueb rules and methods and in such classes as
may be provided by. law Inc fues anu aisa
methods shall be uniform within the classes
50 established But all bonds % sbe state Of
Ohio OF any city, village, county, OF ;'aa eoma
ship in this state, or which nave peeh iSsuLu tt
in behalf of the public schools in Ono ana tns
means of instruction in connection therewith
shall be exempt from taxation; and Durylng
grounds, public school houses, houses used d
exclusively for public worship, institutions useu
exclusively for charitable purposes, public prop
erty used exclusively for any pubic purpose
and personal property, to an amount nor sN
ceeding in value FIVE hundred dollars, tor eac1
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 ana
the mortgage or the debt secured thereby, OF
other lien upon it; but all such laws shall DC
subject to alteration or repeal; and tne Vaiue ;
of all property so exempted shall from tline
to time, be ascertained and published as may
be directed by law
Be it further resolved, That the required
publication of the said proposed amendnent
shall be made and the form OF the ballots 10
be used at said election for the SUBMISSION
thereof shall be prepared by the secretary OF
state Returns of the votes cast at sald elScuoh
shall be made by the proper election ofhclais
to the secretary of state, who, with the COVER.
nor and the attorney general, shall open ana
canvass the same If a majority OF the elec-
tors voting on the said amendment shall DC
ascertdined to have voted in favor thereof, the
governor shall make proclamation Thereon
without delay.
CLARENCE ]. Brown,
President OF the Senate
CARL r. KIMBALL,
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
Adopted April 3, 1919.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA,
STATE or ONO,
Office Of the Secretary of State.
/. 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 ME
in this Office and in my official custody as
Secretary of State and found to be true ana
correct of a Joint resolution adopted by the
83rd General Assembly of the State OF Ohio, on
the 3rd day of April, A. ID. 1919, and filed N
this office on the 9th day of May A. ID. l9l9,
entitled Joint Resolution proposing to
amend Article XII, Section 2, OF the constr
tuition of the State Of Ohio, relative to ths
classification of property for the purposes Of
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have hereunte
subscribed my name, and affixed my othclal
seal at Columbus, Ohio, this 18th day OF
September, A. d. 1919,
HARVEY c. SMITH,
SseretGry of State.
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