The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-10-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
STITUTION OF OHIO.
CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES
OF TAXATION

Be it resolved BY The General Assem6iy o. me
State of Ohio three-ffths OF the mem
bers elected to each house cohcuiii"e
That there shall be submitted to the electors
of the state for their approval or rejeetiohi 80 a.
tbe regular election to be held on the hrst
Tuesday after the first Monday in Noyem9er'
1919, proposal to amend Article MI, Pc
ton 2, of the constitution OF the State OF Ohio'
to read as follows:
Srcr1oN .. All property shall be taxed by
such rules and methods and in such classes as
may be provided by law. Inc rules anu
methods shall be uniform within the classes
established But all bonds f sbe state Of
Ohio or of any city, village, county, oi ;,ad eomd
ship in this state or which have peen lSsuLu t
in behalf of the public schools IN ONO anu t1S
shall be exempt from taxation; ana puiy1nSS
grounds, public school houses, houses i used
exclusively for public worship, institutions useu
exclusively for charitable purposes, Puohc prop
erty used exclusively for any pubic purp
and personal property, to an amount llot -
ceeding in value five hundred dollars LOT eaeI 1
individual, may, by general laws, be exempted
from taxation; and laws may be passed 70 pro pro
vide against the double taxation that results
from the taxing of both the real estate ana
the mortgage or the debt secured thereny! OF
other lien upon it; but all such laws shall pc
subject to alteration or repeal; ana tne Va,ue trl
of all property exempted shall, from unle t
to time be ascertained and published as may
be directed by law
Be il further resolved, That the required
publication of the said proposed amendmept
Shall be made and the form OF the balots. 70
! be used at said election Tor the SUBMISSION
! thereof shall be prepared by the secretary OIL
state Returns of the votes cast at sald elsctioII
! shall be made by the proper election ohcials
/ to the secretary of state, who, with the Cover,
/ nor and the attorney general, shall open ana
canvass the same Ii majority OF the elec-
tors voting on the said amendment shaH pc
ascertained to have voted in favor Thereon, the
governor shall make proclamation thereol
without delay
President Of the Senate
CARL II. KIMBALL,
Speaker of the HoaSe Of REPRESENTATIVES.
Adopted April 3, 1919,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO,
/ Office of the Secretary of State.
I. HARVEY c. SMITH, Secretary of State
! Of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that the
/ foregoing is an exemplihed copy, carefully
/ compared Dy me with the original now on ME
in this office and in my othclal CUSTODY az
Secretary of State and found to be true and
correct. Of a Joint resolution adopted by the
83rd General Assembly OF the State OF ONO; on
the 3rd day Of April, A. ID. 1919 and hled N
this Office on the 9th day of May, a. - I9l9,
entitled "Joint Resolution proposing tc
| amend Article XII Section 2, OF the constl
tuition of the State OF Ohio, relative to the
classification of property for the purposes oi
taxation. ,..
subscribed my name, and affixed my ofhclai
seal at Columbus Ohio, this 18TH day OF
September, A. ID. 1919.
HARVEY c. SMITH,
Secretary Of State
ISeall