The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-10-31
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON
STITUTpON OF OHIO.
CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY FOR PURPOSES
OF TAXATION

Be IL resolved by the Gsnsroi AssemeIy I y mem. m
Sfate Of Ohio, three-ffths OF the men, men.
bers elected to each house concul'i'a
That there shall be submitted to the ', elee'os9 ~
of the state for their approval OF ~ 6rst
the regular election TO be he.d :; oii iNoyembeT,
1910 pronosal to amend Article XII, o2 Pee
tion 3. of the constitution of the state oi oHio'
to read as follows:
SECTION D. All property, shall be ase. taseo Ss ss
such rules and methods and ana IN The SueH rules and
mefhods shall be uniform within the elasses Sc
SO established But all bonds outstanat.ts atnt. S of
the first day of January Isi9, ,,,tv o. w or town
shin in this state or which have been lssusa as
In behalf of the public schools IN Ohio o.hsrsufh
means of instruction IN conneeuon On 'I b,,Tving
shall be exempt from taxauon' anu as ysed
Grounds public school houses, houses d
Exclusively for public worship, inshtuti9s . usSe
exclusively for charitable purposes, Rupiio
ertv used exclusively for any puphc Pui pun PosS' 80
an3 nsreonai nroperty TO an amount not eX
eeeding in value Ave hundred dollars foI sasa
individual may, by general laws, ne 81 nroi
from taxation; and laws may be passed 70 p.,e pi,e
vide against the double taxation that 1esul1s s
from the taxing OF both the real estate anu
the mortgage or the debt secured theiSoyi ~
other lien upon it; but all such laws snal ", pe
subject to alteration or repeal; ana s las t;rne
of ali property so exempted SHAH, from I'M I'M
20 time. be ascertained and pubhsneo a. may
be directed by law
BE II further reSolvsd nat the .
publication of the said proposed ameno!ne,ia aio y.
ssbaIi he made and the form of the ballots to
be used at said election Tor the snoillssiot s VI
thereof shall be prepared by the sesi ieeaty -: -
etate Returns of the votes cast at SAID elscuoii
shall be made by the proper election olhclals
to the secretary Of state, who, with the Cove
nor and the attorney general shaH open H. dme
canvass the same. If majority Oh me i,S Si -
tors voting on the said amendment shai
sscertaired to have voted in favor Thereon. Fhe
governor shall make proclamation 'neieo'
CLARENCE ]. BRowN,
President OF the Ssnats.
CARL R. KIMBALL.
Speaker of the House of RsPrsssnfot'psS'
Adopted April ;, 1919.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE or OHIO,
Office of the Secretary of State
+ HARVEY. c. SMITH, Secretary Of State
of the State of Ohio, do hereby certify that tne
foregoing is an exemplihed copy, eare1uliy
compared by me with the original now on me
Secretary of State and found to be true any any
correct of joint resolution adopted oy the
83rd General Assembly of the State OF ONO, on
the 3rd day of April, A. ID. 1919, and hiea n
this Office on the 9th day of May, a. " lSls'
entitled "Joint Resolution proposing y
amend Article XII, Section z, ot tae eohss ~,
tuition of the State of Ohio, relative TO me
classification of property for the purposes o.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF. | have hereuntC
subscribed my name, and affixed my ofncia
seal at Columbus, Ohio, this 18th day o.
September, A. D. 1919.
HARVEY c. SMITH,
Sserstary of State