Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-10

Be IT ycsots,cd by the CcaeyGl Assent.y Of the
state q Ono, three hths Of tne nle.nbers
elected to each house co.lcurring therein
That there shall be s::5n;ted to t.le eleetors
the election to be hid on the first Tuesday
after t. e first Mond, IN Nove"l5er, 1929,
proposal to amend section OF article XII
and to repeal section of article XII of the
constitr ion Of the state Of Ohio; said section
of art e Mi, when amended. to read fol-
lows:
Sec. 2. No property, taxed according to value,
shall be SO taxed IN excess OF one and one-half
per cent of its true value in money for all state
and local purposes, but laws may be passed
authorizing additional taxes to be levied outside
of such ILL.,. tation, either when approved by ct
least majority Of the electors Of the taxing
district voting such proposition, or when
provided for by the charter OF a municipal
poratlon. Land and improvements thereon shall
be taxed by uniform rule according to value.
All bonds outstanC ng on the first day OF Jan
uary 1913 of the s,ate OF Ohio Of any city,
village hamlet county township IN this state.
or which have been issued in behalf of the public
schools OF Ohio and the means OF instruction in
connection herewith. which bonds out
standing the first day Of January, 1913 and
all bonds issued for the world compensation
fund. shall be exempt from taxation, and, with
out limiting the general power, subject TO the
provisions OF article | OF this constitution, to
determine the subjects and methods Of taxation
exemptions thererom, general laws may be
passed to exempt burylng grounds public school
houses houses used exclusively for public wor-
ship institutions used exclusively for charitable
purposes, and public property used exclusively
for any public purpose, but all such laws shall be
sub eet TO alteration or re2c@i; and the value OF
all property 50 exempted sh"ll, from time to time,
be ascertaned and published may be directed
by law.
GCI.ELUL.
If the votes for the proposal shall exceed those
against it. the amendment shall go into effect
January l. 1881, and original eeeti rs 2 and 3
Of article NI / OF the constitution of the state OF
Ohio slall be repealed and annulled; but all
levies for interest and sinking fund retire
ment Of bonds issued, or authorized prior to
said date which not subject to the statutory
limitation OF fifteen mills on the aggregate rate
provided for by the conserva?cy act of Ohio and
the sanitary district act of Ohio, said laws
are in force ON said date. tor the purposes OF
conservancy districts and sanitary districts
ganzed prior to said date, and all tax leviess
for other purposes authorized by the General
Assembly prior to said date by vote Of sthe
electors Of any political subdi .ision Of the
state, pursuant to laws in force SAID date, to
be made outside said statutory limitation tor
and during a period Cf years c tending beyond
municipal corporation pursuant to laws in force
on said date, shall not be sub ject to the llmita-
ton of fifteen mills established by said amend
ment; and levies for interest and sinking tund
or retirement of bonds issued or authcrl@"d prior
to said date. shall be outside Of said Lnltaton
in the amount of taxable property available for
such levies, the rate imposed upon such
property, effected b. laws thercaltc" p@s ed
Be it further resoi7'cd That At the election,
above referred To. the ballots 10 be Esea y t4e
submission Of this ame~ ~dront ehail set forth
the full text of article XII, section 2, as pro
posed to be amended an t.le seaeGEie tAereo..
Adopted March 70, 1929.