Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-10-17

RELATE &c TO TAXATION.
Be 1t rcso!tcd BY tie Gcae,at .4sser.tly Of the
state ~ OHIO three dftEs Of tAe me.noers
elected to each house ccncurrins therei:i:
of t.e state, tor Their arpoval or rejection, at
the election to be ED on the first Tuesday
after tie first MonGay in November, 1929. a
proposal to amend section of article XII
and TO repeal section of article XII of the
constitution Of tie state of Ohio said section 2
Of art lie XII, when amended, to read as fol-
lows;
Sec 2 No property, taxed according to value,
shall be s. taxed in excess Of one and ore-half
per cent OF its true value in money Tor all state
and local purposes, but laws may be passed
authorizing additional taxes TO be levied outside
of such Ii citation, et.er when approved by II
least a ayority Of the electors OF the taxing
district voting such propos tion or VIXEN
provided for by the charter OF q municipal cor
poraton. Land and improvements thereon shall
be taxed by uniform rule according to value
All bonds outstar ling the first day OF Jan
uary, 1913, Of the state OF OHIO OF 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 war compensation
fund, shall be exempt from taxation. and, with
out limiting the general power, sub 5ect to the
provisions OF article | OF this constitution, to
determine the subjects and methods OF taxation
or exemptions therefrom, general laws may be
passed to exempt burying 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
subject to aite. alton refc.l; ana the value OF
all property exempted shall, from time to time,
be ascertained and published as may be directed
by law.
SCHEDULE.
If the votes for the proposal shall exceed t-.ose
against IT, the amendment sail 60 into effect
January !. 1881, and original sections and 3
of article N Of the constitute OF the state Of
Ohio sail be repealed and annulled; but all
leves for interest and sinking fund or retire
ment of bonds issued, authorized prior to
said date which not subject to the statutory
limitation Of fifteen mills on the aggregate rate
of taxation then in force, and all tax ievles
provided for by the conscrNaacy act Of Ohio and
the sanitary district act Of Ohio, as said laws
are in force on said date. for the purposes OF
conservancy districts and sanitary districts
ganized prior to said date, and all tax lcvics
for other purposes authorized by the General
Assembly prior to said date or by vote Of TIE
electors of any political subdivision OF tie
state pursuant 10 laws in force said date, to
BE- made outside said statutory Limitation for
and during a period Of years extending beyond
municipal corporation pursuant to laws in torce
on said date, shall not be subject to the lirta
ton Of fifteen mills established by said amend
ment: and evies for interest and sinking fund
or retirement Of bonds issued or authorized prior
to said date, shall be outside OF SAID imitation
to the extent required to eqna'i7e any reduction
in the amount OF taxable property available Ter
such levies, the rate imposed upon such
property, effected BY laws thctrGf'c~ nosse5
Be it further ,esoia.ed, That at the election
above referred to, the ballots TO be Ga>C teI the
submission of this amendment shall set forth
the full text of article XII, section 2, as pro
posed to be amended and tie schedule Thereof.
Adopted March 19, 1929.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF OHIO.
Office Of the Secretary Of State. .
State, OF the State of Ohio, do hereby certify
that the foregoing is copied from a1d carefuly
compared by me with the original Ioint Resolu
ton adopted by the GSth Uenera Assembly OF
he Ct,te Of Ohio ON March lo. 1929. and now