Ohio Taxation and Bond Provisions Amendment (September 1912)

Ohio Taxation and Bond Provisions Amendment
	Election date; September 3, 1912
	Topic; Bond issues and Taxes
	Status; Approved
Type; Constitutional convention referral	Origin; Constitutional convention

Ohio Taxation and Bond Provisions Amendment was on the ballot as a constitutional convention referral in Ohio on September 3, 1912. It was approved.

A “yes” vote supported making several changes to tax and bond provisions of the Ohio Constitution, including:

prohibit poll taxes, also known as head taxes, on individuals;
increase the legislature's authority to exempt personal property from $200 to $500 per individual;
provide that the legislature can enact income and inheritance taxes, whether graduated or flat, with at least 50% of the revenue returned to the city, village, or township where it was collected;
provide that the legislature can enact excise and franchise taxes, as well as taxes on gas, oil, coal, and other minerals produced in the state; and
require any state subdivision issuing bonds to levy an annual tax to cover interest payments and establish a reserve fund to ensure full repayment when the bonds mature.

A “no” vote opposed making several changes to tax and bond provisions of the Ohio Constitution.

Election results

Ohio Taxation and Bond Provisions Amendment
Result	Votes	Percentage
Yes	269,039	51.85%
No	249,864	48.15%

Results are officially certified.

The ballot title for Taxation and Bond Provisions Amendment was as follows:

“

ARTICLE XII, SECTIONS 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 AND 11.

Taxation of State and Municipal Bonds, Inheritances, Incomes, Franchises and Production of Minerals.

”

See also: State constitutional conventions

A state constitutional convention referred the measure to the ballot.

Ohio Taxation and Bond Provisions Amendment

Election date September 3, 1912
Topic Bond issues and Taxes
Status Approved
Type Constitutional convention referral	Origin Constitutional convention

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