Section 6. No debt for internal improvement

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No debt for internal improvement

Except as otherwise provided in this constitution the state shall never contract any debt for purposes of internal improvement.

Summary: Taxation; state and local government bonds; inheritance, income, franchise, and severance taxes

Election Date: September 3, 1912

Votes For Ratification: 269039

Votes Against Ratification: 249864

Percent for Ratification: 52%

Percent Against Ratification: 48%

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Amendment Source: Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention of Ohio 1912 pg 2119 2145

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The state shall never contract any debt for purposes of internal improvement.

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