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TheOhio Bank Taxation Amendment, also known asAmendment 3, was on theOctober 13, 1857 ballot inOhio as alegislatively referred constitutional amendment, where it wasdefeated. The measure would have provided that all property employed in banking be taxed in a manner equal to that imposed on the property of individuals.^[1]

Election results

Ohio Amendment 3 (October 1857)
Result		Votes	Percentage
dNo		20,609	11.38%
Yes		160,470	88.62%

Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, a majority of the total 332,126 votes in the entire election (166,604 votes) were needed for the measure to be approved.

Election results via:Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

Text of measure

The text of the measure can be readhere.

Path to the ballot

The amendment was referred to the ballot by theOhio General Assembly on April 3, 1857.^[1]

See also

Suggest a link

• Ohio 1857 ballot measures
• 1857 ballot measures
• List of Ohio ballot measures
• History of Initiative & Referendum in Ohio

External links

• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library

Footnotes

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