Ohio Constitution
Article VIII - Public Debt and Public Works
- § 1 Public debt; limit of deficit spending by state.
- § 2 State may incur debts for defense or to retire outstanding debts.
- § 2a REPEALED. Referred to adjusted compensation for service in World War I.
- § 2b Adjusted compensation for service in World War II; World War II veterans’ bonuses.
- § 2c Construction of state highway system.
- § 2d Korean War veterans’ bonuses.
- § 2e Providing means for securing funds for highway and public building construction.
- § 2f Authorizing bond issue to provide school classrooms, support for universities, for recreation and conservation and for state buildings.
- § 2g Authorizing bond issue or other obligations for highway construction.
- § 2h Bond issue for state development.
- § 2i Capital improvement bonds.
- § 2j Vietnam conflict compensation fund.
- § 2k Issuance of bonds for local government public infrastructure capital improvements.
- § 2l Parks, recreation, and natural resources project capital improvements.
- § 2m Issuance of general obligations.
- § 2n Facilities for system of common schools and facilities for statesupported and state-assisted institutions of higher education.
- § 2o Issuance of bonds and other obligations for environmental conservation and revitalization purposes.
- § 2p Issuance of bonds for economic and educational purposes and local government projects.
- § 2q Issuance of Bonds for Continuation of Environmental Revitalization and Conservation.
- § 2r Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq Conflicts Compensation Fund
- § 2s Issuance of Additional General Obligation Bonds to Fund Public Infrastructure Capital Improvements
- § 3 The state to create no other debt; exceptions.
- § 4 Credit of state; the state shall not become joint owner or stockholder.
- § 5 No assumption of debts by the state.
- § 6 Counties, cities, towns, or townships, not authorized to become stockholders, etc.; insurance, etc.
- § 7 Sinking fund.
- § 8 The commissioners of the sinking fund.
- § 9 Biennial report of sinking fund commissioners.
- § 10 Application of sinking fund.
- § 11 Semiannual report of sinking fund commissioners.
- § 12 REPEALED. Provided for a superintendent of public works.
- § 13 Economic development.
- § 14 Financing for housing program.
- § 15 State assistance to development of coal technology.
- § 16 State and political subdivisions to provide housing for individuals.
- § 17 Limitations on obligations state may issue.
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