Ohio Const. art. VIII, § 4. Credit of state; the state shall not become joint owner or stockholder

The credit of the state shall not, in any manner, be given or loaned to, or in aid of, any individual association or corporation whatever; nor shall the state ever hereafter become a joint owner, or stockholder, in any company or association in this state, or elsewhere, formed for any purpose whatever. Effective: September 1, 1851