Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-03
For School Elections.

ms following Is the Act :utrodnced trio
the senate by senator Burkrh0lder provldiug
for elections Oh propositions. to increase the
school IaN
An .cf |" authorize Boards If Directors.
Eoard> OF %Tu-tees, and BoIri> OF EducI-
ton. III the state at Missouri. to submit to
the voters OF their respective districts, In
cities, towns and village, and otr.: dis
tricis. pr"pOsiti. MS to Increase ID. annual
rate Of TAX ition for school purposes and
fuf erecting school houses
SECTION /. Whenever II shall Iecome nee
es-try an the judgment Of the board OF d-
Tr"tors OF ANY school uistI let. or board OF
trd-t-rs or boIrd7 OF siuCiti"D Of any CITY,
t"Wn or Village IN the -tals, TO Increase the
annual rate Of taxation Tor school purpo,e-.
OF Wien any i've resident taxpayers OF such
district stat p'UlfiUn -Ich B"ir.i, In writing.
jIrf they tr-ir" an l~n':ea-e Ia tire Tltf OF
taxation, such board shall dcterIuin" tie
rat ui TAX zion ne :rs>sry to he levied IN
SUCH distrl I, wlluln the maximum rate,
prercrIteia .! the constitution tor such pUr-
poses, and shall submit To tho vo;ers of said
'ity. town. village. or other school district.
vino are taxpayers OF such city, town, VII
IaRe or other school district at an election TO
tie hv SUCH board called AMI held tor that
purpose. at the usual place tor holding
e! ctl"ns for members OF board. whether The
rate Oi taxation shall be Increased as propOs-
= by -aid board, and II u majority OF the
voters who are taxpayers. voting ut such
election, shall vote IN favor of such Increase,
The result Of such vote. aud the rate of tuXs-
tlrn 80 voted in such district shall be ,erlItlru
hy the clerk OF secretary of such board or
district, TO the clerk of the county court If
the proper county, who shall. on TIE receipt
Thereof, proceed 10 ASSESS aud carry out the
mount ~ returned on the taX-boL.s on all
the taxable property. re al anu personal, o:
such city, town or village or other school
district, as shown by the last annual assess
ln"nt tor state and county purpose. inciud-
ing all vi merchants, rs provided
by law.
Sc .. Such boards OF riuci,ion Or school
boards uf any cltH, town or village or hoard
OF JIrsclOr, Of uny school district ~ lhIs
state. shall, whenever II shall become uecr,-
sIrN III their Judgment. or be- requested toy
a petition OF ten taxpayers OF nv school
district, city. town or Village, TO increase
TIE annual rate OF taxation tor the purpose
Oi erecting. school buildings IN suct district.
determine HE rate OF taxation neres,ary to
b. levied within the maximum rates pre-
>crihtd 10y the Constitution and as therein
limited tor such purposes, AMI ii ali submit
to the voters OF districts formed Of citie..
towns, aLi villages, or other school district,
AT an " elton 10 be by such board called aud
held Tor That purpose. at the usual place Of
hold ns ELECTIONS Tor members Of such board
called and held for that purpose. a, the
usual place Of holding elections Tor members
of such board, whether the rate of taxation
>htIl Ice Increased a> proposed by said board
tor erecting school buildings, and # two
thirds OF The qualified voters of such Schuu.
district. or OF sucn city, town or village
lOrmln. a school district voting al such cleo
tun, shall vote In favor OF such increase, for
the purpose aforesaid, the result OF such vote
and the rate of taxation 80 voted, shall be
certified hy the secretary or clerk OF
>uch board to the clerk OF the county court
OF the proper county, whu shall, on the re-
c"ipt thereof. proceed to assess tue amount
so retirue for building purposes on ali the
taxable property, both Real and personal, nf
such city. town or village forming such
school district or other school district, as
shown by the last annual assessment tor state
anu county purposes. including all state
meuts of merchants, as provided by law.
SEC. ). The elections authoriZedl III this aot
may be hid al the same time and place and
III the manner now provided hv law Tor
holding elections Tor school purposes. but
the propositions in that event submitted,
must be voted upon separately, AMI certified
AS herein before provided.
SEC. !. said board of directors or board,
oil -hnciti0I, calling such elections, shall
c.,,!se AT least fifteen days public notice 10 be
given OF tue time aud place OF loldin. such
erection OF elections, ami the purposes for
which 1t is !ieid, by publication ia some
Newspaper published in such city. town or
viIlig. Iormin. such district, or other
school district. and II no newspaper Is pub
lIshed III such school district, then nv five
written or printed hand bills posted in tive
+ of the mot public places in sucn district.
SEC. There being no law by which the
people may have the benefit of this act in
holding school elections III the year 1877, an
emergency exists for the immediate taking
effect OF this act therefore this act shan
take effect and be III force from and after ,ts
passage. A II. EDWARDS,
:. Chairman ofCommittee on Eugrossed Bulls.