The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-08

FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
comet RRENT RESOLUTION submitting TO
the qualified voters OF the state OF Missouri
an amendment to the constitution thereof
relating to water-works, electr G or other
n5ht pants and public sewers in cities cf
thirt. Thousand inhabitants or less.
Be 1t resolved by the House of Representa-
tives. the Senate concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held on
the Tuesday next following the frst Monday
In November. A. d.. 1s:@, the following
amendment to the constitution OF Missouri
concerning Water-works, electric or other
light plants and public sewers. shall be sun.
mltted to the qualified voters Of said state, to-
wit:
ShCrIoS /. That section IL of article 10. Of
the constitution OF the state of Missouri be
amended by adding after the word .districtsu
in line three. the following: land for the pur-
pose OF purchasing or erecting water-works
and electric or other light plants for cities
containing 80 100 Inhabitants or less when
snch cities elect to own same and to proyioe
proper sewerage for such cities;'' SO that
sald section of the constitution when amended
th ali read as follows:
SECTION IL. Rates ior local purposes-limits.
now Increased for schools and erecting public
bulldings-Iaxes for county. city town and
school purposes may be levied on all subjects
and objects of taxation, but the valuation Of
property therefor shall not exceed the valua-
ZION OF the same property in such town city or
school district for state and county uuruoses
For county purposes, the annual rate on prop
erty, In counties having six million dollars or
less. shall not in the aggregate exceed nftv
cents Oh the hundred dollars valuation. In
counties having six million dollars and under
Ten million dollars. said rate shall not exceed
loriF cents on he hundred dollars valuation:
IN counties having ten million dollar. and
under thirty million doiIara said rate snail
not exceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation: IN co1nttes having thirty million
collars or IAGre said rate snail not exceed
thirty-hVe cents on the hundred dolIsrs vaIua-
uon foI city and town purposes, the annual
fa.e ta.e on property in cities and towns having
thifiy thousand iGhabitants more shall not
IN the aggregate, exceed one hundred cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation: in citi.s
ana towns having less than thirty thousand
ana over ten thousand inhabitants, said rate
snail not exceed sixty cents On the one hundred
collars valuation: in cities and towns having
less than ten Thousand and more than one
tho1sand Inhabitants, said rate shall not ex-
csed nifty cents On the hundred dollars yaIua-
tion and in towns having one thousand iuhab.
itants Or less. said rate shall not exceed
twenty live cents Oh the one hundred dollars
valuation For school purposes in dis,ric:s
the annual rate on property shall 20: exceed
forty cents on the hundred dollars valuation;
ffoFiled. the Aforesaid annual rater for
schooi purposes may be increased In distric.s
formed OF cities and towns to an amount no, To
exceed one dollar on the hundred dollars VAL
nation, ana in other districts to an amount
not to exceed sixty cents on the hundred
collars valuation, on the condition that a
majority OF the voters who taxpayers
voting at an election held to decfde the ,91ss
tisn, vote for said increase For the porDnse Of
erecting public buildings in COUNTIES cifies or
echSoi districts. and for the purpose Of erect
Ing or purchasing water vorks and electric or
o'ner ilght plants for cities containing 30 GG)
inhsnitanf. or Iess, when such cities eis.: 10
own same. ard TO provide proper sewerage
Tor saeh casies, the rates of taxation herein
limited NAV be increased AMI the purpose for
"hicn II Is intended shall have been 81 omitted
30 b vote OF the people, and twe-thir1s of the
qGailaed voters OF such county, city or school
oietrirt voting at sueh election shall vote
therefor L ne rate herein allowed TO each
county snail be ascertsiued By the amount of
ssxaei. property therein. according to the
iass assessment for state and county purpsse.
eai TIE rate allowed 10 each city or town oy
the number Of Inhabitants, accordiag to the
last csa as taken under the authority Of the
state Or tie L a3te1 States; said restriction "a
20 Tase snail apply 30 taxes OF every Eind ana
description. whether general CT special, ex-
c4I's iaHes 10 pay valid Indebtedness now ex-
istin-;, or boas4s which may be issued - re-
neTFa-i OF saSz Indebtedness