The Holt County sentinel., 1896-10-23
THIRD CONsTITUrIONALA AMENDMENT.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters al the stale al aSsuusa
An amendment to the constitution thereof;
concerning education, free schools and scii'oi
ages
Re II resolved by the Senate, the House oi Rep
res..ntatIves cuncurring therein:
That at the general election u ne n''a ON ine
veeNter. A. d.. ls.G. fhe folIowing anrrinient
10 ihe constitution Of Missouri. concerning edn-
cation. free schools AMI scll,nI ages, Snali ne
t0-wtt: ", -,
the constitution "f this stale be antnGed ny
striking out tle word six and Inserting IN
lIe, thereof the word five" that said section
Ui the constitution shall read As fol"as:
ssrcil"ni. general diffusion 81 knoMledse
and intelligence being essential the prcserV:i-
tiou Uf the rights and liberties of the people.
the general assembly shall establish and main-
tain free public schools for the giatn'i"ns IN.
strtlctiOn Of all persons IN TINS stale betweth
the ages of five and twenty years.
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
tY,NI;UVKENT RESOLUTION submitting tp
the qualified voters uf tie state ot Mi>St..'r
an amendment 10 the constitution Thereof. re-.
lattng To water, worNs, electric na " s ,,,;.,, %
thousand inhabitants or less.
he II resolved by the House 81 Representatives
the Senate c0ncurftpg therein:
Thai al tine general election IL be held on the
Tuesday next following the FIRST Monday ih No,
to the constitution of Missouri, c"nccraihS
nster- works. electric other light plants and
n,Il,lic sewers. shall he submitted To the quail
he'd voters of said state. 10 wit:
SECTION I. That section IL. al article 10. "f
the constitution Of the state of Missouri, he
amended 10y adding after the word districts.
I'M lime three. the following: land Tor the pur-
{ pose of purchasing "r erecting wafer works and
electric or either light plants for cities contain
,ng 20 600 inhabitants or less. when such cities
elect 10 own same. snd ta provide a Prorer
sewerage fer such cities; 80 that said section
Of the constitution when amended shall read As
follows: ,, ,,,,,;,..
how increased for school and rr,rting public
buildings Taxes for c"unty, city, town ans
school purposes may he rSs" on an ,ip' su,S Is
urOpprtv therefor shall not exceed III" raiua-
ftO, Of the same property in such t"wil. chy of
school district for stale anu e",,.y r.s ,,,,
s,rty. i'm couItirs having six million dollars of
Iess' shall NOT In the aggregate exceed h!ii
cents "n tine hundred dollars sa," .,a., nad,.r IN
ton 1uiIiiOu dollars. said rate shall not exceed
f0rty cents on the hundred dollars v;iiuation
In csunties having ten million d"'l;Is anu ,'r'
shisfv million dollars. laid rate shall nW rN-
ceed iifty crutS the hundred dollars vai,la-
tion: In counties having thirty niiiion uoiais
or more. said rate shall nt eSeetn ,,in, , En,
city and town purposrs.flie annual rate ON prop,
e,fy in cities and towns having thirty tiiousi:na
inhabitants ar more SHAH moi. IN tne asgrssi.es
exceed one hundred c.ntS on the hundred doi-
lars valuation IN cit s'S and t-wns having iess
than thirty thoSand AMI oyer ten tli'ii ,t M
haI,itants "a rate 81 all not exceed sixty cents
m, thr hundred dollars valuation In CITIES ati
t0wns having less than ten Thousand ard mere
shan one thousand :n!ahtaniS. said rate Sh;ti
,,0t exceed fifty cents on the hundred d"liar>
vSiuaijon and In towns having one t!'"us md
inhabitsi,tI ar less. said rate siiali not exceed
tW.gty five crntS on the hundred dollars valiii'-
ZION. For sch0oI purposes i'm districts. the an,
nHsi rate on prOperty shall not exceed fnrtS
cspts on tlh' hundred dollars valuation fro,
vsSs.6- the "A; ;orssaid annual rates for .ch1o
n"rus,sss may he increased in districts formed
"a c;ties and towns to an amount not to exceed
one dollar on She hundred dollars valuation
and In ,,ther districts to an ain"uhf moi 10 eN'
ca,.,, sixfy- ave cents on the nundred dollars
ysl,,nfi,MS ON the condition that majority o
the voters who are tAx.payers. vo'ing al az =,
oiscfi0n held to decide the question, vote 10