Mexico weekly ledger., 1896-10-22


Be it resolved By the House OfRepresenta-
tires, the Senate concurTfng therein:
That at the general election to be
held ON the Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, A. D..
1896, the following amendment to h
constitution of Missouri, concerning
water works, electric or other light
plants and public sewers. shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters OF said
state, to-wit:
SECTION l. That section IL, of arti-
Gle 10, of the constitution of the state
of Missouri, be amended by adding
after the word districts" in line
three, the following: land for the
purpose of purchasing or erecting
water works and electric or other light
plants for cities containing 30,OOO In
habitants or less, when such cities
elect to own same, and to provide a
proper sewerage for such cities :" so
that said section of the constitution
when amended shall read as follows:
SECTION IL. Rates for local purposes-
limits, hoW increased for schools and
erecting public buildings - Taxes for
county, city, town and school purposes
may be levied on all subjects and OBJ
jects of taxation, but the valuation of
property therefor shall not exceed the
valuation of the same property in such
town, city or school district for state
and county purposes. For county
purposes, the annual rate on property,
in counties having six million dollars
oil less, shall not in the aggregate ex-
coed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation /; in counties having six mil
lion dollars and under ten million dol
lars, said rate shall not exceed forty
cents on the hundred dollars valua-
ton in counties having ten million
dollars and under thirty million dol
cents on the hundred dollars valua-
ton in counties having thirty million
dollars or more, said rate shall not ex-
coed thirty-five cents on the hundred
dollars valuation. For city and town
Ps-P1&yes~ths annual rate on property
in c{es and towns having thirty
thou4and inhabitants or more shall
not, in the aggregate, exceed one hum
dred cents on the hundred dollars val.
uation in cities and towns having
less than thirty thousand and over ten
thousand Inhabitants, said rate shall
not exceed sixty cents on the hundred
dollars valuation; in cities and towns
having less than ten thousand and
IuOIG Ghah ollC . " .
said rate shall not exceed fifty cents
on the hundred dollars valuation and
in towns having one Thousand inhab
itants or less, said rate shall not ex
coed twenty-five cents OF the hundred
dollars valuation. For school pur
poses in districts, the annual rate OF
property shall not exceed forty cent
on the hundred dollars valuation
Provided, the aforesaid annual rate
for school purposes may be increased
in districts formed of cities and town
to an amount not 20 exceed one dolla
on the hundred dollars valuation, ant
in other districts to al amount not t
exceed sixty-fve cents on the hundre'
dollars valuation, on the conditiol
that a majority of the voters who ar
Taxpayers, voting at an election he'll
to decide the question, vote for sal
increase. For the purpose of erectin
public buildings in counties, cities o
school districts, and for the purpose c
erecting or purchasing water works an
electric or other light plants for cite
containing 80, 600 Inhabitants or lest
when such cities elect to own SAM
and to provide a proper sewerage fc
such cities, the rates O taxation herei
limited may be increased and the pul
pose for which it is intended shall hay
been submitted to a vote of the people
and two-thirds of the qualified votel
of such county, city or school distrl'
voting at such election shall vol
therefor. The rate herein allowed
each county shall be ascertained
the amount of taxable property ther
for state and county purposes, and Il
rate allowed to each city or town |
the number of inhabitants, accordiI
to the last census taken under the a
thority of the state or the Unite
States said restriction as to rate shs
apply to taxes of every kind and d
scription, whether general or specis
except taxes to pay valid indebtedne
now existing, or bonds which may
issued in renewal of such indebtedness
STATE OF MlssoURI-Ss.
/. ALEXANDER A. LEsgEUR, Secretary
state OF the state of Missouri, hereby cert
that the foregoing are full, true ana co
the Thirty eighth general assembly q :
state OF Missouri First eonstitutioI
SsrrIos submitting TO the qualified voters
Missouri an amendment to the constituti
thereof, providing for The removal OF the SC
the city Of Sedalia;" Second constitution
amendment, entitled: ne
LUTON submitting to the qualified voters
the state of Missouri an amendment 70 !
constitution thereof, concerning the judic
department;" Third constitutional amei
ment. entitled: CONCURRENT REsoLUTI
submitting to the quaiined voters OF tne ~
ton thereof, concerning education, +
schools and school ages and Fourth conl
tutional amendment. entitled;
submitting to the qualthed y
ers Of the State Of Missouri an amendment
the constitution thereof, relating 70 we
xovka electric or other light plants and p
lie sewers In cities of thirty thousand inn
itants or less;" as appears by comparing
Same with the original rolls of said conc
rent resolutions now on file, as the law
IN TrsTTNosY WHEREOF. I hereunto
my hand and affx the GRE 81
Of the State OF Missouri Done
tsrkI1 office In the City Of jefferson, I
fifteenth day of September. A,
lsg, A. A. LESUEUR,
Secretary of Stat