Fair play., 1896-10-31
yvuKTH cpxsrIruTI"SAL AMENDMENT

CONCURRENT RE>DI.CriDN submitting "a
the qualified votrrs "f the stale "i Vi is-n.,ri al
amendment /" the constitution rher-ui. re-
lathg Ln wafer works, electric other light
! plants au, public sewers in cit. .r> uI thirty
th"i-,n,I inhabitants ar less.
BE il resolved by the House ~! p.cseniati,c,.
the senate copcu rins therein
! That at The general sIccii.n I" t,. he'll .,u III.
Tuesday neat ing Ihr i.r-t Nn 1t. in No
vcinher, y. - Ic.6. tht, tnl."nis.. aIIi-n,ini-Di
| To the constitution "f Missouri. r.ur..rning
water-wOrks. electric OF other night i,lauis ai.d
public sewers, shall he submitted in the uIi..II-
! lied voters oI said state, to-wii
>ECTIpSl l. That section II oi article To- ii
! the constitution of the state OI Missouri b,.
amended by adding after the word .',ii-ircis' -
in lisr three, the foil wing au ft the l,ur-
pose of purchasing or erecting wat-r- K, airi
electro other light plants Tor cifi-- rnI,aiu-
ing Ja.TD inhabitants ar les, wh"n such IIIrs
eject tn own same AMI To- provide prf
craze Tor such rities =; 50 Ila. -aIEi s.rtinn uf
the constitution when anei.dc'i shall read rs
follows:
Section u. Rs'rs for local pnrp"scs-lnii-,
how increased E,r schools ami rrrcIiug public.
buildings Ia cs for county, city, town ar,i
school purp,,ses may he Ic,irl "n all suhjcr;-
AMI objects of tiN,ti"n. hut the vlua ion of
property therefor shall not exceed the valuation
of the San" property in >iich :''wh, rIiy
school 'li,tI ict for STATE and county purposes.
For county purposes, the annual rate oh proper
ty. in c"unLie, having six million 'i.llarS less
shall mol Ia The aggregate exceed fifty cents
the hun,irc.i dollars valuation in Z. uute> ha,-
dollars. sad rate shall net exceed t,rty c-nts
on tn. h rn'lr"d dollars valuation in counties
having ten million collars and under thirty nit
lion dollars. said rate shall MT rNr,e'i iiiiv
cents on the hundred dollars Na!uaii.n: iu
cnuntics having thirty million inIlaEs or more,
said rate sbal! not exceed thirty five cehts
the hundred dollars valuation. For city aEd
town purposes. the annual rate On property i"
cities AMI towns h'sing thirty th'us;.ri inhaI,-
iiints OF more shall not. in the a.er gate. az
cca,t one hunirc'i cents or the hundred dollars
valuation in cities AMI towns h;,, ing lass than
thirty Thousand and over Ten thousand il nli,II-
ants. sai'! rate shall not exceed 81 ty cents
The hundred dollars v:Iuat,un {; IL. ciiicS ami
towns having less inan ten Ii.nu-inl an.: n re
than one Thousand inl Litlnts said rate siiaIi
not exceed fifty cents IN the hUHIrc.i t!niia
valuation and III Towns having one THOUSAND
inhabitants or less SAIL rate s!iil not exceed
Twenty-Five cents IN the hundred ii liars ya;ui-
t"n. For sch''''i purpose, in districts. the an-
r,uai ratc ON property shall not cNc"vti forty
cents IN the hundred dollars valuation i'rt yii-
ed, the afurc-aid annual rates tor school pur-
poses may he Increased in districts f"rni.H. e
cities and towns to AN amount not la exec c,i aic
dollar the hu:r,,i .ioii:IrS valuation, and in
other districts IL AN amount urt tneycrr.i -'Nit
five cents nn the hundred dollars 7imaIi"n. "a
the condition that Il majority Of the vnt' - VIII"
tax payers, vutip. 1T an election i.tT,i m ,r-
eide the question:, vote Tor said Increase fur
the purpose "f erecting public buildings ~ c'un
lies cities or scl,..,l districts. and Tor the pur-
lusc OF erecting ~ purchasing wafer works ~ Il
electric other light plants Ior cities r,'niaiI-
Ing b. 'nD inhabitants .r less. when ciii.S
elect to same. AMI To- provide proper
eiagc tor such citi"S, the rates of taxation hrIt-
in l'nied may be increased AM III" i'urI"~" i'r
which it is intended shall have b,rm Submitted
T., Il vute Of the peopie, and tw"-ihiiti- II HI"
qualified voters Of suci county cTtv or -rhu,l
district voting at such election shall r"f,- thcr,-
far III" rate herein allowed T., .a-h county
shall br asccrt.ined by tEe amount nf taNa-
property therein, according To The i:i,i
mcnI for state and county purposes, am! IL" Ia
all pwri To- each city or town ~ The nIIlhcr #
inhabitants. according 10 the last taken
under the apit.rity OF the saTe ~ ihr Uuir,t
S:atea said restriction AS to rat- S!,a ani'jy
ia ,es al every kind and description. whether
general special. eXreit taxes t., i,.y l.. i!,-
r!,teincs- n"w existing, or h"ui~ tir NAV
81 issue, ~ .eirn al Of such indebtedness.