The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-10-10
rounrn CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters of the state of Missouri
an amendment to the constitution thereof,
relating to water-works, electric or other
light plants and public sewers III cities OF
thirty 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 first Monday In
November, A. D., 1895. the following amend
ment to the constitution of Missouri, concern
ing water-works, electric or other light plants
and public sewers. shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of said state, tO-wit:
SECTION /. That section IL, of article 10, or
the constitution of the state of Missouri, be
amended by adding after the word districts,
in line three, the following; and Tor the pnr-
pose of purchasing or erecting water-worhs
and electric or other light plants for cities
containing 10000 inhabitants 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
Section II. Rates for local purposes limits,
how Increased for schools and erecting pup ic
buildiugs-TaXes for county, city, town anu
school purposes may be levied ON all subjects
and objects of taxation, but the Vuluatipn OF
non of the same property in such town, city or
school district for state ana county purposes
For county purposes, the annual rate on prop
erty, in counties having six million dollars or
less, shall not in the aggregate exceed hfty
cents ON the hundred dollars valuation; in
counties having six million dollars ana under
ten million dollars, said rate shall not exceed
forty cents on the hundred dollars Nhluatloh'
in counties having ten mllllOn uOllhrS anu ti
der thirty million dollars, said rate snail not
exceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars val
uation; in counties having thirty million dol
lars or more, said rate shall not exceed thirty
five cents on the hundred dollars valuation.
For CITY and town purposes, the annual rate
on property in cities and owns having lhlrly
thousand inhabitants or more shall not, IN tho
aggregate, exceed one hundred cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; 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 val
uation; in cities and towns having less than
ton thousand and more than one Thousand in
hubitunts, said rate shall not exceed fifty cents
IN the hundred dollars valuation; and in
towns having one thousand inhabitants or less,
snid rate shall not exceed twenty-five cents on
the hundred dollars valuation For school
PURPOSES in districts, the annual rate on prop
ertN shall not exceed forty cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation: Provided, the afore-
said annual rates for school purposes may be
Increased in districts formed of cities and
towns to an amount not to exceed one dol
lar on the hundred dollar. and in other dis
tric;s To an amount not tn exceed siNty-tive
on the hundred dollars valuation, on the
that II majority of the voters who
taN-paytrs, voting ut an election he'd to
dec dc The question, vote for SAID increase.
For the purpose of erecting public buildings
i'm counties, cities or school districts, and for
purpose of erecting or purchasing water !