The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-10-24
Fourth Constitutional Amsndmens.

| CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting 70
| 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 in cities Of
thirty thousand Inhabitants or less.
BE it ReSOlred By the House Of RepresentGtires,
the Senate COncurriRg therein:
That at the general election to be held on the
Tuesday next f~ollowing the first Monday in
November, A. d. 1886, the following amend
ment to the constitution of Missouri, concern
ing water-works,e electric or other light plants
and public sewers, shall be submitted TO the
Quallned voters of said state, tO-wlt:
SECTION l. That section IL. of article 10, Of
the constitution OF the state OF Missouri, be
amended by addinga after the word districts"
in line three, the following: and for the pur-
pose OF purchasing or erecting water-wOrkS
and electric or other light plants for cities con-
tanning $1,000 inhabitants or less, when such
cities elect to own same, and to provide Q
proper sewerage for such cities" so that said
section OF the constitution when amended shall
read as follows:
Section II. Rates for local purposes--i limits,
h0r, increased for schools and erecting public
buitdinJs.-TeXas 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 yalua-
tlon OF the same property in such town, city or
school district for state and county PURPOSES.
For county purposes, the annual rate on prop
erty, In counties having six million dollars or
less, snail not IN the aggregate exceed fifty
cents on the one hundred dollars valuation; in
counties having six million dollars and under
ten million dollars, said rate shall not exceed
forty cents on the hundred dollars valuations;
N counties having ten million dollars and I'M
der thirty million dollors, said rate shall not
exceed nifty cents on the hundred dollars VAL
uatlon; 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 prop
erty in cities and towns having thirty thou
sand Inhabitants or more shall not, in the ag.
greg#t lie, exceed one hundred cents on the hum
dred dollars valuation; in cities and towns
havlAg less than thirty thousand and over ten
thou and inhabitants, sal rate shall not ex.
coed sixty cents on the hundred dollars yalua-
tlon; IN cities and towns having less than ten
thousand and more THAI one thousand inhabi-
tants, said rate shall not exceed fifty cents on
the hundred dollars valuations; and in towns
having one thousand inhabitants or less, said
rate shall not exceed twenty-five cents on the
hundred dollars valuation. For school pur-
poses in districts, the annual rate on property
shall not exceed forty cents on the hundred dol.
lars valuation: Provided, the aforesaid annual
rates Tor school purposes may be increased in
districts formed Of cities and towns to an
amount not to exceed one dollar on the hum
dred dollars valuation, and in other districts
to an amount not to exceed sixty-tive cents on
the hundred dollars valuation. on the condition
that a majority OF the voters who are tax-pay-
ers, voting at an election held to decide the
question, vote for said increase. For the pur-
pose OF erecting public buildings in counties.
cities or school districts. and for the purpose
OF erecting or purchasing water-wOrks and
OthCi lIsHt pldulS U ClIleS COnIdln-
ing 3O,OO inhabitants or less. when such
cities elect to own same, and to pro-
vide a proper sewerage for such cities,
the rates OF taxation herein limited may
be increased and the purpose for
which it is intended shall have been submitted
to 4 vote of the people, and two-thirds of the
qualified voters OF such county, city or school
district voting at such election Shall vote
therefor. The rate herein allowed to each
county Shall be aScertained by the amount OF
taxable property therein, according to the last
assessment for state and county purposes. and
the rate allowed to each city or town by the
number of inhabitants. according to the last
census taken under the authority of the state
or the United States; said restriction as to
rate shall apply to taxes of every kind and de-
scriptiOn, whether general or special, except
taxes to pay valid Indebtedness now existing,
or bonds which may be issued in renewal of
such Indebtedness.