The Holt County sentinel., 1896-10-16

FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
the qualified voters Of the stale Oi Missouri
an amendmena 10 the constitution thereof. re-
lating To wate-. works. electric or other light
plants ana public sewers In cities Of thirty
thousand inhabitants or less.
Be it resol .ed by the House If representatives.
the Senate "oncurr;ng therein:
That at the general election IL be held on The
Tuesday next following the first Monday ih No
vember, 4. d.. Is.6. the following amendment
to the constitution Of MisSo Iri. conc"raing
public sewers, shall be submitted to the quail
fled voters OF SAID state, to wit
SECTION I. That section II. Gf article 10, "f
the constitution Of the state Of Missouri. he
amended by adding after the word districts"
IN line three. the following: land tor the i'iir
pos. nf purchasing or erecting water works and
electric or other light plants for cities contain
,ig 1000 inhabitants or less, when such cities
elect To own same. ?nd To provide proper
sewerage for such cities" so that said section
Of the constitution when amended shall read as
fellows:
Section IL. Rates for local pnrpoSes-lImitS.
how increased for school and erecting public
buildingS-TaNas for county. city. town and
school purposes may be levied oa all subjects
and objects Of taxation. hut the valuation Of
property therefor shall not exceed the val,ia-
fion 81 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. shall not in the aggregate exceed hity
cents ON the hundred dollars valuai ion: III
counties having six million dollars and under
ten million dollars. said rate shall not exceed
forty cents on the hundred dollars valuation
in counties having ten million dollars aud under
thirty million dollars. said rate shall not eN-
ceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars yalua-
tinn; in counties having thirty million dollars
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 aud towns having thirty thousand
inhabitants or more shall not. in the asgf gate
exceed one hundred cents on the hundred dol
lars valuation IN cities and towns having less
than thirty thousand aud over ten thou sand m
habitanfs. sa 2 ,te shall not exceed sixty cents
on the hundred collars valuation lin cities and
towns having less than ten Thousand and NOR.
than one thousand inhabitants. said rate shall
not exceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation and in towns having one Thousand
inhabitants or less. said rafe shall not exceed
tweIty-fi five cents Oh the hundred dollars yalu;,-
ton. For school purposes IN districts t'ie an
nnal rate on property shall not eNcceI forty
cents on the hundred dollars valuation: FRO.
vided. the aforesaid annual rates Tor .cHs"i
p pirnOSeS may be increased ia districts formed
Of cities and towns 10 AN amount not To exceed
one dollar on the hundred dollars valuation.
and In other districts to an amount Got 10 eN,
ceed sixty five cents on the hundred dollars
valuation. on the condition that IA majority oil
the voters who are taxpayers. voting at an