The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-10-31
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FOURTH tONSTITIIlDNAl AMEhlMENls
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting t.
the qualified voters of the state of Missouri
an amendment 10 the constitution thereof
relating to wuter-wOrks, electric or Other
light plants and public sewers in cities OF
thirty thousand inhabitants or less.
BE it resolved by the House of Representa-
tiVes, the Senate -cOncurriHg therein
That at the general election to he held on the
Tuesday next following the first Monday u
November, A. D., lS9i, the following amend
ment to the constitution OF Missouri, concern
ing water-works, electric or other light plants
qualified voters of said state, tO-wit;
SECTION /. That section IL, of article ~, OF
the constitution OF the state of Missouri, be
amended by adding after the word districts,
in line three, the following: and for the pur-
pose of purchasing or erecting water-worSs
aud electric or other light plants for cities
containing $4,000 inhabitants urless, When such
cities eject to own same, and To provide y
proper sewerage for such citics; 50 that Sald
section of the constitution when alnchutu
sha read as follows:
Section II. Ratcs for focal purposes-limits,
how Increased for schools and erecting pub ic
buildings-TaNcs for county, city, town ana
school purposes may he levied On all subjects
property therefor shall not exceed the NaiI;t-
non of the same property in such town, cifA or
school district for state and county purposes.
For county urposes the annual rate on pi"p-
crty, in counties having SIX mlllinl u"lilis or
less. shall not in the aggregate exceed hitl
cents on the hundred dollars Nnlpnttnn' IA
counties having six million dollars ana uldtt
ten million dollars, said rate shall not exceed
forty yputs uu the hundred dollars valuations;
IN counties having ten million dollars ana i'm
der thirty million dollars, said rate snail not
exceed nifty cents ON the hundred dollars val
ultiuu; la counties having thirty million dol
lar, or more, said rate shall not exceed thirty
five cents on the huudICd dollars Naluntio'l.
For city and town purposes, the annual rate
ON property in cities ana iuNna having thirty
Thousand inhabitants Of moro snail not, Ia the
g-grrsatp, exceed one hundred cents GA the
hundred collars valuation; Ia cities and towns
having less thau thirty thousand ana over
ten thousand inhabitants, Satd rate snail not
cNccCdsiNty cents pa the hundred dollars vail
nation; ia Citir~ and towns having less tlIan
ten thousand and moro than one Thousand u9-
hIbitiuts, said rate shall not exceed ATTY cents
on the hundred dutiaTa valuations; and in
towns hayiu& one thousand Inhabitants or less,
said rate shall not exceed twenty-five cents on
The hundred dollars valuation. For school
trt. shall mot exceed forty cents ON the hun,
dr.d dollars valuation: Provided, the aiurc-
said annual utrS fnr school purposes may he
increased la districts Formed of cities and
towns 10 AN amount not to exceed one dol
lar On the hundred dollar. aud in other d'S-
Ia an amount not 10 exceed siNty-iiVn
Gents on the hundred dollars valuation, CA the
that Il majority of the voters who
ARE tuS-pHy,r-, voting nj an election held to
decide thc question, vote for SAID Increase.
the purpose OF erecting public buildings
in counties, cities or school districts, and for
the purpose OF erecting or purchasing water