Fair play., 1896-10-24

: FORTH C,:SIiTt Il'SAl. AMENDMENT
/ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting I"
! the luaii,tt voters oi the stale ni Missouri an
! amendment io the constitution thereof. re-
! latiug tn wa'rr-wnrk-. electric Or other light
plants ami public sewers IN cities "i thirty
! Thousand inhabitants az less.
BE it resolved by the House al Representatives.
the senate roncu" u"rIng therein
That nt the general election To he held on the
Tuesday next t,li"win@ the inst Monday IN Mo-
Nrinbcr, \. - l>.~;. the following amendment
, t" the cnnsIitu'"n "f Missouri. concerning
wairr-w"rks. electric "r other light plants and
public sewers, -hali he Submitted To The quail
iir,! Voters al >aii state t"-WIt:
/ SECTION |. That section u, of article 10, of
! the c"n> tuition Of III. state oi Missouri, h"
amended 10y aiIn. after the word 'di>iricfS, -
ia line three. the Toll via. ''au,l i"r the lir
ir'>r al purchasing "r erecting wafer works and
ricrrr az other l:-ht plant, for cite. r"n'ain-
ing 81, ,t1n iniahfani- or less, when such cities
elect I" own s:inr. and to provide "A proper Sew
crlGc Tor siirh ritic. - 80 that said section "i
I the constitution when amended shall read IS
>erii"n II Ratrs f,r local pu. .p"SrS-limitS,
how increased f,r Srh'rlS and erecting public
buildings -faN-s irr r"ui,iy, city. town and
.rh"nl purr,sc> may lc levied on all subjects
and objects oi ttNati'n. hut the valuation 81
pr ,rrty ihr,rfur shall not exceed hr valuation
"i the >ain" property III such !"wn' rit! or
school district for state aud county purposes.
F,r county purposes. the annual rate on proper
tv in counties having six million dollars or less,
shall not in The aggregate" exceed my cents "n
,ng six million dollars an under ten million
dollars, sad rate shall not exceed i"rty cents
on the h Inhr'i dollars valuation ; in r"unii's
havin. ton mil lion nll:rs lnr under thirty NIL
lion ,inIliiS. s:id rate shall not rNrrtai fit
cuts on th" hun'''"'i 'i"',are valna'i''n in
counties having thirty million dollars ar more,
said rate shat, not exceed thirty five cents on
the hun.irr'l dollars valuation. For city and
town purposes. the annual rate on property ia
cities and towns having thirty thousand inlai-
itanrS or mere >ia'l not. in ihr hSgr cate. e>
emf tr,4tl
valuation !; in riir, AMI towns having less than
thirty Thousand aud over ten Thousand i.nai't-
ants. sal rate shalt net exceed si>iy cerfs on
the hun.lr,'t dollars valuation IN ci'irs amt
towns havn" less iltln ten thousand an! IN re-
than "ac th',,>ani inh h,lnts snid raj" shall
not exceed tty cents ON the hun|rc'i l"iials
valuation 4; aud III towns having an" Thousand
inhahi,anr- or less SAIL rate Shall not exceed
twenty five cents on the hun'lrc'i Il liars Valua-
ton. For school purposes in districts. the an
maI ralr property shall not exceed i"rtN
cents nu the hundred dollars valuation Pro vii-
"i The afprc-aih annual rates for school I'i'r-
poses bc increased in districts formed at
cities aud towns &, AN amount not I" ri nne
dollar "n the hundred dollars valuation. and III
her districts tr AN amount not I""N"-'d >i>iy
live cents an tn" hun'!f,'! 'iolai- valuation. 90.
The condition that mri,.iiiy "f the voter. wi,r
are NpaSrrs, N"tin. at aI clrrtinH l.clt I" de-
cile the Ju..>t,n, vote tor SAIL increase Fer
the purpose "f erecting uuhlic buil'!ngs in c"un
Ties CITIES ar sch"'i 'ii-iiiri,. and i"r The pur-
p.'>r "f erecting or purchasing wiirr works ~ Il
elect rir rr nfh,.r -h p!;InI- inr cities rutain
~ :. ~ Gjs uh itrn or les. when such cities
elect Z" Sini... anI I" provide It proper Stw
rra-c tot -u.h iii :. III" rI'S si taxation here
IL limited may Ice increase! ani The nrI"-r i"r
which il j. intended shall hay" been submitted
:" Il v":. at th,. p..pilr. anh twn-ihird> 81 the
,uslif i voters "i -urh county rItv or srh"nl
district voting At such rirct "u shall vote ihcr-
;nr lh'. raIr herein allowed IL rn Ia county
shall i,,. i-rrriri"ed ny re amount al taNnhl"
property ihrr,,, arr"i'liny Ia the last a-~tss
mint Er stale and county iurI",>.-. aud the rate
nj =, t.
irh,iifar;S. arru,tline ir the ii-t census taken
un,i..r the nrtf"rit, "t The state the United
state said r'-iririi,n IS Ia rat" -ha apply la
ts.c> "i every Kind :,,l description. whether
General :, special. "Xr-,t fnNr> I" pay valid in
as,t-lnr-S now r,i>iin. "r b"n'is which NAV
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