The Butler weekly times., 1896-10-15
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

| CONCU RRENT RESOLUTION submitting tC
| the qualified voters OF the state OF Missouri
an amendment TO the constitution thereof.
relating to water works, electr or other
! light plants and public sewers i'll cities oi
! thirty thousand inhabitants or less
Be it resolved by the House of Representa-
tives. the Senate coDcurrng therein:
That at the general election to be held on
| the Tuesday next following the first Monday
| in November. \. d.. 1895, the following
amendment to the constitution of Missouri
| concerning water WORKS, electric or other
light plants and public sewers. shall be suo-
mtted TO the qualified voters Of SAID state, to-
wit:
SECTIoS |, That section II of article To- of
the constitution OF the state OF Missouri. he
amended by adding after the word districts -
in line three. the following: land for the pur
pose of purchasing or erecting water-works
and electric or other light plants for cities
containing 80 t0O Inhabitants or less when
such cities elect to own same, and to provide
proper sewerage tor such cities;'' so that
said section of the constitution when amended
shall read as follows:
ShCTIoN IL Rates iGr local purposes-limits
now Increased for schools and erecting public
buildings-IaXes 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 valua-
ton 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
'ess shall not in the aggregate exceed fifty
cents on the 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 valuation :;
In counties having ten million dollars and
under thirty million dollars, said rate shall
not exceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; in counties having thirty million
dollars or more said rate shall not exceed
thirty-nve cents on the hundred dollars valua-
tion For city and town purposes, the annual
rate on property in cities and towns having
thirty thousand inhabitants or more shall not,
IN the aggregate, exceed one hundred cents oil
the one hundred dollars valuation: in cities
ana towns having less than thirty thousand
and over ten thousand inhabitants said rate
shall not exceed sixty cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation; i'll cities and towns having
less than ten thousand and more than one
thousand inhs btants, said rate shall not ex
cAed 'ifty cents on the hundred dollars valua-
ti0n anu in towns having one thousand inhab-
ltants or less. said rate shall not exceed
twenty-five cents on the one hundred dollars
valuation For school purposes in districts
the annual rate on property shall not exceed
forty cents on the hundred dollars valuation;
Provided, the aforesaid annual rates for
school purposes may be increased in districts
formed OF cities and towns to an amount nol to
exceed one dollar on the hundred dollars vel
uaton, and in other districts to an amount
not to exceed sixty five cents on the hundred
dollars valuation, on the condition that q
voting ut an election held to decide the oues-
tlen, vote for said increase For the purpOSe of
erecting public buildings in counties, cities or
school districts. aud for the purpose of erect
Ing or purchasing water Horks and electric or
other hight plants for cities containing 80 900
lnhabita0ts or less, when such cities elect to
own same, ard to provide proper sewerage
Tor such cities, the rates of taxation herei,
limited may be increased and the purpose for
which 1t Is intended shall have been submitted
TO a vote of the people, and two-thirus of the
qnailued voters OF such county city or school
district voting at such election shall vote
therefor The rate herein allowed to each
county shall be ascertaned 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 bv
the number of inhabitants, according to the
last census taken under the authority of the
state or the L nited States; said restriction as
10 rate shall apply to taxes of every kind an
description. whether general or special eN-
cept taxes to pay valid Indebtedness now ex-
listing. or bonds which may be issued in re-
newaI of such Indebtedness