The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-10-17
ouuru CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION submitting to
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 ii resolved by the House of Representa-
tivee, the Senate ~concurring therein
That at the general election tn be held ON the
Tuesday next following the first Monday in
November, A. D., 1881, the following amend-
ment to the constitution of Missouri, concern
ing water-works, electric or other light plants
and public sewers. shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of said state, to.wit;
SECTION !. That section IL. of article 10, OF
the Constitution of the state of Missouri, be
amended by adding after the word districts.
in line three. the following; and Tor inc pIr-
pose of purchasing or erecting water-wnrks
and electric or other light plants for CUES
containing 10000 inhabitants oriess, when such
cities elect to own same, and 70 provide q
proper sewerage for such %cities;" So that said
section of the constitution whcu amended
sha read as follows:
how Increased for schools and erecting pub IL
bu~ildipgs-TaNos for. county, city. town ana
school purposes may be levied ON all subjects
and objects Of taxation, but the valuation OF
property therefor shall not exceed tue valuI-
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 SIN million Il lai5 or
less, shall not in the aggregate cAcrtu MY
cents ON the hundred duluis. Nallhitl1H; IN
counties having six million dollars ana una :
ten million dollars, said rate shall not cAcvc"i
forty cents on the hundred dollars valuations;
in counties having ten million dollars aud I'M
der thirty million dollars, said rate shall not
exceed fifty cents ON the hundred dollars val
uatiuu; in counties having thirty million dol
lars or more, said rate shall not exceed thirty
1--WE cents ON the humid ed dollars valuation.
For city ana town purp ises, the annual rate
ON property in cities and towns having thirty
thousand inhabitants or more shall not, ia the
aggregate, exceed one hundred cents ON the
hundred dollars valuation; in cities and towns
having less than thirty thousand and over
ten Thousand inhabitants, said rate shall uUt
exceed sixty cents ON tho hundred dullayS Vat
untiun; in piti"S and towns huS ing lesS than
ten thousand aud more than one Thousand in
habitants, said rate shall not exceed fifty cents
ON the hundred dollars valuation; and in
towns having one thousand Inhabitants or less,
said rate shall not exceed twenty-five cents on
tho hundred dollars valuations. For school
purposes in districts, the annual rate ON prop
ert, shall not exceed forty cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation: Provided, the ufurC-
said annual rates for school purposes may hg
Increased in districts formed of Citiua aud
towns to an amount MT Ia oSccUd one dol
lar ON the hundred duiIar, ana in other dis
triut5 iu an amount not Ia exceed siyty-livc
ocnts ON the hundred dollars valuation, ON the
condition that II majority of the voters who
are taxpayers, VOTING at an election held to
decide the question, vote for SAID increase.
For the purpose of erecting public buildings
in counties, cities or school districts, and for
thepurpose of erecting or purchasing water