The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-16

of the bonds 50 authorized according to
the times liked from the maturity at the
same; Provided, further. that In the cay
81 Kansas city, the amount ot bonds
issued by said city, bearing date July ],
lS.9, Tor acquiring waterworks ana all
bonds hereafter issued In renewal OF said
bonus or amy portion thereof shall not be
included in the computation of the exist
ing bonded Indebtedness of said city in
dntermiNmg the amount Of bonds author
lied To hc issued hy said city, with the
assent of two-thirds of the voters under
the DIVISIONS of this article, but said
city snail be authorized at amy time TO
Issue bonds with the assent aforesaid TO
an amount including outstanding In
debtcdness other than that above named
to the amount OF I'VE per Cvntum of the
value of ,ne taxable property In said city
to be ascertained as above specified,
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENnMk. NT.-Senate joint and concur
rent resolution submitting To the qualified
NUtels III Missouri an amendment to the
constitution thereof To define the status
vi the state certificates Of Indebtedness
now on deposit in the state treasury and
held In trust for the public school fund
and the seminary fund.-" to extend and
perpetuate the same; TO provide for the
payment of the interest thereon, and 10
provide for the future investment Of
school ana seminary funds,
/ lie II resolved by the Senate. the House OF
Representatives concurring therein, as
That at the general election, to be held
on the Tuesday next following the FIRST
Monday in November, 1902, the following
amendment To the constitution of Mis-,
souri, shall be submitted to the qualified
voters OF said state, TO witt That article
y Of the constitution of the state of Mis-
souri, he amended by adding thereto u
Kew section, to be known as section
Menty-siN ,26), as follows:
Section %, All certificates OF indebted
hess "a the state 10 the public school
fund and to the seminary fund are
hereby confirmed as sacred obligations
OF the state TO said funds and they shall
be renewed as they mature for such
psIind- If Lime and al such rate of inter-
est as may be provided tor by law, lac
= general assembly shall have the power to
provide by law for the issuing certificates
to the public school fund and seminary
fund as the money belonging to SAID
funds a.cumulates in the state treasury
Provided. that after the outstanding
guishcd, all money accommodating In the
state treasury for above named purposes
shall be invested In registered county.
munich al, or school district bonds Of this
state of not less than par value When
ever the state bonded debt Is extnguished
or Il sum sufficient therefor has been re-
ceiNeu there snail he levied and collected
III lieu of the ten cents ON the one hun
dred dollars valuation now provided for
by the statutes, an annual tax not TO ex-
coed three cents on the one hundred dol
lars valuation to pay the aCcruing in
terest ON all the certificates of indebted
ness, the proceeds OF which tax shall be
paid into the state treasury and appro-
priated and paid out for the specific pur-
poses herein mentioned.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENI.-Joint and concurrent resolution
providing Tor the amendment of article
ten M of the cons titution Of the state
OF Missouri. by adding new section
after section u of said article, 10 be
known as section Ia of said article, re-
lating to the limit of Indebtedness of GER
tain citiesl
BE it resolved by the Senate the House
OF Representatives. concurring therein,
as follows:
That at the general election, to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day In November a. d. 1902, the follow
ing amendment to the constitution of the
state of Missouri relating to the limit of
Indebtedness of certain cities of the state
OF Missouri, shall be submitted for adop-
tion or rejection, to the qualified voters
of the said state of Missouri, to wit:
That article ten t\D of the constitution
of the state of Missouri, be and the same
is hereby amended by adding after Sec
ton Il Of said article, new section, to
be known as section la Of article ten (X)
and to read as follows:
Section ia. Any city in this state con-
tanning not more than thirty thousand
100000 nor less than two thousand $4,000
inhabitants, may. with the assent of two
thirds of the voters thereof voting at
an election to be held for that purpose, be
allowed to become indebted in a larger
amount than specified in section twelve
of article ten (X) of the constitution of
this state, not exceeding an additional
five 49, per centum on the value of the
taxable property therein, for the purpose
OF purchasing or constructing water
works, electric or other light plants, to
be owned exclusively by the city 50 pur-
chasing or constructing the same: Pro-
vided. that any such city mourning any
such indebtedness requiring the assent OF
the voters as aforesaid, shall have the
power TO proViGe for, and, before or at
the time of mourning such Indebtedness,
shall provide for the collection of an an
nual tax in addition 20 the other taxes
cient to pay the interest on such in
debtedness as 1t falls due, and also to
constitute a sinking fund for the pay
ment of the principal thereof within
twenty years from the time OF contract
ing the same, any provision In this con-
stituuon to the contrary. notwithstand-
ing.
STATE OF MISSOURL-ss.
/, Sam b. Cook, Secretary Of State of
the State of Missouri, hereby certify that
the foregoing are full, true and complete
copies OF the concurrent resolutions OF
the Forty-first General Assembly of the
State of Missouri-First constitutional
amendment, entitled
Senate joint and concurrent resolution
No. l submitting to the qualified voters
of the state an amendment to the consti-
tuition repeating sections 22 and % Of ar
ticle 49,
Second constitutional amendment, en-
titled
Joint and concurrent resolution to
amend section S of article 8 of the consti-
tuition of the state of Missouri"
Third constitutional amendment, en-
titled
"Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to the qualified voters an amend
ment to the constitution OF Missouri re-
pealing section q, article TX, and enact
Ing a new section In lieu thereof
Fourth constitutional amendment, en-
"joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to the qualified voters Of the
state an amendment to section IL, article
X of the constitution OF Missouri"
Fifth constitutional amendment, en-
utieu
"Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters Of Missouri
an amendment to the constitution there
| Of, concerning taxation:"
Sixth constitutional amendment, en-
| titled
"Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to the qualified voters Of the
| state an amendment to section u, article
| x of the constitution Of Missouri"
/ Seventh constitutional amendment, en-.
titled
SENATE joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters Of Mis-
souri, an amendment to the constitution
thereof to define the status Of the state