The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-23


vided, that the justices OF the county
court In such cases shall not exceed three
In number,
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
AENT Joint and concurrent resuiut
submitting 10 the qud.li ! vote au
amendment "a TIE cuustitg.. ID .. ..3s.
souri,. repeating :, ct. N -. article IN, u"I
enactlng q new section in lieu thor If.
BE II rcsoiN cd by The Senate, the House
of Representatives concuyrlug therein:
That at TIE general election. 10 DE held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day IN November, 1872, The following
amendment 10 the Constitution ui t"g
state of Missouri, conCcrnin, counties,
cities and towns, charters, hew araaa-
Cd" shall be s7n mitteu To the GIJ.dI-d
voters of this state. TO Wit.
That section % Of article lX of the
state constitution shall be repealed and
there shall be enacted In lieu thereof, the
Section %. The charter so ratified may
be amended by proposals therefor sun-
United by the lawmaking authorities Of
the city to the qualified voters thereof.
IT general or SPECIAL election held a.
least sixty days after the publication Of
such proposals ana accepted hy three
dfths OF the qualified voters voting for or
against each of said amendments SO sub
mitted; and the lawmdking authorizes
OF such city may order AN election by
the qualified voters of the city OF a board
OF thirteen freehOlders OF such city To
prepare new charter for sGch city.
which said charter shall be In harmony
with and subject to the Constitution ana
laws OF the state, and shall provide
among other things. for a chief executive
ana at least one mouse Of iegis .atin. o.
be elected by geH,.,l ticket, Said Ie-
Nised charter shall lie submitted TO the
Qualiii,d voters al :Tch city al an elccliun
to he Il, id mol lass t.:&n Nv euty nor more
than thirty days a.tvr the C!lcr therefor
and If maJpliDy vi such qualified voters
voting at such sicC;!'H Il-tI!y such char
ter. t.,u said cn."'r, shall become the
otEu.Ic Law o., st.a city. and/siNty DAYS
thor .i. f!%.l taFe eject ItlI ..Iptrs.u"
the cha'lc" "f s,ea 81 ) ana al special
laws ia :.-.~'c"; fH"ra"f;h.
FORTH Observation-Disclosures
submitting 80 n" qualified voters ut the
state IN am": .r.It To section II, article
\ Of the constitution Of Missouri.
BE II rcsul> Ell by me Sena;.. the House
q k"pres Ii'.ti es cencGrrinS therein:
mat ~ ia" gen raj election. to b. held
on Tuesday nest glowing the first Nom
day in November. l.To the following,
hmenIi'rut To- the constitution Of ihe
state Of Mis- rri. concerning gcyenu. and
taxation, sH@l be- submitted Ia the uuaIi-
hed voters "i said state, To wit:
that section II Of article y Of the con-
Etitutipn If the state of Missouri be
amended by sdl!ns after the word in
dehtedncss, in The last line Of said sec
provided. that the city Of St. Louis
may levy Tor municipal purposes, in ad-
ditt"n 90 Tie ia .nicipal rate % taxation
ebove provided rate not exceeding the
rate which would be allowed for county
purposes If said city were part of a
county" so that said section OF the con-
stitution, when amended, shall read as
follows:
Limit slow Increased for School and
Erecting Public Buildings. for
county, city, town and school purposes
may be levied on all subjects and objects
of taxation: but the valuation of prop
erty therefor shall not exceed the valua-
ton of the same property in such town,
city or school district for state and coun-
~ purposes. For county purposes the an
nual rate on property, in counties having
six million dollars or less, shall not, In
the aggregate. exceed forty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; IN counties
having ten million dollars and under thlr.
ty million dollars, said rate shall not ex.
coed fifty cents on the hundred dollar:
yalua toni and In counties having thirty
million dollars or more, said rate snail
not exceed thirty-live cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation. For city and tow
purposes the annual rate on property il
cities and towns having thirty Thousand
Inhabitants or more, shall not In the ag
Yregate, exceed one hundred cents on TN
hundred dollars valuation. In cities an
towns having less than thirty thousan
and over ten thousand Inhabitants, sal
rate shall not exceed sixty cents on tn
hundred dollars valuation: In cities an
towns having less than ten thousand an
more than one thousand Inhabitants sal
rate shall not exceed fifty cents on til
hundred dollars valuation; and In town
having one thousand inhabitants or les
said rate shall not exceed twenty-fiy
cents on the hundred dollars valuation
For school purposes in districts the al
nual rate on property shall not excee
forty cents on the hundred dollars valui
ton: Provided. the aforesaid annu
rates for school purposes may be il
creased In districts formed Of cities ar
towns to an amount not TO exceed OF
dollar on the hundred dollars valiiatio
and In other districts to an amount n
to exceed sixty-ivs cents on the hundr'
dollars valuation, on the condition that
majority Of the voters who are tax-pa
srs, voting at an election held to decl
the question, vote for said increase. r
the purpose Of erecting public buildin
IN counties. cite, S Or sSnoS, ; dssr,ss ay
increased when the rate Of such increa
and the purpose for which II II intend
shall have been submitted To- vote
tho people, and tWu-thirds Of the qualin
voters Of such county, city. Or school d
trict, voting at such election, SHAH ve
therefor. The rate herein allowed - -
county shall BE- ascsrtaimed b. the emou
e. sf IA sss sss ga ooS
Surposss, and the rate allowed TO- -
city or tsvn By the number Of fnnae
0nts, according to the last census tai
mder the authority Of the state, Or Of
United States, said restrictions -