The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitution of Missouri.
TO THE

That IA tht general election, 10 hr lctu
OF Tuesday ueNt following the first Nom
dan b. November. \. u. lgy2 that the
following lmviuiUout tu the constitution
OF IN, state 90 Missouri, concerning CtNA-
tluu, h. submitted tu the quLilil'i voters
OF the state ui Missouri. as follows.
Section l. That article ten TO- al ti'e
Constitution Of The stat" Ui Missouri Ia
and the sam. iSAvr,hy am"nurd h( "Id-
In 'a'r,fu "u, U,N section Go hr KNOWN
Us section - Which is Ia words dho us-
Section - :, vtions twenty-five 49, and
twenty -lhive t1fi of article ten t" al the
constitution ut The state OF Missouri con-
Corning taxation, De- and the same arr
hereby rvp,a,rd
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MEM int ana concurrent resolution
t. Aiu'uu section ut article at IA" con-
stitutiun 20, tuv state ut Missouri
BE II resolved by tae House OF Repre-
ScutatiN"S, the Senate Concurring there
IN, as follows,
section /. That a, the general election,
to he held on the Tues lay next following
IN" UrNt Mon yy In November y, II,
IT,, that the following amendment to the
constitution ut IA" state nt Missouri con-
crrNll- township "a. SJhizdt"l, ne SUP
mitlcd to the qualified voters ui the state.
TO Wit; That section of article Of the
constitution. ut the state OF Missouri oS
amended 10y Ws rtins after the word
"Nu'juA.' Ia the fourth line OF said sec
tt"l. iu" words 'upuu that propositions
g. that s.,u section, when So am,uded
t.1t. ir,o - .luNs;
SECTION Township Organization
County Justices The general assembly
may provide, by general law, for town
ship organ cation, under when any cuun-
y may urgauiz" whenever majority OF
The legal voters %, such county, F"uhS
upon that proposition, at amy genera!
el", lion, shall 50 determine, ANA when
ever any county shall adopt township
orSanizai tom 81 much of this constitution
as provides for tht management OF coun-
y affairs, ana the assessment and COL
lection of revenue by county officers in
conflict with such general law Tor town
sap organization may be dispensed with,
and the business at said county and the
local concerns Of the several townships
therein, may Ice Transacted In such man
nrr as may be prescribed by law. l'rO-
vidcd, that tho justices OF the county
court IN such cases shall not exceed three
In number.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.--Joint and concurrent resolutio"
submitting to the qualified voters a-4
amendment to- tic constitution I'd ...S-
souri, repeating Sc elton -. article Ia, and
aLlIn..--I4-A- .+.-+l.--+--++--++----t-
BE 1t resolved By the Senate the House
Of Representatives concurring therein;
That at III" general election, to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, 1892 the following
amendment to the constitution oi tne
state Of Missouri, concCrntnS counties,
CITIES ana towns, charters, how umcud-
ed, shall be submitted to the Qudulicu
, voters of this state, to wit:
That section - of article IN Of the
state constitution shall be repealed, anu
there shall be enacted In lieu thereof the
following:
Section 90 The charter so ratified may
be amended by proposals therefor sti;,.
mi'tod by the lawmaking authorities OF
the city to the qualified voters thereof
al "a ErnDTll Shtt,ll elect mali "a Z
least sixty days after the publication Of
such proposals and accepted by three
htlhs OF the qualified voters voting iur or
against each ut said amendments so sub
mitted; anu the iawmakng authorizes
OF such city may order an election by
the qualified voters Of the city of a board
OF thirteen ire'h9lders of such city 10
prepare new charter for such city.
which SAID charter shall he In harmony
with ana subject to the Constitution ana
laws uf the state, and shall provide
among other things, for a chief executive
ana At least ON" house OF Legislation
be lrclrd lay M" .. ticket Said r.
NiS"d Chart"r shall he submitted To th,
quaiiH"d voters oi such city al an election
10 b" held not less tnan twenty nor more
thah lhlrtA days tilcr the u.Lur Therefor
and Il a majority Of such uIal,iird voters
voting AZ SurG election ratiy such Ghar-
ter iaon said charter shall b-+umG the
"iEdhIr @W ~ IuCl city. and sixty DAYS
ttvi'dtii Hi.aIl take "lt"Ct Hld Su,,rrs,.,ir
the ChHrt"r If SU,h city and all sp,cial
laws inc ',!Sl,.l, herewith.
F0uRTH Observation-Disclosures
NJ ENT J"iI and concurrent rrSniItinu
shhmltlinS t. ia' d'lited voters Of the
stdtE an am" ut lu section II, article
y OF IN" constitution # Missouri
lie II resolved by the Senate. The lInuea
81 kep!cs 'n'atittS concurrng therein;
-, H it'l ~ lHg E,hrr'I e;ectioh, to br held
on tuesday next Glowing the FIRST Mon
day IN November. 1902. the foIlowia~
Amendment 60 the constitution of inc
state 90 Missouri concerning revenue and
aX"tl'u' shal be- submitted to the quail
ned voters Of said state, to wit:
nat section II of article y of the con-
Suthti"n 81 the state of Missouri I've
ann need by adding after the word in
ufD''1hrHS, IA me last line Of said sec
non, ihe following:
49,. rrH,lided tnat the city of St. Louis
may levy for municipal purposes, in al
ui'l'h t' Tie IA .nlcipal rate of taxatton
rate which would be allowed for Comfy
purposes II SAID city were a part of q
county So that said section of me cnna
Siiullon' when amended. shall read IS
section II. Rates for Local PURPOSES
Limits How Increased for School ard
Erecting Public Buildings.-Taxes for
county city, uwn and school purposes
~! pe rNled on al subjects and objects
et taxation; but the valuation of iron
erty therefor shall not exceed the yai,,p-
ton OF the same property In such town
city or school district for state and conn.,
" purposes. FOR county purposes the an
niai rate on property. in counties having
six million dollars or less shall not i5
the aggregate. exceed forty cents ON the
hundred dollars valuation; in counties
having ten million dollars and under thir-
ay million dollars. said rate shall NOT ex-
coed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation and in counties having thirty
million dollars or more, said rate snail
not exceed thirty-fVe cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation. For city and town
purposes thu annual rate on property in
CITIES and towns having thirty thousand
Inhabitants or more, shall not. In the ag-
Fregate. exceed one hundred cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; in cities and
towns having less than thirty thousand
aud over ten thousand inhabitants said
rate shall not exceed sixty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; In cities and
towns having less than ten thousand and
more than one thousand inhabitants 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 the hundred dollars valuation
For school purposes in districts the an
nual rate on property shall not exceea
forty cents on the hundred dollars valua-
ton: Provided the aforesaid annual
rates for school purposes may be in
creased. In districts formed of cities and
towns to an amount not to exceed one
dollar on the hundred dollars valuation.
TO exceed sixty-fve cents on the hundred
dollars valuation, on the condition that
majority of the voters who are tax-pay-
ers, 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 the
rates of taxation herein limited may be
increased when the rate Of such increase