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

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purposes IL said city were part Of cOGn-
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENt--Juint and concur resolution
submitting Ia the qualified voters 81 MIS-
suuri an amendment To the constitution
thereof concerning taxation.
r SvrTytr, the ftctfSe-
Of Eepr, SrntatiyeS cOncurrins therein;
That al the general election, 20 be htld
in thiS state ON the first Tuesday art:
tbs iirSt Monday in November, y. II. L"[,
there shal be submitted Tor au1piina 10
the qualified voters of the state, the tot-
lowing constitutional amendment To wit;
e That section eleven tlll OF artlcie ten ll''
ri the constitution OF the state OF Mis-,
Suuli he ANA the same Is HEREBY amendvh
lay striking out the following sentence
contained IN the twcatN-thi.d aud twrN-
ty-ihurth lines of said section; "For
school PURPOSES In districts, the annual
rate on property shall not exceed forty
cents un the hundred dollars valuation,
ami Inserting In lieu thereof the follow
iHg sentence: For school purposes III
! districts trr'apoS,d of cities which have
one hundred thousand Inhabitants ~
murc the annual rgte ON property SHAH
not exceed sixty cents on the hundNtd
dollars valuation, and in othyr districts
! forty cyutS uu the hundred dollars Naiu1-
tom" So that said section, when 50
am"Nded, shall read;
Section II. Rates for Local Purposes
limiis-llow Increased Tor 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 prnp-
"rty therefor, shall not "Nc"'d ttr N'''a-
ton of the same property In SU,h town,
city ar scnnnl u.strict Tor state and cuun-
/ " purposes. For county purposes the am
nual rate on property, in counties nav
ms SIX million dollars or less Shall not,
In the aggregate, exceed itty cents IN
the hundred dollars valuation; IN coun-
ties having six million dollars, and under
ten million dollars, said rate shall not
exceed torty cents on the hundred dol
lars valuation, IN counties E1NiNS tn
million dollars and under thirty m!!iun
dollars said rate shall not exceed Any
cents ON the han bred dollars valuations;
and In counties Ia Wing thirty million dOi-
lars or more, said rate shall not exceed
thlylN-iNe cents on the hundred dollars
valuation. 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, cN-
coed one hundred cents on the u,.v hun
drcd dollars valuation, In cities and towns
, having less than thirty thousand ANA
over ten thousand inhabitants, said rate
shall not exceed sixty cents on the hun.
drvd dollars valuation, in cities ana
| towns having less than ten Thousand and
more ,han one Thousand inhabitants, said
rate Shall not cNrced nifty cents ON the
hundred dollars valuation; and In towns
haNm g one thousand inhabitants or less,
saio rate snail not exc -d twenty-five
cents on the hundred dollars valuation.
For school purposes In districts composed
of cities W"lCh have One nuGGgcd thou
sand Inhabitants or more, the annual RAJ"
+, ON ~, Perry shah not exceed siNty cents
on the hun, II dollars AKA, ~ 4 IN
other districts forty cents on the na.idfed
dollars valuation; Provided the aforc-
said annual rates for school purposes
lll--A La IaGE1-l>l-l-
/ cities and towns, to, an amount not To
exceed one dollar on the hundred dollars
valuation, and in other districts to AN
amount not to exceed sixty-nHe cents o.
the hundred dollars valuation. on tn,
F., CoNG,ti4A LLat MAJORITY " the vute!s
| who are tax payers, voting at AN election
J held I" decide the question. vote for said
increase. for the purposes of erecting
pubic buildings in counties, cities, or
school districts, the rate of taxation hero
IN limited may be increased when t'e
| rate OF such Increase and the purpose for
| which II Is intended shall have been sub
united TO a vote Of the people, and two
| thirds of lthe-qua !iiod-petefs -.,-s tlei-
| county, city or sChuO. district, voting At
| such election, shall vote therefor. The
rate hcicih allowed to each county shall
| be ascrrtaincd by the amount OF t.Nabie
| property therein, according tu the last aa-
| scssincnt for state and county purposes,
| and the rate allowed to each city or town
| by the number OF Inhabitants according
| to the last census taken under the
authority OF the state, or of the United
Sldtos, Silu TtSllltllGHS as 10 TdltS
shall apply to taxes of every kind and
description, whether general or special,
except taxes to pay Nalld Indebtedness
now existing, or bonds which may be is
sued in renewal OF such Indebtedness.
SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.--Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
state AN amendment to section Il, article
N-of the constitution of Missouri
=. l,. =,
OF Representatives cOncurring therein:
That AZ the general election, to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November 1902. the following
amendment to the constitution of the
state of Missouri, concerning revenue and
taxation, shall be submitted to the quail
fled .Oters Of said state. to wit:
That section Z of article X of the
constitution Of the state of Missouri be
amended by adding after the word
SANE, in the last line OF said section,
the following:
Provided, that In the city OF St Louis
the amount Of bonds now aggregating
Si,lll COO. that being the amount assumed
by said city in the scheme OF separation
from the county of St Louis, and the
sum of $j.S0S. 100 heretofore prior to jan
uary /, 1891. expended in the construction
of waterworks' fol the city of ST. Louis,
and any bonds which may be hereafter
issued by said city In the construction
and Improvement of waterworks, the pay
HeHl OF lne interest WntTeOn ana Inc
principal whereof shall be provided from
the revenues of said waterworhs; that Is
to say, the amount of said bonds which
shall be outstanding AT any time shall not
be included in the computation Of the ex-
listing bonded Indebtedness in determining
the amount of bonds authorized to be is
sued by said city with the assent Of two
thirds of the voters under the provisions
of this article, but said city shall be au-
thorized at any time to issue bonds with
the assent aforesaid to an amount in
Guiding outstanding Indebtedness other
than that above named, to the amount
of five per cent. of the value of the
certained as above provided, and said city
shall have power, with such assent of the
voters. to issue bonds for the construe-
ton and Improvement Of waterworks, the
interest wherein and the principal where
of shall be provided for from the income
tablish a sinking fund for the payment
of the bonds so authorized according to
the times fixed from the maturity Of the
same: Provided, further, that in the city
of Kansas City, the amount of bonds
issued by said city, bearing date July l,
1875, for acquiring waterworks and all
bonds hereafter issued in renewal of said
bonds or any portion thereof shall not be
included In the computation of the exist
ing bonded Indebtedness of said city In
determining the amount OF bonds author
ICED to be Issued by said city. with the
assent of two-thirds of the voters under
the provisions of this article, but said
issue bonds with the assent aforesaid TO
an amount including outstanding IN
debtedness, other than that above named,
to the amount of five per centum OF the
value of the taxable property In said city
to be aseertained as above specified; 80
a.. Of hn tIt