The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE
Constitution of Missouri.

! oluhuh NO. 4 submitting To Tao Quallued
| voters Of the state an amendment 70
[ tbs constitution Tgp0alll.g sections = and
I y OF article 10
DC :, resolved by the Senate, the House
| Of Representatives concuTring therein;
That at the general election. to be- held
! on Tuesday next following the nrst Nom
day Ia November, A. u. islz. that the
| following amendment 10 the constitution
of the state VI Missouri, Concerning taxa
| ton, Do Huhinittcd 10 the qualified voters
! VI the state OF Missouri, As follows;
constitution OF The state 81 Missouri DC
ahd the same Is hereby amended ~ add
/ lnE thereto one new section 10 be Known
- section y, which "a iR words and hE-
section ~ scctloua tzenty.two CO and
| twouty-three tI2l OF article ten Qo) OF the
constitution o. the state Of Missouri eoh-
eerning taxation, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
| SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL. AMEND.
/ hENI,--Joint and concurrent resolution
l to amend section OF nrLicle Of the CON
! sutution Of the state q Missouri.
tis e resolved by the House o. Repre-
sentatiyeH, the Senate concurring thcre-
! tu. a. follows:
section I. TisaS al tine general election.
g be held on the Tuesday next foliowiug
| the iFst Acndav 81 November, y. -.
| ls.e, that the following amendment 10 the
| constitution OF the state % Missouri. con-
| corning township organization, hs sub
| o. stt; That section Of article Of the
c0nstitution Of the state Of Missouri be-
ameudsd by ins.Fting after the word
tiou. The words upon that propositions"
80 that said section. wh0u - amended,
sEhil read "a iglloNs:
| Section g Township OrEanixation-
County Justices. -1he general assembly
may provide. by general law, for town.
ship Organization. under when any coun.
the legal voters OF such county. v0ting
| Upon that proposition. az any general
| election. SHAH 50 determine and when
| ever amy county shall adopt township
| orEauizai lion % much OF this constitution
] - EfVs ides Tor the management " SCUM
/ ~ shAira. and the assessment and eol-
conflict with such general law Tor town
! sap Organization may be dispensed with,
And the business " said county aud The
! therein. may 10 transacted lu such inaH-
/ her as may be prescribed 81 law: Pro-
! Nldga. uat Tie iusticra Of the county
/ court IN such cases shall not exceed three
/ Ii humber
! THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
! AENT.-joint and concurrent resolution
| submitting TO the qualified voters an
ame ndmont 20 the constitution ol Mis-
| souri,. repeating ggCtiun q. article ~. and
| s-set!"g a. now acctinn IN lieu Thereof.
he ~ resoNcd BY tho Senate, tBo House
| 81 Representative cdnCuTriuE therein:
| That AZ tie general election. 60 be- held
| oh Eugadhf next following the nrrt Mgu.
Z
] hWgudmeut to the constitution OF tHg
| state uf Missouri, concerning counties,
| cute ana TOXINS. charters. buw aHpud-
| Ell, SHALL be submitted 10 tho quHUu,d
| voters 90 this state. To wit;
That section = Of article TX ~ the
/ state constitution shall De- Tyrralgd. and
! mere Ehai oe enacted Ia licu thereof the
Section 2 Tho charter 90 r1uaol may
/ Dc ufntndtd by proposals therefor sub
/ United by the laWfUAkiug authuslfina Of
| the city 10 tho qualified voters thereof
| at EvnCral or special election hnl ~
ltaai slHty days after tho publication q
] huch proposals and accepted ly three
/ tltuH uf the qualified yoters voting Tor or
! against each " said amendments 81 rui,.
| mittea and the lgwm1knE uuthJrltlUs
the qualified voters OF the city III d hoard
! OF thirteen frcrhOlderB Of such city 10
| prepare new charter for such city,
/ which said charter shall be In harmony
| with and subject to the constitution end
| 'aNa 81 tho state, and snail provide
among other thinEa. for chief executive
| ana 90 least one house uf legislation 10
/ be elseitd by general ticket said re-
| Nisoq CHARTER shall 10 submitted 20 tie
| qualihtd voters Of such city at an election
| 70 Do held not less than twenty nor more
| than thirty days after the order therefor.
| aud u a majority ~ such gualilr. yutara
voilng az such election ratify such char
ter Then said charter shall become the
| organic Law Of such city. and afsfg ,t.va
| thereafter shall take eject and ratafsudc
the charter OF such city aud ala special
/
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
| hENI. Joint and concurrent reHalutlou
submitting 20 the quaiifod voters OF Tie
| y OF the constitution of Missouri
| lie u resolved 10y the Senate tho House
| o. Representative coucurring therein:
| That at the general election 10 hg hgll
| on Tuesday next following the urgt Mon
| day Ia November. l.Jg the fyIlnwIr.r
amendment 10 the constitution Of tho
| slate OF Missouri. CONCERNING reyeuuf Hpi
| taxation. shall b. submitted 20 he anil
| hed voters Of said state 20 wit!
TAat section u OF article y o. the con.
atitutlon Of the state OF Missouri b.
amended by addiug after the word' IN.
| debtydncas," IN the last line OF rsii 80.
lion, tho following:
| PROV idod. that the city Of st L0nfu
may levy for municipal purposes. IN pd.
dl'i''n 4" the IN ,niciisai rate OF taxatiar
nbo'e proytdru q Fete not exceeding tbe
| rate which would he allowed Tor coitt,fy
purposes u said city were a part I'll
county 50 that said section OF tns csn-
su!ulion. when amended. shall read az
Section II. Rates for Local Purposcs-
LimitR-Iiow Increased for srSsoI arr
| Erecting Public buildinEs. f.f
county. ,se,Y., town and school purposes
Of TAXATION, sut the valuation az nr9ns
fTty therefor shall not exceed the vtiiia-
I'M si9n % s9s saa as pr9persy % such town.
~ purposes. For county purposes The an
nual rate on property IL counties hayIng
az million !dollarsl or less. stall not. ih
the asgffFntv exceed forty cents on TIA
hundred dollars valuation. iH .o,f,ti,.S
havinE ten million dollars and uuder thlr.
~ million donsEs said rate shall moi *
coed mtg cwnts on the hundred d1ilaTs
valuation. and In counties having thirtv
million dollars or more said rnfe en.h
sot escSed thisty.nye eenta On the hun
arca dellA+s valuation For city ard town
purposes the annual rate on pFOurrty In
eiiies and towns having thirty thousand
Inhabitants OF more, SHAH not, in the az
Frcgate, exceed one hundred cents on lie
hundred dollars valuation; in cities ARA
towns having leas than thirty thoussng
aud over zen fhnusand inhabitants, aaid
rate shah not exceed sixty cents on lie
hundred dollars valuation. IN elite. ana
towns having less than ten Thousand and
more then one Thousand Inhabitants Said
ratio shall net exceed nifty cents On lie
hundred collars valuation; ana IN tovns
having one thousand mhabitantz or lsaa
eaid rate shall net exesed tNenty-five
For school purposea IN districts the al.
nnal rate on property shall not exeoes
forts cents On the bundled dollars vaiua-
rates for school purposes MAY BE- in.
creased. in districts formed OF Giles and
toms 70 an amount not 20 exceed one
and In other DISTRICTS TO an amount moi
70 exceed aisty-tlve cents on the hundred
dollare valuation. on tho condition that a
Efs. voting at an eiectsou heia 40 aselis
the question. vote for said tncreaaa' For
thn purpose % erecting public huildlnre
" counties. citieR sc school districts the
FateH OF taxasiDn herein limited may he
Increased when the rate Of such Increase
and the purpose for which u Il Intended
thnli have been submitted 10 d vote Of
the people. and two-thinia % the analiaed
yoters OF spch county. eity or school do
sTtct. voting at such election. shall vote
therefor. The rate bSfela allowed 10 each
county ahati be asrHrtats.sd liy the amount
Of taxable proncrty therein, according 10
The last assignment for state ana comfy
purposes. and fhe rate allowed Go each
city o. town By the nannher Of fnhablt.
ants, according 10 the last census taken
rnaer the authority OF the state or Of the