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

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c.a . except taxes To pay Nild lndrb' u
hes l.gW existing. or bonus Nhicl may
be ISSUED n renewal a. Such ihdtotS91-
hess. Provided, that the city 81 D. LOUIS
may levy for municipal purpOs' ;, IN addI-
tial tu tine municipal rate ~ taNatloh
above provided. a rate not exceeding VIC
rate which would bg auOwed Tor county
purposes IL said city were part Of eoun-
ty.
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-JniEt and conCu.s,..' resolution
submitting tu the qualified voters VI MS
snuri an amcudnvut to the constitution
thereof. concerning taxation.
lie IL resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Rcp svatativcs concurring therein:
That al the general election, 10 be neid
In this state on the first TUESDAY ailSr
the .rst Monday in November y. ID. lS.-,
there SHAH he submitted tor "Huptleh 70
the qualified voters OF the state, the lot-
lowiGE constitutional amendment. 10 WIZ;
That section eleven tll OF article ten .tp
ut The constitution ut the state OF MIS-,
sour, he and the same IL hereby amehoeI
by striking cut the following sentence
contained IN the tyeaiy-'G:ri 2ad iMSh-
ty-tourth lines Of said section; or
school purposes In districts, the annual
rate on property shall not exceed tortS
cents on the hundred dollars valuation,
ana inserting in lieu thereof the iohoW-
iug sentence: For school purposes IN
one hundred thousand nha"i. Nts or
more the annual rate on properly sha'i
not exceed sixty Goats on the huhdrtu
dollars valuation, AID In other districts
forty cents on the hundred dollars Haiua-
/ tuu,' 50 that said section, wnel 50
amended, shall read;
Section II, Rates for loca! PURPOSES
Erecting Public Buildings-IaNes Tor
county, city, town ana school purposes
may pc levied un all subjects and objects
Of taxation, but the valuation nt 2rep-
erty they for, shall not e&occd TIE NN.9a-
ton of t'e su; property In sch town,
city or school istrict for state and cuun-
" purposes For county purposes the an
nual rate on property, In counties nav
INK six million dollars or less, snail not,
IN the aSSrcgltC, exceed ntty cents on
the hundred dollars valuation; IN coun-
ties having six million dollars and under
ten million dollars, said rate shall not
exceed forty cents on the hundred dol
lars valuation: IN counties having tea
million dollars aad under thirty milton
dollars, said rate shall not exceed ility
cents on the hun drcd dollars valuation;
ana In counties hsNing thirty million dol,
lars or more, said rate shall not exceed
4 thirty-tNo cents ON the hundred collars
valuation, FOR city and town purposes
the annual rate ON property m cities and
towns having thirty thousand inhabitants
or more shall not, in the aggregate, eN-
coed one hundred cents on the one nun
drcd dollars valuation; In cities and towns
having less than thirty thousand and
over ten thousand inhabitants, said rate
shall not exceed sixty cents on the hun
dred dollars Naluauoni In cities anu
= towns having less than ten thousand anu
more than one thousand inhabitants, SAID
rate shall not exceed nifty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; and in towns
having one thousand inhabitants or less,
said rate shall not exceed twenty-five
> cents IN the hundred dollars valuation.
| For school purposes IN districts composed
! of C.;!.s Waivn have vne nu..dred thou
fttI - he. Naf y
! o. IIUlPIN 3ahIl mol eNceed sMty cents
| on The hun, lird dollars N,.,uG ,In sld in
other districts forty cents ON the hundred
dollars valuation; Provided, the afore-
said annual rates for school purposes
, may be increased, In districts formed OF
, cities ana towns, 10 an amount not to
! exceed one dollar on the hundred dollars
valuation, and in other districts to an
amount not to exceed sixty-tive cents CT
& the hundred dollars valuation, on the
condition dat inayUrty OF the voters
Who are tax payers, voting at an election
held To- decide the question, vote for said
Increase. For the purposes Of erecting
| pub.c buildings In counties, cities. or
| school districts, the rate of taxation here-
| in limited may be increased when lac
rate of such increase and the purpose for
| which II Is Intended shall have been sub
! mittcd TO vote of the people, and two
thirds of the qualified voters OF sCch
county. city or scnooi district! voting at
| such election, shall vote therefor. - The
rate herein allowed to each county shall
he asrerlIl@vd by the a,noult Ok ..xable
i properly therein, acc lrGiug - the last as
sessmvHt for state ana county purposes,
and the rate allowed to each city or town
10y the number Of Inhabitants. according
to the last census taken under the
authority Of the stD;e, or OF the United
States said restrictions as to rates
shall apply TO taxes of every kind and
description, whether general or special
! except taxes to pay vaad 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 H. article
Y of the constitution of Missouri.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives, concurring therein:
That at the general election TO be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November 1902, the following
state of Missouri, concerning revenue and
taxation, shall he submitted to the quail
he'd Toters of said state, to wit:
That section u 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
Hlll 900. that being the amount assumed
by said city III the scheme of separation
from the county of St Louis, and the
sum of $j,sU,,tU0 heretofore prior TO jan
uary J, 1891, expended in the construction
of waterworks for 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
ment of the interest wherein and the
principal whereof shall be provided from
. the revenues of said water -, ks; 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-
isting 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 amount In
Guiding outstanding Indebtedness other
| than that above named to the amount
! of five per cent. of the value Of the
taxable property In said city, to be as
certained as above provided, and said city
shall have power, with such assent of ths
; | voters TO issue bonds for the construc
ton and Improvement of waterwOrks the
interest wherein and the principal where
: | of shall be provided for from the incom'
! | of said waterworks. Said city shall es
: tablsh a sinking fund for the paymen
$ of the bonds so authorized according t,
the times fixed from the maturity of tn
| same: Provided, further, that in the cit.
. | of Kansas City, the amount OF bond
Y issued by said city, bearing date July
u 1898, for acquiring waterworks and al
! | bonds hereafter issued In renewal OF sal
u bonds or any portion thereof shall not 0
y included In the computation OF the exist
q ing bonded Indebtedness of said city J
: determining the amount of bonds author
y lied TO be issued by said city, with IN
"a | assent of two-thirds of the voters unde