The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-04-30
Oklahoma Constitution
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town levy; not more than ten 10)
mills school district levy, not more
than five 90 mills on the dollar for
school district purposes. for support
OF common school: Provided. That
the aforesaid annual rate for school
purposes may be increased by any
school district by an amount not to
exceed five 90 mills on the dollar
valuation. on condition that three
fifths OF the voters thereof voting at
an election, vote for said increase.
Sec 10. For the purpose Of erect.
ing public buildings in counties.
cities or school districts, the rates
Of taxation herein limited, may be in
creased when the rate OF such in
crease ard the purpose for which 1t is
intended shall have been submitted to
vote Of the people and majority
Of the qualified electors Of such coun-
ty city or school district. voting at
such election, shall vote therefor
Provided. That such increase shall
not exceed five go mills on the dol.
lar OF the assessed value OF the tax.
able property in such county, city, or
school district
Sec. II. The receiving. directly or
indirectly, by any officer of the state.
or of any county. city or town, or
member or officer of the legislature,
or of any interest, profit or perquisites
arising from the use or loan OF public
funds in his hands, or moneys to be
raised through his agency for state,
city town. district or county purposes,
shall be deemed felony. Said offense
shall be punished as may be prescrib-
ed by law, a part Of which punish
ment shall be disqualification to hold
office.
| Sec. ~. The legislature shall have
power to provide for the levy and col
lection of license, franchioe, gross
revenue, excise. income, collateral and
direct Inheritance legacy and success
sion taxes; also graduated income
taxes. graduated collateral and direct
inheritance taxes, graduated legacy
and succession taxes; also stamp,
registration, production or other
specific taxes.
Sec. 13. The state may select its
objects OF taxation, and levy and col.
lects its revenues. independent of the
counties, cities or other municipal sub
divisions.
Sec. IA Taxes shall be levied and
collected by general laws, and for
public purposes only. except that tax
es may be levied when necessary to
carry into effect Section 81 OF the
Bill OF Rights. The state shall not
assume the debt OF any county, mu-
nicipal corporation, or political sub.
division OF the state, unless such debt
shall have been contracted to defend
itself in time Of war, to repel invasion,
or to suppress insurrection except as
required by the Enabling Act.
Sec. 10 The credit of the state
shall not be given, pledged or loaned
to any individual. company, corpora
tion or association. municipality or
political subdivision OF the state; nor
shall the state become an owner or
stockholder in nor make donation to
by gift, subscription to stock by tax,
or otherwise, TO any company, asso-
citation, or corporation.
Sec. 16 All laws authorizing the
borrowing OF money by and on behalf
OF the state, county or other political
subdivision OF the state, shall specify
the purpose for which the money is
to be used, and the money so borrow
Sec. II. The legislature shall not
authorize any county Or subdivision
thereof. city, town, or Incorporated
district, to become a stockholder in
any company, association or corpora
tion, or to obtain or appropriate mon
ey for, or levy any tax for, or to loan
its credit to, any corporation, asso-
citation or individual
Sec. rs. The legislature may author
ize the levy and collection OF n poll
tax on all electors of this state, under
sixty years of age, not exceeding two
dollars per cpita per annum, and
may provide penalty for the non.
payment thereof.
Sec. 10, Every act enacted by the
legislature and every ordinance and
resolution passed by any county, city,
town or municipal board or local leg
isla,ive body, levying tax. shall
specify distinctly the purpose for
which said tax is levied and no tax
levied and collected for one purpose
shall ever be devoted TO another pur.
pose,
Sec. 20. The legislature shall NOT