Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-11-03
NINTH ooEgrFTUTIoNAL AMEND
MENT,

To inersnss the limit Of tan Ents fss
local fer certain cities.
Joint and concurrent resolution to
amend section IL OF article 10 OF the
Constitution OF Missouri relating to
revenue n taxation.
BE Il rs,OiDsd By he Senate. The Hsuss
e~oneuTing therein.
That at the general election to be
held on. the Tuesday next, following
the nrst Monday in November, A. ID.
1919, the following Amendment to the
Consutution of the state of Missouri
y ot p of t 5huemlttsd to the eualined
ton IL OF article 10 Of the Constitution
Of the state OF Missouri be amended By
striking out the word sixty" in line
n lieu thereof the words zone hum
dred" and by striking out the word
nifty" In line nineteen OF said section
ninety" SO that said section when
amended shall read as follows;
Section II. Rates for local purposes
and erecting public buildings. Taxes
for county. city, town and schoo pur-
poses may be levied on all subjects and
objects OF taxation; but the valuation
he valuation OF the same property in
such town, city or school district for
state ana county purposes. For coun-
erty, In counties having six million
dollars or less, shall not, in the ag-
gregate. exceed nifty cents on the hum
dred dollars valuation; in counties
having six million dollars and under
ten million dollars, said rate shall not
exceed forty cents on the hundred dol
iars valuation; In counties having ten
lion dollars, said rate shall not exceed
nifty cents on the hundred dollars val
uatlon; and in counties having thirty
million dollars or more, said rate shall
not exceed thirty-fve cents on the
hundred dollars valuation. For city
and town purpose the annual rate on
property in cities n towns having
thirty thousand Inhabitants or more
shall not, in the aggregate. exceed one
hundred cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; in cities and town having
lass than thirty thousand and owe ten
thousand inhabftants said rate shall
not exceed n hundred cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; In cities and
towns having less than ten thousand
end more than one thousand nhablt-
arts, said rate shall not exceed ninety
cCnts on the hundred dollars valuations;
and In towns having one thousand in
habitants or less. said rate shall not
exceed twenty-five cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation; for school pur-
poses and districts, the annual rate on
y on the hundred dollars valuation:
Provided, the aforesaid annual rates
for school may be Increased,
in districts formed by cities and towns,
to an amount not to exceed one dollar
on the hundred dollar valuation, and
In other districts to an amount not to
exceed sixty-lve cents on the hundred
dollars valuation. on the condition that
a majority Of the voters who are tax
payers, voting at an election held to
decide the question, vote for said in
crease. For the purpose of erecting
public buildings in counties, cities or
school districts, the rates of taxation
herein limited nay be Increased when
the rate of such increase and the pur-
pose for which Il is intended shall
have been submitted. to a vote of the
people. and two-thirds of the qualified
voters Of such county, city, or school
district, voting at such election, shall
vote therefor. The rate herein al
lowed to each county shall be ascer-
tanned by the amount Of taxable prop
erty therein. according to the last as
sessment for state and county pur-
poses, 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 States; said restriction al
to rates shall apply to taxes of every
kind and description. whether general
or special, except taxes to pay valid In
debtedness, now existing, or bonds
which may be issued in renewal Of
such indebtedness.