Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-27
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
KENT.
To Increase the limit Of tax rate fee
local purposes for certain cities,

To Increase the limit Of tax rate fee
local purposes for eertatn cities
Joint n resolutions to
amend section II OF article 10 Of tho
Constitution Of Missouri relating to
revenue and taxation.
Be il resolved By he Senate, the Houss
eonewTing ihasins
That at tho general election 10 be
The nrst Monday in Novsmbera A. Is.
1sle. the following amendment to the
constitution OF the state of Missouri
s yotar. pc submitted to the qualified
ton II Of article 10 Of the constitution
o. the state Of Missouri be amended By
ssriking ont the word Sixty" in line
IN lieu thereof the words zone huns
ored" and by striking out the word
"ntty" In line ninetesn Of said section
ninety" 50 that said section when
Section II. Rates for local PURPOSES
and erecting public buildings. Taxes
LOT county. city, town n school pur-
poses may be levied on all subjects and
Of property therefor i not exceed
the valuation OF the same property IN
such town. city or school district for
state and county purposes, For
~ purposes the annual rate on prop
erty. In counties having six million
dollars or less, shall not, in the ag-
gregate. exceed nifty cents on the hum
having. six million dollars and under
ten million dollars. said rate shall not
exceed forty cents on the hundred doll
million dollars ana under t nhaiEtyH min IN
Hon dollars, said rate shall not exceod
hfty cents on the hundred dollars val
uatloni n In counties having thirty
million dollars or more. said rate shall
not exceed ~thirty-fve cents on nc
hundred dollars valuation, For city
S ? spWn Rur Pea. the ne annual ,nnn%SSI ate on
thirty thousand inhabitants or more
shall not in the aggregate. exceed one
hundred cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; in cities and town having
less than thirty thousand and over ten
thousand Inhabitants said rate shall
not exceed one hundred cents on the
towns having less IA ten thousand
and more than one thousand inhabit-
ants, said rate shall not exceed ninety
cCnts on the hundred dollars valuation;
n in towns having one thousand in
habitents or less. said rate shall not
exceed twenty-five cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation; for school pur-
property shall not exceed forty cents
on the hundred dollars valuation:
Provided. the aforesaid annual rates
FOR school purposes 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-five 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 may be increased when
the rate of such increase and the pur-
pose for which 1t is intended shall
rave 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
sesement 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 as
to rates shall apply to taxes OF every
kind and description, whether general
or special, except taxes to pay valid In
d~ebtedness, now existing, or bonds
which may be issued in renewal of
such Indebtedness.