Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-31
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

voters OF Missouri for adoption or re1ec-
tion the following constitutional amend
ment, to-wit:
That section ! OF article XI Of the Con-
etitution OF the state Of Missouri be and
the same Is hereby amended. by adding
70 SAL section the. following words. To-
free public schools for the gratuitous in
struction OF all persons in this state be-
tween five and six years OF age, and over
twenty years of age" SO that said section
when so amended shall read:
Section 1. A general diffusion OF
knowledge and intelligence being essential
to the preservation OF the rights and llb-
critics of the people, the general assembly
shall establish and maintain free public
schools for the gratuitous instruction OF
all persons in this state between the ages
of six and twenty years, and may estab-
llish and maintain free public schools for
the gratuitous instruction of all persons
in this state between five and six years
Of age and over twenty years OF age"
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
uniting to the qualified voters of the
state of Missouri an amendment to the
Constitution thereof authorizing an In.
crease of Indebtedness in the county OF
st. Louis for the purpose of construct
Ing sewers, or for the purpose Of pur-
chasing or constructing waterworks.
BE 1t TcSOlNtQ~ Nv lWd OcudbCB II A1OuoO
Of Representatives concurring therein,
as follows:
At the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. A, D.. 1912, an
amendment to the Constitution of Mis-
souri, shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of the state, in the following words:
The county of st. Louis with the assent
of two-thirds Of the voters OF the county
voting at an election to be held for that
purpose, may be allowed to become in
debted in a larger amount than is speci-
fed and limited in section twelve Q2 OF
article ten (X) of the Constitution Of this
state, not exceeding an additional five
(51 per centum on the value of the tax
able property within the county, for the
purpose of constructing district sewers in
districts within such counties. which dis
tricts shall be laid out by the county
court on petition of two-thirds Of the
owners of real property within any such
proposed sewer district and which real
property within the district shall be sub
ject tc ar annual special tax levy in pro-
portion to area of lots and tracts, for the
purpose of paying the interest on such
district sewer Indebtedness each six
months, and also sufficient to pay the
principal of such indebtedness for that
district within ten (1O) years from the
time Of contracting the same, all to be
done in the manner to be provided by
law; or for the purpose of purchasing or
constructing waterworks for the county
which shall be made use of by the county
for furnishing water and protection
against fires to cities, towns, companies
and others, under proper contracts, regu-
iations and rates, and under appropriate
management, to be approved by the coun-
ty court or by commissioners Of water
works, as may be provided by law:
Provided, that any such county mourning
any such waterworks indebtedness with
the assent of the voters as aforesaid, shall
have the power to provide, and at the
issuing of such Indebtedness shall con-
tract TO provide and collect an annual tax,
in addition to the other taxes provided for
by the Constitution, sufficient to pay any
interest falling due on such w!aterworks
Indebtedness that cannot be paid from the
net earnings and income of such county
w~aterworks, and the said waterworks in
debtedness when incurred and issued for
purchasing or constructing WaterWorks in
and for said county, shall be a secured
debt and a lien upon the said system of
Waterworks and waterWorkS property,
whic debt and lien may be enforced by
proper suit in any court OF competent
jurisdiction, but the county shall have the
power to provide, and at the Issuing of
such Indebtedness shall contract to- pro-
vide and collect, from the maturity of
such Waterworks indebtedness, In addition
to the other taxes provided for by the
Constitution, an annual tax sufficient to
pay within twenty years from the date of
and maturity of said Indebtedness, all of
the unpaid principal of such waterworks
Indebtedness remaining after enforcing
waterworks system and waterworks prop
erty, any provision in the state Constitu-
ton to the contrary Notwithstanding.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
Knitting to the qualified voters Of Mis-
souri, an amendment to section II, ar
ticie 10, of the Constitution thereof con-
corning taxation.
BE it resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring therein
That at the general election TO be held
o. the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, A. d. nineteen hum
dred and twelve, the following amend
ment to section II. Of article 10 of the
Constitution of the state of Missouri,
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
of the state, to-Wit:
That section II. article 10, of the Con-
amended amended by striking a'e out the h w SelSi' 'slxty "
in line 10 and inserting, in lieu thereof,
the words, ''one hundred" and by strik-
ing out the word, fifty, in line q there
ninety so that when amended the Sec
ton shall read as follows:
Section IL. Rates for local purposes
limits-how increased for school and
erecting public b~uildings-St. Louis may
levy as if part of a county.-Taxes for
county, city, town and school purposes
may be levied on all subjects and objects
of taxation; but the valuation of property
therefor shall not exceed the valuation Of
the same property in such town, city or
SCnOOl QlSLTlCl IUTI SIdle anu county DUR
poses. For county purposes the annual
rate on property, in counties having six
million dollars or less, shall not, in the
aggregate, exceed fifty cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation; in counties having
six million dollars and under ten million
dollars, said rate shall not exceed forty
cents on the hundred dollars valuation;
the counties having ten million dollars
and under thirty million dollars, said
a rate shall not exceed fifty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation: and In coun-
ties having thirty million dollars or more,
said rate shall not exceed thirty five cents
on the hundred dollars valuation. For
city and town purposes, the annual rate
on property in cities and towns having
thirty thousand inhabitants or more shall
not. in the aggregate, exceed one hundred
cents on the one hundred dollars valua-
ton; in cities and towns having less than
thirty thousand and over ten thousand in
habitanta, said rate shall not exceed one
hundred cents on the hundred dollars val
nation; in cities and towns having less
than ten thousand and more than one
Thousand inhabitants, said rate shall not
exceed ninety cents on the hundred dol
lars valuation: and In towns having one
thousand inhabitants. or less. said rate
shall not exceed twenty-five cents IN the
purposes in districts composed Of cities
which have one hundred thousand in
habitants or more, the annual rate on
property, shall not exceed sixty cents on
districts forty cents on the hundred dol
lars valuation: Provided, the aforesaid
annual rates for school purposes may be
increased, In districts formed OF cities
and towns. to an amount not to exceed
one dollar on the hundred dollars valu1-
ton, and in other districts to an amount
not to exceed sixty-five cents on the nun
dred dollars valuation, on the condition
taxpayers. voting at ar election held to
decide the question, vote for said in-'