Mexico Missouri message., 1912-10-31
PROPOSED AfENDf'-'ITS 20 THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.

Missouri an amendment to section 1 Of
article SI, OF the Constitution Of Mis-.
souri,. relating to education.
Re Il resolved by the Senate. the House
OF Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election TO be held
In this state On the Tuesday next follow
Ing the FIRST Monday in November. 1919,
there shall be submitted to the Qualifled
vntrra OF Missouri for adoption or rstec-
ton the following constitutional amend
nCnt, to- wit:
That section / Of article Xl Of the Con-
stitutivn Of the state Of Missouri he and
the same II hereby amended. by adding
10 SAID section the following words. 10.
wit: and may establish and maintain
rec public schools for the gratuitcus in
'truction Of all persoSs in this state be-
twenty wears Of age" so that said section
when 81 amended shall read:
Section I. A general diffusion Of
knowledge and intelligence being esssntla al
~ tho preservation OF the rights and lib
eIties of the people. the general assembly
shall establish and maintain FREQ public
schools for the gratuituus INSTRUCTION u
all persons In this state between the ages
Of six aud twenty years, and may estsS-
lish and maintain free public schools FOR
the gratultous instruction Of all persons
IN n'e state between five and six years
Of axe and over twenty years Of age"
SECOND CohSTlTu rloNAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub.
hitting to the qualified voters OF the
slate OF Missouri an amendment TO the
Constitution thereof -uthorlzira an In.
crease Of Indebtedness IN the county OF
=. Louis for the purpose OF construct
mo sewers, or for the purpose OF pur.
chasing or constructing watcrworks.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Representatives concurring therein,
as follows:
At the general election to be held
Al, th.. .iuN fol Inc Ar
Monday i'm November A. ID. 1912, an
amendment to the Constitution OF Mis-
souri, shall be submitted to the qualined
voters Of The state, in the following words.
The county OF st. Louis with the assent
Of two-thiTds Of the voters Of the county
voting at an election to be held for that
purpose, may be allowed to become Ia
tebted In larger amount than In speci-
aed and limited in section twelve tiN Of
article ten (x) Of the Constitution Of this
ttate, not exceeding an additional dve
(b) per centum on the value OF the tax
able property within the county, fvr tho
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 suoh
proposed sewer district and which real
property within the district shall be sub
ject t. an 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 tina
district within ten U0) years from the
time OF contra citing 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
Tor furnishing water and protection
against fires to cities, towns, companies
and others, under proper contracts, reBu-
lations and rates, and under appropriate
management. to be approved by the Coun
" court or by commissioners OF water
Provided, that any such county incurrtnE
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 watorworks
Indebtedness that cannot be paid from tho
net earnings and income OF such county
waterwoTks, and the said waterwOrks In
debtedncss when incurred and issued for
purchasing or constructing waterworks IN
and for said county. shall be a secured
debt and lien upon the said system NJ
waterwnrks and waterworks property,
which 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
20 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
the debt and lien against the said county
waterworks system and waterworks prop
erty. any provision In the state Constitu
:sS e th. contrary notwithstanding.
THIRD INSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters Of Mis-.
souri, an amendment to section II, ar
tlcle 10, OF the Constitution thereof con-
eernlng taxation.
Be 1t resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives. concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the III 1t
Monday in November, A. d. nineteen hun
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
That section II, article 10, OF the Con-
stituuon OF the state of Missouri be
| amended by striking out the word 'sixty'
In line 10 and inserting, in lieu thereof,
Ing out the word, fifty" in line q theIs-
Of and inserting in lieu thereof the word.
NINETY, so that when amended the seq
ton shall read as follows:
Section H. Rates for local purposes
limits-how increased for school aud
erecting public buildings-St. Louis may
| county, city, town and school purposes
may be levied on all subjects and objects
| Of taxation; but the valuation OF proper ty
| therefor shall not exceed the valuation Of
| the same property in such town, city or
| school district for state and county plIr-
| 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 milo
| dollars said rate shall not exceed for ty
| cents on the hundred dollars valuation
| the counties having ten million doll: rs
| and under thirty million dollars, said
/ rate shall not exceed fifty cents on the
| hundred dollars valuations and in coun-
| ties having thirty million dollars or mo c,
said rate shall not exceed thirty-hve 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 ST. N
not In the aggregate, exceed one hunG ed
/ cents on the one hundred dollars valLI-
| ton; in cities and towns having less a. IN
/ thirty thousand and over ten thousand i1-
| habitantg. said rate shall not exceed one
/ hundred cents on the hundred dollars Wi
! uation; in cities and towns having as
! than ten thousand and more than uue
| thousand inhabitants said rate shall not
| exceed ninety cents on the hundred drl-
/ lars valuation and in towns having me
/ thousand inhabitants, or less, said rate
| shall not exceed twenty-five cents on he
| hundred dollars valuation. For sch lO