Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-31
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.


: Providing for an increase of the m
of indebtedness that the county OF 81
Louis may incur for the purpose OF con-
structing sewers or for purchasing or
constructing waterworks'
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters OF tile
state of Missouri an amendment 10 tlo
Constitution thereon authorlzlhs an ~
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 it resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring therein,
as follows:
At the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the hrst
Monday in November, A. u. l9!Z, an
amendment to the Constitution of MIS-
souri, shall be submitted to the quallneu
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
dcbted in a larger amount than is specl-
fed and limited in section Twelve w OF
article ten CX) Of the Constitution OF TINS
state, not exceeding an additional hVe
80 per centum on the value Of the tax
able property within the county, for the
purpose of constructing district sewers IN
districts withiR SUCH counties, which dis
kIltlA SLkhA w EuAd OGh W lS NSNAANs
court on petition Of two-thFds of the
owners Of real property within any such
proposed sewer district and which real
property within the district shall be sub
1ecL t. an annual special tax levy in pro-
portion to area of Lbts and tracts, for the
nurpose of payirF the interest on such
district sewer sMAndebtedness each six
n mq = a of Gge sS9 indeStedaes So f Pay th 5af
d-yTTfrrr ter nv ssssE a-the.
time Of conflicting the same, all to be
done In the Manner to be provided by
law; or for the Eprpose of purchasing or
constructing watN,Sworks 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, unde proper contracts, reSu-
lations and rates, and under appropriate
/ management, to be approved by the coun-
~ 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 atoresalu' snd4l
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 Tor
by the Constitution, sufficient to pay any
interest falling due on such Waterworks
Indebtedness that cannot be paid from the
net earnings and income Of such county
lwaterWorkS. and the said WaterWofks m
debtedness when incurred and issued Tor
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,
which debt and lien may be enforced by
proper suit in any court of competent
Jurisdiction, but the county shall have the
bower 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 tC
nay 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'
tion to the contrary notwithstanding.