Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1912-11-01
Proposed By Initiative Petition.
sIxTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENI.

Providing for raising all revenue by
taxes on land. lnheritances AND frar-
e~n,pting from taxasIon all personal
property and improvements on land;
aboiishlrs poll, taxes and occupation
taxes fer rSTSnaf pnfp ssjan a aoorI'h tns
rates of taxation for state. county,
school and municipal purpr:75 and pro-
v,dins that the lsws regnidtin9 me u1 man.
shall remain unaffected hereby.
Proposed amendment. by initiative pc
tition, to the Cons Tuition OF Missouri,
submitting to the .agal voters OF the
state OF Missouri for their approval or
held or the Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, A. ID. 1912, by
adding new sections relating to revenue
and taxation. to article X.
Be 1t enacted by the people of the State
Of Missouri:
Section /. All property now subject to
taxation shah be classified for purposes
of taxation and for exemption from taxa
ton, as follo ws:
Glass ore shall include all personal
property. All bonds and public securities
Of the state and of the political sub
divisions and municipalities thereof, now
or hereafter issued, shall be exempt from
all taxes, state and local, from and after
the adoption of this amendment; and all
other personal property shall be exempt
from ali taxes, STATE and local, In the year
1914 and thereafter: Provided, that noth-
ing in this amendment shall be construed
as limiting or denying the power of the
state to tax any form of franchise, prlNl-
lhge or Inheritance.
Glass two shall Include all improve
n1ents in or on lands, except improve
ments In or on lands now exempt from
taxation by law. In the years 1914 and
1915, all property in class two shall be
exempt from all taxes, state and loc;,i,
TO the extent of one-fouruh or The as
sessed' value of such property; II The
years 1916 and 1917, to the extent OF two
fourths; IN the years 1918 and 1919 to the
extent of three-fourths, and In the year
1920 and thereafter al! property IN class
two shall be exempt from all taxes. state
year 1914 and thereafter, the improve
ments to the extent of 100000 in as
sessed value on the homestead OF every
householder, or head Of Q family, snai
Glass three shall include all lands in
the state, independent of the improve
ments thereon or therein, except LANDS
now exempt from taxation by Jaw, and
shall also include all franchises for public
service utilities. and no property in class
three shall ever be exempt from taxa
ton.
Section 2. All property subject to tax
alton in this state shall be assessed for
taxes at its true and actual value.
Section 8: No poll tax shall be levied
or collected in Missouri. nor shall any
tax whatsoever be levied or imposed on
any person, firm, merchant, MANUFACTURE
err. trade, labor, business. occupation or
profession. under the form or preteXe OF
a license for revenue after December S1st.
1913; but nothing herein shall be con-
strued as affecting the licensing of u
business, occupation, procession; place or
In,ag. in the interest OF the public peace.
l,e;ith or safety; aud nothing herein COR
taineI shall be construed as changing the
present laws governing the regulation OF
the manufacture and sale of fermenteu,
yinous and spirituous liquors.
Section 4. The existing constitutional
sunitations upon the rates Of taxation tnr
state, county. school and municipal pti-
poses shall have no force and effect after
January list. 1914.
Section 6. The general assembly shall
proviue the legislation necessary to Sc
cure fun and effective compliance with
the purposes and intent OF THIS amend.
ment. Nothing in this amendment shall
he construed to limit the initiative ana
referendum powers reserved by the peo-
pie,
Proposed By Initiative Petition.