The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-10-03
Proposed By Initiative Petition,
SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.

Providing for raising all revenue by
taxes on land, inhertances and fran
chises for public service utilities; eS-
empting from taxation all personal
abolshing poll taxes and occupation
taxes for revenue purposes; abolishing
the constitutional limitation upon the
rates Of taxation for state, county,
vidlnu that the laws regulating the man
ufacture and sale OF intoxicating liquors
shall remain unaffected hereby.
Proposed amendment. by initiative pc.
titiun. to the Constitution OF Missouri
submitting to the legal voters Of the
state Of Missouri Tor their approval or
rejection. at IN" general election to be
held uu the Tuesday next following the
first Monday In November, y. D. 1912. by
adding new sections relating to revenue
and taxation, TO article y.
BE It enacted by the people OF the State
~ Missouri.
Section ] Al property now subject to
taxation shan f., classified FOR purposes
Of taxation and Tor exemption from taxa
tiuu, as follows.
Class one shan include all personal
property. All bonds and PUBLIC securities
uf the state aud NJ the political sub
divisions and municipalities thereof. now
OF hereafter issued. shall be exempt from
an RNys. state and local, from and after
the adoption Of this amendment; ana all
other personal property shall be exempt
from al. taxes state and local, In the year
1914 and thereafter. Provided, that moth
ing la this amendment shall be construed
as limiting or denying the power OF tn"
state T." tax any form of franchise, privi-
lCgr or inheritance.
Class two shall Include all improve
mcuts in or On lands, except improve
ntouls in or on lands now exempt from
taxation by law. In the years 1914 and
lgIa. an property in class Two shall he
cNcmu, from all taxes. state and local
to tho extent uf onc-fuurth Of tho as
s.ssoi value u such property; ~ the
years 1916 and 1917, to the extent Of two
fuUrlhS tn the years 1918 ana 1919 To the
extent Of three fuurths, and in the year
1870 ana thereafter all property In class
two shall be exempt from all taxes, state
and local; Provided. however, that In the
year 1914 and thereafter. the improve
mcuts to the extent OF 100000 In AS
scssrd value on the homestead OF every
householder. " head Of family shall
be exempt from all taxes, state ana local.
Class three shall include all lands in
the state, independent Uf the improve
mcnts thereon or therein, except lands
now exempt from taxation by law. and
shall also includc all franchises for public
service utilities and no property In class
three shall ever be exempt from taxa
ton.
section . All property subject to tax
alton In this state SHAH be assessed Tor
taxes at its true and actual value.
or collected In Missouri, nor shall any
tax whatsoever be levied or imposed on
any person, firm, merchant, manufactur-
or. trade. labor, business, occupation or
profession under the form or preteNt OF
n license for revenue after December 3lst.
1913: but nothing herein shall be con-
strucd ns affecting the licensing OF any
business. occupation, profession, place nr
ihluE in the interest Of the public peace.
Icauh or safety, and nothing herein con-
tnincd shall be construed as changing the
present laws governing the regulation OF
tho manufacture and sale Of fermonted,
vinOus aud spirituuus liquors.
Section g. The existing constitutional
limitations upon the rates OF taxation for
state. county school and municipal pur-
poses shall have no force and effect after
January list 1914.
Section s. The general assembly shall
proviuc the legislation necessary to Sc
cure full am effective compliance with
the purposes and intent Of this amend
ment. Nothing In this amendment shall
be construed to limit the Initiative and
referendum powers reserved by the peo-
pie.