Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-10-24
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Providing. for an increase of the limit
of indebtedness that the county Of st.
Louis may incur for the purpose of con-
structipg sewers, or for purchasing or
constructing waterwofks.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting 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 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 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-
fled and limited in section twelve (l2) OF
article ten CX) of the Constitution of this
state, not exceeding an additional five
90 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 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
- - ~ -,,Al.a I%A fnp that
district within ten G0 years from the
time Of contracting the same, all to be
done in he manner to be provided by
law; or for the purpose of purchasing or
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-
lations and rates, and under appropriate
management, to be approved by the coun-
ty court or by commissioners of water
works, q 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 he
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 waterworks
Indebtedness that cannot be paid from the
net earnings inc income OF such county
waterWorks, 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,
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
to the other taxes provided for by the
Constitution, an annual tax sufficient to
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-
ton to the contrary Notwithstanding.