The Holt County sentinel., 1912-11-01
Proposed BY Initiative Petition.
SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.

| Providing for raising all revenue by
taxes On lard. inheritanees and fran
| eh.ses Tor pubic service utilities: ex-
emptrg from tssst,on All personal
ahoi;sEirs poll taxes and Occupation
| i1se5 Tar revenue purposes: aaoI. ,ninu
the constitutional limitation upon the
rates CT taxation for STATE. county,
scEoci and municipal purposes ana pro-
v.aEe that the laws regulating tire m an
| ufseture and sale Of Intoxicating liquors
s. all remain unaffected hereby
.'r"i"S.d amendment. 10y initiative De-
| iiii''ti- q" the Constitution 81 Missouri
| sslniiiIrs IL the legal voters of the
! Stale # Missouri for their APPROVAL or
| i--s''-'i "a. at ia" general .-l-..ii,u iY 10
iH'!t - Iit.- Thursday next following The
if,>: M"rday in November. 4 H. 1919 by
| "'i'iins r.w sections relating to revenue
! and taxation. To aTii"le N
H- it enacted 10y the people Of the State
e Missouri:
Sr-ti"r !. All property now subject 10
| id>;ii'st shsil L., classified lv: pUr,-.~.-s
of trSrtipn and for exemption from taxa
ti''n. follows:
| Class one snail include al PERSONAL
property All bonds and public s-,-uriti-s
~ the state and IL the Iuliii,,al sub
divisi'-i;s and municipalities thereof. nov
90 hereafter issued. shall b.- exempt from
! all taxes. state aud l'--sl. frum and after
the adoption of this amendment. and all
other Personal property shall he exempt
from al. taxes. state and local in the year
1914 and thereafter: Provided. that 10th
- w. \ - -
TsSs u Inheritance
Class two shall include all improve
menis In or on lands. except improve
m-nIs in or ON lands now exempt from
taxation by law la the years 1914 and
exempt from all tss-s. state and local.
tn tii" extent IL one fourth IL the as
~'-sS.-i value of such property In this
years ISIS and 49, To the extent of tWO-
f"urthS. in the years 1915 aud 1919 To the
extent II thr-e-fsuTih~. and IT. the year
49," and thereafter ali property IN class
t>so shall b- exempt fr"rii ali tsN-s. state
and local; Provided. however. tnzt in the
year 1914 AMI thereafter. tho improves
n-f;- to the extent III Ss.sVoeO In a.
s--~-d value On IL. homestead Of every
houS-i.'ldsr. OF head Of a family. shall
b- exempt from all taxes. stale and local.
Class three stall include all lands In
The state. independent "f the improve
minis thereon Therein. except lands
n"n exempt frIm tsxaiion rs law. and
shall also inciud- all franchises for public
SsSSi~r utilities. apd nY property in class
thr'-- shall ever lie exempt from taxa
tion.
Section = All property subject to taa-
alton in this state shall o.. assessed for
tax-s at its ira" and actual value.
or ss se,. IN IN EG s nar . Ss ie. .s
tax whaisoov"r Toe levied On imposed on
ANY person firm. merchant. Manufacture
-. iTad-. Labor. business. "'-crpaii"n or
profession under the form preteNr Of
a licen>' for revenue after December 5i-t.
1913. but nothing herein shall he con-
stTu-d as affecting the Ii-en>ing Of any
| iIi--'uS~~. occupation. profession. place or
| Iiss'E-,. la the Interest If the I,ut,ir peace.
.y-.lih cr safety: and nothing herein con-
s1:i 81 shall I've construed as changing the
pres ,rt laws governing the regulation Of
the manufacture and sale of !-Imenied.
] Niu..'fS aud srIritu"uS liquors
S.-sEiiru l. The existing constitutional
limitations upon the mates Of taxation for
I state. count. school and municipal puT-
I~r.s stall have M force and effect after
January list. 1914.
Ss.;i"n .. TIA. general assembly shall
provide. the legislation necessary tn
'-iIr. fun and effective compliance. with
IT, pt,TT-s-'-S and intent 81 this amend
3 nl"ui. Nothing ia thiS Amendment shall
F. - construed Q" limit th. initiative and
referendum powers r'-S.-rNed 10y the I.-o-
pie