The Butler weekly times., 1912-10-10
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 10 The
n CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
~ MENT

SOIUe ana concurrent Te6OlULioU SuO'
M!tting to the voters Of the state Of
article xI, of the. Constitution Of Mis-
souri,, relating to education.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives 'concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
In this state ON the Tuesday next follow
there shall be submitted to the qualified
voters OF Missouri for adoption or rejec-
tion the following constitutional amend
ment to-Wit: ..t ,... .e
stituton of the state of Missouri be and
the same is hereby amended, by adding
to- sad section the following words, to-
wit: land may establish and maintain
free public schools for the gratuitous in
struction of all persons in this state be-
tween five and six years Of age, and oyer
twenty years of age" so that said section
when 50 amended shall read:
Section 1. A general diffusion of
knowledge and intelligence being essential
to the preservation of the rights and lib
critics Of the people the general ,ra assembly
school for the gratuitous instruction OF
all persons in this state between the ages
Of six and twenty years, and may estab-
the gratuitous instruction of all persons
in this state between five and six years
Of age and over twenty years of age"
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub.
mitting 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
Inc sewers or for the purpose OF pur-
chasing or constructing waterworks.
Be 1t 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-
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
debted in a larger amount than is speci-
fed and limited in section twelve G2)
of article ten (X) 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
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
ject &C 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
principal of such indebtedness for that
district within ten Q0) years from the
time Of contracting the -same,- all to be
done in the manner to be provided by
law; or for the purpose of purchasing or
constructing waterworks for the county
which shall be made use of by the county
for furnishing water and profession
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-
works, 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
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
indebte dness that cannot be paid from the
net earnings and income OF such county
watcrworks, and the said waterworks in
debtedness when incurred and issued for
purchasing or constructing waterworks IN
and for said county, shall be secured
debt and a lien upon the said system on
which debt and lien may be enforced by
proper suit in any court of competent
jurisdiction, but the county shall have the
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
pay within twenty years from the date OF
the maturing Of said Indebtedness, all of
the unpaid principal of such waterworks
the debt and lien against the said county |
system and waterworks prop
erty, any provision in the state Constitu-
tion to the contrary Notwithstanding.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
mIttin0 to the qualified voters Of Mis-
ticIe 10, Of the Constitution thereof con-
taxation.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring therein: |
That at the general election to be held |
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November, A. y. nineteen hun
ired and twelve, the following amend
ment to section II. of article 10 of the
Constitution Of the state Of N Missouri
That section II, article 10, Of the Con
of the state Of Missouri be
in line 10 and inserting In lieu thereof.
he words, lone hundred" and by strik-
ng out the word, fifty In line 2l there
and in lieu fhe
ion shall read as follows:
Section II. Rates for local purposes
increased for school and
erecting public buildings-St. Louis may
evy as If part of a cOunty.--Taxes for
county, city, town and school purposes
nay be levied on all subjects and objects
If taxation; but the valuation of property |
herefor shall not exceed the valuation OF
he same property in such town, city ol
,chool district for state and county pur-
,oses. For county purposes the annua
ATE on property, in counties having six
million dollars or less, snail not, in tbs |
aggregate exceed ff.y cents on the hun
lred dollars valuatiCn; In counties havin:: |
ix million dcllars end under ten million
lollars, said rate shall not exceed forty
.enls on the hundred dollars valuation |
he counties having ten million dollars
md under thirty million dollars, said |
ate shall not exceed fifty cents on tie
hundred dollars valuation: and In coun-
les having thirty million dollars or more,
aid rate shall not exceed thirty-fve cents
IA the hundred dollars valuation. Fol-
N prC perty in cities and towns having |
hirty thousand Inhabitants or more shall
lot, in the aggregate. exceed one hundred
ents onxthe one hundred dollars valua-
ion; in cities and towns having less than |
hirty thousand and over ten Thousand In
abitants. said rate shall not exceed one
undred cents on the hundred dollars vail |
ation; in cities and towns having less
han ten thousand and more than one
Inhabitants, said rate. shall not
xceed ninety cents on the hundred dol
ars Haluation; and in towns having one
Inhabitants, or less. said rate |