Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-10-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.

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souri,. relating to education.
| T. it resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Representatives concurring therein:
Tina, at the general election to he held
| IN this state on the Tuesday next follow
| ing tho first Monday In November. 1912.
! there shall be submitted to the qualified
| voters Of Missouri for adoption or rejec-
| tion the following constitutional amend
| ment, to-wit.
That section Of article XI of the Con-
| stitutton OF the state of Missouri he and
| the same Is hereby amended, by adding
| to SAL section the following words to-
Wit: and may establish and maintain
| free public schools for the gratultOus in
| struction Of all persons in this state be-
| tween five and six years Of age. and over
| twenty years of age, 50 that said section
when so amended shall read
Section /. A general diffusion OF
knowledge and intelligence being essential
| to the preservation OF the rights and lib
critics OF the people, the general assembly
| shall establish and maintain free public
| schools for the gratuitous instruction N
| all persons in this state between the ages
OF six and twenty years, and may estab-
| fish and maintain free public schools for
| 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
Knitting to the qualified voters Of 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 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
1 amendment 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 G2) of
article ten CX) of the Constitution Of this
state, not exceeding an additional hve
| 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
| months, and also sufficient to pay the
| principal of such indebtedness for that
district within ten QOl years from the
| done in the manner to be provided by
| law; or for the purpose OF purchasing or
| constructing watcrworks for the county
| 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
Provided, that any such county incurring
any such waterworks Indebtedness with
| the assent of the voters as aforesaid. shall
| have the power to provide. and at the
/ 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
! lndebte dncss that cannot be paid from the
| net earnings and income of such county
| watcrwurks. and the said waterworks In
| debtedness when incurred and issued for
purchasing or constructing waterworks in
| and for said county. shall be a secured
| deb. and a lien upon the said system OF
| waterworks and waterworks property
| which debt and lien may be enforced 10y
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 waterwoTks Indebtedness, in addition
| to the other taxes provided for by the
Constitution. an annual tax SUFFICIENT 10
| pay within twenty years from 90 date OF
| and maturity of said Indebtedness, all OF
| the unpaid principal of such watcrworks
Indebtedness remaining after enforcing
the debt and lien against the said county
/ waterworks system and watcrworEs prop
/ erty, any provision in the state Cnnstitu-
| ton to the contrary Notwithstanding.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
| MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
/ uniting to the qualified voters OF Mis-
souri, an amendment to section II, ar
ticle 10, OF the Constitution thereof con-
cernina taxation.
BE 1t resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following 1he first
Monday in November, A. D. nineteen hum
bred and twelve, the following amend
mcnt to section II. OF article 10 Of the
Constitution of the state of Missouri,
shall he submitted to the qualified voters
OF the state. to-wit:
That section IL, article TO- OF the Con-
stituion of the state of Missouri be
amended by striking out the word sixty
I'm line 10 and inserting in lieu thereof,
the words, 'one hundred" and by strik-
of and inserting In lieu thereof the word,
"linety," SO that when amended the sec
tiun shall read as follows:
/ Section IL. Rates for local purposes
lImits-how increased for school and
erecting public buildings-St. Louis may
levy as II part OF eounty.ITaXes for
may he levied on all subjects and objects
,f taxation; but the valuation of property
] lpfrtOl Sndll not exceed llt NdlutllOH OF
! the same property I'm such town, city or
school district for state and county pur-
poses For county purposes the annual
rate on property, in counties having six
million dollars or less, shall not, in the
aggregate. exceed fifty cents on the hun
drcd dollars valuation. in counties having
fix million dollars and under ten million
collars, said rate shall not exceed forty
cents on the hundred dollars valuation
the counties having ten million dollars
and under thirty million dollars, said
rate shall not exceed nifty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; and in coun-
ties having thirty million dollars or more
said rate shall not exceed thirty-tiVe cents
ON the hundred dollars valuation. Fol-
city and town purposes, the annual rate
| on Pre- perty i'm cities and towns having
! thirty thousand Inhabitants or more shall
/. not. in the aggregate, exceed one hundred
cents on the one hundred dollars Valua-
ton. in cities and towns having less than
. thirty thousand and over ten thousand in
! habitanta, said rate shall not exceed one
hundred cents on the hundred dollars val
uation; in cities and towns having less
than ten thousand and more than one
thousand inhabitants, said rate shall not
, exceed ninety cents on the hundred dol
! lars valuation; and In towns having one
j thousand Inhabitants, or less said rate
Il shall not exceed twenty-five cents on tht
\ hundred dollars valuation. For schoo
Il purposes I'm districts composed Of cities