The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-10-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 70 The
CONSTITUTION Of MISSOURI.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL ID AMEND.
y IN. g34ytal MENT.

to- sad section the following words, to.
wit: "and may establish and maintain
free public schools for the gratuitous in.
s ssrusti9n on Of a persons in this state be,
twenty years of age" SO that said section
when 80 amended shall read:
Section |. A general diffusion o.
to the, preservation Of the rights and lib
critics Of the people, the general assembly
shall establish and maintain free public
all persons in this state between the ages
Of six and twenty years, and may estab-
!tsh 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.
uniting. to the qualified voters Of the
state Of Missouri an amendment to the
Constitution thereof authorizing an In.
grease Of Indebtedness In the county Of
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
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 larger amount than is spec-
fed and limited in section twelve G2)
Of article ten (X) of the Constitution Of
this state. not exceeding an additional five
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
owners of real property within any such
proposed sewer district and which real
property within the district shall be sub
&c an
purpose of paying the interest on such
district sewer Indebtedness each six
months, and also sufficient to pay the
district within ten G0) years from the
time Of contracting the same, all to be
done in the manner to be provided by
Constructing waterworks for the county
which shall be made use Of by the county
for furnishing water and protection
against fires to cities, towns, companies
lations and rates, and under appropriate
management, to be approved by the coun-
ty court or by commissioners Of water
S that any SUCH eoanty inssurne
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
indebtedness that cannot be paid from the
net earnings and income OF such county
waterworks, and the said waterworks in
debtedness when incurred and issued for
a Q afnQ constructive 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
vide and collect, from the maturity Of
such waterworks Indebtedness, In addition |
to the other taxes provided for by the |
Constitution, an annual tax tax sufficient .hd to
the maturing 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 Consttu-
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
corning 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
dred and twelve, the following amend
ment to section II. of article 10 of the
Constitution of the state of Missouri
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
pf 10 to- wit. |
That section II, article 10, of the Con-
stitution of the state OF Missouri he
amended by striking out the word sixty
in line 10 and inserting. in lieu thereof,
the words. lone hundred" and by strik-
ing out the word fifty" in line q there
Of and inserting in lieu thereof the word,
tion shall read as follows:
Section II. Rates for local purposes
lmits-how increased for school and
erecting public c, h ~ Louis may
county, city, town and school purposes
may be levied on all subjects and objects
If taxation; but the valuation OF property
therefor shall not exceed the valuation OF
he same property in such town. city OF
school district for state and county pur-
poses For county purposes the annual
million dollars or less shall not. in the
aggregate, exceed fifty cents on the hun
lred dollars valuations; in counties having
said rate sha fort
Do
cents on the hundred dollars valuation, |
he counties having ten million dollars
Ind under thirty million dollars, saiG
ate shall not exceed fifty cents on the |
hundred dollars valuation: and In coun-
les having thirty million dollars or more.
aid rate shall not exceed thirty-five cents
IN the hundred dollars valuation. For
'ity and town purposes, the annual rate
N pre- perty in cities and towns having
hirty thousand Inhabitants or more shall
lot. In the aggregate. exceed one hundred
ents on the one hundred dollars valua-
ion; in cities and towns having less than
hirty thousand and over ten thousand In
said rate shall not exceed one
hundred cents on the hundred dollars val
han ten thousand and more than one {
thousand Inhabitants, said rate shall not | 9
xceed ninety cents on the hundred dol t
ars raluation; and In towns having one
thousand Inhabitants. or less, said rate !
hall not exceed twenty-five cents on the +
hundred dollars valuation. For school y
in districts composed of cities
rhicn have one hundred thousand In
"a bitants or more. the annual rate ~
rnperty shall not exceed sixty cents o. s
he hundred dollars valuation and In othci
istricts forty cents on the hundred dol
ars valuation Provided, the Aforesaid
nnual rates for school purposes may be e
pcreased. in districts formed OF cities n
nd towns, to an amount not to exceed b
n. dollar on the hundred dollars valua- q
lon. and in other districts to an amount
az 10 exceed sixty-five cents ON the hun L q
red collars valuation. on. the condition
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