The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08

principal and interest
Fourth. The general assembly shall
have full power to authorize the issuance
Of interest bearing bonds OF the state In
the sum Of fifty millions Of dollar.
ESQ, DOC, O00.O 0) for the purpose OF con-
structing and maintaining public roads
and highways.
FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
A proposition to authorize levy and
collection Of special taxes for road puF-
poses, to Issue bonds In any ANN fer
said purposes, upon petition Of ta1pay-
ing voters, providing for and authoris-
Ing construction snd maintenance Of
highways, and authorisinG governing
body Of governmental sabdivisien Or
dering construction, Improvement, pure
chase or maintenance Of such highways
to either levy q direct tax for same or
to Issue interest bearing bonds and sell
same, using proceeds thereof for such
purposes, whether such Highways are
wholly or partly within and partly
without the governmental subdivision
proposing to make and pay fer .sueh
Highways or improvements.
Proposed constitutional amendment con-
corning revenue and taxation. amending
article X OF the Constitution Of the state
Of Missouri by adding q new section
thereto, to be known AZ section ~, pro-
viding for the levy and collection OF
special taxes for road purposes, for the
issuance Of bonds in any sum for said
purposes upon petition Of tax-paying
voters. and authorizing the construction
and maintenance Of highways partly,
without the governmental subdivision
paying for same.
Be It enacted by the people Of the State
Of Missouri:
That article X of the Constitution Of
the state Of Missouri il hereby amended
by adding a new section thereto, to DO
known as section e. as follows:
Section ~. Upon a petition signed by
fifty-one per cent OF tax-paying voters
Of the state or of any city Of any class,
whether organized under special charter
or general law, or any town. village,
township, road or school district, or any
improvement district naming the pro-
posed highway improvement being filed
with the proper officials whose duty 1t
now is to levy state or local taxes for
the territory embraced in the district pro-
posed to be taxed for the improvement.
the state board Of equalization or the
proper local tax-levying authorities shall
erty In the governmental tax subdivision
named by petitioners sufficient to raise
any amount necessary to make the pro-
posed highway Improvement, not exceed
ing, however, the amount named for such
improvement in the petition asking there
for, provided If no amount is named in
the petition therefor the authorities maxi
Ing the tax levy shall name the amount
to be raised and expended. The taxes
herein provided for shall be levied and
collected in the same manner and at the
same time as general state, city, county
and local and township, school and dis
trict and special Improvement taxes are
now levied and collected, according to
the fact as to whether the taxes are for
state highway impro. ements or for one
OF the governmental subdivisions herein
above named. The words highway i'm
used herein shall include
roads, drives, boulevards and streets, via
ducts and bridges over streams either
wholly within this state or over streams
which may form boundary between Mis-
souri, and other states. 1t is inte~ded by
this amendment to confer the power upon
the state and cities Of all classes whether
under special charter or the
general law, and all villages, towns, coun-
ties. townships, road, school and special
districts, upon petition OF
la1-paylng voters as hereinbefore pro-
vided, to construct. purchase or acquire
roads, drives. bo,ilevards and bridges and
and To maintain, alter improve
and beautify the same. II In the opinion
IF the officials whose duty It shall lie to
make the tax levy for the proposed i'm
orovement 1t would be better to issue
bonds instead Of levy
ng direct tax for said improvements,
hen the said above named authorities
mail issue bonds In amount sufficient to
make the improvement and fix the time
II maturity and rate Of interest of said
'onds, and sign the same and present
hem to the secretary Of state Of the |
tate OF Missouri. who shall stamp same
With the seal OF the state Of Missouri
nd deliver same to the state auditor, |
vho shall register same and then de-
Ver said bonds to the officials who is. |
ued them. and said officials may then
ell same. No new boards or commits.
ions shall be created by the general as
emily to carry cut the provisions of this
mendment, but the present tax-levyine
nd assessing authorities In the various
subdivisions named above
nd the state board Of equalization shall
lake the necessary assessments and
YVES according as the tax may ere for
tate or city, county. township or district
urposes, to the end that no unnecessary
dditionai expenses be imposed on the
LApayers py the creation OF additional
lperfiuous Offices The existing officials
erforming duties hereunder shall re-
live the same compensation now pro.
ded for similar services under the gen.
al revenue laws Of Missouri All petit ,
ons for state improvements shall be I
'esented to the state board Of equalizs- !
on. and petitions for city. county, VII
&c. township or district improvements I
the tax-levying officials OF said above I
med subdivisions. The above enumer- 2
ed powers may be used by the state or !
" OF the governmental subdivisions .
ove named to construct. build, acquire !
ID maintain highways, whether the said | g
ghways lie wholly within or partly o
thin and partly without the govern. .
entail subdivision proposing to make the .
provements and pay therefor.
ATE OF MISSOURI, 4
OF STATE.
|. Cornelius Roach. Secretary of State =
the State Of Missouri. hereby certify
At the foregoing is full. true and com. .
tie copy Of the eight joint and con. y
trent resolutions Of the Forty seventh =,
neral Assembly Of the State Of Mis. =