The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-29
FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

A proposition to authorize levy and
collection of special taxes for road Hur.
poses, to issue bonds in any SUM for
said purposes, upon petition of taxpay.
ing voters, providing for and auth0riE-
ing construction and maintenance Of
highways, and authorixing governing
body of governmental subdivision Or.
dcring construction, Improvement, Dur.
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
wholly or partly within and partly
without the governmental subdivlsl0n
proposing to make and pay for such
highways or improvements.
Proposed constitutional amendment con-
corning revenue and taxation, amending
article X of the Constitution Of the state
of Missouri by adding a new section
thereto, to be known as 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 is hereby amended
known as section q. as follows:
PEI eene Of
Of the state or of any city Of any class,
whether organized under special charter
township, road or school district, or any
improvement district naming the pro-
posed highway improvement being filed
H. ftnsn lie lpykN
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
order a special tax levy against all prop
erty in the governmental tax subdivision
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
and local and township, school and dis
trict and special improvement taxes are
now levied and collected, according to
state highway improvements or for one
of the governmental subdivisions herein
above named. The words highway inn
roads, drives, boulevards and streets. via
ducts and bridges over streams either
wholly within this state or over streams
which may form a boundary between Mis-
souri, and other states. 1t is intended by
this amendment to confer the power upon
the state and cities Of all classes. whether
general law, and all villages. towns, coun-
ties townships, road, school and special
improvement districts, upon petition Of
tax-paying voters as hereinbefore pro-
dpR n n
roads, drives. boulevards and bridges and
viaducts, and to maintain. alter. improve
and heaty the # IN the tn
make the tax levy for the proposed i'm
provement it would be better to issue
interest-bearing bonds instead Of levy
ing a direct tax for said improvements,
then the said above named authorities
shall issue bonds in amount sufficient to
make the Improvement and fix the time
bonds, and sign the same and present
them to the secretary Of state Of the
state of Missouri. who shall stamp same
and deliyer same to the state auditor.
who shall register same and then de-
liver said bonds to the officials who is
sell same. No new boards or commits
sions shall he created by the general as
sembly to carry out the provisions of this
and assessing authorities in the various
governmental subdivisions named above
and the state board Of equalization shall
make the necessary assessments and
levies according as the tax may be for
state or city, county, township or district
purposes, to the end that no unnecessary
taxpayers by the creation Of additional
superfluous offices. The existing officials
performing duties hereunder shall re-
ceive the same compensation now pro-
vided for similar services under the gen.
eral revenue laws of Missouri. All petit
tions for state improvements shall be
presented to the state board Of equaliza-
tiOn, and petitions for city, county. VII
lage. township or district Improvement
to the tax-levying officials of said above
named subdivisions. The above enumer.
any Of the governmental subdivision.
above named to construct, build, acquire
and maintain highways, whether the sai(
highways lie wholly within or partls
within and partly without the govern
mental subdivision proposing to make tn,
| improvements and pay therefor.