Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-01
FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
A proposition to authorize levy and
collection of special taxes for road pur-
poses, to issue bonds in any sum for
said purposes, upon petition of taxpay-
ing voters, providing for and authorize
ing construction and maintenance of
highways, and authorizing governing
body of governmental subdivision or
derinS construction, Improvement, pur-
chase or maintenance of such highways
to either levy a 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 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 q, 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
n maintenance of highways partly,
without the governmental subdivision
paying for same.
Be 1t enacted BY the people Of the State
OF Missouri:
That lticle X of the Constitution. of
the state OF Missouri is hereby amended
by adding a new section thereto, to be
known as section q, as follows;
Section 81. Upon a petition signed by
ifty-one per cent of taX-paying voters
of the state or Of any city of any class,
whether organized undo 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 it
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
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 MAX
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 improvements or for one
of the governmental subdivisions herein
above named. The words highway i'm
provements'' used Herein shall include
roads, drives, b~oulevards and streets, via
duets 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
organized under a special charter or the
general law, and all villages, towns, coun-
ties, townships, road, school and special
improvement districts, Upon petition of
tax-paying voters as ~hereinbefore pro-
vided, to construct, purchase or acquire
roads, drives, b~oulevards and bridges and
viaducts, and to maintain, alter, improve
and beautify the same. If in the opinion
of the officials whose duty it shall be to
make the tax levy for the proposed inn
provement it would be better to issue
Understanding 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
of maturity and rate of interest of said
bonds, and sign the same and present
them to the secretary Of state of the
state of Missouri, who shall stamp same
with the seal of the state Of Missouri
and deliver same to the state auditor,
h shall register same and then de-
liver said bonds to the officials who is
sued them, and said officials may then
sell same. No new boards or commits
sions shall be created by the general as
sembly to carry out the provisions of this
amendment, but the present tax-levyine
Inc assessing authorities in the various
governmental subdivisions named above
and the state board of equalization shall
make the necessary assessments and
levtes according as h tax may be fol-
state or city, county, township or district
purposes, to the end that no unnecessary
additional expenses be imposed on the
taxpayers by, the creation Of additional
superiuous offices. The existing officials
performing duties hereunder shall re-
ceive the Same. compensation now pro-
vided for similar services under the gem
eral revenue avs Of Missouri. All peti.
tioho III ESldtc1 improvements SIldll DS
presented to the state board Of eqraliza.
ton, and petitions for city, county, vii
lage, township or district Improvement
to the tax-levying officials Of said above
named subdivisions. The above enumer-
ated powers may be used by the state OF
n of the governmental subdivisions
above named to construct, build, acquire
and maintain highways, whether the said
highways lie wholly within or partly
within and partly without the govern.
mental subdivision proposing to make the
Improvements and pay therefor.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
], Cornelius Roach. Secretary OF, STATE
of the State Of Missouri. hereby certif,
that the foregoing is a full, true and com.
plete copy OF the eight joint and con.
current resolutions Of the Forty-~sevent
General Assembly of the State of Mis-.
souri, Of the proposed amendments to tho
Constitution Of the State of Missouri
OF the four measures referred by petit.
ton; also, Of the three amendments L
the Constitution proposed by i~nitiativ.
petition, to be submitted to the qualified
voters Of the State Of Missouri at tn,
general election to be held on Tuesday
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