Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-29
FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

A proposition 90 authorize levy and
collection of special taxes for road Dur-
pones, TO Issue bonds In any sum for
said purposes upon petition Of taxpny-
fne voters, providing for and auth0riE-
ms construction and ma~futenanee OF
highways, ana authorizing governing
body OF governmental subdivision Or
derinE construction, Improvement, pur-
chase or maintenance of such highways
20 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 arc
wholly or partly within and partly
without the governmental subdivisions
proposing 10 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 "a, 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-psytng
voters, and authorizing the construction
and maintenance Of highways partly.
without the governmental subdivision
paying for same.
Be 1t enacted By the people Of the State
Of Missouri:
That article 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 q. Upon a petition signed BY
fifty-one per cent 81 tax.payins V cluss
whether organized under special charter
or general law, or any town. village.
township. road or school dlstrict, or any
AfCfrtRf naming the DTO-
posed highway Improvement being filed
with the proper officials whose duty ic
now Is to levy state. or local taxes Tor
posed to be taxed for the Improvement.
TIE state board Of equalization or the
proper local tax-levying authorities shan
ertv in lie governmental tax subdivision
named by petitioners sufficient TO raise
any amount necessary to make the pro-
posed highway, Improvement, not exceeds
Ing, however, the amount named Tor such
Improvement in the petition asking there-
for, provided II no amount is named IN
the petition therefor the authorities max
10 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 10
the fact as to whether ahe taxes an are d ros
Of the governmentai subdivisions herein
above named. The words highway Inn
p~rovements' used herein SHAH inci9de
ducts and bridges over streams either
wholly within this state or over streams
which may form a boundary between MIS-
souri, and other states4 II is INTENDED Dy
this Amendment 20 confer the power upon
the state and cities OF all classes, whetner
organized under @ special charter or the
general law, and all villages, towns, coun1
H. N1wynuhfnu Rad Gnhnnl and 2nArtAt
Improvement districts, upon petition or
~tax-paying voters as ~hereinbefore pro-
vided, to construct. purchase or acquire
roads. drives, ~boulevards and bridges and
viaducts. and to maintain, alter, improve
and beautify the same. If in the opinion
OF the officials whose duty 1t shall be to
make the tax levy. for the proposed I'M
provement ii would be better to Issue
interest bearing bonds instead OF levy
ing a direct tax for said improvements.
then the said above named authorities
sha 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.
who shall register same and then de-
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 prOVlhlouS. OF THIS
amendment, but the present tax-levying
and assessing authorities in the various
governmental subdivisions named above
and the state board OF equalization shall
make the necessary, assessments n
ievies according as the tax may be for
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
superfiuous offices. The existing, officials
performing duties hereunder shall re-
ceive the same compensation now pro-
vided for similar services under the gem
erai revenue laws Of Missouri. All petit
tions for state improvements shall be
presented to the state board OF edualiza-
tion, and petitions for city, county. viii
iage. township or district improvements
to the tax-Ievying officials OF said above
named subdivisions. The above enumer-
ated powers may be used by the state or
any Of the governmental subdivisions
above named to construct, build. acquire
and maintain highways, whether the SAID
highways lie wholly within or parity
mental subdivision proposing to make the
improvements and pay therefor.