The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-01

!. day in November. A. u. 1914. the fol.
lowing amendment to section ~ Of ar
ticle OF the Constitution Of the state
OF Missouri shall be submitted to the
, qualified voters OF the state, to-wit:
Section l. Municipal Indebtedness limit
of-how Neutrality-suspicious. as to st
Louis and Kansas City.--Section ~ OF
article \ Of the Constitution Of the state
of Missouri shall be amended by insert
Ing after the following words: "Provided
further that in the city OF Kansas City
the amount of bonds issued by said city
bearing date July III, :, 1895. for acquir-
Ing waterwOrks and all bonds hereafter
issued In renewal of said bonds, or any
portion thereof. shall not be included In
the computation of the existing bonded
indebtedness of said city in determining
the amount Of bonds authorized to be
issued by said city, with the assent OF
two-thirds of the voters under the pro-
visions Of this article, but said city shall
be authorized at any time to issue bonds
with the assent aforesaid. to an amount,
including outstanding Indebtedness, other
than that above named. to the amount
of five per centum Of the value of the
taxable property in said city, to be as
oertained as above specified" the follow
lowing words: "Pr0vided, further, that
Kansas City may acquire by purchase,
condemnation or construction. water
works. gas works, electric light works.
street railways. telegraph and telephone
systems, heating plants or any other
plant or public service institution within
or outside of the limits of said city. for
| use of the citizens in said city, and for
the purpose of paying therefor in whole
or in part. may issue public utilities
bonds, which public utilities bonds shall
| not be included in the liabilities or in
debtedness OF the city limited by the
prior provisions of this section; but the
total amount Of such public utilities bonds
to be issued by Kansas City shall not
exceed twenty per centum of the value
OF the taxable property in said city to
| be ascertained as above specified; the
principal of said public utilities bonds
shall not constitute an obligation Of the
city enforcible out of the funds raised
by taxation. but the principal of each
issue of such bonds shall be payable out
Of the earnings or sale Of the utility or
plant for the acquisition or purchase of
which such issue was made. The interest
on such bonds and sinking fund for
the payment of the principal at ma
turty shall be paid out of the earnings |
or sale of the utility or out of funds
raised by taxation, or both, as shall be |
provided in the ordinance authorizing the
issuance Of such bonds. Such city shall
have power to execute its mortgage or /
mortgages on any such utility, or any
addition thereto. or extension thereof, to
secure the payment of such public util-
ties bonds, and in case Of default In the
payment Of such public utilities bonds.
or interest thereon, said bond holders.
or their representatives, may apply to
any court Of competent jurisdiction sitting
In Jackson county, Missouri. and said
court may, if said default continue APP
point Il receiver to take charge of such
property and such receiver shall operate
tnf H.,
such court and until final decree of
foreclosure In such proceeding and for
a period of one year thereafter, during
which period the city may, upon pay
ment to the bond holders of all indebted
ness past due and court costs accrued
to the date of payment, retake said prop
erty. If said property is not thus re-
taken by the city within said period of
redemption. said receiver shall deliver
said property to such party as the court
IN such action may order, and thereupon
All liability Of the city on said bonds
shall cease and determine and it's rights, {
40 owner. of said utility or plant. shall !
cease and determine; and thereafter said
utility or plant shall be operated by the
party named in said order of the court.
Of ms successors or assigns, in con- |
formity with and subject to the pro-
visions of the ordinance authorizing the
acquisition or purchase or construction OF
ance of bonds therefor; but Kansas City
shall not issue any such bonds without
the assent of two-thirds of the voters =
[hereOf voting on that proposition at an
election to be held for that purpose; and ?
such proposition may be submitted at a 5
'pecial election or at a general election
i either of which events ii two thirds c
II all the legal votes cast on such prop .
'sition are In favor of the issue of said p
,onds. the city shall have authority to ;
ssue the same; and Kansas City may q
IlsO issue its bonds other than public =
Utilities bonds. for the payment in whole I
n In part, for such public utilities. and C
uch bonds other than public utility bonds o
hall constitute a direct obligation of the 4
ity, but the total amount of such. bonds u
'ther than public utility bonds shall not u
xceed In the aggregate five per centum G
n the taxable property therein, as here p
nbefore provided Such utility may be II
cquired by condemnation proceedings in I,
he same manner that Kansas City may u
cquire real estate for public purposes, o.
Y in such other manner as may be pro- 81
ided by law. But whenever any public
Utility Is being operated by any person, Of
I'm or corporation under a grant or per- g.
nit from Kansas City. and the owner
nd operator of such utility Is complying
nth the provisions of the grant under
'hich the same is being operated, and
nth the laws and ordinances to which :.
UGH utility and its owner are subject :.
nd with all reasonable orders Of any y
ublic officer, committee, commission or y
Their authority having the power to make 81
UGH orders the city shall not have power
. acquire such utility except as provided r
l SUCH grant, or by agreement NTH the
wner thereof. But the Judgment Of any
ourt of competent Jurisdiction that such
wner Or operator of such utility is not
with such obligations, duties IN
r orders shall authorize the acquisition IN
y Kansas City OF such utility. IN
AIRD CONsTITUTIONAL AMEND vt
MENT. 10
th
Jolat and eoncurFent resolution sab.
,ittiag to the quallned voters Of the at
fate Of Missouri n amendment to the hi
e.stitutioa thereof, cencerning tax. 70
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e it resolved by the Senate, the House ~
u Representatives. c0ncurring therein:
That at the general election to be held -
I Tuesday next following the first Mon -
--Noxembsrrl9l4, the following y.
nendment to the Constitution Of Mis- -
'uri, concerning taxation, shall be SUBJ ~.
tilted to the qualified voters Of said ~ =,
ate. tO-wit: :.
Section 1. That article x Of the Con- "a y.
tuition Of Missouri be and the same
hereby amended by adding thereto one