The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-10-23

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principal and interest.
Fourth. The general assembly shall
nave full power to authorize the issuance
n Understanding bonds Of the state in
the sum Of nifty millions Of dollars
'FoV,OO0, 10000 for the purpose Of con-
structing and maintaining public roads
ana highways.
FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
A proposition TO authorize levy and
collection of special taxes for road pur-
poses, 10 issue bonds In any sum for
said purPOses, upon petition of taxpay-
Tag Veters, providing for and authOris-
lag construction and maIntenBnee OF
highways, and ~authOriEinE governing
body Of governmental subdivision or
derinE construction, Improvement, pur-
chase or maintenance Of Hueh highways
to either levy a direct tax for same or
TO Issue intcreBt bearing bonds and sell
same, using proceeds thereof for such
purposes, whether such Highways are
wholly or partly within and partly
without the governmental HubdlVislOn
proposing to make and pay fer such
highways or improvements.
Proposed constitutional amendment con-
corning revenue n taxation, amending
article X Of the Constitution OF the state
Of Missouri by adding a new section
thereto, to be known as section n, pro-
viding for the levy and collection OF
special taxes for DAD purposes, for the
issuance OF bonds in any sum for said
purposes upon petition Of tAx-payinE
voters, n authorizing the construction
and maintenance Of highways partly,
without the governmental subdivision
paying for same.
Be u 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
hfty-one per cent Of taX-paying voters
u the state or Of any city OF any class,
whet..er 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 flei
with the proper officials whose duty II
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 taXoi
herein provided for shah be levied ant
collected in the same manner and at tn,
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
proyements" used herein shall include
roads, drives, bOulevards and streets, via
iucts and bridges over streams either
wholly within this STATE or over streams
which may form a bound ny between Mis-
souri, and other states II is inte~ded by
Jals amendment to confer the power upon
The state and cities Of all classes, whether
..saniZed under a special charter or the
aueral law, and all villages. towns, coun-
ties, tOHnshi 5, road, school and special
'" rovement districts. upon position OF
AN-paying yCteIs as hereinbefore pro-
'.Ged, 10 construct, purchase or acquire
'pi.s, drives, buulevards and bridges and
~yiaducts. and TO maintain. alter. Improve
mi ~bsautify the same. II in the opinion
OF tie ofdclGls whose duty 1t shall be u
make TIE tax levy for the proposed i'm.
proye!aeut 1t would be better to issue
lnteleSt-bearing bonds instead Of levy.
ing a direct tax for said improvements
then the said above named authorities
snail issue bonds in amount sufficient tc
make the improvement and fix the time
"a maturity and rate Of interest Of said
bonds, and sign the same and present
...em to the secretary Of state Of the
state Of Missouri, who shall stamp same
with the seal of the state OF Missouri
ana deliver same to the state auditor
who shall register same and then de-
liver said bonds to the officials who is.
sued them, and said officials may theu
sell same. No new boards or commits
sions shall be created by the general as.
Senoly TO carry out the provisions Of this
amendment, but the present tax-levying
ana assessing authorities in the various
governmental subdivisions named aboy,
and the state board OF equalization shall
make the necessary assessments and
levies according as the tax may se foi
state or city. county, township or district
purposes, 10 the end that no unnecessary
additional expenses be imposed on thu
taxpayers by the creation OF additional
superfuous Offices. The existing officials
performing duties hereunder shall re.
eeive the same compensation now pro.
dded for similar services under the gen.
tral revenue laws OF Missouri An natl.
ions for state improvements shall b,
presented TO the state board OF squaliza.
ton, and petitions for city, county. vii.
age, township or district Improvement
20 the taI-levying officials Of said abov,
aamed subdivisions, The above enumer.
sted powers may be used by the state Of
any Of the governmental subdivision.
above named to construct, build. acqulr,
and maintain highways, whether the sale
highways lie wholly within or partly
Witnin and partly without the govern,
mental subdivision proposing TO make tn,
improvements and pay therefor.
STATE OF MISSOURI.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
!, Cornelius Roach. Secretary OF stat,
II the State OF Missouri. hereby certif,
that the foregoing is a 'ull, true and com.
plete copy OF the eight joint and con.
current resolutions OF the Forty seventh
General Assembly OF the State OF Ma.
souri, Of the proposed amendments to IN,
Constitution OF the State OF Missouri
n the four measures referred by peti.
ZION also. OF the three amendments 1,
he Constitution proposed by initlatIy,
petition, to be submitted TO the qualified
voters OF the State OF Missouri at IN,
geneml election to be held on Tuesday