Marble Hill press., 1914-10-29
FIFTEENTH rRoPosfTIo>
Proposed by Initiative Petition,

Ereps.itfaa 90 authorize i~xy Hsd
esll~stfaa of special usn~. for read par
se-~., as isaac bead. ia any .am fer
-std psrps-~.- epon p~tiIioa sf fsxea, =
{ tsE sst~ra. prev idtaG for aad aat therfs-
inE constructions aaa maintenance OF
/ hfsh.ss.- aad authorizing Es,-rnfas
bess ef Kesrramr afst abdis i-isa or
| d~rs.s constructions iHpres .s- NJ. ear-
rhs-- ar maintenance Of .nrh highe !.
10 rtfh~r t~ss airr~t tar fer or
80 isaac tnferrst h~afiaK bead- aad s~ii
same. a~iag proceed. rh~r~af far snes
parp">~~- eh~fh~r .arh hIgh~as. are
! wholly or partly ~ithia aaa partly
without tho governmental .ns.iis i.ioa
proposing 9. snake and pay for .arh
hfgh~a,. or Improvements.
PROPOSED s.tGztltutiaua! amendment con
ceYning revenue and Is axatIon- amending
article y 81! the Consultation -! the state
If Missouri Ey adding new section
thereto. To be kuoRn IS section =, pro-
AaI.ng for the lew and collection 81
special taxes fIr rssai purposes. tot the
i-~uanre II ponds ia any sam for said
purpose upon petition Of t4x-Tsay4ug
votsga- an3- 4uthorixtHE t3se construction
aai Enaffsteraus- ~ highways partly
! without tae governmental sgulty .slor.
paying fof same.
he If enacted By the people Of the state
u A;sseaf3-
5 y
the -rEt. 81 Missouri is nrT"t, amended
Is asfaln. "a uv~ section tuetets, tu Gs
known sec tinn =. a. follows
Section : pom a petition signed by
nfty one per cent OF tax-payiES voters
81 the STATE uf any city oi any class.
whether organized under special charter
ur general Law. or any Town village.
township. road ar school district. OF any
irupTas efnsTt district naming the pro-
posed highway Improvement being 0lt-t
with the proper officials whose duty il
now Is 10 levy state or iocal taxes for
tn. territory embraced ia the district pro-
posed To- b. taxed for tn. improvement.
the state beard q equalization OF the
proper local taA-leR ytuE authorities shall
order "A special tax levy against all prop
eFty 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 II no amount Is named Ia
the petition therefor the authorities max
ing the tax levy shall name the amount
1" h@ raised HH3 "Np"n1'-t tn" taNt@~
tsr--a Tf.-. .d-i t-s -tssH at les .et aasi
collected IA ffe ~tu4e manner and at tn
H1e time A= general state. city, county
and local and tswnShff, school and ai~-
trlct and special Improvement taxes are
now levied and collected. according u
the fact as to whether the taxes are for
state highway improvements OF foi on"
uf the governmental subdivisions herein
above. named The words highway i'm
provements'' used herein shall includ"
roads. drives. hoUlevardS and streets. VIA
ducts aud bridges over streams either
wholly within this state or over streams
which may form "A boundary between Mis-
souri, and other states 1t j. intended by
this amendment to confer the power upnn
the state and cities of all classes, whether
organized under - special charter or the
general law. and all rtIia ages. tu@nS- coun-
Fts%. townships. Ta4i- school and special
Improvement districts. upon petition II
paying voters az h"T"inhef"re pro-
videf. to construct, purchase or acquire
roads. drives, bouiavaTsis and bridges ani
vfa.lucts and to maintain. alter improve
ET r, y f.2a he
nf the officials whose duty il shall be to
make the tax levy for the proposed i'm
provement it would he better to issue
interest-bea bonds instead Of levy
ing a direct tax for said improvements.
then the said above named authorities
shall issue bonds in amount sufficient tH
make the Improvement and fix the time
of maturity and rate uf interest 0f said
bonds, and sign the same AMI present
them to the secretary # state II the
state uf Missouri. who shall stamp Saraa
with the seal uf the state Of Missouri
and deliver same to ff7a state afdiror.
VII" stall reEister sam and then De
liver said bonds t. the officials wha IS
su.d them. and said officials may then
sell same No new boards or o"nTuis-
sions shall be created by the general as
scmhlv to carry out the provisions u this
amendment. but the present taX-}evying
and assessing authorities In the various
governmental subdivisions named above
and the state board Of equalization shall
make the necessary assessments and
fsvie9 according as the tax may ha FOR
state cr ritF. county, township OF district
purposes. tr the end that me- unnecessary
additional rvptrse- te iulpoSed nu the
taxpayers hE the creation 0f additional
sefusEfiuoHz offices The existing officials
Reforming duties hereunder shall r.-
oeivo the same compensation nov pro
yid.-l fer similar services under the gen
srat revenue laws # Missouri All pett-
tfors for state improvements shall be
presented To the state board Of oqualiZI-
tion and petitions for city. county. viii
lage. township ny district improvements
10 the tax-Icxxing officials # said above
named subdivisions The akaFe enumeF-
ated powers NAV t4 used by the state ur
anE nf the governmental subdivisions
above named to construct hrIil5 acquire
and maintain highways whether the 81 ID
highways lie wholly within or uaFt5y
within and partfv without the govern
mental subdivision proposing n nek Ike the
improvements and pay therefor.