Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-22
FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

A proposition 20 authorize levy and
collection of special taxes for road pur-
poses, TO Issue bonds I'm any sum for
said purposes, upon petition of taxpay-
ing voters, providing for and authOris-
ing construction md m~aintenaBee OF
highways, and authOrizing governing
body of governmental subdivision or
derinE construction, improvement, pur-
chase or maintenance of such highways
10 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 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 n, pro-
viding for the levy and collection OF
special taxes for road purposes for tho
issuance Of bonds in any sum for said
purposes Upon petition Of tax-paying
voters, and authorizing the construction
and maintenance of highways partly.
without the governmental subdivision
paying for same.
Be It 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 27. Upon a petition signed by
fifty-one per cent of ~tax-paying voters
of the state or OF any city OF any class
whether organized unde 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 tiled
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.
TIE state board OF eauail5atl3n or sh tns
order a special tax levy against al prop
erty in the governmental tax SUBDIVISION
named by petitioners sufficient 70 raise
any amount necessary TO make the pro-
posed highway Improvement, not exceed
ing, however, the amount named Tor sucn
Improvement In the petition asking there-
the petition therefor the authorities maxi
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 tirno as general state, city. county
and local and township, school and dis
trict and special improvement taxes are
now levied and collected, according 70
the fact as to whether the taxes arc for
state highway improvements or for one
OF the governmental subdivisions herein
above named. The words highway I'M.
roads. drives. boulevards and streets. wa
ducts and bridges over streams either
wholly within this state or over streams
which may form a boundary between MIS-
souri, and other statesa II is intended by
this amendment to confer the power upon
the state ard cities Of all classes. whetner
organized under a special charter or tne
49,. I--r oo1 Ill villa ona fnWnG Nnffn.
ties, townships, road. school and special
Improvement districts, upon petition or
t~ax-paying voters as hereinbefore pro-
vided, 70 construct, purchase or acguire
vladucts, and to maintain, alter, improve
and beautify the same If In the opinion
of the officials whose duty IL shall be to
provement IL would be better to issue
interest-bearing bonds instead OF levy
ing a direct tax for said improvements,
then the said above named authorities
shall issue bonds in amount sufticient 70
make the improvement and fix the time
of maturity and rate of interest OF safo
bonds, and sign the same and present
them to the secretary OF state or 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-
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-levytng
and assessing authorities in the various
governmental subdivisions named above
and the state board of equalization shall
make the necessary assessments n
levies 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-
oeive the same compensation now pro-
vided for similar services under the gem
eral revenue laws Of Missouri. All petit
lions for state improvements shall be
presented to the state board OF edualiza-
tion. and petitions for city; county. VII
lage, township or district improvements
to the tax-levying 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
within and partly without the govern
mental subdivision proposing 70 make the
improvements and pay therefor.