Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-29
FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition

A proposition to authorize levy and
collection of special taxes for road pur-
poses, TO issue bonds in any sum for
said purposes, upon petition of taXpay-
ing voters, providing for and authoriz-
Ing construction and maintenance of
highways, and authorizing governing
body of governmental subdivision Or
dertnS construction, Improvement, pur-
chase or maintenance of such highways
10 either levy Il direct tax for same or
to issue interest bearing bonds and sell
same, using proceeds thereof for such
purposes, whether such are
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 y of the Constitution of the state
of Missouri by adding a new section
thereto, to be known as section %, 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 ta~x-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 Y of the Constitution of
the state of Missouri is hereby amended
by adding a new section, thereto. to be
Section q. Upon a petition signed by
fifty-one per cent of tax-paying voters
whether organized under special charter
or general law, or any town, village,
Improvement district naming the pro-
posed highway Improvement being filed
with me proper officials whose 1Hty d 1T
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
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 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 to
the fact as to whether the taxes are for
Of the governmental subdivisions herein
above named. The words highway i'm
provements'' used herein shall include
roads,, drives, bOuleVardS and streets, VIA
ducts and bridges over streams either
wholly within this state or over streams
Wlllcn may form q BOUNDARY between lis
souri, and other states 1t is intended by
this amendment to confer the power upon
the state and cities of all classes, whether
organized under a special charter or the
general law. and all villages, towns, coun-
ties, townships, road. school and special
Improvement districts, upon petition OF
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 it shall be to
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provement it 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 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
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 taN-levying
and assessing authorities in the various
subdivisions named above
and the state board of equalization shall
make the necessary assessments and
levies according as the tax may be for
to the end that no unnecessary
expenses be imposed on the
superf1uous offices. The existing officials
performing duties hereunder shall re-
oeive the same compensation now pro-
Vided for similar services under the gem
eraI revenue laws of Missouri. All petit
lions for state improvements shall he
presented to the state board of euualiZa-
tion, and petitions for city. county. vii
township or district improvements
to the taX-levying officials of said above
subdivisions. The above enumer-
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 partly
within and partly without the govern
mental subdivision proposing to make tho
improvements and pay therefor.