Ripley County democrat., 1914-10-30
FIFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

fiFTEENTH PROPOSITION.
Proposed by Initiative Petition
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
proposition to authorize levy nnd
collection OF special taxes for road pur-
poses' TO issue bonds Ia any sum for
SAID purposes, npOn petition Of taNpay-
ing voters, providing for and authorI1-
ing construction and maintenance OF
hlghwhys, and authorizing governing
b0dy OF governmental subdivision or
derinE construction, Improvement, pur-
chase or maintenance of such Highways
10 either levy u direct tux for same or
10 Issue interest bearing bonds and sell
same, using proceeds thereof for such
purposes, whether such highways 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
cern'ng revenue and taxation, amending
article \ of the Constitution Of the state
! OF Missouri by adding a new section
thereto. to be known as section 81, pro-
| Nidlng for the levy and collection of
special taxes for road purposes. for the
issuance Of bonds I'm any sum for sqId
purposes upon petition Of tax-paymg
voters. and authorizing the construction
and maintenance Of highways partly.
without the governmental subdivision
/ paying for same,
Be Il cna.trd W the people Of the state
of MSsoyt:
That article X Of the Constitution Of
the state OF Missouri is hereby amended
by adding new section thereto, to be
knuwn as section q, as follows.
Section -. lpun a petition signed by
hlty-ohe per cent Of taN-payhg voters
of The state or OF any city ut any class,
Wheth'r organized under special charter
or general law, or any town, village,
township, road or school d.atIict, or any
impiuN 'ment district naming the pro.
posed highway improvements being uleI
with the proper officials whose duty il
now is To levy state OF local taxes for
the territory embraced In the district pro-
posed 10 be taxed for tine Improvement.
the state board OF equalization or the
proper local taA-levyiug auluutllirS shall
order special tax levy against All prop-
erty IN the governmental tax subdivision
named hN petitioners sufficient tu laIse
amy amount necessary to make the PRO.
posed hiShway Improvement not exceed
ing, hhNoNcE the amount nlmcu tDl sucn
improvement i'm the petition asking there
Tor, provided il no amount Is named in
the petition therefor the auiheritirs max
INK IN" t1& levy shall namv the amount
to be raised and oXpendrI, The taxes
herein prov deu for shall be LEVIED and
collected In the same manner and al tho
samc time rs gcurral state. city, county
and local and township. s.huul aui ,.r..
lrict and special Improvement taxes are
now levied and Cuhccted, Hc'urGing to
inc lNCl AS to- MuvIIrr tIr ldACS are fnl
STATE highway impuNcmuLts or lur one
uI the nmcutHl SubulN ions herein
dhu q named The words "hiyhWoy Inn
IruN cmeuts' used herein snlll inrIua,
luJls, drives. houlcvards and streets, VIA
duets and briusvs over streams either
wholly within this state or over streams
which miy form boundary between Mis-
s"'ni ard other St'tCs y is intended ~
lhls amendment to confer the power up m
the state and cities Of all clasyes. whether
orsanl2ed under special charter or the
Eeho|l law, and all villages towns coun-
ties, townships, road, school and snecinl
mi roNement districts, upon petition Of
t'N-payhg voters as horriubefurr pro
tidcd, to construct, purchase or acquire
ih'IS, drives. houlgyuids ana bridges and
\l"iGet7 aHd to mttAtHn. alter Improve
ANA helutitN the same If in the opinion
ut the officials whose duty It shall be to
make the tax levy Tor the proposed i'm
pru\cment it would he better To issue
interest bearing bonds Instead of levy
ing a direct tax for said Improvements
then the said above named authorities
Sutll issue bonds IN amount sufficient tn
make the Improvement and liX the tinr
OF maturity and rate " interest Of said
h Nus, ana sign the same and present
thrm to the secretary Of state Of the
So ta of Missouri who shall STAMP sam,
win the seal ot the state OF Missouri
ana deliver same 10 the state auditor
who shall register same AMI then de-
liver said bonds to the officials who is
sued them, and soid officials may then
sell same. No new boards or Cum,nls-
siuns shall be created by the general as
semhy To carry out the provisions of this
amendment, but the present tax.leyyInr
and aSscsSing authorities In the yarious
governmental subdivisions named above
ana the state board OF equalization shall
make the necessary assessments and
leVies according as the tax may he for
state or city. county, township or district
purposes 10 the end that no unnecessary
additional expenses be imposed on tho
taxpayers by the creation Of additional
superiluous Offices The existing officials
ceiNe the same compensation now pro.
Nidcd for similar services under the gen
eral revenue laws uf Missouri. An nett.
tons for state improvements shall be
presented tn the state board OF euualiza-
ton, and petitions FOR city, county. vii
lnge, township or district improvements
To the taN-le>Siug officials of said above
named subdivisions, TIE above enutner-
ateu powers may be used by the state or
any Of the governmental subdivisions
above named to construct build acquire
and maintain highways. whether the slid
lie wholly within or partly
within and partly without the govern
mental subdivision proposing to make the
improvements and pay therefor.
STATE OF MISSOURI.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
l. Cornelius Roach, Secretary of statA
" the State of Missouri hereby certify. |
that the foregoing Is a fun, true and com. |
plete copy Of the eight Joint and con- |
current resolutions Of the Forty-Sevcnth |
General Assembly Of the State Of Mis-. !
'ouri OF the proposed amendments to the !
constitution OF the State Of Missouri; /
" the four measures referred by nett /
lon also, Of the three amendments 10 /
he Constitution proposed by Initiative /
'etition, to be submitted TO the qualified |
'oters OF the State Of Missouri, at tho |
IeneSsl election to he held on Tuesday. /
ne third day Of November, 1914.
IN testimony whereof, hereunto set |
ny hand and affix the Great Seal Of the |
state OF Missouri, Done At office IN TIE
hty OF jefferson. this 3rd day Of Sep |
ember A. d. lsit
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