The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-15

oWu8 dmcIfUment 10 SeCtlOH IL VI HI
ticle X of the Constitution OF the state
of Missouri shall be submitted to thu
qualified voters of the state, to-wt
Section /. Municipal Limit
of-how Reconsideration as to st
Louis and Kansas City-Section IL Of
article X Of the Constitution of the state
of Missouri shall be amended by insert
ing after the following words: ''Prouided
further, that in the city of Kansas City
the amount of bonds issued by said city
bearing date July III. T. 1895. for acquiE-
ing waterworks and all bonds hereafter
issued in renewal of said bonds, or any
portion thereof, shall not be included in
the computation of the existing bonded
indebtedness of said city in determining
the amount of bonds authorized to be
ISSUED by said city, with the assent of
twO-thirds of the voters under the pro-
visions of this article, but said city shall
be authorized at any time to issue bonds
with the assent aforesaid, to an amount,
including outstanding Indebtedness other
than that above named, to the amount
of five per centum of the value Of the
taxable property in said city, to be as
oertained as above specified the follow
lowing words: "Provided, further, that
Kansas City may acquire by purchase.
condemnation or construction, water
works. gas works, electric light works,
street railways. telegraph and telephone
systems. heating plants or any other
plant or public service institution within
or outside of the limits of said city, for
use of the citizens in said city, and for
the purpose of paying therefor, in whole
or in part, may issue public utilities
bonds, which public utilities bonds shall
not be included in the liabilities or in
debtedness of the city limited by the
prior provisions of this section; but the
total amount Of such public utilities bonds
to be issued by Kansas City shall not
exceed twenty per centum of the value
Of the taxable property in said city to
be ascertained as above specified; the
principal of said public utilities bonds
shall not constitute an obligation of the
city enforcible out of the funds raised
by taxation, but the principal Of each
issue of such bonds shall be payable out
of the earnings or sale Of the utility or
plant for the acquisition or purchase of
which such issue was made. The interest
on such bonds and a sinking fund for
the payment of the principal at ma
turity shall be paid out of the earnings
or sale of the utility, or out Of funds
raised by taxation or both, as. shall be
provided in the ordinance authorizing the
issuance of such bonds. Such city shall
have power to execute Its mortgage or
mortgages on any such utility or any
addition thereto. or extension thereof, to
secure the payment of such public utii-
ties bonds, and in case of default in the |
payment of such public utilities bonds, |
Dr. interest thereon, said bond holders, |
D. their representatives. may apply to
lny court of competent jurisdiction sitting
m jackson county, Missouri, and said |
court may, If said default continue, APP
point receiver to take charge of such
and such receiver shall operate
laid property pending such proceeding in
uch court and until a final decree of
oreclosure in such proceeding and for
period of one year thereafter, during
which period the city may, upon pay
nent to the bond holders of all indebted
ess past due and court costs accrued
the date Of payment, retake said prom
rty. II said property is not thus re-
AIKEN by the city within said period of
said receiver shall deliver
aid property to such party as the court
such action may order, and thereupon
II liability of the city on said bonds
nall cease and determine and its rights.
, owner, OF said utility or plant shall
ease and determine; and thereafter said
tility or plant shall be operated by the
arty named in said order of the court,
his successors or assigns, in con-
'rmity with and subject to the pro-
IsiOns of the ordinance authorizing the
cquisition or purchase or construction of
aid public utility or plant and the issu-
nee of bonds therefor; but Kansas City
laN not issue any such bonds without
lie assent Of two thirds of the voters
lereof voting on that proposition at an
cotton to be held for that purpose; and l
lch proposition may be submitted at !.
ecial election or at a. general election
either of which events IL two-thirds {
all the legal votes cast on such prop
ition' are in favor Of the issue of said :
'nds. the city shall have authority to
sue the same: and Kansas City may c
so issue its bonds other than public
Titles bonds, for the payment, in whole t
In part, for such public utilities, and c
oh bonds other than public utility bonds q
all constitute direct obligation Of the I
~, but the total amount of such bonds I
her than public utility bonds shall not I
coed In the aggregate five per centum c
the taxable property therein, as here p
before provided. Such utility may be Y
CURED by condemnation proceedings In 4
e same manner that Kansas City may
quire real estate for public purposes. o
In such other manner as may be pro- 3
led by law. But whenever any public V
ility Is being operated by any person,
m or corporation under a grant or per-
t from Kansas City, and the owner >
d operator of such utility Is complying
IN the PROVISIONS OF the grant under
itch the. same IL being operated, and
tn the laws and ordinances to which =
CHI utility and its owner are subject
with all reasonable orders Of any y
bile officer, committee, commission or =
Ter authority having the power to make -
Oh orders the city shall not have power
acquire such utility except as provided p
such grant. or by agreement with the
ner thereof. But the judgment Of any
irt Of competent jurisdiction that such
ner or operator Of such utility Ia not
implying with such obligations, duties IN
orders shall authorize the ACQUISITION ~
Kansas City Of such utility. n
IIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND "
MENT. 10
Il
Dotat and concurrent resolution sub.
thing to the QualiAed voters Of the st
tie Of Missouri an amendment to the HI
nstitutiea thereof, cencerning tax 70
On. "a
it resolved by the Senate, the House "a
Y Representatives. cOscurring therein:
hat at the general election to be held -
Tuesday next following the first Mon -
: in November, 1914, the following ~ ~
endment to the Constitution of Mis- o.
ri. concerning taxation. shall be sub -,
ted to the qualified voters Of said -,
te, to-wit: -
cotton 1. That article x Of the Con. -.
ution Of Missouri be and the same