Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-10-24
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Missouri
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.

NVAe1ltStiSA Va miSsoSA's
De TT RESOLVED rY THE SENATE. THn
HorsE oF REPRESENTATIVES, CON.
CURLING THEREIN:
That at the general election to he held In
this state on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November In the year 1918, there
shah he submitted to the qualified voters or
this state for adoption, the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution to repeal SEQ.
ton IL Of article 10 Of the state Constitution
and to enact a new section iii lieu thereof %
follows:
Section I. That section II Of article 10
Of the Constitution Of Missouri Is hereby re-
pealed.
Sec. .. That In lieu Of section II OF arti-
clio 10 Of the Constitution of Missouri hereby
repealed. there Is enacted the following new
section 10 he known rs section IL, article 10,
viz:
Sec, II. Taxes for county, city, town and
school purposes may he levied on all subjects
and objects Of taxation: hut the valuation OK
property therefor shall not exceed the valnn-
ton OF the same property in such town, city
or school district for state and county pnr-
poses. Fer county purposes the annual rate
on property, IN counties having six million dol
lars or less, shall not. in the aggregate, exceed
fifty cents on the hundred dollars valuation:
in counties having six million dollars and under
ten million dollars. said rate shall not exceed
forty cents on the hundred dollars valuation:
si NAl't' 4atAtf% Ni itii''' h'''"AS A"s
under thirty million dollars, said rate shall
not exceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; and IN counties having thirty NIL
lien dollars ur more, said rate shall not exceed
thirty-f've cents on the hundred dollars yalla'
ton. For city and town purposes the annuA!
rate On property in cities and towns having
thirty thousand inhabitants or more, shall not.
IN the aggregate, exceed one hundred cents on
the one hundred dallars valuation; IN cities ana
towns having less than thirty thousand and
over ten thousand Inhabitants. said rates shall
moi exceed sixty cents on The hundred dollars
valuation; In cities and towns having less
than ten thousand md more than one thou.
kanl Inhabitants, said rate shall not exceed
fifty cents M the hundred dollars valuation:
and In towns having one thousand Inhabitants.
Or less, said rate shall not exceed twenty five
cents on the hundred dollars valuation For
school purposes in districts composed Of cities
which have one hundred thousand inhabitants
ur more, the ANIMAL rate on property shall not
exceed sixty cents on tn" hundred lolIars val.
'atlnn and in other districts shall not exceed
fn"ty cents OF Inc hunlr"d dollars valuation:
PROVIDED. the aforesaid annual rates for
schnol purposes may he increased. in all dis
frlcts. to Nh amount not 70 exceed one dollar
Tn The hundred dotlnrs valuation, on the con-
dition that a ina jority Of the voters who arc
taxpayers. voting at an election held to de-
eide the question, vote for said increase. For
the purpose If erecting public buildings In
counties, cities or school districts, the rate Of
~iaration herein limited may he increased when
the rftn Of slch iucr"ESe NHl purpose for
which 1t ts intended shall hago been submit.
ted u = rpte ut the people. and two-t thirds ot
the qualified Tptcre Of sTnl cnrntr, city or
schnni district. r1ttrg At such election, shall
vote therefor, The rate herein allowed to each
county shall he usrcrlniHwl by the amount NJ
taxable property therein, according 10 the last
assessment fnr state AMI county purposes, and
the rate allowed to nach city or town by the
humber ~ Inhabitants, according to the last
census taken under the authority q the state,
or or tho United StHtps' S1ii restrictions. MS TO