The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-01
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE. THp
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON,
CURRING THEREIN:

That at the general election to be held In
this state on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November in the year 1918 there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters OF
this state for adoption the following proposed
amendment TO the Constitution to repeal sec.
ton IL of article 10 Of the state Constitution
and to enact a new section in lieu thereof az
follows:
Section l. That section II Of article 10
OF the Constitution Of Missouri ia hereby re.
pealed.
Sec Q. That In lieu Of section II of arti.
Gle 10 Of the Constitution Of Missouri hereby
repealed there is enacted the following new
section to be known as section IL, article 10,
viz:
: Bee. II. Taxes for county, city, town and
school purposes may be levied on all subjects
md objects Of taxation; but the valuation Of
property therefor shall not exceed the valun.
tion OF the same property in such town. city
or school district for state and county pur.
poses For 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 /:
In counties having ten million dollars and
under thirty million dollars, said rate shall
not exceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; and In counties having thirty mil
lion dollars or more, said rate shall not exceed
thirty-five cents on the hundred dollars valua-
tion. For city and town purposes the annual
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 dollars valuation; in cities and
town. having less than thirty thousand and
over ten thousand inhabitants, said rates shall
not exceed sixty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; in cities and towns having less
thnn ten thousand and more than one thou
sand Inhabitants said rate shall not exceed
hfty cents on 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 hundred thousand inhabitants
or more the annual rate on property shall not
exceed sixty cents on the hundred dollars val
uatlon and in other districts shall not exceed
forty cents on the hundred dollars valuatior
PROVIDED. the aforesaid annual rates for
school purposes may be increased. in all dis
tricts, to amount not to exceed one dollar
on the hundred dollars valuation. on the con.
dttion that a majority Of the voters who
taxpayers, voting at an election held to de-
eide the question, vote for said increase. For
the purpose Of erecting public buildings in
counties, cities or school districts, the rate of
taxation herein limited may be Increased when
the rate Of such increase and purpose for
which II Is intended shall have been submit
ted to vote of the people, and two-thirds Of
the qualified voters Of such county, city or
school district, voting at such election, shall
vote therefor The rate herein allowed to each
county shall be ascertained by the amount of
taxable property therein, according to the last
assessment for state and county purposes, and
the rate allowed to each city or town by the
number Of Inhabitants, according to the last
census taken under the authority Of the state,
or Of the United States; said restrictions as to
rates shall apply to taxes Of every kind and
description whether general or special, except
taxes to pay valid Indebtedness now existing
or bonds which may be issued in renewal OF
such indebt edness; PROVIDED. that the city
of st. Louis may levy for municipal purposes.
In addition to the municipal rate of taxation
above provided a rate not exceeding the rate
which would be allowed for county purposes II
said city were part of county.