The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-25
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, SrHp
}, ROUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON
. NCURRING THEREIN;

That at the general election to be held IN
this state on the first Tuesday after the frs,
Monday In November in the year 1918, there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters o.
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 a.
follows:
Section /. That section IL Of article 10
Of the Constitution Of Missouri Is hereby re-
Sec. q That IN lieu Of section IL Of arti.
Gle 10 Of the Constitution Of Missouri hereby
repealed, there is enacted the following new
section to be Known as section H. article 10.
viz:
4 SEQ. IL. Taxes for county, city, town and
school purposes may be levied all subjects
and objects Of taxation; but the valuation Of
property therefor shall not exceed the valua.
ton 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 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 the hundred dollars
valuation: and in counties having thirty mil
lion dollars or more, said rate shall not exceed
thirty-fiye cents the hundred dollars vaiua
rate on property in cities and towns having
thirty thousand Inhabitants or more, shall not
in the aggregate, exceed one hundred ceAts on
the one hundred dollars valuation in cities and
towns 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
than ten thousand and more than thou
sand inhabitants, said rate shall not exceed
fifty cents the hundred dollars valuation
and in towns having 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
or more, the annual rate property shall not
exceed sixty cents on the hundred dollars val
uation and In other districts shall not exceed
forty cents on the hundred dollars valuation
PROVIDED the aforesaid annual rates for
school PURPOSES may be increased, in all din
tricts to an amount not to exceed one dollar
on the hundred dollars valuation, on the con-
dillon that a majority OF the voters who are
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 It 10 intended shall have been submit
ted to vote Of the people, and twothirds 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 a. to
rates ahali apply to taxes Of every kind and
description whether general special, except
taxes to pay valid indebtedness now existing
or bonds which may be issued In renewal Of
such Indebtedness; PROVIDED. that the city
Of st. Louis may levy for municipal purposes.
In addition to the municipal rate Of taxation
above provided. rate not exceeding the rate
which would be allowed for county purposes II
said city were part Of a county.