The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-11-01

BE TT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE. TIE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON-
cQRRrNG THEREIN;
That at the general election to be held In
this state the first Tuesday after the tirst
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 n new section In lieu Thereon a.
follows:
Section l. That section II Of article 10
Of the Constitution Of Missouri is hereby re-
peaied.
Sec. O. That,in lieu Of section II Of arti-
Gle 10 Of the Constitution of Missouri hereby
repealed, there is~enhcted the following new
section to be known as section IL, article III,
VIZ:
Sec. II. 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 vaiua-
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 sggresate, exceed
In counties having six million dollars ana 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 more, said rate shall not exceed
thirty-five cents 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
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
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sand inhabitants, said rate shall not exceed
fifty 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 one hundred thousand inhabltant.
or more, the annual rate on 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 Ioi
school purposes may be increased. In all dis
tricts. to an amount not to exceed one dolai
on the hundred dollars valuation, on the con
dition that a majority Of the voters who are
taxpayers, voting at an election held TO ae
eide the question, vote for said increase Fol
the purpose Of erecting public buildings
counties, cities or school districts, the rate o.
taxation herein limited may be Increased whel
the rate Of such increase and purpose 10
which II 10 intended shall have been submit
ted to vote Of the people, and two-thirds O
the qualified voters of such county city
school district, voting at such election, shall
vote therefor. The rate herein allowed to eacl
county shall be sscertained by the amount o
taxable property therein, according to the las
assessment for state and county purposes, an
the rate allowed to each city or town by tn
number of inhabitants. according to the las
census taken under the authority OF the state
or of the United States; snid restrictions as .
rates shall apply to taxes Of every kind an
description whether general special, eScep
taxes to pay valid Indebtedness now existin
or bonds which may be issued In renewal Q
such Indebtedness: PROVIDED, that the cit
of ST. Louis may levy for municipal purposes
in addition to the municipal rate Of taxatio
above provided, a rate not exceeding the rat
which would be allowed for county purposes
said city were part Of a county.