The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-17

81 s - Known ~ section IL ~ Srttcla 10 o. the
Cezatitatdeu 4 Mssssri.
IN n RESOLVED 81 -rHn SENATE. TIN
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES, C0N.
CURRING THrRnIN: q III.
That at the general election to be held n
49, state on the first Tuesday after tbs first
. M1nday In November In the year 1918. there
I'll be srhmittrd 70 the qualified voters Of
- state for adoption, the following proposed
i E.endment to the Constitution to repeal rec
{ ~ II Of article 10 OF the state Constttution
n6 TO enact I new section IN lieu thereof q
I 1S1lows: i} ~ N
Section T. TAa. section ii Of article 10
80 ne constitutssa Of Missouri Il hereby re-
I &c. !. that in lien Of section II 81 arti-
ffe1e 10 Of the Constitution Of Missouri hereby
Agusaled. there 10 enacted the following new
mptdon to BE- known a. section Al, article TO-
4 Sec. II. Taxes for county. city, town. and
IA objects Of taxation: but the valuation Of
yE0perty therefor shall mot exceed the valua-
tn Of ther same property In snch town, city
q school district (or state and county pur.
= property. In counties having nix million dol
M d SGas, shall not, in the aggregate. exceed
1ffty cents on the hundred dollars valuation;
II counties having SIX million dollars and under
TN million dollars. said rate shall not exceed
forty centA On the hundred dollars valuation;
81 counties having ten million dollars and
andsr thirty million dollars, said rate shall
ut exceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; and In counties having thirty mil
lion dollars OF more, said rate shall not exceed
thirty five cents on the hundred dollars vaua-
stioa. 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 hess than thirty thousand and
over ten thousand inhabitants, said rates shalt
aAh ~fw - OvS-t
valuation in cities and towns having less
than ten thousand and more than one thou
uapd Inhabitants, said rate shnll not exceed
fifty cents on the hundred dollars yaNation:
and in towns having one thousand inhabitants.
d less, said rate shall not exceed twenty-five
cents on the hundred dollars valuation. For
tcho0l purposes in districts composed OF cities
which have one hundred thousand inhabifanta
n. more. the annual rate on property shall not
. exo6ed 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 Tor
school purposes may be increased, in all dis
t1icts, to an amount not to exceed one dollar
On the hundred dollars valuation, on the con-
dition that q 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-,nay be increased when
the rate Of such increase and purpose Tor
which It 10 intended shall have been submit
ted to a 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 entertained 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 he 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 t..s