The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-10-25

Constitution Of Missouri
S1nsT CONSTITUTIONAL
ARHHnsuST.
the qualified vstsrs Of the STATE Of His.
souri, q proposal 70 repeal section II 81
article 10 Of the Coustitutisn Of Missouri.
relating 10 revenue AID tsSstisn, snd
snsetins o new section In LEU thereof u
10 knsVn a. asotien II Of article 10 Of the
Constitution Of Misseuri.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY TIE SENATE. THE
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON.
CURRING THEREIN:
That at the general election to be held In
this state the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November In the year 1918, there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters Of
THE state for adoption, the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution to repeal sec
ton II Of article 10 Of the state Constitution
and TO enact new section In lieu thereof a.
follows:
Section 1. That section II Of article 10
If the Constitution Of Missouri 10 hereby re.
pesled.
Sec. . That in lieu Of section II Of srti-
Gle 10 Of the Constitution Of Missouri hereby
Repealed. there IL enacted the following new
section to be known AZ section IL, article 10.
viz:
Sec. IL. Taxes for county, city. town and
school purposes may be levied all subjects
and objects OF taxation; hut 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 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 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-fve cents on the hundred dollars vafua.
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
than ten thousand and more than one thou.
sand Inhabitants, said rate shall not exceed
fifty cents the hundred dollars ysluationi
and in towns having one thousand Inhabitants,
OF 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
a more, the annual rate on property shall not
exceed sixty cents on the hundred dollars val
nation and In other districts shall NOT exceed
Forty cents the hundred dollars valuation;
PROVIDED, the aforesaid annual rates for
echooi purposes may be increased, In all dis
sricts, TO an amount not 10 exceed one dollar
On the hundred dollars valuation, the con.
dition that a majority Of the voters who are
taxpayers, voting at election held 20 de-
glide 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 il 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 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 special. except
taxes to pay valid Indebtedness existing
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. a rate not exceeding the rate
which would be allowed for county purposes IL
said city were part Of a county.