Mexico Missouri message., 1918-10-31
Proposed Amendments to the
- Constitution Of Missouri
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.


FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submitting q
the qualified voters Of the state OF hi4.
souh a proposal 10 repeal section IL q
article 10 Of the Constitution Of Missouri,
relating TO revenue and taxation, and
onaoting q new section In lieu thereof "a
be known az section IL Of article 10 Of the
CoAStituhon Of Missouri.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, THE
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 1913. there
shall be submitted to the qualified voters Of
this state for adoption, the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution to repeal sec
tion IL Of article 10 Of the state Constitution
and to enact a new section in lieu thereof a.
follows:
Section 1. That section IL Of article 10
Of the Constitution Of Missouri is hereby re-
pealed.
Sec .. That in lieu Of section IL of srti-
Gle 10 Of the Constitution Of Missouri hereby
repealed. there is enacted the following new
section to be known as section IL, article TO-
viz:
Sec. IL. Taxes for county, city. town and
school purposes may be levied ali subjects
and objects of taxation; but the valuation Of
property therefor shall not exceed the vnluA-
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 shah
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-flve cents on the hundred dollars yalua.
ton For city and town purposes the annual
rate 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 shah
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 on 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 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 dis
tricts, to IN amount not to exceed one dollar
dition that a majority Of the voters who are
taxpayers, voting at 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 IL 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 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,
OF Of the United States said restrictions as to
rates shall apply 10 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 indebtedness; PROVIDED, that the city
Of st. Louis may levy for municipal purposes.
in addition to the municipal rate Of taxation
above provided, n rate not exceeding the rate
which would he allowed for county purposes IL
said city were part Of county