The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31

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i. Sec. 4! that Il lien 81 section II Of arti.
De 10 Of the Constitution Of Missouri hereby
repealed. there u enacted the following new
1sctiea to be known ~ section II. article 10.
GO. Ii. Taxes Tor county, city. town and
4Aod purposes may b levied on all subjects
- ehjects q taxetion;s but this valuations. 81
psperfy therefor skali not exceed the valua-
Do " the eams property In such town, city
= acAool district for state and county pur-
Doese. For county purposes the annual rate
- property, In counties having six million dol
NM q less, shall not, in the sggresate exceed
f1fty cents on the hundred dollars valuation:
IN counties having sx million dollars and under
TN million dollars, said rate shall not exceed
fcFty cents Oh the hundred dollars valuation:
1n6sr thirty million dollars, said ratS shall
ut exceed fifty conts on the hundred dollars
valuation; and in bunties having thirty NIL
Hon dollars or more, said rate shall not exceed
thixty-fivs cents on the hundred dollars valua.
t1oa. For city and town purposes the annual
xate on property In cities and; towns having
thirty thousand Inhabitants o. more, shall mot.
n the aggregate, exceed one hundred cents %
4As one hundred dollars valuation; In cities and
anvil thirty thsrNaNN nd and
over ten thousand Inhabitants, said rates shall
rot exceed SIXTY cents on the hundred dollars
vA1ua tion; In cities and towns having less
than ten thousand and moro sthan one thou
fifty cents on the hundred dollars valaation;
and In towns having one thousand Inhabitants.
or less, said rate shall not exceed twenty live
esnts on the hundred dollars valuation For
school purposes in diatrlcts composed Of cities
which~havc one hundred thousand Inhabitants
Or 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 on the hundred dollars valuation;
PROVIDED, tie aforesaid annual rates TOR
school purposes may he increased. in all dis
txicts, to an amount not to exceed one dollar
on tho hundred dollars valuation. on the con-
dition- that majority Of the voters VINO 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 Tor
which 1t II intended shalt 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
.vpte 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
he rate allowed to each city or town by the
number Of Inhabitants, according to the last
census taken under the authority Of the state.
o. of the United States; said restrictions ~ to
rates shall apply to taxes Of every kind and
description whether general OF. special. except
taxes to pay valid indebtedness now existing
q bonds which may be Ass,ed In renewal OF
such Indebtedness: PROVIDED. that tina city
o6 81. louis may lsyy for municipal purposes.
IN addition to the municipal rate Of taxation
above provided, . rate not exceeding the rata
which would be allowed for county purpoees
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