Iron County register., 1918-10-31

relating to revenue and taxation, and
enacting new section in hca thereof to
be known section IL Of article 10 Of the
Constitution of Missouri.
ne IT RESOLVED GY TIE SENATE, TIN
HorSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CON.
CURKiNG THEREIN:
That at The general election to he held in
this state on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In November In the yowr l3lS, thera
shall be submitted (" fha qualified voters Of
this state fer adoption. The following proposed
amendment To the CONSTITUTION to rcpta.
fion II Of article 10 of the state Constitution
and to enact new section III lieu thereof ~
follows:
Section l. That section II Of article 10
Of the Constitution OF Missouri is hereby re-
pealed.
Sec 9 That In lieu Of section II Of ari-
Gle 10 Of the Constitution NJ Missouri hereby
repealed, there is enacted the following new
section TO be known as section IL, article 10,
viz:
Sec II. Taxes for comfy, city, town md
kchool purposes may be levied on an subjects
and objects nf taxation; hut the YatratiHn OF
property therefor shall not exceed the vaua-
tion Of the property in such town, eity
school district for stale and county pur-
poses. Fer conny purposes The annGai rue
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 miloa dollars and under
ten million dollars. said rate shau not exceed
forty cents On tho hundred dollars valuation;
in counties having ten million dollars and
under thirty million dollars, said rate snail
not exceed fifty cents the hundred dollars
valuation; and In counties having thirty mn.
lion dollars mere, said Iate shall NOT exceed
rhirty.fire cents on the hundred dollars Ss!ua-
tion For city aud 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 ecnts on
the one hundred dollars valuation; In citieS ana
towns having less thsn thirty thousand and
over ten thousand inhabitau's said rates shall
not exceed sixty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation in cities and towns having less
than ten thousand aHd more than one thou
sand inhabitants, said rate shall not exceed
fifty cents on the hundred dollars valuation;
and IN towns having one thousand Inhabitants
rr less, saii rate shah not exceed twenty "flSs
cents on the hundred dollars valuation. For
Rchoo purposes in districts composed Of cities
which have one hundred thousand inhabitants
or more. the annual rate On property shall NOT
exceed sixty cents on the hundred deiiars val
Gatton and In other districts shall not exceed
forty cs'nts the hundred doiiaFs valuation:
PROVIDED the aforesaid annual rates Tor
school purposes may he Increased, In all tis-
fricts. to an amount not to exceed one aoilhe
on the hundred dollars valuation. On the con-
dition that n na jority of the voters who are
faypayers voting at election held to de-
eide the question. vote for said Increase For
the purpose of erecting public builalhes III
roupt,es cities or school districts the rate OF
taxation herein limited may he increased when
fhe rate of such increase and purpose Tor
which 1t Ia intended shall have been submit
ted to vote Of the people and two'th'rds OF
the qualified voters of such county city nmi o.
Erhool district, voting At sNch election, snail
vote therefor The rate herein allowed 10 cach
county shall be nsccrtnmed by the amount OF
taxable property therein according 10 the lasl
nsscssnent for state aud county purposes. and
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