The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-10-31
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4 - STATE "a IL first Tuesday after the first
Eopdsy Il No7smber Ii tie year 1eia. there
/ aA1u 10 suhanittAM 70 the qualified totsts q
Z NJ stats fur adoption. the following propossd
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ssetion i. that section II q article 10
- the oonstitution Of Missouri IL hereby ~.
!. Be-. !. That in lieu Of section II Of arti.
4 lspsatSd. tAere II enacted the following new
\ aection 70 b known - section II. article 70.
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s SEQ, II. Taxes for county, city, town ard
. school purposes may b levied On an snp.ectS
+ md objects Of taxation; but the valuation o.
Moperty therefor shall not exceed the valna.
I ton Of the same propsfty in such town, city
u school district for state and county puf.
oes. ror county purpose the , n'sn, AZ al.
lars or less. shall not, in the aggregate, exceed
nifty 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 shall
not exceed fifty cents on the hundred dolla a,,
\ valuation: and In counties having thirty mil.
lion dollars or more. said rate shall not exceed
z 4hirty.fise cents on the hundred dollars wilma
7 tion. EDr 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
tie one hundred dollars valuation: In cities ana
towns having less than thirty thousand ana
oyer ten thousand Inhabitants. said rates shnfi
not exceed sixty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; In cities and towns having less
I than ten thousand and more than one thon.
sand inhabitants. said rate shall not exseeu
and In towns having one thousand inhnbitantss
81 icsa, 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
1 q more. the annual rate property shall mt
sxcef' sixty cents on the hundred dollars val.
'uatinn and in. other districts shan not exceed
forty ceats on the hundred dollars valuation;
I PROVIDED the aforesaid animal. rates for
Z school purposes may he increased, M>A az.
nicts, TO- an amount not to exceed one dollar
4 on the hundred dollars valuation. on the con-
.Aifian tha, 4. majority Of the voters who are
4 eide the question. vote for said intrsaae Fnf
ne purpose Of erecting public build!ngs in
counties, cities or school districts. the rate Of
faxatian herein limited may be Increased when
\ the rate Of snch increase and purpose TOR
which II 10 intended shall have been submit.
I ted to = vnte Of the lenpe. and two-tbirds OF
the qualified voters Of such county. city q
school d,strict voting at such election. sla!l
vote thsrefor. The rate herein allowed to eacn
county sha,l be ascertained' by the amonnt "
taxable property therein. according to the last
assessment for state and county pnrrnses. ana
the rate allowed 10 each city or town ny the
number Of Inhabitants according to the last
census taken under the authority Of the state,
or Of the United States: snd restrictions M to
rates shall annly to taxes Of every kind and
+ description whether general or special. except
taxes to pay valid Indebtedness now existing
ar bonds which may he fssred In renewal ~
such Indebtedness: PROVIDED. that the city
q st. Lonis mar levy for municipal purposes.
In addition to- the municipal rate II tAxafinn
afove provided, q yatc not exceeding the rata
4 which would bA slipwed for county purposes II
& said city were part Of ccunty.