Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-10-07
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 6.

Authorizing General Assembly to con. |
tract a debt on behalf OF the state and
to Issue bonds Of not exceeding $4,000.
ooo.oo for constructing hard surfaced
roads.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESoLU-
submitting to the qualified voters
of the state of Missouri an amendment
to article 4, authorizing the general
assembly to contract a debt or liability
on behalf of the state and to issue bonds
for the purpose of building. a system
OF roads within the state. and providing
for the payment of such Indebtedness.
Of Representatives ~concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday following the first Mon
be submitted to the qualified voters Of
Missouri, for adoption or refusal, an
amendment to the Constitution of the
state, adding to article 4 thereof, between
section a and section 45, a new section
to be known as section Ala, to read as
follows:
Section 44a. In addition to the excep-
tkons made and created in section Al.
the general assembly shall have the pow
err, from time to time, for the purpose
of constructing hard surfaced public
roads. in each county Of the state. to con-
tract or to authorize the contracting
of a debt or liability on behalf Of the
state, and to issue bonds or other evil
dences Of Indebtedness thereof not eX-
ceedlng, In the aggregate, sixty millions
of dollars. such bonds to bear interest
at q rate not exceeding FIVE per centum
per annum. payable semi-annually, and
maturing not later than thirty. years
from the date they bear. The said bonds
and the interest that will accrue thereon
81 all be paid out of a fund to be provid-
ed by the levy and collection of a direct
and annual tax upon all taxable property
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tration fees or license fees or taxes,
authorized by law. except the property
tax thereon. less the cost and expense
of collection and the cost of maintaining
any state highway department or COM
mission, authorized by law, shall, after
the issuance of such bonds. and so long
as any bonds herein authorized are I'M
paid, be and stand appropriated without
legislative action for and to the payment
OF the principal OF said bonds. and shall
be credited to a sinking fund to be pro-
vided for by law. 1t shall be the duty
OF the state auditor. annually, on or be-
fore the first day Of July, to determine
the rate Of taxation necessary to raise
the amount Of money needed for that
year to pay the principal and interest
maturing in the next succeeding year.
taking into consideration available funds,
delinquencies and the cost of collection.
The auditor shall annually certify the
rate of taxation so determined to the
clerk OF the county court Of "a county
and to the assessor or other OFFICER in
the city Of st. Louis whose duty 1t may
be to make up and certify the tax books
wherein are extended the state taxes.
1t will be the duty of said clerk and
the said assessor or other proper officer
in the city of st. Louis to extend upo
the tax books the taxes to be collected
and certify the same to the collector Of
the revenue OF their respective counties,
and the city OF st. Louis, who shall col
lect such taxes at the same time and In
the same manner and by the same means
as are now or may hereafter be provided
by law for the collection of state and
county taxes. and pay the same into the
state treasury. The legislature shall en-
act such laws as may be necessary to
carry into effect this amendment.