The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1920-10-16
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 6.

Authorizing oereral Assembly TO con-
tract a debt on behalf Of the state and
to issue bonds Of not exceeding S6oooo,-
ooo.co for constructing hard surfaced
roads.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TlON submitting to the qualified voters
of the state of Misc rur an amendment
to article T. authorizing the general
assembly to contract a debt or liability
on behalf Of the state and TO issue bonds
to an amount not exceeding $50, o00.0 600
for the pu, pose of building a system
Of roads within the state, and providing
for the payment Of such Indebtedness.
Be IL resolved by the Senate. the House
Of Representatives concuIring therein:
That at the general election TO be held
on the Tuesday following the first Mon
day in November. A. ID. 1890. there shall
he submitted to the qualified voters Of
Missouri. for adoption OF refusal, an
amendment TO the Constitution OF the
state. adding to article thereof. between
section ~ and section Is. new section
to be known as section 4ia, to read as
follows:
Section 44a. In addition TO the excep-
tiOns made and created in section ~,
the general assembly shall have the pow
er. from time to time. for the purpose
roads, In each county Of the state, to con-
tract or to authorize the contracting
Of debi or Liability Sor% On behalf Of the
dences Of indebtedness thereof not eN-
"eedlug, in tie aggregate, sixty millions
Of dollars, such bonds TO bear interest
at rate not exceeding Ave per centum
per snnum, 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
shah be paid out OF fund to be provid-
ed by the levy and collection of a direct
and annual tax upon all taxable property
~ ~ Asyia
tTatlua 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
a any bonds herein authorized are un-
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. II shall be the duty
OF the state arditor. annually. on or be-
fore the first day Of July to determine
the amount Of money needed for that
year to pay the principal and interest
maturing In the next succeeding year,
taking into consideration availab BILE funds.
delinquencies and the cost OF collection.
The auditor shall annually certify the
rate Of taxation 80 determined to the
clerk OF the county court Of each 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 81. Louis to extend upon
the tax books the taxes to be collected
end certify the same to the collector of
the revenue u 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