The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1920-10-02
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENpNENr
NOS.


? NHrrItttTC an increase rf che limit rf
.~arb-etrses tr7t l7.ga cft.a- r,.., tr,,,-
I'D enabling them 70 a-ca.re pabI.c utiI.
ties.
fDf<r A<1 rC>,,t.pp,.>..r y...,,r rv
u,ra.. .' t.,..,. N'''.'' NiaN't''-
a.f,., IA - ,..,,., :. "! .'.l'.. ~ or
,. 'I. %, .t'A "I wv
lH.,'li ~ ~..'''U- orr S'r-
''' 'lHHlS new Sec
81 u.' 'l' -l %" known as
ln'ir"', f'l'l!hH 20 iNe i'm
80, -" W.. '.'' I'I'S ''t'0
owns. t.N'-nlls. Scro". districts ana
'vi-'i1AI So' poitioHS ana sub
u''"l9"7.
Be it resolved lv tho Senate. tive iIr.ae
"t NCurrs, utatiNss cuHcaIr.ns .Lrrei,
as follows ''
Thai st 49,. -.,,.,.,t ,...
on I.',,,t,,. -, IN ~. .'H 10 ." ne.d
,f., d., So -' ~ '".''N'"S ne ,N'l Mai,-
'"' 'n t,'riLhrI' 4. = 1879, t1"te shall
iE., ,,ssliroi' ~, aI'l','uh or r'Jtc' ION, IN
-nu.i a.. 80 . 90 u S,I'a "' ~ -
10 uf th. Cnl'sfiiution ~ 49, C' AZ
a.l,t'ti,r ,g H. ,I t,iIM ~ 'ia.l|fl Phi the
1r1 Is,c,T '''o t i,o'yM'.,S ntN 50. t.'h IN
.N,,rnr r,Is,irt, ~ ~ u - s.N, '"u u
g...s W., ,i,s 20 ,H' tnll "i 'udeuted-
srico1 its,,y,f. - - w." -. 20" i,N"IpS'
,.,,,.,ti. ,. ,iH olher P"l'l'bl cor
''''' '.'u Su"ui' 'S'oUS.
section II. No county. city, town,
- H9HtI, e'i"pl ",S. ret "I o', O. pol.iral
corporation or subdivision of the STATE
Shtn DE allowed tO become Indebted in
any auu"r or for any purpose 10 Hu
anoun, "Nrcediug in any year the income
dhi revenue prov idrd for such year with
oNl Y" consent ~ two thirds ~ tie NOt-
SfS tngreoi Voting on such proposition,
Al an erection 10 he held fOr that pJrpuse,
'loi IA cases requiring such assent shall
Any lnleDtvui."sS be allowed To- he in
CHIFtd 70 On amount including cN sting
lndebt"G"e1s, IN The aggregate .Nc"e ..ng
dt" per c'ntum Oh the value OF thr ian
SSD' S' rore'ty lheretn, to he asrcrtatned
DS the as essInent next before the last
SIS 'NSW"hl Tor StN,e d COants purposes.
pr. .h,S 10 the mourning n such in
ueott uneSs' except that cities having =
population OF scyenty-fiNe thousand in
hsoildftS or more may, with tae assent
oi lWn-bLds Of the voters thereof Not-
ING on su"h proposition at an election 10
Pc heid Tor that purpose. incur an in
ucO'SuIcSS hot eNccC"ins ten per ceutum
M me FS;ue OF the ttAdble property
ueI eIh' I" ne aScerthlned by the ASSESS
nsht nrN. before the laet assessment for
9,ate anc county purposes precious 10
me me lHsu' ilhE oi slch Indebtedness, such
proposition may be submitted at any
.IHTt'oh E'neraI or syecldi, provided th4t
win sicn assent any county may be al
lo"'u % becoi.c indebted 30 larger
An'Ni isr the erection Of courthouse or
Jali' or tor The Grading, construction
IacAoNT lzed Or rock rus,is ana neaes-
sLrT H i"Ets ana CulNeri9 thrrf in, and
pr Nlotn @ LUZ utr' that any county. city
tOhA ;oNnshlp. scAuoi d:oklIct or other
pM!tlc2l cnrnurbunh Or subdNSi'n OF the
'tatc, ncurrins any Indebtedness reluir-
.Hs .l ,"r SsS'h, "I me voters as Aforesaid.
Suah pf'LT' OF ~ tlt tlie oI DONG so,
pioNld. ior the coIley ton OF an annual
taN suHl't"'i 1" pay thc Interest oU such
l-It.iIuH IN IS as ! lN'.S dHt and aso 70
constitute SINKING Iund f"r the pay
'nrAt .! IAe plluCilSI thereof, within
,"tuig years from the time OF contract
hhS ttg sainr' ana pinElned turlhrr, that
" ,CuIPo'a aIe aLtnoIilleS " the city uf
~. Louis are hereby authorized to issue
iHlei est heiTIuS bonds OF said city in
L.e aIlo,', Oh H'e mllI4ch do!iSrs al
rale ot interest not to exceed four per
cent Ter Shhum, the principal Isyable
Nltnh ullI'| years IRON TIC date oi their
.SSle' ana the proceeds thereof shall be
lItI 70 tne rvipyialUn % sanlZed lOr the
celebration OF the louisiana purchase
cehlenuia! IN said city. to be used by said
GO. JOY Tor SAID celebration. holding
wOr!d fiir or exposition N said city
And said corporate authorities OF 81.
Louis shall be repaid as large proper
upnhle amount ot the aid given by them
as shail be repaid to the stockholders Of
SAID corporation on the sum subscribed
and paid by them. and any surplus re-
manning from the assets Of said corpora
shall have been paid ia fuii. shall be
Lyided between said stock holders and
said city In proportion to the aggregate
amount so loaned by said city; and suy
amount so received by said city from
sald corporation shan be paid into the
sinking fund Of said city for the redemp-
tion OF Its outstanding bonds: Provided.
that II. at the election for the adoption
Of this amendment to the Coust ton, a
majority Of the votes cast within the linn
its Of said city Of st. Louis voting for and
sgainst this amendment shall be against
It's adoption, then no bonds shall be is
sued under this amendment; and provid-
ed further, that no such indebtedLsss so
created shall be in any part thereof paid
by the state or from any state revenue,
tax or fund. but the same shall lie paid
by the city Of st. Louis alcne: Provided
that in the city Of st. Louis the amount
4 bonds now aggregatiug !G,lll 900, that
being the amount assumed by said city
in the scheme Of separation from the
county Of st. 10 Is. and the sum of So
s0s.0O heretofore PRIOR to January !.
! 1901, expended in the construction OF
VaterwOrks for the city OF st. Louis and
| any bonds which may be hereafter issued
| by said city I'm the construction and i'm
1 proyemcnt OF waterWorks. the payment
| Of the interest wherein and the principal
| whereof shall be provided from the rev.
| enue Of said waterwCrks; that Is to say
| the amount Of said bonds which shall be
| outstanding at the time shall not be in
/ cluded In the computation Of the exist
/ ing bonded Indebtedness in determining
| the amount Of bonds authorized to be
| issued by said city with the assent OF