Iron County register., 1920-10-28
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NO. 6,

Authorizing General Assembly to con-
tract debt on behalf of the state and
to issue bonds of not exceeding seo,ooo,-
10000 for constructing hard surfaced
roads.
JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLU-
TION submitting to the qualified voters
OF the state of Missouri an amendment
to article 4, authorizing the general
assembly to contract debt or liability
on behalf of the state and to issue bonds
to an amount not exceeding $50, ,000, 600
for the purpose of building system
OF roads within the state. and providing
for the payment Of such indebtedness.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday following the first Mon,
day in November, A. d. 1920, there shall
be submitted to the qualified voters OF
Missouri for adoption or refusal. an
amendment to the Constitution OF the
state, adding to article thereon, between
to be known as section 44a, to read as
follows:
Section 44a. In addition to the excep-
tions made and created In section a.
the general assembly shall have the pow
er, 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
state, and to issue bonds or other evil
dences of Indebtedness thereof not ex-
ceeding, in the aggregate, sixty millions
of dollars, such bonds to bear interest
at a 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
| shall Be paid out of a fund to be provid-
I ed by the levy and collection of direct
| and annual tax upon all taxable property
In the state. Any motor vehicle regis
tration fees or license fees or taxes,
| 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 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 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 thai
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 tht
rate of taxation SO determined to thu
clerk Of the county court of each county
and to the assessor or other officer II
:, the city of st. Louis whose duty 1t ma,
! be to make up and certify the tax book
wherein are extended the state taxes
It will be the duty of said clerk an(
the said assessor or other proper office
in the city of St. Louis to extend upol
the tax books the taxes to be collecte'
and certify the same to the collector o
the revenue Of their respective counties
and the city of st. Louis, who shall col
lect such taxes at the same time and Il
the same manner and by the same mean
as are now or may hereafter be provide
by law for the collection of state an
county taxes, and pay the same into tn
state treasury. The legislature shall en-
act such laws as may be necessary t
carry into effect this amendment.