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 1058 SIXTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 431. 1922. Begfvmber 225119%- CHAP.431.—.TointRmoIution Providing for the consent of the Oongrem of the United .-Jig-.l. States of America to a compact and agreement between the State o Kansas and the [Pub' ms" N°‘75‘l State of Missouri respecting the erection, maintenance, and operation of the water- Z3£k&L‘;? .‘l£?$§‘e.e“‘i°a°£$’?.?.?“t¤(l‘i'a¤Q1?l`§.'?“?'li’§»“¤'l1$1$¥?€E”liYé?§ti{t“£,`?`e§$°s*?t‘t2' “*“"°'*g”° K*'”“· Whereas b a concunent resolution adopted by the General Assembly Ki:-siniirft for m¤· of the S}tate of Missouri and approved by the Governor of said iii¤°rlk‘ipii?i<i‘fi».ii»isw<°ii£°§.; State on April 15, 1921, and a similar resolution adolpted by the gggsmdmm °“Y· Lfgisgngure of tlief Steilte of 1%ansas and apqroiéed lay the (éélogeiilnor ` o said tate on arc 18, 21, it was reso ve an provide t at, whereas the cit of Kansas Cit, in Wyandotte County, Kansas, and the city of Kansas City, in jackson County, Missouri, are contiguous and adjoining and each owns and operates waterworks Eants, th§ intake (£ort1%ns of whicg are on the banks og the gzgissonilri iver in ansas, ansas, an conf ous to eac ; an or the protection of each gty, in the event ofliubreakdown of its plant, a conilagration, epidemic, or other exigency, it is vitally important that its water plant have connection with and access to the facilities of the other; and it is and has been in the past of material ltzzcnefit tt; each cityfttgat both corigibute tgla. common §unddin1proting e o e uri 'verin evicinityo said p ants and farther u tream from breal¤ng' over and destro the lants or changing 5; course so as to leave the intake  frogn the stream as to render it impossible to obtain an adequate flow of water therefrom; and the water plants of both cities are connected at various points *:31 tllit theyh can in tht; futgire, as they halye  ath; pas,suppye o erwi water, ere rese te e t and protecting the property of each; and thye glant of Kansas City, Missouri, is now, and Wlll of necessity continue to be for a lon §er1od m the future, the only source o water su ply to the city 0% osedale, in Wyandotte County, Kansas and the maintenance of this_supply is o _ vital importance to the health and roperty protection of the citizens  said municipality; and tiie contour of the territory of each city IS such that to reach and serve certain districts it is necessary that portions of the service mains and plants occupy and run  the territory of the other Stateand Kansas City, Missouri is about to invest many millions of dollars in the betterment of its plant in the immediate future and the cigzy of Kant:aslCitgr, Kansai, will invept in lthe futurealarge sums m ex ending 1 p an, said ex ensions 0 eac munici it necessitating large investments in the territory of the adiacenyt State, to raise the funds for the pur ose of making these investments it is vital to each city that each llant be free from assessment and taxation in the other State; ami) that therefore, b reason of the advantages accruing to the municipalities of each Sytate and to the 1nhab1tants thereof, as herembefore recited, and other advanta es not therein enumerated, the States of Kansas and Missouri thereiv entered into the following compact and agreement: “ T°¤¤°*¤¤=¤¤-¤·¤¢»¤¤¤· (1) Neither the State of Kansas, nor any county township, or municipality located within said State, or any official thereof, shall ever assess, evy, or collect any taxes, assessments, or imposts of any kind or character whatsoever on the portion of the waterworks plcanttégf thteh:1lu€n1rc1;t:;i.htty;) of Kpiilslaségittyz, l%1s§our1, now or hereafter a wi e m r o e a 0 ansas. (2} Neither the State oty Missouri, nor any county, township, or municipality located within said State, or any official thereof, shall ever assess, evy, or collect any taxes, assessments, or imposts of any kind or charactenwhatsoever on the portion of the waterworks plant of the municipality of Kansas City, Kansas, now or hereafter ocated withm the territory of the State of Missouri.