The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1900-10-18

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution No.
to repeal section IL of article of
the constitution and adopt in lieu
thereof a new sectioD:
Be it resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concurring
therein:
That at the general election to
be held on Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, A. ID.
1900, that the following amendment
to the constitution of the state of
Missouri concerning prosecution for
crime be submitted to the qualified
voters of said state, towit: Strike out
the whole of section IL of article of
the constitution Of the state of Mis-
souri, and adopt in lieu thereof new
section, to be known as section IL,
article 2, of said constitution, and to
be in words and figures as follows:
[Section 12.] No person shall be
prosecuted criminally for felony or
misdemeanor otherwise than by in-
dictment or information, which shall
be concurrent remedies, but this shall
not be construed to apply to cases
arising in the land or naval forces or
in the MALTA when in actual service
in time OF war or public danger.
Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to tho qualified voters of
the state of Missouri an amendment
to the constitution thereof concerning
revenue and taxation.
Be it resolved by the House of
Representatives,, the Senate concur
ring therein:
That at the general election to he
held on Tuesday next following the
first Monday in November, A. D. 1900,
the following amendment to the con-
stitution of tho state of Missouri, con-
cerniDg revenue and taxation, shall
te submitted to the qualified voters
of said state, towit:
Section 1. In addition to taxes
authorized to be levied tor county
purposes under and by virtue of sec
tion eleven, article 10 of the constitu-
ton of this state, the county court in
the several counties of this state not
| under township organization. and the
township board of directors in the
several counties under township or.
ganization, may under their discre-
tion, levy and collect a special tax not
exceeding fifteen cents on each one
hundred dollars valuation, to be used
for road and bridge purposes, but
for no other purpose whatever; and
the power hereby given said county
courts and township boards is declar-
ed to be discretionary power. This
constitional amendment shall not
apply to the cities of st. Louis, Kan
sas City and ST. Joseph.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Senate joint and concurrent resolu-
ton submitting to the qualified voters
of Missouri an amendment to the
constitution thereof, concerning taxa
tion.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the
House of Representatives concurring
therein:
That at the general election, to be
held in this state OH the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
A. ID. 1900, there shall be submitted
for adoption to the qualified voters of
the state, the following constitutional
amendment, towit.
Section 1. That article ten (1O) of
the constition of the state of Missouri
be and the same is hereby amended
by adding thereto two (2) new sec-
tions, to be known as sections % and
90, which are in words aud figures as
follows:
Section %. A mortgage, deed of
trust, contract or other obligation by
which debt is secured. shall, for the
purposes of assessment and taxation,
| be deemed and treated as an interest
in the property affected thereby, ex-
cept as to railroad and to other quasi
public corporations, for which pro-
vision has already been made by law;
in case of debts SO secured, the value
of the property affected by such
mortgage, deed Of trust, contract or
Obligation, less the value of such Sc
curity shall he assessed and taxed to
the owner of the property. in the
manner hereinafter to be provided
by law, and the value of such security
shall be assessed and taxed to. the
owner thereof, in the county. city or
other local subdivision in which the
property affected thereby is situate.
The taxes so levied shall be lien up
on the property and security, and may
he paid by either party to such Sc
curity; if paid by the owner of the Sc
cuEity. the tax SO levied upon the
property affected thereby shall be-