Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-16

amendment to the constitution of MIS-
souri, shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of said state, to wit: That article
souri, be amended by. adding thereto a
new section, to be known as section
twenty-six (26), as follows:
Section rs. All certificates of indebted
fund and to the seminary fund" are
hereby confirmed as sacred obligations
or the state to said funds and they shall
be renewed as they mature for such
period of time and at such rate of inter-
est as may be provided for by law The
general assembly shall have the power to
provide by law for the Issuing certificates
to the public school fund and seminary
funds accumulates III the state treasury:
Provided, that after the outstanding
bonded Indebtedness has been extin-
guished. all money accommodating in the
state treasury for above named purposes
shall be invested in registered county,
municipal, or school district bonds of this
state of not less than par value. When
ever the state bonded debt is eXtinguished
or sum sufficient therefor has been re-
ceived there shall be levied and collected
In lieu of the ten cents on the one hun
dred dollars valuation now provided for
by the statutes, an annual tax not to eX-
ceed three cents on the one hundred dol
lars valuation to pay the accruing in
ness, the proceeds of which tax shall be
paid into the state treasury and appro-
priated and paid out for the specific pur-
poses herein mentioned.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Joint and concurrent resolution
providing for the amendment of article
ten (X) of the constitution of the state
of Missouri, by adding a new section
after section u of said article. to be
known as section la of said article, re-
lating to the limit of Indebtedness of GER
tain cities.
Be it rcsolrcd by The Senate, the House of
Representatives concurring therein, as fol-
lOrs:
That at the general election, to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, A. D. 1902, the follow
ing amendment to the constitution of the
state Of Missouri relating to the limit of
Of Missouri, shall be submitted for adop-
tion or rejection, to the qualified voters
of the said state of Missouri, to witt
That article ten (X) of the constitution
OF the state of Missouri. be and the same
is hereby amended by adding after Sec
ton y Of said article, new section. to
be known as section ia of article ten (X)
and to read as follows:
Section Ia. Any city in this state con-
tanning not more than thirty thousand
go ,000) nor less than two thousand (2,00O
inhabitants may, with the assent of two
thirds of the voters thereof voting at
an election to be held for that purpose be
allowed to become Indebted in larger
amount than specified in section twelve
of article ten (X) of the constitution of
this state, not exceeding an additional
five (5) per centum on the value Of the
taxable property therein, for the purpose
of purchasing or constructing water
works, electric or other light plants, to
be owned exclusively by the city so pur-
chasing or constructing the same: Pro-
vided. that any such city incurring any
ettnh ind lpl, ter trty hn -
the voters as aforesaid, shall have the
power to provide for and, before or at
the time of incurrng such Indebtedness,
shall provide for the collection of an an
provided for by this constitution, suff-
cient to pay the interest on such in
debtodness as it falls due, and also to
constitute a sinking fund for the pay
I ment of the principal thereof within
twenty years from the time of contract
! ing the same, any provision in this con-
stitution to the contrary, notwithstand-
ing
| STATE OF MIssoURT-ss.
7, Sam b. Cook, Secretary of State of
the State of Missouri, hereby certify that
the foregoing are full, true and complete
copies of the concurrent resolutions of
the Forty-first General Assembly of the
State of Missouri First constitutional
amendment, entitled
Senate joint and concurrent resolution
No. / submitting to the qualified voters
of the state an amendment to the consti-
tuition repeating sections % and 23 of ar
ticle 10;''
Second constitutional amendment, en-
titled
Joint and concurrent resolution to
amend section Of article 8 of the consti-
tuition of the state of Missouri"
Third constitutional amendment, en-
titled
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
mittng to the qualified voters an amend
ment to the constitution of Missouri re-
pealing section %, article TX, and enact
ing a new section in lieu thereof"
Fourth constitutional amendment, en-
titled
"Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
mitting to the qualified voters of the
state an amendment to section H. article
X of the constitution of Missouri"
Fifth constitutional amendment, en-
titled
"Joint and concurrent resolution sub
mitting to the qualified voters of Missouri
an amendment to lne constitution there
of, concerning taxation"
Sixth constitutional amendment, en-
titled
''Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
mitting to the qualified voters of the
state an amendment to section IL, article
X of the constitution of Missouri"
Seventh constitutional amendment, en-
titled
"Senate joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of Mis-
souri, an amendment to the constitution
thereof to define the status of the state
certificates of Indebtedness now on de-
post in the state treasury and held in
trust for the public school fund" and the
Seminary fund.-" to extend and perpetu-
ate the same; to provide for the payment
of the interest thereon, and to provide for
the future Investment Of school and semi
nary funds;' and
Eighth constitutional amendment, en-
titled
Joint and concurrent resolution pro-
viding for the amendment of article ten
(X) of the constitution of the state of
Missouri. by adding a new section after
section y OF said article, to be known as
section la Of said article, relating to the
limit of Indebtedness of certain cities;"
as appears by comparing the same with
the original rolls of said concurrent reso-
lutions now on file, as the law directs, in
this office
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I here
unto set my hand and affix the GREAT
SEAL Of the State of Missouri. Done at
office in the City of Jefferson this thir-
teenth day Of September, A. D. 1902.
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