Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-02

amended by inserting after the word
voting" in the fourth line of said sec,
SO that said section. when so amended,
shall read as follows:
Section s. Township Organization
County Justices.-The general assembly
may provide, by general law, for town
ship organization, under which any coun-
ty may organize whenever majority of
the legal voters of such county, voting
upon that proposition. at any general
ever any county shall adopt township
organization so much of this constitution
as provides for the management of coun-
ty affairs, and the assessment and col
lection of revenue by county officers in
conflict with such general law for town
ship organization may be dispensed with,
and the business of said county and the
local concerns of the several townships
therein, may be transacted in such man
ner as may be prescribed by law: Pro-
vided that the justices of the county
court in such cases shall not exceed three
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters an
amendment to the constitution of Mis-
enacting a new section in lieu thereof.
Be 1t resolued by the Senate, the House of
Representatives. concurring therein:
That at the general election. to be held
day in November, 1902, the following
amendment to the constitution of the
state of Missouri, concerning counties,
cities and towns. charters, how amend
ed' shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this state, to wit:
That section % of article TX of the
state constitution shall be repealed, and
there shall be enacted in lieu thereof, the
following:
Section %. The charter so ratified may
be amended by proposals therefor sub
mitted by the lawmaking authorities OF
the city to the qualified voters thereof,
at a general or special election held at
least sixty days after the publication of
such proposals and accepted by three
ffths of the qualified voters voting for or
against each Of said amendments so sub
mitted and the laWmaking authorities
of such city may order an election by
the qualified voters Of the city of board
of thirteen freeholders of such city to
prepare new charter for such city,
with and subject to the constitution and
laws of the state, and shall provide,
among other things, for chief executive
and at least one house of legislation to
be elected by general ticket. Said re-
vised charter shall be submitted to the
qualified voters of such city at an election
to be held not less than twenty nor more
than thirty days after the order therefor,
and if majority of such qualified voters
voting at such election ratify such char
ter, then said charter shall become the
organic law of such city, and sixty days
thereafter shall take effect and supersede
the charter of such city and all special
laws inconsistent Herewith.
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT. Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
state an amendment to section II, article
x of the constitution of Missouri.
Be it resolUed BY the Senate. the House OF
Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election, to be held
on Tuesday next, following the first Mon
day in November, 1902, the following
amendment to the constitution of the state
of Missouri, concerning revenue and tax
alton, shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of said state, to witt
That section II of article x of the con-
stitution of the state of Missouri be
debtedness,H in the last line of said sec
ton, the following:
"Provided, that the city of St. Louis
may levy for municipal purposes, in ad-
above provided g rate not exceeding the
rate which would be allowed for county
purposes If said city were a part of a
county" so that said section of the con-
stitution, when amended, shall read as
follows:
Section ii. Rates for Local Purposes
Lmits-How Increased for School and
Erecting Public Buildings.-Taxes for
county, city, town and school purposes
may be levied on all subjects and objects
of taxation; but the valuation of prop
erty therefor shall not exceed the valua-
tion of the same property in such town,
city or school district for state and coun-
ty purposes. For county purposes the an
nuaI rate on property, In counties having
six million (dollars) or less, shall not, in
the aggregate, exceed forty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; In counties
having ten million dollars and under thr-
ty million dollars, said rate shall not ex-
ceed fifty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; and in counties having thirty
million dollars or more, said rate shall
not exceed thirty-fve cents on the hum
dred dollars valuation. For city and town
purposes the annual rate on property in
cities and towns having thirty thousand
Inhabitants or more, shall not, in the ag-
gregate, exceed one hundred cents on the