Iron County register., 1902-10-09
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution Of Missouri.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Senate joint and concurrent reso-
luton No. submitting to the qualified
voters of the state an amendement to the
constitution repeating sections p and %
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of
representatives c0acurrirg therein:
mat at the general election, to be held
on Tuesday next, following the first Mon
day In November, A. d. 1902, that the
following amendment to the constitution
OF the state of Missouri, concerning taxa
tlon, be submitted to the qualified voters
or the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section l. That article ten Q0) of the
constitution of the state of Missouri be
and the same is hereby amended by add
ing thereto one new section to be known
as section "a, which is in words and fig
ures as follows:
Section "a. Sections twenty-five (22) and
twenty-three t2S) of article ten Q0 of the
constitution Of the state Of Missouri con-
cerning taxation, be and the same are
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Joint and concurrent resolution
to amend section of article 9 of the con-
stitution Of the state of Missouri
Be. 1t resolved BY the House of Representa-
tipes, the Senate concurring therein, as fol-
lotos.
Section 1. That at the general election,
to be held on the Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, A. D.
1902, that the following amendment to the
constitution of the state of Missouri, con-
cerning township organization, be sub
mitted to the qualified voters Of the state,
to wit: That section Of article of the
constitution of the state of Missouri be
amended by inserting after the word
voting" in the fourth line of said sec
tion,. the words upon that proposition"
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-
the legal voters of such county, voting
upon that proposition, at any general
election, shall so determine, and when
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
in number.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.--Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters an
amendment to the constitution of Mis-
souri,, repeating section %, article TX, and
enacting a new section in lieu thereof.
Be 1t reso'ced by the Senate, the House of
Representatives concurrinJ 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
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
,,,,f;t hnn hn olnd md
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
flfths 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 city of q board
of thirteen freeholderS of such city to
prepare new charter for such city,
which said charter shall be in harmony
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 nelu MOI less tHdll LWGILy llUT 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
thereafter shall take effect and supersede
the charter of such city and all special
laws inconsistent Herewith.
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
submitting to the qualified voters of the
state an amendment to section IL, article
x of the constitution of Missouri.
Be it resolved BY the Senate. the House of
REPRESENTATIVES cOncurrinD 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 wit:
That section IL of article x of the con-
sttution of the state of Missouri be
amended by adding a; after # the word I'm
ton, the following:
"Provided, that the city of ST. Louis
may levy for municipal purposes, in ad-
dition to the municipal rate of taxation
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 H. Rates for Local Purposes
Limits-How Increased for School and
Erecting Public Buildngs.-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
nual 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-five cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation. For city and town
purposes the annual rate on property in
cities and towns having thirty thousand
sd or more snail no IN the
hundred dollars valuations: in cities and