The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-30
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
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Constitution OF Missouri.
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FIRST coNsTlTGTtoNAL AMEND
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Note'a " the atais an alnsnatnsii Y
ths constitution rspasi!iIE suessoHH = Ai'a
be Il resolved By the Sonata. the Heuss
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| eu tuesday neNt f~iiewiu& the hrst Auii-
! day Ia kOvesntsvr, A - isa lhat t4ss
| following amendment ~ tbs CONSTITUTION
~ the state af Aiss0ufi. concerning iaAla-
I tipn, Oe Hubtnittsd 10 ths qualified voters
I OF the state cf Missouri. aM follows;
SECTION ]. That article ten llQl ot tlle
| eoustituiiou OF The state OF Missouri %
and the Eanie Ia hereby amended by add
aH section ~, which IL Ia wofds aud hE-
u,ps as foliowa.
secilon ~ ssetlons twsnty.iwo u, and
| twenty-three tsJl Of article ten ti9l of the
| Constitution Of tha state Of Missouri con
/ forming taxation, be and ths same Age
hsfeby repealed.
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
| ~ EkT-- and concurrent resolution
70 sIaend section Of article OF the Soii-
b. I,'Ya L resolved Si 90 by sse House % oI Repre-
scbtatises, the Senate eoncurriuE there
~. tns follows.
osGN0n L. Ihat ~ the EeneTAl c!ettt9h.
" be held on ths Tuesday nsxt followiag
the nrHt Monday IN November, \. u,
iiA1, that the following amendmSut 10 tis
constitution Of the state of Missouri eoit-
n.lttsd TO the qualified voters OF the state.
20 wit; That section Of article OF The
constitution OF tho state OF Missouri ~
'sotlSs'" u ths sTns fourth line line of ssld see
tion. the words upon that propoaiilon;
- that said section. when 90 amended.
shall read as follows; ,--.,-
Section 8 Township Organization
County JH1iieea-The general asscnioiy
may provide, BY general law, for town
ship organization, under which any coun.
~ may organize Whaneecr "A maturity OF
the legal votsFR Of such county. voting
upon That proposition, ut any general
siuciion. shall 50 determine. and when
ever any county shall adopt township
organization SO much Of this constitution
as prgrtccl lSr the management Vt coun-
~ affairs, Hud the Assessment and coll
isstl9n OF revenue BY county 9nlesrs IN
ship organization may be dispensed vita.
and tho business Of said county ana the
local concerns OF the several townships
Hsr as may b prescribed by Law; Pro-
fidtd. tfnt the Justices OF the county
court IN such cases shall not exceed thrcs
tR number.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
AEST.-Iolnt and concurrent resolution
submitting TO ths quaiined voters an
souri, repeating section 2. article TX. and
eaacting a new section ln liau thereof.
De lt resolved BY the Senate, the House
tse etnssI ssF55hinS 5h S H.S1sea J. ssia
en Tuesday neAl following the tirst Mpn-
Emendment 10 The constitution mot or tss he
state OF Missouri. coneernin= ''eountiss
eiuss and towns. charters, how amend
~ shall " submitted 20 the qualifsd
That section 2 % article TX OF tins
stats constitution shall be repealed, and
,hSle shall be enacted In lieu thereof. the
section a Tue charter 90 ratified mag
es amended by proposals therefor sub
mitttd by the lawmakinE authorities Of
The citF 20 the quAilasd votorH thereof,
81 q general or special sIection hsia II
isaei sixty days after the publication OF
sven proposals and accepted by ghres-
srn,si SIT o. sa sns a1aiihea xotsrs voting for er
nlitted; and the lawmRking authorities
ot such city may order AN election ~
the qgailasd yetsfs % the city Of board
oL thlFtesn freehaiders ef such city 10
prepare new charter for such city,
which aaid charter ahaIl be IN harmony
with and subJeet 20 the constitution ara
among other thlnga. foT a chief ssecutive
and ~ least one hanae Of Legislation 20
ns elected .by general ticket; Said rs-
aaaiinsd voters Of such eilS at an eIection
% 10 held not less than twenty nor saera
than thirty dslS after the order therefor,
s:,n saa q ss,al9rity % ss,eh gaaiiiisd voters
ter. thsn said charter shall become the
organic law Ot such city. and sixty daya
lsssFssftsf shall take effect and snpsfsvas
laws Inconsistent Herewith.
FOURTH coSsrIruTIoNALAMRNp-
MENT. Joint and concurrent resolution
state an aHSndnent to section Ia Srtisis
= o. The constitution OF MiHsourt
BE u resolved by the senate. the HOUSE
hepFtsentntiyss eoncurrtnE shereini
On Tuesday next following the Iirai Mon.
DAY ln November. ipe. the following
arzendmeni 20 the constitution Of the
tzxztion. shall be submitted 10 die quaII
BED NoterS of said state. 10 Wit;
That section u o article x % ths. con-
sssnded By adding after the S'sso1s' wS1s .,Ss os
aeeirdneHn. in tse last linz Of 4aid sec
tisn, The following:
sr s.s ss icr 'nss n,sI.i sSs ieisy q s. Louis
d,ssn le u,e 10 tnicipal rate Of taxation
Stow preyiced 2 rate not exceeding the
ra.s which would be allowed for county
purresvh said city were part Vi 4
eeanty.' SO that sald section os me con-
stnuiion. when smsueed. shall read as
Section u. Rates for Local Purposes
I.imits-EIow Increased for schoeI ana
Erecting Pubic Euiidings.--TaxeE faT
sonniy. sisy, town and sehooi purposes
o. iaSatioa: bst he vslsst,on" s"1 ~ cn,sess nra
sTty thctefot shall not exceed tho vallIa-
tfoE OF the same property in saeh tows
ssts er school district fnf state and eoun-
nuai rass on prcperty. N cs1ntses hasinw
six ngll'snH tdoilRFs1 or Iess, shall l,ef IL
ne sxsrsFa!e. ezeesd forty cenis on the
having len mlllioa dollars and under tnIr-
~ iIiiLsan dollars. said rats shWll MOI ~.
eSed MIS- cents on the hsindrea doilars
ssilii1n dollars OF rnors, SAID rsse $40
aat exeeed thiFty-ive cents on ihe hus,.
arsd AailagH valuation. Fes city ana toy~n
sls ssa ss sswas nnnla svns nsss ,,y s y 2
tnhahtanIa ort More, .sba:l not. IN the az
kre.Nte, exes4d enc hunered cents on lise
hs,nnrs;l . collars % vaisationi IN cities AND
eh4 oyer ten tba9sand inhabitants. said
rate ahnii not sxssed atx2y cxnla on fhr
hnudret dollars valuation: ~ citics assd
fsors Than os,e Thousand mnabf.asts ssid
rate xhau nat exceed iiEty ceusx an ihe
ls1n.ired ssliara vaiuAtiani snd h towns
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