Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23
Proposed Amendments to the
Constitution of Missouri.

voters of the state an amendment to the
constitution repeating sections 22 and ~
Of article 10.
30 Il resolved BY the Senate, the House of
Representatives concawring therein:
That 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 x
tion, be submitted to the qualified voters
of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section /. Thai article ten QO 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 t22) and
twenty-three (23) of article ten QW of the
constitution of the state of Missouri con-
corning taxation, be n the same are
sEGoNp CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-.Joint and concurrent resolution
to amend section 8 of article 8 of the con-
stitution Of the state of Missouri.
Be 1t resolUed by the House OF Representa-
tives. the Senate concnrring therein, as fol-
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-
corning township organization, be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of the state,
to wit: That section 8 of article 8 of the
constitution of the state of Missouri be
voting" in the fourth line of said. sec.
ton, the words upon that proposition;"
SO that said section. when SO amended,
shall read as follows:
County Justices.-The general assembly
may provide, by general law, for town
ship organization, under which any coun-
ty may organize whenever a majority. OF
49, love = ~ e1tnh n01rnftv yynfinp
upon that proposition, at any general
election, shall SO determine, and when
ever any county shall adopt township
organization SO much of this constitution
ty affairs, and the assessment and col
lection of revenue by county officers in
conflict with such general law for W
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-
souri,, repeating section ~, article TX, and
enacting a new section in lieu thereof.
Be 1t resolred by the Senate, the House of
Representatives. concnrrin0 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 counties,
cities and towns, charters, how amend
ed" shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this state, to wit.
p That section % of article TX of the
state constitution shall be repealed, and
there shall be enacted in lieu thereof, the
Section %. The charter so ratified may
be amended by proposals therefor sub
mitted by the lawmaking authorities or
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 a board
Of thirteen freeholders of such city to
prepare a 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 a chief executive
and at least one house of legislation to
be elected by general ticket, Said re-
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 a majority of such qualified voters
voting at SUCH 6lSCllOH Idlily 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 n concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
state an amendment to section IL. article
x of the constitution Of Missouri.
Bs II ~resolped bv 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 wit:
That section Ii Of article x of the con-
~stitution of the state of Missouri be
amended by adding after the word in
d%ebtedness," in the last line of said Sec
ton, the following:
provided, that the city Of st. Louis
dition to the municipal rate Of taxation
above provided a 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-
Section II. Rates for Local Purposes
Limits-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-
ton 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 thir-
ty million dollars, said rate shall not ex-
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