Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-10-23

souri, be amended by adding thereto a
new section, to be known as section
twenty-six (26), as follows:
ness of the state to the public school
fund.- and to the seminary fund" are
hereby confirmed as sacred obligations
of 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 nay 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 in 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 a 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-
coed three cents on the one hundred dol
lars valuation to pay the accruing in
terest on all the certificates of indebted
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 y 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 resolved By the Senate, the House Of
Representatives. c0ncurrin9 therein, as fol-
l0ics:
That at the general election, to be held
on TtInSiay ppxt fnllpyyjnD the first Nom
day in November, A. D, 1902, the follow
ing amendment to the constitution OF the
state of Missouri, relating to the limit or
Indebtedness of certain cities of the state
of Missouri, shall be submitted for adop-
ton 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
ton u of said article, a new section, to
be known as section LA of article ten C)
and to read as follows:
Section ia. Any city in this state con-
tanning not more IMAM thirty thousand
go, O9Y nor le' lthan two thousand G.oo0
thirds of the voters thereof voting at
an election to be held for that purpose be
allowed to become Indebted in a larger
amount than s~necified in section twelve
of article ten (X) of the constitution of
this state. not exceeding an additional
five 90 per centum on the value of the
ldAdIlt iIDItIly lC al " IiC Pun poSS
of purchasing or constructing water
Worke. electric or other light plants, to
be owned exclusively by the city so pur-
chasing or constructing the same: Pro-
yided. that any such city mourning any
such Indebtedness requiring the assent of
the voters as aforesaid, shall have the
rower to provide for, and, before or at
the time Of mourning such Indebtedness,
nual tax in addition to the other taxes
provided for by this constitution, suff-
Client to pay the interest on such in
debtedness as 1t falls due, and also to
constitute a sinking fund for the pay
ment of the nrincipal thereof within
twenty years from the time of contract
ing the same. any provision In this coma
~stitution to the contrary, notwithstand-
STATE OF MIssOURI-ss.
I, Sam b. Cook, Secretary of State Of
the State of Missouri. hereby certify that
the foregoing are full, true and complete
the Fortv-fret General Assembly of the
State of M~issouri-First constitutional
amendment. untitled
'Senate joint and concurrent resolution
No. l submitting to the qualified voters
of the state an amendment to the consti-
tuition repeating sections % and 70 of ar
ticle 10;'
Second constitutional amendment, en-
titled
amend section s of article 9 Of the consti-
tuition of the state of Missouri"
Third constitutional amendment, en-
titled
hitting 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-
"Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to the qualified voters of the
state an amendment to section II, article
X Of the constitution of Missouri"
Fifth constitutional amendment, en-
titled
''Joint and concurrent resolution sub
uniting to the qualified voters Of Missouri
an amendment to me constitution there
of. concerning taxation;" i.
Sixth constitutional amendment. en-
titled
'Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters Of the
state an amendment to section IL, article
x of the constitution of Missouri
Seventh constitutional amendment, en-
titled
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-
yiding 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, relating to the
limit of Indebtedness of certain c~ities;"
as appears by comparing the same with