Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-11-03
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.0Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
State of Missouri, an amendment to sec
ton AZ of article ~ of the constitution
thereof.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
Of Representatives c%oncurring therein:
That at the general election to be nelo
on the Tuesday next following the hrst
Monday in November, 1904, the following
amendment to section a Of article " of
the constitution Of the State of MISSOURI
concerning thesrelief of members OF ponce
departments in cities having one hundred
thousand inhabitants or more, VINO may
become disabled, crippled or superannu-
ated, and of their widows and minor
children after their deeease, and OF the
widows and minor children OF deceased
members of police departments IN Sucn
cities, shall be submitted to the quallned
voters of said state. to witt:
Section /. Thai section AZ OF article
~ of the constitution be amended py
adding thereto the following words, 10
wit: and provided further, that the gen
eral assembly may provide by law 1or
the p~ensloning of members OF police dc,
partmentS in cities having one hundred
thousand inhabitants or more, who may
become disabled, crippled or superannu,
ated, and for the relief of the widows ana
minor children of such persons after their
decease, and for the relief of the WIDOWS
and minor children of deceased members
of the police departments in such cities;
the funds for such purposes to be APP
propriated as provided by the general as
sembly from the municipal revenue OF
such cities.
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters OF the
State of Missouri an amendment 10 the
constitution thereof, providing for the
reservation to the people of the right to
propose measures for enactment, to re-
quire enactments of the general assembly
to be submitted to a vote of the people
for ratification, and to define ~referendal
and initiative petitions n the relations
of the executive and the general assembly
to measures approved or enacted by
electors.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives %concurring therein:
At the general election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
of November, 1904, there shall be submit
ted to the electors of the State of Mis-
souri, an amendment to section l, article
~ Of the state constitution; SO that said
section, when amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section l.. The legislative power, sub
ject to the limitations hereafter con-
tanned, shall be vested in a senate and
house OF representatives, to be styled
Missouri" The legislative owe OF any
municipal division of this state (such
as city, town or village, on its W mu-
nicipal matters is inherent n shall be
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division, subject to such laws OF a gen
eral nature, having uniform operation
throughout the state as the general as
sembly may enact.
sional district in this state, equal to ten
per cent. of the total number of votes
cast in each congressional district at the
last preceding general election for gov
ernor, shall la power to require that
any act or part of an act, passed by the
general assembly, shall be referred tc
the electors at the next general election
by filing their signed demand with the
secretary of the state, not more thar
ninety days after adjournment OF the gen
eral assembly which passed the act
earlier han which date no law or part OF
a law can become operative, except ap'
preparation acts; all laws for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public peace
health and safety; and laws passed by
a two-thirds vote of the members elected
respectively to each house and approved
"A number of the electors in each con
gressional district in this state, equal Il
fifteen per cent. OF the total numner OF
votes cast in each congressional district
at the last preceding general election FOL
governor, shall have power to propose
any law, amendment to, or repeal OF {
law, and require that 1t be referred tt
the electors of the state, except as above
stated, to be voted on at the next gen
eral election, provided the election doe
not occur within ninety days after tn
ming OIL Illb pellllOH Win tlo. SSNASto.
of the state, and such law shall be Il
effect from and after the date of the off
cial declaration of the result or the vote
if approved by a majority OF those Votlnt
thereon.
A number of electors in each congress
sional district in this state equal to twen
ty per cent. of the total number OF vote
cast in each congressional district at tn
last preceding general election for gov
t ernor, shall lave the power to propos
any amendment to the constitution o
the state of Missouri and require tina
: such amendment be referred to the mex
does not occur within six months afte
= the filing of the petition with the sec
I rotary of state, and such constltutlona
! amendment shall be in effect from an
of the result of the vote, If approved b
a majority of those voting thereon.
All the component parts or sheets Q
: any petition, used to receive the sigma
lures of electors, to invoke either tn
s initiative or referendum as heretofore de
scribed, shall nave plainly printed there
. on the full text of the measure to be re
ferred or proposed, and each slgner there
to shall give his post office address, an
if in a city or town, the street and nun
Der of residence shall be included.
One of the signers, a qualified voter, o
. each paper shall make oath before a
n that the statements therein made al
true. and that each signature TO. sal
piper appended is the genuine signatul
of the person whose name purports to /
thereto subscribed. Any person who sha
make q false affidavit to any petitio
or any component part thereof as aboV
provided shall be guilty of perjury.
The veto power of the governor sha
not be exercised as to the laws approve
' or enacted by the electors. TIL
amendment shall not be construed SO 9
to deprive the general assembly of II
right to pass, or any member thereof, ofth
right to propose any law or other mea:
4 ure or the legislature of the right to n
peal any law. The enacting clause {
every law shall be, BE It enacted by tn
e people of the State of Missouri, as TO
q All provisions of the constitution of tn
state and all avs thereof not consistel
;. with his amendment, shall upon Il
adoption, be forever rescinded and of +
5. effect.
Il THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMENI
- MENT.-Senate joint and concurrent re-
J. olution submitting to the qualified vote
If Of the state an amendment to article
of the constitution Of the State of Mi