Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-27
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
state of Missouri, an amendment to sec
ton a. of article ~ of the constitution
thereof.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
or Representatives concurring therein;
That at h general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday in November. 1904, the following
amendment to section AZ of article ~ of
the constitution of the State of Missouri
concerning the relief of members of police
departments in cities having one hundred
thousand inhabitants or more, who may
become disabled, crippled or s%uperannu-
ated, and of their widows and minor
children after their decease, and of the
WIDOWS and minor children of deceased
members of police departments in such
cities, shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of said state, to wit:
Sectlon l. That section AZ Of article
~ Or the constitution. be amended by
adding thereto the following words, to
wit:"and provided further, that the gen.
eral assembly may provide by law for
tne pensioning of members of police de-
thousand inhabitants or more, who may
become disabled, crippled or superannu-
ated, and for the relief of the widows and
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
BemDly 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 to the
constitution constitution thereof, providing for the
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 and the relations
OF the executive and the general assembly
70 measures approved or enacted by
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 /, article
~ of the state constitution; so that said
section, when amended, shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 1. The legislative power, sub
ject to the limitations hereafter con-
tanned, shall be vested In a senate and
house or representatives, to be styled
Missouri" The legislative power of any
municipal division of this state (such
as city, town or village, on it's mu-
nicipal matters Is inherent and shall be
fGStCu VI llt eleClUIS VI EACH HuIllCIpdl
division, subject to such laws of a gem
eral nature, having uniform operation
throughout the state as the general as
sembly may enact.
A number of electors in each congress
sional district in his 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 have power to require that
any act or part of an act, passed by the
general assembly, shall be referred to
the electors at the next general election,
by filing their signed demand with the
secretary of the state, not more than
ninety days after adjournment of the gem
eral assembly which passed the act,
earlier than which date no law or part or
a law can become operative, except APP
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
by the governor.
A number of the electors in each con-
gressional district in this state, equal to
fifteen per cent. of the total number of
votes cast in each congressional district
governor, shall have power to propose
any law, amendment to, or repeal of a
law, and require that it be referred to
the electors of the state, except as above
stated, to be voted on at the next gem
eral election, provided the election does
not occur within ninety days after the
filing of the petition with the secretary
of the state, and such law shall be in
effect from and after the date of the Off
cial declaration of the result of the vote,
if approved by a majority Of those voting
thereon.
A number of electors in each congress
sional district in this state equal to TWEEN
ty per cent. of the total number of votes
cast in each congressional district at the
last preceding general election for gov
ernor, shall have the power to propose
any amendment to the constitution of
the state of Missouri and require hat
such amendment be referred to the next
general election, provided, the election
does not occur within six months after
the filing of the petition with the sec
rotary Of state. and such constitutional
amendment shall be in effect from and
after the date of the official declaration
of the result of the vote, if approved by
a majority of those voting thereon.
All the component parts or sheets of
any petition, used to receive the sigma
tures of electors, to invoke either the
initiative or referendum as heretofore de-
scribed, shal have plainly printed there
on the full text of the measure to be re-
ferred or proposed, and each signer there
to shall give his post office address, n
II in q city or town, the street and num-
One of the signers, a qualified voter, on
each paper shall make oath before an
officer competent to administer oaths,
that the statements therein made are
TRUE. anu lHdl edCn signature W Sdlu
paper appended is the genuine signature
of the person whose name purports to be
thereto subscribed. Any person who shall
make a false affidavit to any petition
or any component part thereof as above
provided shall be guilty of perjury.
The veto power of the governor shall
not be exercised as to the laws approved
or enacted by the electors. This
amendment shall not be construed so as
to deprive the general assembly of the
right to pass, or any member thereof, of the
right to propose any law or other meas
ure or the legislature of the right to re-
peal any law. The enacting clause of
every law shall be, "Be it enacted by the
people of the State of Missouri, as fol-
lows"
All provisions of the constitution of this
state and all avs thereof not consistent
with this amendment, shall Upon its
adoption, be forever rescinded and Of no
effect.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Senate joint and concurrent res
olution submitting to the qualified voters
Of the state an amendment to article X
Of the constitution of the State of Mis-