Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-27

souri,. concerning taxation, by dding q
new section thereto, to be designated as
section t~wenty-seven (2D.
he II resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives concurriny therein:
Ihat at the general election TO be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
amendment to the constitution of the
state of Missouri, concerning taxation
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
OF said state, to wit:
Section L That article X of the con-
stltution OF the State Of Missouri be and
the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto one new section. to be known as
section twenty-seven CD, which is in
words and figures, as follows:
section. q. A state tax of five cents
on. the one hundred dollars assessed val
uation shall be levied and collected annu-
ally on all objects and subjects of tax
alton. All moneys derived from said levy
shall be set apart and apportioned to the
school districts of the state, annually, as
other school moneys are apportioned by
law. Every school district shall, out Of
said moneys, supply textbooks on or
typography, reading in English, penman-
ship, arithmetic, English grammar, mod
ern geography, history of the United
states. civil government and physiology
and hygiene for free use of children in
the public schools, and the remainder,
II any, may be used for the purchase of
textbooks for the higher grades for like
use or for other school purposes.
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
state an amendment to the constitution of
Missouri, repeating section "a, article XII,
n enacting a new section in lieu there
OF.
Be it resolved by the House of Represent
atives, the Senate %concurring therein,
as follows:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day In November, 1904, the following
amendment to the constitution of the
State Of Missouri concerning corporations,
railroads shall be submitted to the quail.
fled voters OF this state, to wit:
That section "a, article XII of the con-
stitution of this State shall be repealed
and for naught held and there shall be
enacted in lieu thereof the following:
Section "a. Every railroad or other
transportation company doing business in
the State of Missouri shall grant free
passes or transportation over its line or
lines in Missouri to the governor, lieuten-
ant-governor, secretary of state, attor-
ney-general, state auditor, state treas
urer, superintendent of public schools, to
each of the railroad commissioners, to
each of the judges of the supreme court,
to each judge of the St. Louis and Kan
sas City court of appeals, to each circuit
to each member of the general assembly
Of this state, to each sheriff in this state,
and to the president or superintendent
of each of the several public institutions
OIL lnlS Sldle supported ny dpprOpTldtlOHA
made by this state for and during the
official term of said several officers; and
the failure OF any railroad or transporta-
ton mpa to furnish such pass or
named, shall be a forfeiture Of its char
ter or license to do business in this state.
And every railroad corporation in ex-
istence at the time of the adoption of
hereafter accept the benefit of any aid,
franchise or future legislation of this
state, or of any municipal subdivision of
this state. shall by such acceptance there
by agree to all the provisions of this Sec
ton and is subject to all its penalties.
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of Mis-
souri, All amendment to the constitution
providing for the creation OF a fund to
erect a new state capitol.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House
of Representatives concurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, 1904, the
following amendment to the constitution
OF this state concerning the erection of
a new state capitol shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of the state, to wit:
shall levy for five years an annual tax
of four cents on the one hundred dollars
valuation Of the real and personal prop
erty of the state for the purpose of cree
state capitol, provided, that any surplus
remaining in said fund. after, the con-
struction n equipment OF said building,
shall be transferred to the credit of the
general revenue fund of the state. The
general assembly shall, by appropriate
legislation, enforce this amendment.
STATE OF MIssoURI-ss.
|, Sam 3. Cook, Secretary of State of
the State of Missouri, hereby certify that
the + cregoing are full, true and complete
cppiac pf the concurrent resolutions of
the Forty-Second General Assembly of
the State of Missouri-First constitutional
amendment, entitled
Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to the qualified voters of the
State of Missouri, an amendment to sec
ton AZ of article ~ of the constitution
thereof"
Second constitutional amendment, en-
Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
hitting to the qualified voters of the
State of Missouri an amendment to the
constitution thereof, providing for the
reservation to the people Of the right to
propose measures for enactment, to re-
luire 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 assem-
bly, to measures approved or enacted by
Third constitutional amendment, entitled
Senate joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
state an amendment to article X of the
constitution of the State of Missouri, con-
taxation. by adding a new Sec
ton thereto, to be designated as section
(2O."
Fourth constitutional amendment, en-
"Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
to the qualified voters of the
an amendment to the constitution
of Missouri, repeating section "a, article
XII, and enacting a new section in lieu
Fifth constitutional amendment, entitled
Joint and concurrent resolution SUBJ
to the qualified voters of Missouri
amendment to the constitution provid-
ing for the creation of a u n to erect a
new state capitol"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, l here
unto set my hand and affx the GREAT
SEAL of the State of Missouri. Done at
in the City of Jefferson this thir-
teenth day of September, A. D. 1904.
SAM B. COOK,
Secretary Of Stata ,