The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-15

per cent. Of the total number Of votes
cast In each congressional district az the
last preceding general election for COVER
nor, shall have the power TO propose any
amendment to the constitution OF The state
Of Missouri and require that such amend
ment be referred 70 the next general cleo
tion. provided. the election does not occur
within SIX months after the Ming OF tho
petition with the secretary Of state, and
such constitutional amendment shall be IN
effect from and after the date Of the OF
fetal declaration Of the result OF the vote.
Il approved by a majority OF those voting
thereon.
All the component parts or sheets OF
any petition, used TO receive the sigma
lures Of electors. TO invoke either the IN
itiative or referendum ms heretofore de
scribed, shall have plainly printed thereon
the full text of the measure 10 pc re
terred or proposed, and each signer thereto
shall give his pOstonice address. ana u
i'm a city or town tho street and number
Of residence shall he included
one OF the slgners. a qualified voter, on
each paper shall make oath before an OF
icer competent 60 administer oaths. that
the statements therein made are true, ana
that each signature 90 said paper APPENDED
Is the genuine signature OF the person
whose name purports TO be thereto SUD
scribed. ANY person VINO shall make "a
faise affidavit 10 any petition or any com,
ponent part thereof as above provided shau
be guilty of perjury.
The veto nower OF the governor shall
not be exercised as to the laws approved
or enacted by the electors. This amend
ment shall not be construed so as TO de
prive the general assembly Of the right %
pass. or any member thereof, Of the righi
10 propose any law or other measure or
the legislature Of the right to repeal any
law. The e~nacting clause Of every lay
shall be. 'Be II enacted by the people
of the state Of Missouri, as follows,
All provisions of the constitution OF TINS
state and all laws thereof, not consistent
with this amendment, shall upon It's adop
ton, be forever rescinded and OF no Ell
feet,
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT-Senate joint and concurrent reso-
luton submitting to the q%ualined voters
of the state an amednment to article \
Of the constitution OF the state OF MIS-
souri,. concerning taxation, by adding a new
section thereto, to be designated as sec
ton twenty-seven en-.
BE Il r%csolrcd bB the Senate, the House Of
RcDrcScHtGtiUcS cOncufring therein;
That at the general election TO be held
en- Tuesday next following the first Mon
dny i'm November. 1904, the following
amendment to the constitution Of the
state of Missouri concerning taxation snail
be submitted to the qualified voters OF
said state. to wit
Section l.. That article y of the con-
gtitutlOn OF Iut STATE VI MiNNbuAi tN INV
the same Is hereby amended by adding
thereto one new section. TO be known as
section twenty-seven (2I), which Is in
words and figures, as follows
Section ~. A state tax Of five CENTS
ON the one hundred dollars assessed val
nation 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 an
nually. as other school moneys are appor,'
toned by law. Every school district shalt,
out Of said moneys. supply textbooks on
photography. reading In English, penman'
ship. arithmetic. English grammar. modern
geography. history Of the United States
evil government and physiology and hy.
lie schools and the remainder, If any, may
be used for the purchase Of textbooks FOL
the higher grades for like use or for othei
school purposes.
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT-Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters Of the
state nm amendment to the constitution OF
! Missouri. repeating section "a. article MI
and enacting a new section in lieu thereof
Be it rcsoircd by the House Of Representa-
tires. the Senate, cdncRrring therein, as
foltOWs:
That at the general election to be hello
N Tueslay next following the first Men
day in November. 1904, the following
amendment to the constitution Of the stat
of Missouri concerning corporations. rail-
roads shall be submitted TO the qualified
voters Of this state. to wit
That section -. article MI Of the con
stitution Of this state shall be rcpeale,
and for nGught held and there shall be en-
acted in lieu thereof the following
Section -. Every railroad or othe
transportation company doing business Il
the state of Missouri shall grant FIRE
passes or transportation over its line o
lines in Missouri to the governor. liedten
nnt-govprnor. secretary OF state, attorney
General. state auditor. state treasurer
superintendent of public schools. to enc