Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1904-10-20
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI

souri,. concerning taxation, by adding a
new section thereto. TO be designated as
section twenty-seyen cd.
he 1t resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives concurrinz therein:
That at the general election TO be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, 1904, the following
mendmen to the constitution of the
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
OF said state, to wit:
Section L That article X of the con-
stitutiou 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 n. A state tax of five cents
on. the one hundred dollars assessed val
uatfon 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
biography, reading in English, penmap-
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,
IL 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 to the constitution of
Missouri, repeating section "a, article XII,
and enacting a new section In lieu there
OF.
atives, the Senate concurring therein,
as follows:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
1nry ~ " hlnrar11Nhr 1unt fhn Il In
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stitution of this State shall be repealed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 uaught held and there shall be
enacted in lieu thereof the following.
Section "a Every railroad or other
tho State of Missouri shall grant free
passes or transportation over its line or
lines in Missouri to the governor, lieuten-
a~nt-governor, secretary OF state, attor-
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
and common pleas judge in this state,
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
of this state supported by appropriations
made by this state for and during the
official term of said several officers; and
the failure OF any railroad or t~ransporta-
ton company to furnish such pass or
transportation to ann officer above
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
this section of the constitution that may
hereafter accept the benefit of any aid,
franchise or future legislation of this
states or of any municipal subdivision OF
this state. shall by such acceptance there
by agree to all the provisions of this Sec
tion and is subject to all it's penalties.
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.-Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters 81 MIS-
souri, ali 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, 1894, 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:
Section l.. That the general assembly
shall levy for five years an annual tax
valuation of the real and personal prop
erty of the state for the purpose OF Gre
ating a fund for the erection of a new
state capitol, provided, that any surplus
remaining in said fund. after the con-
struction and equipment of said building,
shall be transferred to the credit of the
general revenue fund OF the state. Inc
general assembly shall, by appropriate
legislation, enforce this amendment.
STATE OF MISSOURI-ss.
l, Sam b. Cook, Secretary of State of
the State of Missouri, hereby certify that
the fc regoing are full, true and complete
copies of the concurrent resolutions OF
the State of M~issouri-First constitutional
amendment, entitled
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters OF the
State of Missouri, an amendment to sec
thereof"
Second constitutional amendment, en-
titled
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-
auire 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-
electors"
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-
corning taxation, by adding a new sec
ton thereto, to be designated as section
twenty-seven CD"
Fourth constitutional amendment, en-
titled
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters Of the
state an amendment to the constitution
of Missouri, repeating section "a, article
XII, and enacting a new section In lieu
thereof"
Fifth constitutional amendment, entitled
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
uniting to the qualified voters of Missouri
an amendment to the constitution provid-
ing for the creation of a fund to erect a
new state capitol"
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, here
unto5 set my hand and affix the GREAT
SEAL of the State of Missouri. Done at
office in the City of Jefferson this thir-
teenth day of September, A. D. 1904;
SAM B.. COOK,
Secretary Of State.