Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION or MISSOURI


to the Constitution thereof proNld'ns
for the compensation % members 81
the general assembly. .-
De IL resolved BY the senate, the House
Of Representatives eoncurrina therein!
Tint az the general election o. bc held
IN this state on the inst tuesday aItet
the nrst Monday Ia NoNrWnrr. ~ -
1908. there shalt be submitted for adop-
tion TO the gunlihrd voters " inc state
the following constitutional Amendment
That section sixteen GG % article az
Of the Constitution 90 the state ~ MIR7
souri, be- and the same b. hefthN re-
penled nud the following nov section on
acted in lieu thereof to be known az
section 10 Members. compensation " 49,
The members ~ the general assembly,
shah scvctaly receive irom lhS ""..SS
treasury the sum 81 seven hundred anu
nifty dollars pet NuUun, Go y" iilN NuAt-
tcrlN az Tho end ~ each quartet Mhlch
shah he full compensation i'i ,ln,ll
services and cNp.uses except rs herein
pro,iIsd Committee ~ either house or
committees " both houses appointed !"
examine the institutions % The Sial' oth-
er than ihos, at the scat ~ government
NAV receive their actual expense u'r"S-
Farily incurred Will" iu the perform
auCc Of such duty. the Items ~ rioh ~,
ronses 20 De returned Co ih" chairman ,s
such committee and uy him rrrNh'd %
the state auditor before the same ~ any
part thereof can %, Ia.d Ana no tn3"'a-
mCuts for any purrN~, Whatever rhah ~,
any member = either house or Tor thcF
use out Of the contingent iana OF "ln't'
wise except ~ herein expressly pInN'1'l.
and no allowance or smoluWcut Tor any
rurfnse whatever shall over - paid 60
any ofnccr agent. servant or cmpi1yr o'
either house ~ the general assembly FL.
eer, such per diem az; may , nT provide"
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MEST-Jolnt and concurrent r'solu-
tluu submitting Co the quAlihrd voters
Df the state 10 VI 'sScuil AN amendment
20 the Consultation thereof concerning
revenue and taxation.
&c u resolved by the House Of Represent
atves, the Senate eoneurrinn there,h;;
THAT M "a, general election to be held
On Tuesday. next following the hrst Mon
DAY So November \. - 1905. thc iol-
lowing amendment Co she Constitution
% the state ~ Missouri concerning rev
srs,c and taxation. shall be submitted 10
the qualified voters % said state.
section - In addition 60 taxes author
lied 60 Doe levied !oJ county purposes nn-
der and 10y virtue ~ section H. arNc!e
80 Of the Constitution ~ this state, inc
county court 900 tAe several counties OF
this state. not under township organlza-
ton and tho township board ~ directors.
In the several counties under w" town
shin organization. may In their discretion
lew and collect lu the same manner as
state and county taxes are collected
su.rigl tax not exceeding twenty-five
cents on each 800 valuation. TO be used
for road and bridge purposes. hut Tor
no other purpus" whatever, and the pow,
or hereby given said county courts ana
TOWNSHIP boards Is declared 20 be dis
crofipuIry power -
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT Joint ana concurrent rcsolH-
tiou submitting To- the qualified voters
OF Missouri uu amendment To the CON
stitutluu thcrco! concerning The !nitld-
tive and referendum.
De Il resolved by the Senate. the House
OF Representatives eoneurrins therein:
That 1T the general election Ia be held
IN this state ON tho first Tuesday after
the urst Monday IN Noyemberi lsvN.
there shall be submitted. for adoption, 10
the qualified voters NJ the state. IN"
following amendment 10 the Constitution.
section /. The legislative authority Of
the stat. shall be vested In a legislative
assembly. consisting of q senate and
house ~ representatives. but the people
reserve to themselves power To propose
laws and amendments To IN" constitution.
ana to enact or reject the same AZ inc
polls Independent Of the legislative as
scmbly aud also reserve power at their
own option TO approve or reject NJ thr
polls any act Of the legislative assem-
bly, The first power reserved 10y IN"
people is the Initiative and not more
than eight per cent Of IN" legal voters
I'm each OF at least two thirds Of the
| congressional districts In the state shall
/ b. required to propose any measure 10y
| such petition, ana every such petition
| shall include the Fun text of the measur"
/ SO proposed. Initiative petitions shall bv
| filed with the secretary ~ state not less
! than four months before the election al
| which they are to bc voted upon. tn"
! second power Is the referendum. and II
/ may be ordered Except AS to laws ncCcS-
| sary Tor the immrdlat" preservation OF
! the public peace, health or safety ana
! laws making appropriations for the cur
! rDut expenses Of the state government,
! Tor the maintenance OF the state inStltu-
| lions and for the support Of the public
| schools either by the petition signed by
| per cent OF the legal voters In each OF
NJ NanFT- IA Tlu RN la r. Ia
/ districts In the state, or by the leEisln-
tive assembly as other bills are enact
| ed. Referendum petitions shall be nled
! with the secretary Of state not more than
| ninety DAYS after the final adjournment
| Of the session Of the legislative assem-
? bly, which passed the hill on which the
referendum ~ demanded, The veto pow
er of the governor shall not extend tn
measures referred 20 the people. All
. elections on measures referred TO the
people Of the state shall be had at the
biennial regular general elections. OK
cept when the Legislative assembly shall
order q special election. Any measure
referred To the people shall take enect
and become the law when IL II APP
proved by "A majority OF the vote(rls cas-,
thereon. and not otherwise. Tho style
of all bills shall be-: BE II enacted by
the people Of tho state Of Missouri.
This section shall not be construed "a
deprive any member Of the .eEslattN"
assembly Of the right to introduce any
measure. The whole numhc- OF votes
at tho regular election last preceding the
sning of any petition for the initiative
or for the referendum, shall be the basis
on which the number Of legal voters nee
cgsury 90 sign such petition shall b,
counted. Petitions and orders for th'
initiative aud for the referendum shall
be filed with the secretary of state. ant
In submitting the same To the people he
aud all other officers shall be guided
by the general laws and the act sub
hitting this amendment. until Legislation
shah he especially provided therefor.
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT-Joint and concurrent resolu
ton submitting To the qualified voter
Of Missouri an amendment to the Con
stitutlon thereof concerning the judi
clal department.
De u resolved by the Senate, the Hous
OF Representatives. eoncurrina therein
That at the general election 10 be he'll
in the state Of Missouri on tho frs
Tuesday after the first Monday In No
vembeT, in the year 1905, there shall b
submitted to the quRlined voters OF tn
state for adoption the following amend
ment 10 the Constitution:
Section l. The supreme court shall con
stat OF nine judges, who shall reside n