The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-22
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
PERTINENT POINTS
FOR iii VOTER
CONDENSED REVIEW or THE puR.
Poses or EACH or ThE EIGHT
CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTs THAT ARE "
FOR DECISION.

E0N 0ESt~N~F
No. !. Proposes 20 FIX the compen.
aation Of members OK the General As
nembly at $3.50 annually, lncludins
mileage and other expenses incident
10 the Office; except that committees
officially visiting institutions, outside
the capital. shall receive actual e
penscs for such visits.
The pay Of legislators now Is 81
Tor each day OF regular sessions Of
20 daya, and FOR special sessions. Ev
cry 10 years a revising session Of 12e
days is held, which also pays IS per
days-tI per day IL allowed for ses
aiona that run beyond the regular pro
xided length OF the session.
The present allowance Of mileage,
~ well as the $50 a session for sta
tionsry. would be discontinued.
COUNTY GOO BROAD TAX
Ne. z. Gives County Courts disore
Nonary authority 10 levy q tax Of 25
conts on the 800 valuation for road
and bridge purposes exclusively. This
levy ia not obligatory. II only remove
che constitutional limitations which
1ihhcld from the county and town.
nhipa the power to raise By local tax
ntion ample read revenue.
This amendmRnt Is Endorsed BY both
psnoorasic and Republican platforms
as wen as By the State Board Of
Agriculture. and Is simply 8 local op
zion or home rule measure for building
and m~sintaining good roads and
bridges. 20 yen want good readsi
Hete yes.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
Ne. s. The people who framed the
Constitution Of Missouri had the Ref
ersndum principle In mind 10 safe
guard their rights and liberties, be
cause they reserved TO themselves ex.
elusive power to make and amend the
Constitution.
WHAT rs THE THIRD AMENDMENT
The Initiative gives the voters the
right to propose a law-to call for a
decision By a majority OF the people.
The Referendum reserves 10 the vot.
err the right Of review over the acts
Of their Representatives at al times
90 have the people to sanction or veto
any Of their acts.
II Il an emergency provision, per
Knitting veto Of the majority. over the
Legislatures acts.
WHAT IT WILL DO.
Il destroys the power Of legislators
70 pass laws for personal or selfish pri
rate ends.
It makes the interest Of the law
giver coincide with Justice-thus
Blending power with public good.
II operates. not because It has to be
spilled. but because the possibility OF
Ats application serves the purpose.
II is In operation Ia I've states. been
decided constitutional by I'VE State
Supreme Courts-and also by the u. g.
Supreme Court.
Il guards Representative Govern.
n-snL by eliminating Mls-Rspresents.
alea.
The Legislature that refuses 10 pass
Q measure the people desire; or, that
passes a bad law the people oppose.
a be corrected through its operation.
The People always select their rep
re~ssntatives. Why should they not re.
serve power 70 pass upon their acts7
The strongest argument used against
the Referendum IL that lie broadening
tendencies might be dangerous 10 pri.
sate ownership Of special privilege.
TO INCREASE SUPREME COURT
JUDoEs.
No. 4 This Amendment increases
the number Of judges Of tine Supreme
Court from seven to nine. provides for
three divisions Of the court instead OF
two. Tor calling IN q circuit judge IN
ease Of sickness OF disqualification Of
. judge Of the Supreme Court. and
sqaaiizos the salary of the judges OF
ihe Supreme Court and Courts Of
Appeal.
This Amendment has been Endorsed
- the Bar Association Of the State.
The Supreme Court is nov three years
behind SO docket, falling more and
more behind each year. aud this
amounts 81 many cases 20 q denial Of
s.stlce, a. q poor man can not afford
20 walt for Justice, while the rich