The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-29
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
PERTINENT POINTS
FOR THE VOTER
CONDENSED REVIEW or THE Pua.
POSES or EACH or rHE ElcHT
CONSTITUTIONAL. AMEND
MENrs THAT ARE w
FOR DECISION

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No. i, Proposes 20 fix the oompen
nation Of members oi The Genorai ~
sembiy at $3.50 annually. ineluaing
mileage and other expenses lncidonl
20 the office except that committees
ofncially visiting institutions outside
the capital shah receive actual ex
penses for such visits.
The pay OF legislators o Is
for each day Of regular sessions o.
20 DAYS. and for special sessions Ev
cry 10 years q revising session OF l2g
days Sc held. which also pays S. per
days-s1 per day is allowed Tor ses
sions that run beyond the regular pro
vided length Of the session
The present allowance Of mileage,
80 well as the $50 q session for sta
tionery, would be discontinued.
COUNTY GOO BROAD TAX.
Ne. 2. Gives County Courts discre
tionary authority TO levy a tax Of rs
cents on the 500 valuation for read
and bridge purposes exclusively. This
levy Is not obligatory. II only removes
the constitutional limitations which
withheld from the county and town
ships the power TO raise by local tax
alton ample road venue
This amendment Is indofsed by both
Democratic and Republican platforms,
as wen as by the State Board OF
Agriculture, and Is simply a local op
aion or home rule measure for building
and maintaining good roads and
bridges. % you want good roads1
Meta yes.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
No. 8 The people who framed the
Constitution Of Missouri had the Ref
ereneum 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 IS 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 to the vot.
ers the right Of review ove the acts
OF their Representative at all times
20 have the people TO sanction or veto
any Of their acts.
Il IS an emergency provision, per
hitting veto Of the majority, over the
Legislatures acts.
WHAT IT WILL DO.
Il destroys the power Of legislators
TO pass laws for personal or selfish pr.
Sats ends,
Il makes the interest OF the law
givsr coincide with Justice-thus
blending power with public good.
Il operates, not because it has to be
applied, but because the possibility OF
Ste application serves the purpose.
II Is IN operation In FIVE states. been
decided constitutional by ave State
Supreme Courts-and also By the u. S.
Supreme Court
II guards Representative Govern
Lent. by eliminating Mis-Reprsssnta-
tlen.
The Legislature that refuses 10 pass
. measure the people desire; or. that
passes a bad law the people oppose,
can be corrected through its operation.
The People always select their rep
r~esentstives. Why should they not re-.
serve power to pass upon their acts?
The strongest argument used against
the Referendum Il that SIS broadening
tendencies might be dangerous to pTt.
vate ownership OF special privilege.
TO iNcREAsE SUPREME COURT
JUDGES.
No. 4. This Amendment increases
the number Of Judges Of the supreme
Court from seven TO nine, provides Tor
three divisions Of the court instead Of
two. for calling 10 a circuit judge IN
ease Of sickness or disqualification Of
q Judge OF the Supreme Court and
aGuaiizes the salary Of the judges Of
che supreme Court and Courts Of
Appeal,
This Amendment has been Endorsed
By the Bar Association OF the State.
The Supreme Court Is nos three year.
behind is docket falling more aud
more behind each year. aud this
amount In many cases 20 a denial ol
Ssstiee. as a poor man can not afford
10 wait for Justice while the riei