The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1908-10-09
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 10 TIKI
CONSTITUTION or MISSOURI

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To- thr t.utttutiuu thereof Iu dIU
Tor the oouu.UrsluH OF wruH.fs q
The general mtl,
nc II resolved ~ the senate tNe Ncus
OF Representative corcurrtno thercIn
That at th, general election Goo g. DOB,
va iUlt state uN iHr hfri Iu''I'A Hfir
the hrst Monday iu November a l
ton to tho uUHlu,d voters ut Nur STATE
The following constitutional amendment
to-wit.
That section sixteen Oe' of srti0l, &C.
Of the Constitution of tho state of Mis-.
sour bc IbU the same d" hu'r'N r"'
pcalcd and the following new section en-
acted I'm lieu thereof tu be now MS
section l6
section IL. Members. compensation Of
Tho members OF the general nsscmhN
shall ScNcrally receive from thu public
treasury the sum OF seven hundred and
nifty dollars per aunum To b. phlJ guar
tcrly at The end ~ each quarter. which
SHAH be full compensation tnr ttn,'rl
services and expenses except as herein
provided. Committee Of either house or
committees Of both houses appointed 10
examine the institutions of the state oth-
er than those at the seat OF government
may receive their actual expenses ncces-
sarily incurred while IN the perform
auCC of such duty, the Items OF Snch 'N-
penses to he returned to the chairman OF
wv 'biAlAAll|N'N AAA' ~ h'''i
tho state auditor before the same or any
part thereof can be paid And no emolu-
ments for any purpose Whatever shall Dc
made 10 or received by the members OF
any member Of either house or for their
use out OF the contingent fund or DINER
wise except as herein expressly i~rnNidodi
and no allowance or emolument for any
purpose whatever shall ever be paid to
any officer. agent, servant or emnlOyc OF
either house OF the general assembly eS-
cept such per diem as may ne provided
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT-Joint and concurrent reSoiu-
ton submitting to the qualihed voters
OF the state of Missouri, an amendment
to the Constitution thereof, concerning
revenue and taxation.
ee Il resolved by the House OF represent
atlves, the SENATE coneurrine therein;
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday. next following the first Mon
day in November, A. ID. 1908. the fol-
lowing amendment to the constitution
Of the state OF Missouri. concerning rev
~nue and taxation. shall De submitted 10
the qualified voters OF said state:
Section %. In addition to taxes author
lied to be levied for county purposes UNI
10 Of the Constitution OF this state. the
county court in the several counties OF
this state. not under township orsanlza-
ton and the township board OF directors.
in the several counties under the town
ship organization. may In their discretion
levy and collect in the same manner as
state and count taxes are collected. a
special tax not exceeding twenty-five
cents on each 500 valuation. to be used
for road and bridge purposes. but Tor
no other purpose whatever; ana the pow
-r hereby given said county courts and
tovN-hip boards Is declared 10 be a ais
crrtinnnry power.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MEST-Joint and concurrent resolu-
tion submitting to the quaiined voters
of Missouri an Amendment to the Con-
stitutiOn thereof concerning the initia-
tive and referendum.
BE II resolved by the Senate, the House
Of representatives concurrinq therein:
That at the general election to be held
I'm this state on the nrst tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1905.
thcre shall be submitted, for adoption. to
tie qualified voters of the state. the
following amendment to the Constitution:
Section l. The legislative authority OF
the state shall be vested in a legislative
assembly. consisting of a senate and
house of representatives, but the people
reserve to themselves power to propose
Law * and amendments TO the Constitution.
and to enact or reject the same at the
pol's. Independent of the legislative as
ser bly,. and also reserve power Mt their
own option to approve, or reject Az inc
polls any act of the legislative assem-
bly,. The first power reserved by tn"
people is the initiative. and not more
than eight per cent of the legal voters
ln each of at least two-thlrds OF the
congressional districts in the state shall
be required to propose any measure by
such petition. and every such petition
shall include the fun text of the measure
so proposed. Initiative petitions shall be
filed with the secretary of state not less
than four months before the election at
which they are to be voted upon. The
second power is the referendum. and 1t
may be ordered Except as to laws neceS-
sary for the immediate preservation Of
the public peace. health or safety and
laws making appropriations FOR the cur
rent expenses OF the state government.
-g~ fh4 r-gftTLTaAgn a.. tho CfnFa inEfitIl-
tiOrs and for the support of the public
schools either by the petition signed by
8 per cent Of the legal voters in each Of
at least two-thirds of the congressional
districts In the state. or by the legisla-
tive assembly. as other bills are enact
ed. Referendum petitions shall b. filed
ninety days after the final adjournment
Of the session of the legislative assem-
bly, which passed the bill on which the
referendum is demanded. The veto pow
er of the governor shall not extend to
measures referred to the people. All
elections on measures referred to the
peonle OF the state shall be had at the
biennial regular general elections. ex-
cept when the legislative assembly shall
ord r n special election. Any measure
ref rred to the people shall take effect
and become the law when il is APP
proved by a majority OF the voteCr)s cas-
thereon. and not otherwise. The style
of all bills shall be: BE it enacted by
the people OF the state of Missouri"
iHIS St'llOn SilhI nUt ne CDIlSlIutu ~
der i've any member Of the legislative
assembly OF the right to introduce any
measure. The whole numbe" Of votes
east for justice Of the supreme court
OF he regular election last preceding the
fling of any petition for the initiative.
or or the referendum. shall be the basis
on which the lumber Of legal voters nee
essary to sign such petition shall be
counted. Petitions and orders for the
init alive and for the referendum shall
be filed with the secretary of state. and
In submitting the same to the people he,
and all other officers. shall be guided
by the general laws and the act sub.
hitting this amendment, until legislation
sre 7 be especially provided therefor,
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
\ ENT-Joint and concurrent resolu-
ton submitting to the qualified voters
OF Missouri an amendment to the Con-
s'itution thereof concerning the judi
cal department.
ee II resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representatives concurring thereir:
That at the general election to be held
in the state OF Missouri on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in No
yer Der, in the year 1908. there shall be
submitted to the qualified voters Of the
state for adoption the following amend