The Marshall republican., 1908-10-16
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 70 TIT
CONSTITUTION or MISSOURI

OF the state Of Missouri an amendment
70 the Constitution thereof. providing
IN mn oempsnsas,on OF members Of
D. u resolved BY the senate, the Hous.
~ REPRESENTATION oonourrlnp therelni
In this s,sm,. on ssn shc n .,sp'. Tnes "a 20 fslG
the nrnt Monday In November, A, ID.
leos' there shall DO submitted for adop-
the following constitutional amendment
That section sixteen C6) OF article 90
OF the Constitution Of tho state OF Mis-
sour be and the same In hereby re-
peRled and the following new section en-
acted IN lieu thereof, to be known az
Section ~ Members. compensation Of
The, members OF the general assembly
shrl Heverally receive from the public
treasury the sum OF seven hundred and
nifty dollars per annum, to be paid quar-
terly ~ the end OF each quarter, which
shall be full compensation for (thelr)
services and expenses except us herein
provided, Committee OF either houH. or
committees OF both houses APPOINTED to
examine the institutions VI the state 9TH
or than those at the seat Of government
may receive their actual expenses nNceS-
sarily incurred while IN the perform
Nnco Of aueh duty, the items OF such ex-
penses 90 be returned TO the chairman or
such committee and by him certiaod 90
part thereof can he paid. And no enolu-
mentn for any purpose whatever shau DC
sny m 20 Or r ef ,,,S.r " house ,ns meT Tor their
use out OF the contingent fund or other
wise except az herein EXPRESSLY provided!
ana no eliSwsnss or smS,sm'hS Tor any
any officer, agent, servant or employc OF
! either house OF the general assembly OK.
{ Sspt such per diem az nay be provided
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MklNT--Jolnt aud concurrent reSolu-
ton submitting 10 the, qualified voters
OF the state OF Missouri, an amendment
to tho Constitution thereof, concerning
revenue and taxation,
be II resolved by the House OF Represent
That at the general election to hc held
on Tuesday, next following the frat Mon
day IN November, A, ID. 1905, the fol-
OF the State OF Missouri, conccrninE rev.
enus and taxation, shall be submitted to
the qualified voters OF said state;
Section 90, In addition to taxes author
ized TO be levied for county purposes uu-
der and by virtue Of section II, article
10 OF the Constitution OF this state, the
county court In the several counties ~
this state, not under township orgoniEa.
ton and the township board OF directors,
In the several counties under the town
ship organisation, may In their discretion
levy and collect In the Sume manner Ne
state and county taxes ARE collected, u
special tax not exceeding twenty-five
cents on each 500 valuation, to DO used
for road and bridge purposes, hut Tor
no other purpose whatever; aud the DOW.
or hereby given said county courts and
township boards Ia declared to be a dis
THIRD c6NsTiTUTIoNAL AMEND
MENT-Joint and concurrent resolu-
tion submitting to the qualified voters
OF Missouri an amendment to the Con-
stitution thereof concerning the initia-
tive and referendum.
Ne II resolved by the Senate, the House
OF Representative ooneurrlnp therolni
That at tbs general election To be held
In this state ON tho trst Tuesday after
the nrst Monday In November, lSOS,
the ouaiIi,od voters OF the state, shs
following amendment to the Constitution:
section I, The Legislative authority, OF
the state shall be vested In q Legislative
assembly, consisting OF a senate and
house Of representatives, but tho people
reserve to themselves power to propose
laws and amendments to the constitution,
and to enact or reject tho same az hs
polls. Independent OF the legislative a.
sembiy, and also reserve at their
o oSH 1p My ae to SppT SS is OF rSlSS' s az @s
bly,, The trst power reserved by the
people ls the Initiative. and not more
than eight per cent OF the legal voters
congressional districts In the state shall
be required to propose any measure by
sHoh petition, and every such petition
40 proposed, Initiative petitions shall DO
filed with the secretary OF state not less
than. four months before the election at
NliNn NhNy u w Wv NNNNN aRNAtH NNN
second power Is the referendum, ana II
may be ordered Except as to laws neces.
sary for the Immediate preservation OF
the public peace. health OF. safety and
laws making appropriations for the cur
rent expenses OF the state government,
for the maintenance OF the state institu-
sohoois) either by the petition signed by
8 per cent OF the legal voters In each OF
at least two: thirds OF the congressional
tive assembly, as other bills are enact
ed, Referendum petitions shall be nled
with the secretary of state not more than
Of the session Of the legislative assem-.
bly, which passed the bin on which the
referendum IL demanded, The veto pow
measures referred to the people, All
people OF the state shall be had at the
e SsSs", When seS sSs I.x fSstTSs a s,sSs,SGs' shall
order +. special election Any measure
referred to the people shall AXE effect
Nm become the law When ~ u al,
thereon, and not otherwise, The style
OF all bills shall be; BE Y enacted by
A.: people Of the state Of co1 MlssSSSriM y
deprive any member OF the legislative
assembly OF the right to Introduce any
measure, The whole numoer OF votes
at the regular election last preceding the
hling OF any. petition for the initiative,
or for the referendum, shaH De the OASIS
on which the number OF legal voters nee
essary to slSp such petition shah be
Initiative and for the referendum shall
be hled 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.
I hitting this amendment, until legislation
I ahsn be especially provided therefor,
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT@Joint and concurrent resolu-
tion submitting to the qualified voters
OF Missouri an amendment to the Com b
stitution thereof concerning the Judi
ne II Sesolvsd by the senate, the House
THAI at the general election TO be held
In the atata OF Missouri on the first
Tuesday after tho nrst Monday inlNo-
vembsr, In the year 1908, there shall DO
submitted to the qualified voters OF the
state TOR adoption the following amend
msnt to the Constitutions
Section I, The supreme court shall. con.
stat OF nine judges, who shAll reside az
the nsat OF government, ana shall cit
eithsr In divisions or In bane. al may BE-
ordered by the court, After the nrst
Nay, yof January, In the year 1909. the