The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-10-27

vices ten" dollars per day for the first
ainety days OF each session. and after
that not TO exceed one dollar Der day Tor
the remainder Of the session. except the
first session held under this Constitution,
and during revision session, when they
may receive ten dollar per day for
one hundred and twenty days. and enc
dollar per day Tor the remainder OF such
sessions. In addition TO per diem, the
members snail be entitled 10 receive
travelling expenses or mileage for any
regular t4sd-estfu- session s4sst greater
than now provided by law. but no mem
Der shall be entitled 10 travelling ex-
penses or mileage for any extra session
that may be caIred within one day after
the adjournment of a regular session.
Committees of either house. or joint COM
mittees OF both houses. appointed 10 ex-
anime the institutions of the state. other
than those at the seat OF government may
receive their actual expenses, necessarily
incurred while in the performance of such
duty; the items OF such expenses TO De
returned TO the chairman OF such commit
tee. and by him certified TO the state aud
itor, before the same, or any part thereof
can be paid. Each member may receive
at each regular session an additional sum
of thirty dollars, which shall be in fun
for all stationery used in his official ca
pacity. and all postage. and all other IN
cidental expenses and perquisites; ana
no allowance or emolumentS. Tor any pur-
pose whatever. shall be made to or re-
ceiyed by the members. or any member
of either house, or for their use, out OF
the contingent fund or otherwise, except
as herein provided, or no allowance or
emolument. for any purpose whatever,
shall ever be paid 10 any officer, agent,
servant or empluye or either house of the
general assembly or of any committee
| thereof. except such per diem as may be
provided for by law. not to exceed five
| dollars.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting to the qualified voters OF the state
tuition thereof, providing for use OF voting
machines.
Be II resolved by the Senate. the House Of
/ Representatives. eoscarring therein, as fo!
| l0ps:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November 1910, the following
amendment TO the Constitution of the
state of Missouri, relating To elections.
shall be submitted for adoption or reJec~
tiun to the qualified voters of the state
Of Missouri. to-wit: That section OF
article VIII of the Constitution OF the
state of Missouri be amended by insert
Ing the words and Is tinl case paper
ballots are used between the words bal
lot and every" in line of said section;
and the words lin which paper ballots
have been used" between the words
section; and by adding to said section the
words nothing In this section however,
shall he construed to prevent the use.
under such safeguards and regulations
as may be prescribed by law, OF any ma
chine or mechanical device for the pur-
pose OF receiving and registering the
votes cast AT any election, provided that
| secrecy III voting be preserved So mat
said section 3 of article VIII when
amended, shall read ms follows:
| Section 3, All elections 10y the people
shall be by ballot, and. in ease paper
ballots are used, every ballot shall be
numbered in the order in which IL shall
be received and the number recorded by
the election officers on the list of voters
| opposite the name of the voter who pre-
sents the ballot The election officers
shall be sworn or affirmed not to dis
| close how any voter shall have voted UNI
less requested trequlredl to do so as wilt
nesses In judicial proceeding; Provided
that in all eases OF contested elections
In which paper ballots have been used
the ballots east may be counted. COM
pared with the list of voters. and exam
ined under such safeguards and regula-
tons as may be prescribed by law. Moth
ing In this section, however shall be con-
strued TO prevent the use, under sucf
safeguards and regulations as may be
prescribed by law, of amy machine of Tor
mechanical device for the purpose of re.
ceiving and registering the votes east a
any election. provided that secrecy II
voting be preserved.
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution t,
amend section II of article 10 Of the Con
sttution of Missouri relating to revenu
and taxation.
Be IL resolved by the Senate, the House con
curing therein
That at the general election to be hel,
on the Tuesday next, following the frs
Monday i'm November. A. ID. 1910, the fol
lowing amendment to the Constitution o
the state of Missouri shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the state, to
wit: That section II of article 10 OF thu
Constitution of the state of Missouri b,
amended by striking out the word sixty
in line seventeen Of said section and in
serting in lieu thereof the words ION,
hundred and by striking out the wore
fifty in line nineteen of said section
and inserting in lieu thereof the wore
ninety" so that said section whel
amended shall read as follows:
Section IL. Rates for local purposes
! limits-how increased for schools an,
erecting public buildings. Taxes fol
county. city, town and school purpose:
may be levied on all subjects and object!
of taxation; but the valuation of propert,
therefor shall not exceed the valuation
Of the same property in such town. city
I or school district for state and COUNT
purposes. For county purposes the an
nual rate on property. in counties having
six million dollars or less. shall not. II
the aggregate. exceed fifty cents on tn,
hundred dollars valuation: in countie.
, having six million dollars and under tel
million dollars. said rate shall not ex
| coed forty cents on the hundred dollar!
/ valuation: in counties having ten million
dollars and under thirty million dollars
said rate shall not exceed fifty cents OF
, the hundred dollar, valuation; and II
> counties having thirty millio. dollars o
! more. said rate shall not exceed thirty
! five cents on the hundred dollars valua
D ton. For city and town purpose the an
> nual rate on property in cities and town.
having thirty thousand inhabitants o.
, more shall not, in the aggregate, exceed
! one hundred cents on the hundred dollar:
! valuation; in cities and towns having les
, than thirty thousand and over ten thou
i sand inhabitants said rate shall not ex
coed one hundred cents on the hundred
, dollars valuation, in cities and town!
, having less than ten thousand and NOR,
, than one thousand inhabitants. said rat,
! shall not exceed ninety cents on The hun
! drsd dollars valuation. and in towns hav
ing one thousand Inhabitants or less. sait
rate shall not exceed twenty five cents OF
' the hundred dollars valuation for schoo
! purposes and districts. the annual rat,
. on property shall not exceed forty cents