Mexico Missouri message., 1910-10-20
AMENDMENTS TO The
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting to the qualified voters Of the state
OF Missouri amendment to section a. Of
article " Of the Constitution OF state OF
Missouri.
Sc It resolved By the General Asscm5iy Of
ne State Of MIfs0Hf:
That at the general election TO be held
IN the Tuesday next following the hrst
Monday Of November 1910. the following
amendment 20 section ~ OF article ~ OF
the Constitution OF the state OF Missouri
concerning the relief of members Of the
police department In cities having lVO,OOV
Inhabitants or more, who have become
disabled IA the public service by casualty.
disease, or age. from rendering ful SER
vice in their respective departments. shall
be submitted 10 tho qualified voters Of
Section 1. That section a. OF article
" be amended 10y adding thereto the fol-
lowing words. to-wt And provided FUR
Their, that this section shall not be con-
strued as prohibiting the general assem-
bly, from providing by law in cities hav-.
ing over 100000 inhabitants for system
OF pensions for members Of the police
force IN such cities, who become disabled
IN the police service by casualty, disease.
or age from rendering fun service in their
respective positions. and providing such
pensions shall only be continued during
said Stability. and that policemen so
pensoucd shall be required as a condi-
ton thereof TO be members Of reserve
to render such emergency service therein
when required as their respective disabil-
itics may permit. The fund for such puT-
poses to be appropriated, as provided by
the general assembly, from the municipal
revenues OF such cities
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
tina 20 the qualified voters Of the state
Of Missouri an amendment to the Consti-
tuition thereof, concerning the penslonng
Of teachers by school boards or boards
OF education in this state.
Be 81 yc5ol,cd ty the Senate, the House Of
Rcprsscuiaiivcs eoHeHrriHg herein:
That a the general election TO be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, y. d. 1910. the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution of the
state of Missouri, concerning the pension
ing OF teachers by the school boards or
boards Of education Of this state shall
be submitted 10 the qualified voters OF
section / That section A. Of article
OF the Constitution be amended by adding
thereto the following words, to-wit: Pro-
Vided further, that this shall not be so
construed as TO prohibit the general as
semuly from authorizing by law, school
boa rds or boards Of education In this state,
~ cities which now contain, or may here
after contain population OF one hundred
thousand or more. to create. maintain,
and manage a fund ont Of the school
moneys under their control, for pension
Ing public school teachers who have be
come mentally or physically incapacitated
for further service; ard provided further,
that no part Of the said pension fund
shall be taken out OF the general revenue
fund Of the state apporuoued TO the cOun-
ties or cities FOR school purposes, but
must be paid out Of the district fund Ct
the district seeking TO enforce this pro-
vision Of the Constitution relating to
teachers pensions
THIRD INSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting TO the qualified voters Of the state
Of Missouri an amendment to the Consti-
tuition thereto, concerning taxation.
Be it resoIred BY the House Of ReprsIsmt.
diiyeT the Senate eoHcgrring therein:
That at the general election 10 be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, 1910, the following
state Of Missouri, concerning taxation,
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
Of said state, to-wit:
stitution of the state OF Missouri, be and
the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto one new section, to be known as
section tweUty-seVcn t2b, which is In
words and figures, as follows:
Section 81 a state tax Of five cents on
the one hundred dollars assessed valua-
tion shall be levied and collected on all
money derived from said levy shall be set
apart and apportioned in the several
counties Of the state in such manner as
may be provided for by law as a perma-
nent fund for public roads and highways.
FOURTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
cling - the qualified voters of the state
Of Missouri an amendment to the Consti-
tuition thereof, providing for the amend
ment Of the charter Of the city Of st.
Louis.
Be il resolved BY the House of Represent
1tiUsS, the Senate eoHeHTTing therein:
That at the general election to be held
In this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday In November, 4, d. 1910,
there shall be submitted for adoption 10
the qualified voters of the state the fol-
| lowing constitutional amendment, to-wit:
That section % of article . Of the Con-
Btiution Of the state of Missouri, be and
/ the same is hereby amended, by adding
| thereto the following: "And in submit
/ ting such charter or amendment thereto
| to the qualified voters of the city of St
/ Louis, any alternative section or article
may be presented for the choice Of the
voters and may be voted on separately
! and accepted or rejected separately with.
out prejudice to other articles or sections
. of the charter or any amendment there.
to-" So that said section p shall read
as follows;
Section %. Charter, how amended
/ The charter so ratified may be amended
by proposals therefor, submitted by thu
/ awmaking authorities of the city to thu
qualified voters thereof at a general OF
special election held at least sixty day
after the publication Of such proposal
and accepted by three-fifths OF the quail
fed voters voting for or against each o
said amendments so submitted; and tn
lawmaldng authorities Of such city ma,
ordEr an election by the qualified voter
OF the city OF a board Of thirteen free
holders OF such city to prepare a ney
charter for such city, which said charte
shall be in harmony with and subject [
the Constitution and laws OF the stat
and shall provide, among other things
Tor a chief executive and at least on
house Of legislation to be elected by gen