The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-10-27
CONSTITUTIONAL BALLOT.

vices ten dollars per day for tho INST
ninety days OF each session, and after
that not to exceed one dollar per day FOR
the remainder OF the session. except the
/ iirst session held under this Constitution.
and during revision session, when they
may receive ten dollar per day Tor
one hundred and twenty days. and one
dollar per day Tor the remainder OF such
sessions. In addition TO pr diem. the
members shall be entitled to receive
travelling expenses or mileage. for any
regular and extra session not greater
than now provided by law; but no mem
Der shall be entitled to travelling OK
penses or mileage Tor any extra session
that may be called within one day after
the adjournment OF regular session.
| Committees Of either house. OF joint com
mittees OF both houses appointed to 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 be
returned to the chairman OF such commit
tee, ana hy him certified to the state hud-
tOr before the same, or any part thereof.
can be paid. Each member mhy receive
1 at each regular session an additional sum
Of thirty dollars, which shall hc In fun
for all stationery used In hi official CT
pacity. and all postage, and All other in
Udental expenses aud pcrqulsltcs' ana
/ no allowance or cmulumcuts. for any puT-
pose whatever shall be made to ar re-
/ ccivcd by the members. OF amy member
OF either house, or for their uso, out Of
the contingent fund or otherwise. except
as herein provided, or no allowance or
| emolumcnt for any purpose whatever.
shall ever be paid to any officer. agent,
| servant or cmpuyC or either house OF the
general assembly or Of any committee
| thereof. except such per diem us may Toe
| provided for By law not 10 exceed hVe
l dollars.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
| Joint and concurrent resolution submit
4 lNg. ., .saN. 49, ~
OF mISsssfri an amendment to the Consti'
| tuition thereof, providing for use OF voting
| machines.
| Be IT rfsolfr5 BY the SENATE. The House VI
RePfCScTiGhrcI concerning Mc'ern. as fol-
I0U5.
That at the general election to be held
| on Tuesday next following the first Mon
| day III november 1910, the following
am"humvut to the Constitution 81 the
state OF Missouri. relating 20 elections.
| shall bc submitted Tor adoption or rcJcC-
upH To the qualified voters ui tn" state
1 Of Missouri. tu-wit. Tina, section VI
article VII Of the Constitution uf the
| state OF Missouri be- amended by insert
! INK the words and IL tn cas-" paper
1 ballots are USED between tIr words bal
| lot and every iu In" ui said section.
and thu words in which paper ballots
have been used between the words
directions and the IN line OF said
l section. ana hy addlg TO said section the
| words nothing In this section however.
| shall be construed to prevent the uso.
| under such safeguards ami regulations
/ ~ may he prescribed by lnw. OF any ma
| chine or mechanical device f"r the pur-
/ pose Of receiving ana registering TITO
| votes cast at any election, provided that
secrecy IA voting be preserved So that
said srr'iuu " OF Hrtlr.. VII when
| amended. shall read rs follows
Section .. All election, 10y the people
1 shall bc by ballot. uhI, ~ cast paper
| ballots are used every ballot shall be
| numbered In H." order Ia which 1t shall !,
/ be received and the number recorded byI
| the election officers On the Hist OF voters
! opposite the namu Of the voter who pre- |
shall be ' sworn %a'p or srmaaI ' not to- dis
/ close how any voter shall have voted un-
| less requested lrrqElI"dl to do so aS Wit
| uesses III q JgdCill proceeding. Provided,
| that tn all eases al contested elections
1 In which paper ballots have been used.
/ the ballots cast may be counted. COM
/ pared with the list ot voters, and exam
| ined under such safeguards and regulA
| tons as may be- prescribed by law. Moth
| ing Ia this section. however. shall be con-
| strued to prevent the usc, under such
/ safeguards and regulations may he
/ prescribed by law Of any machine Of torl
/ mechanical device for the purpose Of re-
1 ceiving and registering the votes cast at
/ any election, provided that secrecy In
l voting be preserved.
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution TO
amend section II OF article 10 of the Con-
sttution Of Missouri relating to revenue
1 ard taxation
b. II rrIossa ty the Senate. the Housc cor.
| CLFrHE HfrfH3
That ut the general election to be held
/ on the Tuesday nest. following the first
Monday IN November. a ~. 1910. the fol-
| lowing amendment tu the Constitution Or
| tine STATE III Missouri shall ho submitted
| t. IL" puHlilrd voters ui the state. to-
4 Wit, That section ~ of article go of tn"
Constitution at rhc stat" a! ~ .Hurl be-
! nmrUi,d 10y striking ru' the wnlu sixty"
| In liau svN'ai ui sEtd section uud IN
/ scrAng In liuu Thereof the word ''uuc
l hundred" aud by striking out tic word
| "nfty' Ia iUu Bi' teen Oi said section
aud inserting IN lieu thereof the word
| ninety" ga that wil section when
| amended shall read na follows
| Section H. Et.rs iIr local IfarTns,---
! limlts-hnw iHorrt.,d for Srhou'r ana
4 erecting publ, holdings TAXES for
county city. town ana s'hool purposes
| may Dc levied ON all subjects aud uhI' 'ta
| Of tasatiuu, but tho valuation Of property
| therefor shall not "Aurod the valuation
Of tho sumo property Ia such town. city
| or school distric; for state ana county
| purposes. For county parpnF"F tHr an
] nu.l rat" or property IN counties having
| sis, million dollirH or I"sa shall not. In
l tho aggregate. exceed my cents on tine
| hundred dollars valuations IN counties
| having siN mnion dollars md uuucr ten
| million dollars, said rate shall not OK
| coed forty cents ON IL" hundred dollars
| valuation: In counties having ten million
| dollars and under thirty million dollars.
! said rat" shall not exceed My cents IA
1 tn" lUntr"1 lu,'1is. VhuHttud. ana IT.
| counties having thirty million dollars or
| more. SD rae .n"n mo- =: coed thirty
! fv, cents ou tn" hundred r"i,nrs ralua-
| tion. For city and town purp"s" the an
] Uuai rate on property IN cities and towns
! having thirty thousand Inhabitants or
| more shall not, In tn" aggregate. exceed
| one hundred cents ou tho hnHdrrd dollars
| valuation: in cities and towns having less
| than thirty thousand and over ten thou
Il sand Inhabitants said rate shall