The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-10-20
EIoHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.

Joint and concurrent resolution submit.
TING 10 me uudi.urd voters Of tdc state
OF Missouri an amendment to the Conisi'
tuition thereof, providing FOR use Of voing
machines.
30 a. rsgoacJ - nc Scua!s, Mc H0uJS of
ktgre1eE!lHtgS tOH,WrnG HtJsIn, ~ iVi'
IOuy.
That at the general election to be- h,!d
on Tuesday nest following tuc nrsi Mon
day Ia 80, emb"I 1910. the following
amendment to the Constitution uI The
state Of Missouri, relating to elections,
shall be- submitted for adoption or frygc-
Huu go lu" qualified voters OF the state
OF Missouri, to-wli: That section % ui
article VIII uf the Constitution NJ Tho
state Of Missouri be amended Dy insert
ing the words and Is llnI cas-" pager
ballots are used between the words bal
lot" and every IN line ] OF said section,
AND the words IN which paper ballots
have bouu used between tuc words
elections" aud the IA line . OF sad
section, and d. aiding to said section the
words nothing in this section however
shall be construed TO prevent the use,
under such safeguards and regulations
ms may b, prescribed uy law Of amy ma
chine OF mechanical device fur the pur-
pose Of receiving and registering the
votes cast AT any election. provided that
secrecy IN voting be preserved . SO that
said section . OF article VII. when
amended shall read as follows.
Section .. All elections by the people
| shall he BY ballot, and, iu case paper
! ballots are used, every ballot shall be
numbered In tie order ia which % shall
he received uud the number recorded by
the election officers on the list OF voters
opposite th' name OF the voter who pre-
SCENTS the ballot The election officers
shall be sworn or affirmed not TO dis
| close how any voter shall have voted un-
! less requested ,reQulr,cl To DO SO as wit
uCSsCs N a judicial proceeding, Provided,
| that IN all cases OF contested elections
| i'm which paper ballots have been used,
90 he e. H.
! pared with the list Of voters. and exam
| iupd under such safeguards and rcEua-
| TONS aE may D" prescribed by law. Moth
/ ing IN this section, however. shall be con-
! struud to prevent the use. under such
/ safeguards and regulations as may be
! prescribed By law, Of any machine OF Tori
| mechanical dcviC" for the purpose Of re-
/ C,lvtnE and registering the votes cast at
! any election provided that secrecy In
! voting be preserved.
! NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MEET.
Joint ana concurrent resolution 10
amend section II OF article 10 OF the Con-
stitution OF Missouri relating TO revenue
| and taxation.
be rsJohsd BY the Senate. the HOSE cos.
| CARING therein:
That at the general election TO bo held
| on the Tuesday next, following the FIRST
| Monday In November. a. II. 1910. the fol-
| lowing amendment to the Constitution Of
the state OF Missouri shall be submitted
| to the qualified voters OF the state, to-
| wit. That section II OF article 10 OF the
! Constitution OF the state Of Missouri be
| an, uded BY striking out tho word sixty
/ iu liEc seventeen OF said section and IN
| sorting IN lieu thereof the words zone
! hundred and by striking out the word
"Hny" in line nineteen OF said section
| ana Inserting In lieu thereof tho word
| "uUa'v." sn tnai said section when
amended shall read as follows.
| Section II. Rates for local purposes --
| lmijs-how increased Tor schools .Hld
| erecting public buildings Taxes Tor
! county. city, town and school purposes
| may hc levied on al subjects and objects
| OF taxation, but the valuation Ui properly
! therefor shall not exceed the valuation
OF the same property In such town city
! or school district Tor stat" and county
| purposes. For county purpose the an
| ulA ttfe gE property, In CUuuticI having
! SIS million dollars or less, shall not, in
/ lN, aggregate. exceed Nfty cents on the
! hundred dollars valuation, IN counties
hrr,uG sis million dollars and under ten
| mil 900 dollars. SAID rate shan not OK
| coed forty cents ON the hundred dollars
valuation. IN couuii,s having ten million
dollars aui under thirty million dollars
said rate shall not exceed nity cents on
tho hundred dollar valuation. and IN
counties having thirty million dollars u
more. said ralr shall not exceed thirty
nv cents con- tn" hundred dollars valua-
lion. For city and town purpose the an
uIil Tlto on property In cities and towns
having thirty thousand inhabitants or
more shall not. in the aggregate, exceed
one IHUired cents on the hundred dollars
| Valuation. IN cities and towns having less
Shan thirty thousand md over ten thou
| sand r. @Nitnnts said rate shall not ex-
coed one hundred cents on the hundred
dollars valuation; In cities and towns
| having less than ton thousand and more
than one thousand Inhabitants, said rate
shall not exceed ninety cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation; and In towns hav.
ing one thousand Inhabitants or leas, %iid
rate shall not exceed twenty-five cents or
the hundred dollars valuation: for schoO
purposes and districts. the annual rate
on property shall not exceed forty cents