The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-10-13


that not to exceed one dollar per day for
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 Tor
one hundred and twenty days. aud one
dollar per day Tor the remainder or hucl
sessions, Ia addition to per diem. the
members shall be entitled 10 reserve
travelling expenses or mileage, Tor any
regular and extra session not greater
than nos provided by law; but no mem
Der shall be entitled TO travelling OK
ptnscs or mileage for any extra session
that may be called within one dag after
the adjournment uf regular session.
Committees OF either house, OF JOINT com
mittees OF both houses, appointed TO eN-
anime the institutions OF the state, olher
than those at the seat Of government, may
receive their actual expenses, necessarily
incurred while Ia the performance OF such
duty, the items OF such expenses 10 be
returned 10 the chairman OF buch commit
tee, and by him certified to the state aud
itor. before the same or any part thereon,
can BE- paid. Each member may receive
at each regular session an additional sum
OF thirty dollars. which shall be IN nun
for all stationery used IN his official ca
pacity. and all postage, and all other IN.
Cidentul expenses aud pcTqulsllcS, ana
no allowance or Cmoluments. for any put-
pose whatever shall be made TO or re-
Cciyed by the members, OF any member
OF either house. or for their use, out OF
the contingent fund or otherwise, except
as herein provided, or Re- allowance or
emulumcnt Tor any purpose whatever,
shall ever lie paid TO any officer nLrni,
servant or cmpioyc or either hous" OF the
general assembly or 81 any committee
thereof except such per diem as may b"
provided for by law, not 10 exceed hve
dollars,
EIGHTH coNsIiTuTloNAL AMEND
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
tinu to the qualified voters Of the state
of Missouri an amendment TO the Consti-
tuition thereof, proVtding for use OF voting
machines.
Be Il rssglstd 81 the seHais, the House Of
Rcfr.atHiG.l.ts eoHsWTmg therein, Is u"
'fhat at the general election TO be held
| on Tuesday neat following the htSl moh-
| day in NuycmDcr 1910, the following
| amendment to the Constitution 81 INC
! state OF Missouri. relating To elections.
| shall be submitted for adoption or rtJcc-
| tiou 90 ,hu qualified voters ui tue stare
| OF Missouri. tJ-w.t: Thut section OF
| article VII u the Constitution III the
| state Of Missouri he amended by insert
Ing the words and Is l'ul case PAPER
| ballots are used between the words N'ti-
! lot and every" IN line j Of said section,
and the words In which uapr ballots
| have been used between the words
| elections" and che IN line Of said
| section, aul by adding C. said section the
! words nothing in tIis section however
| under such safeguards and regulations
| as may hu prescribed by law, Of any ma
! chine or mechanical Gcfic" Tor tue pHI-
pose Of receiving and registering me
| votes cast at any election, rruNdrd that
secrecy in voting be preserved. 50 that
said section OF article VIA. when
amended, shall read as follows
Section ,. An elections by the people
| shall be by ballot, and, In cas-" paper
| ballots are used, every ballot shall be
! numbered in the order In which II shall
be received ana III number recorded 10y
tho election Officers ON the list ct voters
opposite the name Of the voter Who pro-
SCENTS the ballot. Tho election officers
shall be sworn or affirmed not TO dis
close now ANY voter shall haze voted IN
less requested trcQuiredI TO do 10 hH VIII
ncsses In n Judicial proceeding, Provided
that In all cases Of contested elections
In which paper ballots have been used,
the ballots east may b" counted com
pared with tho list Of voters, nnd exam
incd under such safeguards and reEula-
tons as may he prescribed by law. Moth
ing IN this section. however. shall be con
strucd TO prevent the use, under suci
safeguards and regulations ~ may Dc
prescribed by law, 81 any machine OF Tor
| mechanical device for the purpose of re-
ccivlng and registering the votes cast a.
any election. provided that secrecy II
voting be preserved,
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
amend section II Of article 10 Of the Con
! sttution Of Missouri relating to reVenu
and taxation.
be It rslolptd BY the Srnafe. the Ho"" co"
/ curing therein;
That at the general election to be he'll
on the Tuesday next, following the mrs
Monday I'm November, A. u 1910, the FOL
! | lowing amendment 10 the Constitution o
the stats OF Missouri shall be submltto
- to the qualified voters Of the state, 10
, wit. That section II OF article ~ Of tn
/ Constitution OF the state OF Missouri h
h amended by striking ont the word sixty
n I'm line seventeen OF said section and In
I sorting in lieu thereof the words on
' hundred" and by striking out the wor
g "hfty" in line nineteen OF said secilo
l. aud inserting in lieu thereof the wor
o ninety" 20 that said section whc
r amended shall rc0d as follows:
a Section II. Rates for local purposes
"a tmits-.how increased for schools an
r erecting public buildings. Taxes :.
q county. city. town and school purpose
may be levied on all subjects ana object
= Of taxation; but the valuation OF prup"rl
therefor shall not exceed the Naluailo
!. OF the same property In such town. eli
" or school district for state and count
e purposes. For county purposes the NJ
N nual rate on property, in counties havlu
six million dollars or less, SHAH not
T. / the aggregate, exceed fifty cents on ~
hundred dollars valuation; In countl'
ID having six million dollars and under Il
T. million dollars, said rate shnll not e'
II coed forty cents on the hundred cola
n valuations In counties having ten mili'
.g dollars and under thirty million dollar
said rate shall not exceed ifty cents
the hundred dollnra vatunllpn aDd
10 counties having thirty million dollars
nj more said rat" shall not exceed tHrU
~ i've cents on the hundred dollars EoIu'
10 ton. For city and town purpose the al
40 Iual rate on property in cities and tow
4 having thirty thousand inhabitants
TO more shnll not. In the aggregate, exec
I'd orc hundred cents on the hundred doll1
rs | valuation. In cities and towna having L.
IN ;ntu thirty thousand and over ten tho
adj sand inhabitants said ratio shall not =
" coed one hundred cents on the hundr
O. dollars valuation. In cities and tow
q" having less than ten thousand and mo
rr than one thousand Inhabitants said RI
al shall not exceed ninety cents on The hu
od drCd dollars valuation. ana In towns ht
ing one thousand Inhabitants or leHs. "a
- rate shall not exceed twenty-five cents
,lv the hundred dollars valuation; for srn'
lie purposes and districts. the annual "a
,r- on property shall net exceed forty Ger
n