Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-13

erai ticket. The said revised charter
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
OF the city OF st. Louis at an election to
be held not less b twenty nor more
than thirty days after the order therefor
and II the majority OF such qualified
voters voting at such election ratify such
charter, then said charter shall become
the organic law Of the city and sixty days
thereafter shall a effect n supersede
the charter of said city and all special
laws inconsistent Herewith. And in sub
hitting such charter or amendments
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 a be voted on separate
ly and accepted or rejected separately
without prejudice to other articles or sec
lions of tha charter or n amendments
thereto.
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and %ncurre resolution submit
ting to the qualified voters of the state
Of Missouri an amendment to the Consti-
tuition thereof, authorizing the Issuance
OF bonds not to exceed five million dollars
In amount, for the purpose of erecting
out Increasing the present rate Of taxa
ton.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the HoEss of
REPRESENTATIVES, coBcHrring therein:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the Tuesday next follow
ing the first Monday in November, 1910,
the following to the Consti-
tuition of the state of Missouri shall be
submitted to the qualified voters OF this
state, to-wit:
Section l. The general assembly next
following the adoption of this amendment
shall authorize n provide for the issu-
ance of bonds not to exceed five million
dollars in amount. to bear interest at a
rate not exceeding three per cent a year,
payable in thirty years from date Of is
suance, but redeemable after ten years,
for the purpose of erecting n %equipping
a new state capitol at the present seat of
government. Said general assembly shall
provide, by appropriate legislation, for
the erection of said new state capitol and
for carrying this amendment into effect.
Sec. 2. The general assembly, at each
regular session thereof, after the adop-
ton of this amendment, shall appropriate
a sum out of the general revenue of the
state sufficient to pay the accruing inter-
est on said bonds, and it may also appro-
pirate such sum as it shall deem advis-
able to create a sinking fund for the re-
demption or payment Of said bonds.
SIXTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
House Joint and concurrent resolution
submitting to the qualified voters of the
State of Missouri an amendment to sec
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the State of Missouri, relating to the
limit of indebtedness In counties and
other municipal corporations.
Be it resolved by the House of Represent.
dti0es, the Senate concnrring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesda9 following the first Monday in
November, A. ID. 1910, there shall be sub
mltted to the qualified voters of Missouri,
for adoption or rejection, the following
constitutional amendment, to-wit: That
section II of article 10 of the Constitu-
ton of the state of Missouri be and the
same is hereby amended by emitting the
word OR after the word Courthouse"
and before the word Jail" in the mir
teenth line of said section, and al&"by
inserting a comma in lieu thereof; and
house after the word Jail" and before
the word ''or,'' in the thirteenth line of
said section, SO that said section, when
50 amended, shall read:
Section Y. No county, city, town,
township, school district or other political
corporation or subdivision of the state
shall be allowed to become indebted in
any manner or for any purpose to an
amount exceeding in any year the income
and revenue provided for such year, with
out the assent of tWo-thirds of the voters
thereof voting at an election to be held
for that purpose, nor in cases requiring
assent shall any Indebtedness be al
to be incurred to an amount includ-
ing existing debts Indebtedness, in the
exceeding five per centum on
the value of the taxable property therein,
to be ascertained by the assessment next
before the last assessment for state and
county purposes previous to the mourning
such indebtedness: Provided, that with
assent any county may be allowed
to become indebted to a larger amount
for the erection of a courthouse, jail or
p~oorhouse, or for the grading, construct
ing, paving or maintaining of paved.
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necessary bridges and c~ulverts therein, |
and, provided further, that any county,
city, town, township, school district or
other political corporation or subdivision
the state mourning Indebtedness re-
the assent of the voters as afore-
said, shall, before or at the time of doing
provide for the collection of an annual
sufficient to pay the interest on such
Indebtedness as it falls due, and also to
constitute a sinking fund for the payment
the principal thereof, within twenty
from the time of contracting the
same; Provided further, that the pro-
visions of this section shall not apply to
having cities that now have or
which may hereafter have one hundred
or more inhabitants, nor in
cities that now nave or may hereafter
three hundred thousand inhabitants.
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution provId-
Ing for the amendment of section is of
article 4 of the Constitution Of the state
Missouri, relating to the compensation
Of members of the general assembly.
Be it resolved by the House of Represent
Gtiges, the Senate coHcHrriHg therein:
That at the general election to be held
IN Tuesday next following the first Mon
lay in November, A. d. 1910, there shall
oe submitted to the qualified voters of
he state for the adoption, the following
amendment, to-wit:
Section l. That section 16 of article 4
If the Constitution of Missouri be and the
is hereby amended by striking out
he word such" between the words
treasury" and Compensation in line
.wo of said section, and inserting the
word ""as' in lieu thereof, and by strlk-
ng out the words "as may from time to
line be provided by law not to exceed
as same appears between the words
Services" in line three, and dollars" in
inc four of said section 16, article 4, and
Inserting the word ten in lieu thereof,
md by striking out the word five" be-
.ween the words received and dollars"
n line seven of said section and inserting
he word ten in lieu thereof, so that
'aid section, hen SO amended shall read
Is follows:
Sec. 16. Members, compensation Of
The members of the general assembly
shall severally receive from the public
.reasury as compensation for their SER