Mexico Missouri message., 1910-10-20

the contingent fund or otherwise, except
as herein provided; or no allowance or
emolument, for any Purpose Whatever.
shall ever be paid to any offi',er. agent
servant or employe or either house OF the
general assembly or OF any committee
thereof except such per diem as may be
provided for by law, not to exceed hNe
dollars.
EIGHTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting TO the qualified voters Of the state
Of Missouri an amendment to the Consti-
tuition thereof, providing for use OF voting
machines.
BE It res0Ived BY the Senate, the House of
Representatives. e0Ecarring therein, as f0i-
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day In NOV ember. 1870 the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
state Of Missouri, relating to elections,
shall be submitted for adoption or rejec-
tion TO the qualified voters of the state
of Missouri, to-wt: That section of
article VIII Of the Constitution of the
state of Missouri be amended by insert
ing the words and is ltnl case paper
ballots are used" between the words bal
lot and every in line l of said sectiOn
and the words in which paper ballots
have been used" between the words
elections" and the in line of said
section; and by adding to said section the
words nothing in this section however,
shall be construed to prevent the use,
under such safeguards and regulations
as may be prescribed by law, Of any ma
chine or mechanical device for 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 VIII, when
amended, shall read as follows;
Section 8. All elections by the people
shall be by ballot; and. in case paper
ballots are used, every ballot shall be
numbered in the order in which IL shall
be received and the number recorded by
the election Officers the LIST
opposite the name Of the voter who pre-
sents the ballot. The election officers
shall be sworn or affirmed not to, dis
close how any voter shall have voted I'M
less requested [requiredl to do so as wit
nesses in judicial proceeding; Provided,
that in all cases Of contested elections
in which paper ballots have been used,
the ballots cast may be counted, COM
pared with the list Of voters, and exam
ined under such safeguards and regula-
tons as may be prescribed by law. Moth
ing in this section however, shall be con-
strued to prevent the use, under such
safeguards and regulations as may be
prescribed by law, Of any machine of Tori
mechanical device for the purpose of re-
Ceiving and registering the votes cast at
any election, provided that secrecy in
voting be preserved.
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MEHT.
Joint and concurrent resolution to
amend section II of article 10 of the Con-
stitution of Missouri relating to revenue
and taxation.
Be it rssolged by the Senate, ihs House Coz
curing therein:
That at the general election to be held
| on the Tuesday next, following the first
| Monday in November. a. ID. 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 IL Of article 10 of the
| Constitution Of the state Of Missouri be
| amended by striking out the word sixty
| in line seventeen Of said section and in
/ sorting in lieu thereof the words "one
| hundred" and by striking out the word
| fifty" in line nineteen OF said section
and inserting in lieu thereof the word
ninety so that said section when
| amended shall read as follows:
| Section II. Rates for local purposes
| limits-how increased for schools and
| erecting public buildings. Taxes for
| county, city. town and school purposes
| may be levied on all subjects and objects
| of taxation; but the valuation of property
| therefor shall not exceed the valuation
| Of the same property in such town, city
or school district for state and county
! purposes. For county purposes the an
nual rate on property, in counties having
| six million dollars or less, shall not, in
| hundred dollars valuation; In counties
| having six million dollars and under ten
million dollars, said rate shall not ex-
coed forty cents on the hundred dollars
valuations in counties having ten million
dollars and under thirty million dollars.
said rate shall not exceed fifty cents on
the hundred dollars valuations and in
counties having thirty million dollars OF
| more, said rate shall not exceed thirty
five cents on the hundred dollars valua-
tion. For city and town purpose tho an
| nual rate on property in cities and towns
having thirty thousand Inhabitants OF
more shall not, in the aggregate, exceed
ore hundred cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; in cities and towns having less
than thirty thousand and over ten thou
sand inhabitants said rate shall not ex-
coed one hundred cents on the hundred
dollars valuation; in cities and towns
having less than ten 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 less. said
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