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

vices "ten'' dollars per day for the first
ninety days Of each session, and after
that not to exceed one dollar per day for
the remainder OF the session, except the
first session held under this Constitution,
may receive ten dollar per day for
one hundred and twenty days, and one
dollar per day for the remainder of such
sessions. In addition to per 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 ex-
penses or mileage for any extra session
that may be called within one day after
the adjournment of a regular session.
Committees of either house, or joint com
m1ttees 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 expense to be
returned to the chairman of such commit
tee, and by him certified to the state aud
itor, before the same, or any part thereof,
can be paid. Each member may receive
at each regular session an additional sum
of thirty dollars, which shall be in full
for all stationery used in his official ca
pacity, and all postage, and all other in
cidental expenses n perquisites; and
no allowance or emoluments, for any pur-
pose whatever, shall be made to or re-
celyed by the members, or any member
Of either house, or for their use. out of
the contingent fund or otherwise, except
as herein provided; or no allowance or
emolument, for any purpose whatever,
shall ever be paid to any officer, 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 five
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 resolved by the Senate, the House of
KepreSeHt1ttves conearrtng therein, as fol-
Ioa0s:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, 1910, the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
state of Missouri, relating to elections,
shall be submitted for adoption or rejec-
ton to the qualified voters of the state
of Missouri, to-wit: That section 3 of
article VII of the Constitution Of the
state of Missouri be amended by insert
ing the words land is [inl case paper
ballots are used" between the words bal
lot and every in line l of said section;
0Lio AT WOLdo III WHICH .pdDGI DdllOIS
have been used between the words
elections I'M "the" in line s 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 n election, provided that
secrecy in voting be preserved: SO hat
said GpntinT 2 nf orfiCIa WITT rpIn,,
amended, shall read as follows:
Section 81 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 it shall
be received and the number recorded by
the election officers on the list of voters
opposite the 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 UNI
less requested [requiredl to do so as wit
nesses in a 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 al
any election, provided that secrecy in
voting be preserved.
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution to
amend section II of article 10 of the Con-
s~tltution Of Missouri relating to revenue
and taxation.
Be 1t resolved BY the Senate, the House con
earring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on the tuesday neXt, following the first
Monday in November, A. d. 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
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 III town, city
~ SSAfOoA NI'7'A ~ " 6ldlG dIlu COUNTY
purposes. For county purposes the an
rate on property, In counties having
six million dollars or less, shall not, in
the aggregate, exceed fifty cents on the
hundred dollars valuation; in counties
having six million doll1rs and under ten
million dollars, said rte shall not ex-
coed forty cents on TIE hundred dollars
valuation; In counties having ten million
dollars and under thirt% million dollars,
said rate shall not exceed fifty cents on
the hundred dollars valuations; and in
counties having thirty million dollars or
more, said rate shall not exceed thirty
five cents on the hundred dollars valua-
ton. For city and town purpose the an
nual rate on property in cities and towns
having thirty thousand Inhabitants or
more shall not, in the aggregate, exceed
one hundred cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; in cities and towns having less
than thirty thousand and over ten thou
sand inhabita OTIS 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
one thousand Inhabitants, said rate
shall not exceed ninety cents on the hum
dred dollars valuation; inc in towns hav-
ing one thousand inhabitants or less, said
shall not ex eeed twenty-five cents on
hundred dollars valuation; for school !,
purposes and districts, the annual rate
on property shall not exceed forty cents