Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.


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FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting to the qualified voters of the state
OF Missouri amendment to section AZ Of
article w Of the Constitution Of state Of
Missouri.
Be Il resolved BY the GeneroI ASSEMBLY Of
the State of Missouri:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday Of November. 1910. the following
amendment to section AZ of article ~ Of
the Constitution of the state of Missouri,
concerning the relief Of members of the
police department in cities having 100. 900
inhabitants or more, who have become
disabled in the public service by casualty.
disease, or age, from rendering full ser
vice in their respective departments, shall
be submitted to the qualified voters of
the state, to-wit:
Section 1. That section AZ of article
" be amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing words, to-wit: And provided fur
ther, that his section shall not be con-
strued as prohibiting the general assem-
bly, from providing by law in cities hav-
ing over 100, 900 inhabitants for a system
of pensions for members of the police
force in such cities, who become disabled
inthe police service by. casualty, disease,
or age from rendering full service in their
respective positions, and providing such
pensions shall only be- continued during
said disability. and that policemen so
~penSioned shall be required as a condi1
ton thereof to be members of a reserve
force in their respective departments. and
to render such emergency service therein
when required as their respective DISABLE
tiles may permit. The fund for such pur-
poses to be appropriated, as provided by
the general assembly, from the municipal
neVenues of such cities. &
SECOND 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, concerning the pensloning
of teachers by school boards or boards
of education In this state.
Be IL reSolved by the Senate, the Hoass of
Representatives eomcnrring herein:
at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, A. D.. 1910, the follow
ing to the Constitution of the
state of Missouri, concerning the pension
ing of teaehers by the school boards or
boards of education Of this state, shall
be submitted TO the qualified voters of
said state, to-wit:
Section /. That section AZ of article 4
of the Constitution be amended by adding
thereto the following words, to-Wit: Pro-
vIded further, that this shall not be so
construed as to prohibit the general as
sembly from authorizing by law, school
boards or boards of education in this state,
In cities which now contain, or may here
after contain a population of one hundred
thousand or more, to create, maintain,
and manage a fund out of the school
moneys under their control, for pension
ing public school teachers who have be-
come mentally or physically incapacitated
for further service and provided further,
that no part of the said pension fund
shall be taken out of the general revenue
fund of the state apportioned to the coun-
ties or cities for school purposes, but
must be paid out of the district fund of
the district seeking to enforce this pro-
vision of the Constitution relating to
teachers pensions.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting to the qualified voters of the state
Of Missouri an amendment to the Consti-
tuition thereto, concerning taxation.
Be it resolved by the House of represent.
atiVeS, the Senate coHcurring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, 1910, the following
state of Missouri, concerning taxation,
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
of said state, to-wit:
Section /. That article 10 of the Con-
kllLullOn OF the state Oh missouri, De ana
the same is hereby amended by adding
thereto one new section, to be known as
section ~twenty-seven (27). which is in
words and figures, as follows: &
Section u. A state tax of five cents on
the one hundred dollars assessed valua-
r-tion shall be Tievied anaeeolleeted on all
Objects and subjects Of taxation. All
money derived from said levy shall be set
apart and apportioned in the several
counties of the state in such manner as
may be provided for by law as a perma-
nent fund for public roads and highways.
FOURTH 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 the amend
ment of the charter of the city of ST.
Louis.
Be i resolved BY the House of Represent
atfUeS, the Senate concArring therein:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November. A. d. 1910,
there shall be submitted for adoption to
the qualified voters of the state the fol-
lowing constitutional amendment, to-wit:
That section % of article 8 of the Con-
stiution of the state of Missouri, be and
the same is hereby amended, by adding
thereto the following: And in submit
ting such charter or amendment thereto
to the qualified voters of the city of st.
Louis, any alternative section OF article
may be presented for the choice of the
voters n may be voted on separately
and accepted or rejected separately with
out prejudice to other articles or sections
of the charter or any amendment there
to-" So that said section % shall read
as follows:
Section %. Charter. how amended
The charter so ratified may be amended
by proposals therefor, submitted by the
lawmaking authorities of the city to the
qualified voters thereof at a general or
special election held at least sixty days
after the publication Of such proposals
and accepted by three-fifths of the quail
fed voters voting for or against each of
said appointments SO submitted; and the
lawmaking authorities of such city may
order an election by the qualified voters
of the city Of a board of thirteen free
holders of such city to prepare a new
charter for such city, which said charter
shall be in harmony with md subject to
the Constitution and laws of the state
and shall provide, among other things,
for e chief executive and at least one
house of legislation to be elected by gem