Mexico Missouri message., 1910-10-27

ersl ticket. The said revised charter
shall be submitted TO the qualified voters
Of the city Of ST. Louis at an election to
than thirty days after the order therefor
| and IL 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 take effect and 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 Oe presented for the choice of
| the voters and may be voted on separate
| ly and accepted or rejected separately
| without prejudice to other articles or sec
lions of the charter or any amendments
| thereto.
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting to the qualified voters Of the state
| Of Missouri an amendment to the Constl-
tuition thereof, authorizing the Issuance
| Of bonds not to exceed five million dollars
In amount, for the purpose Of erecting
| and equipplng new state capitol with
| ton.
Be it resolved BY the Senate, the Hosss Of
| Representatives. eoHeHrriHg 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 amendment 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 and provide for the issu-
ance of bonds not to exceed five million
| dollars in amount, to bear interest at
| rate not exceeding three per cent year,
| payable in thirty years from date Of is
| suance, but redeemable after ten years,
| for the purpose of erecting and equipping
| a new state capitol at the present seat Of
J 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 IL 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
| ton ~, article 10 OF the Constitution of
the State Of Missouri, relating to the
limit Of Indebtedness In counties and
other municipal corporations.
Be IL resolved by the House of RsprsSSHt-
| dtiVcS, the Senate coHcHTriHg therein;
| That at the general election to be held
| on Tuesdal following the first Monday in
| November, A. ID. 1910. there shall be sub
mitted 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
and before the word Jail" in the thir-
| teenth line of said section, and also 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
so amended, shall read:
Section IL. No county. city, town,
township, school district or other political
| corporation or subdivision of the state
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
such assent shall any indebtedness be al
lowed to be incurred to an amount includ-
ing existing debts Indebtedness, in the
aggregate 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
of such indebtedness: Provided, that with
such assent any county may be allowed
to become indebted to a larger amount
for the erection of a courthouse, jail or
poorhouse, or for the grading, construct
ing, paving or maintaining of paved,
graveled. macadamized or rock roads and
necessary bridges and culVerts therein,
and, provided further, that any county,
city, town, township, school district or
other political corporation or subdivision
of tEo state mourning indebtedness re-
quiriIs the assent OF the voters as afore-
said shall before or at the time of doing
so, provide for the collection of an annual
tax sufficient to pay the interest on such
indebtedness as It falls due, and also to
| constitute a sinking fund for the payment
of the principal thereof, within twenty
years from the time of contracting the
same; Provided further, that the pro-
visions Of this section shall not apply to
counties having cities that now have or
which may hereafter have one hundred
thousand or more Inhabitants, nor In
| cities that now have or may hereafter
have three hundred thousand Inhabitants.
SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution provld-
Ing for the amendment Of section 16 OF
| article Of the Constitution of the state
Of Missouri, relating to the compensation
Of members Of the general assembly.
Be IL resolved BY the House of ReRreSsHt'
} etiUss the Senate coHeErring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, A. d. 1910, there shall
be submitted to the qualified voters OF
the state for the adoption, the following
J constitutional amendment. to-wit;
Section 1. That section 16 OF article 4
OF the Constitution of Missouri be and the
the word SUCH between the words
! TREASURY and Compensation" in Linz
two OF said section, and inserting the
word "as" in lieu thereof and by strik-
ing out the words "as may from time tc
time be provided by law not to exceed
} five" as same appears between the words
Services" in line three, and dollars" in
line four of said section 16. article 4, and
inserting the word ten" in lieu thereof
and by striking out the word 'fiye' be-
tween the words received" and dollars
: in line seven of said section and inserting
' the word ten, in lieu thereof. so thai
said section, when so amended shall read
D as follows:
3 Sec. 16. Members. compensation Of
!, | The members OF the general assembly
: | shall severally receive from the public
treasury as compensation for their ser.