Iron County register., 1910-11-03
CONSTITUTIONAL BALLOT.

vices ten dollars per day for the first
ninety days OF eacn 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,
and during revision session, when they
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 noG greater
than now provided by law; hut no mem
Der shall be entitled 10 travelling eX-
penses or mileage for any extra session
that may lie called within one day after
the adjournment of a regular session.
Committees of either house. or joint COM
mittees 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 i'll the performance of such
duty; the items of such expenses 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
cldental expenses and perquisites; and
no allowance or emoluments for any pur
pose whatever, shall be made to or re-
SCiNSu ny llLt uleHlD6IS, Ut any InGIlDeI
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
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting to the qualified voters of ths 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
Representatives. c0HcHrlHg therein, as foI-
loaUS:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, 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-wit: That section of
article VIII of the Constitution Of the
state of Missouri be amended by insert
Ing the words and is [inl case paper
ballots are used between the words bal
lot and 'every' in line 1 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 amy 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 Tead as follows:
Section 3. ~ elections by the people
shall be by bTlot; and, in case paper
numbered in order in Which It shall
be received I'D the number, recorded by
the election o Eers on the list of voters
opposite the name of the voter who. pre-
shall be sworn b. affirmed not to dis
close how any voter shall have voted un-
less requested [requiredl to do so as wit
nesses in 9 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
tned under such safeguards and regula-
tions 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 [orl
mechanical device for the purpose of re-
ceivng and registering the votes cast at
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-
stitution of Missouri relating to revenue
and taxation.
Be it reSolvrd BY the Senate, the House con.
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 nf
the state of Missouri shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the state. to-
wit: That section II 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
serting i'll 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
the aggregate, ehCeeu MY ceIllS OH InG
hundred dollars valuation; in counties
having six million dollars and under ten
million dollars. said rate shall not eX-
ceed 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 valuation: and in
counties having thirty million dollars or
more, said rate shall not exceed thirty
five cents on the hundred dollars valua-
tion. 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 inhabitants said rate shall not eX-
eeed 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 on
the hundred dollars valuation; for school
purposes and districts, the annual rate