Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-27

I NA1A ~ 5aIa EIAHCA CLHEtCL
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
Of the city of ST. Louis at an election to
be held not less than twenty nor more
than thirty days after the order therefor
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 SUBJ
hitting such charter or amendments
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 and may be voted on separate
y. and accepted or rejected separately
without prejudice to other articles or sec
tons of the charter or n 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 Consti-
tuition thereof, authorizing the Issuance
OF bonds not to exceed five million dollars
IN mount, for the purpose of erecting
and ~equipping a new state capitol with
out increasing the present rate of taxa
tion.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES coneurrfHg 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 /. 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 a
rate not exceeding three per cent a year,
payable in thirty ears 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
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. TIL general assembly, at each
regular session thereof, after the adop-
ton of this amendment, shall appropriate
a sum out or 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 it shall deem adviS-
able to create a sinking FUND for the re-
demption or payment of sale 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 II, article 10 of the Constitution of
the State of Missouri, relating to the
limit of Indebtedness In counties and
other municipal corporations.
Be it resolved by the House of Represent
dfives, the Senate eoncnrriHg therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday 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 IL of article 10 of the Constitu-
ton of the state of Missouri be and the
ca mo ig hpTphU nrnDD1oH ht nn,ittirn the
word "or' after the word Courthouse"
and before the word Jail" in the thir-
teenth line of said section, and also by
inserting a comma in lieu thereof; and
also by inserting the words "or poor
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 II. No county, city, town,
township, school district or other political
shall be allowed to become Indebted in
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
owed to be incurred to an amount includ-
ing existing debts Indebtedness, in the
aggregate exceeding five per entum 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 the state mourning Indebtedness re-
quiring 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 nave 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 provid-
ing for the. amendment of section is of
article 4 of the Constitution of the state
OF missouri, relating TO the compensation
of members of the general assembly.
Be it resolved by the House Of Represent
d%tiveS, the Senate coHcWrriHg 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
constitutional amendment, to-wit:
Section l. That section 16 Of article 4
of the Constitution of Missouri be and the
same is hereby amended by striking out
the word "such" between the words
treasury and Compensation" in line
two of said section, and inserting the
word "as" in lieu thereof, and by strik-
ing out the words 'as may from time to
time be provided by law not to exceed
five" as same appears between the words
services" in line three, and dollars in
line our of said section 16, article 4, and
inserting the word ten in lieu thereof,
and by striking out the word five be-
tween the words received" and dollars
in line seven of said section and inserting
the word ten" in lieu thereof, so that
said section, when SO amended shall read
as follows:
Sec. Is. Members, compensation Of
The members of the general assembly
shall severally receive from the public
treasury as compensation for their SER