Iron County register., 1910-11-03

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
and If 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
mitting 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
ly and accepted or rejected separately
without prejudice to other articles or sec
tions of the charter DREAMY 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
out Increasing the present rate OF taxa
tion.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House OF
Representatives. cOHcmriHg 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 a
rate not exceeding three per cent year,
payable In thirty years from date of is
Suance, but redeemabe after ten years,
for the DllrnOSp Of erecting and pulllDDinP
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. The general assembly, at each
regular session thereof, after the adop-
tion Of this amendment shall appropriate
sum out of the general revenue of the
state sufficient to pay the accruing inter-
est on said bonds, and 1t may also appro-
pirate such sum as it 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
tlon IL, 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 Represent.
ativeS, the Senate cOncnyrlhg 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-
tion of the state Of Missouri be and the
same is hereby amended by emitting the
word ''or' after the word courthouse"
and before the word jail" in the thr-
teenth line of said section, and also by
inserting 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 H. No county, city, town,
township, school district or other political
corporation or subdivision of the state
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
lowed to be incurred to an amount lnclud-
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 incurring
of such indebtedness: Provided, that with
such assent any county may be allowed
to become indebted to larger amount
for the erection of q courthouse, Jail OF
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 OF
other political corporation or subdivision
of the state incurring 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 annua
tax sufficient to pay the interest on such
indebtedness as it falls due, and also tc
constitute 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 tC
counties having cities that now have oi
which may hereafter have one hundred
thousand or move Inhabitants, nor II
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 16 o.
article of the Constitution Of the state
Of Missouri, relating to the compensation
of members of the general assembly.
Be it resolvcd by the House of Represent
dtiaes, the Senate c0HcHrring therein:
That at the general election to be helt
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day In November, A, D. 1910 there shal
be submitted to the qualified voters o
the state for the adoption, the following
constitutional amendment, to-wit:
Section l. That section 16 of article
of the Constitution of Missouri be and thu
same Is hereby amended by striking ou
the word such" between the words
treasury and Compensation" in line
two of said section, and inserting tn,
word "as" in lieu thereof, and by strik
ing out the words "as may from time t
time be provided by law not to exceed
five" as same appears between the word:
"servioes'' in line three and dollars il
line four of said section 16, article 4, ant
inserting the word ten" in lieu thereof
and by striking out the word "fve" be-
tween the words received" and dollars
in line seven of said section and inserting
the word "ten" in lieu thereof, SO tina
said section, when so amended shall rea(
as follows:
Sec. 16. Members, compensation Of
The members of the general assembl!