The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-10-13
,,..o, aha .sid rnvisnd charter


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 II the majority OF such qualihea
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 superscde
the charter " said city ana al special
laws inconsistent herewith. And w sub
hitting such charter or aine. dmonts
thereto to the qualified Noteis OF the cry
Of st. Louis any alternative section or
article may be presented for the choice OF
the voters and may be voted on separate
~ and accepted or rejected separately
without prejudice to other articles or sec
tions of the charter or any amendments
thereto.
FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit-
tina to the qualified voters of the state
Of Missouri an amendment TO the Const-
tuition thereof, authorizing the Issuance
of bonds not to exceed five million dollars
In amount, for the purpose OF erecting
and eauippina a new state capitol with
| out Increasing the present rate OF taxa
| ton.
Be II resohrd BY the Senate. tie H0a" Of
| RsfrcsrHfGiI,s c5HcHrmg therein:
That at the general election to lie held
| in this state on the Tuesday next follow
| ing the first Monday In November. l"lV'
| the following amendment to the consul
| tuition Of the state Of Missouri shiIt ne
submitted Ia the qualified voters oil inns
state. tu-wit:
Section / The general assembly next
| following the adoption Of TINS amendment
| shall authorize AMI provide Tor the lsSh-
| ancc Of bonds not to exceed HNc mihlon
| dollars in amount. TO bear interest ~ a
| rate not exceeding three per cent year,
payable Ia thirty years from dat" pl Isl
| Stance but ruducmablc after ten years,
| for the purpose oi erecting and CuulpplnS
| 81 t.t.t nan nl
! government said general assembly shlll
| provide, 10y appropriate legislation, LOT
| the erection Of said new stat" ral.lol ana
| for CARRYING this amendment into erect
| Sec. q The general assembly at each
| r,rulHr session thereof, after IN" Haur-
| ton OF this amendment shall HppiupilAl e
| "A sum out OF the general revenue OF Inc
state sufficient to pay the accrHinh iul"T-
| est on said bonds, and 1t may also apprp-
| pirate such sum as II shall deem ndNiS-
able to create sinking fund for the rc-
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 20 sec
ton 70, article 20 OF the Constitution Of
the State Of Missouri relating tC the
limit Of Indebtedness In counties anc
other municipal corporations.
Be q ttsolsfd BY The House of RcfreSsH'
ati,rs the Senate r0HCurrIHs UsrftH:
That at the general election 60 be hel'
ON Tuesday following the iIISt A"nday u
| November. \. u. 1919, there shan b" SUD
| uittul to the qualified voters OF MiSSuutl
for adoption or rejection, the iolloWlu1
| constitutional amendment. io-wit. Iha
section - OF article 10 OF tho t"nslIlH
ton OF the state OF Missouri be ana w.
| same Is hereby amended 10y emitting I'M
word cor" after the word courthouse,
and before tho word "jail," Ia the tlnr
tocuth line Of said section, ana also b!
inserting "a comma IN lieu thereon, am
also by inserting tho words 'of poor
house" after the word Jail and bcfor
the word or" In the thirteenth line .
said section; &c .h.i said section. whel
50 amordCd shall read.
Section L.. No county, CITY town
township. school district or other pOlltlca
corporation or subdivision OF the slAt
shall DO allowed to become indebted i
, | any manner or Tor any purpose 70 d
amount exceeding in any year the lncOni
and revenue provided for such year with
| out the assent of twO-thirdS ui the voter
| thereof voting at an election To be hel
for that purpose, nor IN eases ttiai'lh
such assent shall any indebtedness be al
lowed to he incurred to m amount includ
: ing existing debts Indebtedness. In III
: | aggregate exceeding iNc per Ccntum @
the value OF the taxable property tnereii
i TO be asocrtaiued by the assessment mes
before tho last assessment for state an
county purposeH previous to the incurrin
!, of atCh indebtedness; Provided, that wit
= |
: TO become indebted TO n larger amour
? for the erection OF courthouse, jan {
" poorhousc. or for the grading ConstfHc
, ing, paving or maintaining OF pave
" Erayelod mncada miZcd or rock roads NJ
:, | necessary bridges and culyerts therel
!, and, provided further, that any count
- city. town, township, school district
i other political corporation or SubulFist
" of the state mourning Indebtedness n
- 0uirlng the assent of the voters as aIor
!. said shall before or Mt the time OF doiI
D. So provide for the collection Of an nnnu
}. tax sufficient to pay the interest on SUI
Indebtedness ms II falls due, and also
constitute sinking fund for the payne
l. OF the principal thereof within TWEEN
,e years from the time Of contracting u
J. same: Provided further, that the pr
J. visions Of this section shall not Apply
{. counties having cities that now have
which may hereafter have one hundr
u, thousand or more inhabitants, nor
cities that now have or may hcrcatt
Id have three hundred thousand inhabltan
or SEVENTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEN
10 Joint and concurrent resolution provI
~ | inc for the amendment of section 10
- article Of the Constitution Of the sta
"a OF Missouri, relating to the compensate
~. OF members OF the general assembly
l. Be II resolved ty the House Of RfPres
Ia aflsrs, the Senate CUHcnftirg therein;
Il That at the general election to be IN
lie on Tuesday next following the trAt Nd
he day IN November. A. =. 1910, there Sh
,ly he submitted to the qualified voters
h. the state for the adoption, the follow
us | constitutional amendment to-wit;
g Section l. That section l6 or article
ad Of the Constitution Of Missouri be and
Same is hereby amended 10y striking
- the word such" between the wo
cd "treagury' ana 'cOmpcnsal Ion In /
he two OF said section, and inserting
he word "as" In lieu thereof and by str
or ing ont the words "as may from time
VS. time be provided by law not to exec
Ills 1--WE" ns same appears between the wo
IL Services" in line three, and dollars
OF limo four Of said section IL, article 4, {
Ne Inserting the word ten" tn lieu there
nv and by striking out the word "hve"
arr tween the words received and 'dolla
,e- I'm line seven Of satd section and insert
CIV the word ten" I'm lieu thereof so I
Ter said section, when SO amended shall r.
to as follows:
1te Sec. l6. Members commensurate y
"a The members OF the general assem-
ne shall severally receive from the pu
M treasury as compensation for their .