Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-10-13
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 10 THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT


Joint and concurrent resolution submit
tlng to the qualified voters Of the state
Srtie,e ~ Of the Sonstitvtlon eS oy stst OF
Missouri.
Be Il resolved BY the GeneroI AsssBbly of
The State Of Missouri:
That at the general election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the first
Monday of November. 1910, the following
amendment to section AZ of article " Of
the Constitution Of the state of Missouri,
concerning the relief of members of the
police department in cities having 100, 900
Inhabitants or more, who have become
disabled in the public service by casualty,
disease, or age, from rendering full ser
vice in their respective departments, shall
be submitted to tho qualified voters of
the state, to-wit:
Section l. That section AZ OF article
~ be amended by adding thereto the fol-
lowing words, to-wit. And provided fur
Their that this section shall not be con-
strHed as prohibiting the general assem-
bly, from providing by law in cities hav-
ing over 100000 Inhabitants for a system
of pensions for members of the police
force in such cities, who become disabled
In the police service by casualty, disease,
or age from rendering fun service in their
respective positions, and providing such
pensions shall only be continued during
said disability, and that policemen so
pensioned shall be required as a condi-
tlon thereof TO be members Of reserve
force in their respective departments, and
when required as their respective DISABLE
files may permit. The fund for such pur-
poses to be appropriated, as provided by
( the general assembly, from the municipal
revenues Of such cities.
SECOND 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, concerning the pensloninq
tRaChaTg mr. de
OF education In this state.
Be resolved by the Senate, the HOaIs Of
Representatives. eoHeurriHg herein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, A. D. 1910, the follow
ing amendment to the Constitution of the
state of Missouri, concerning the pension
ing of teachers by the school boards or
boards Of education of this state, shall
be submitted to the qualified voters of
Section l. That section A OF article 4
OF the Constitution be amended by adding
thereto the following words, to-wit: Pro-
Vided further, that this shall not be so
construed as to prohibit the general as
Sembly from authorizing by law, school
boards or boards Of education in this state,
in cities which now contain, or may here
after contain a population of one hundred
thousand or more, to create, maintain,
and manage fund out of the school
moneys under their control, for pension
ing public school teachers who have be-
come mentally or physically incapacitated
for further service and provided further,
that no part of the said pension fund
shall be taken out OF the general revenue
fund of the state apportioned to the coun-
ties or cities for school purposes, but
must be paid out Of the district fund Of
the district seeking to enforce this pro-
vision Of the Constitution relating to
teachers pensions.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
tlng to the qualified voters of the state
Of Missouri an amendment to the constl-
tuition thereto, concerning taxation.
Be IL resolved by the House of Represent.
1tiveS, the Senate eoHcRrring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day IN November, 1910, the following Ing
state of Missouri, concerning taxation,
shall be submitted to the qualified voters
of said state, to-wit:
stitution of the state of Missouri be and
the same Is hereby amended by adding
thereto one new section, to be known as
section twenty-seven cd, which is in
words and figures, as follows:
Section q. A state tax of five cents on
the one hundred dollars assessed valua-
ton shall be levied and collected on all
objects and subjects of taxation. All
money derived from said levy shall be set
apart and apportioned in the several
cOunlleS OF Lle state IN SuCn manner as
may be provided for by law as perma-
nent fund for public roads and highways.
FOURTH 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, providing for the amend
nent of the charter Of the city of St.
Louis.
Be IL resolved BY the House of Represent.
atiVes, the Senate eoHeaTying therein:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, A. d. 1910,
there shall be submitted for adoption to
the qualified voters of the state the fol-
lowing constitutional amendment, to-wit:
That section 20 of article of the Con-
stiution of the state of Missouri, be and
the same is hereby amended, by adding
thereto the following: And in submit
ting such charter or amendment thereto
to the qualified voters of the city of St.
Louis, any alternative section or article
may be presented for the choice of the
voters and may be voted on separately
and accepted or rejected separately with
out prejudice to other articles or sections
of the charter or any amendment there
to-" So that said section 20 shall read
as follows:
Section o. Charter, how amended
The charter so ratified may be amended
by proposals therefor, submitted bye the
lawmaking authorities of the city to the
qualified voters thereof at a general or
special electiol. held at least, sixty days
after the publication of such proposals
and accepted by three-fifths of the quail
fed voters voting for or against each Of
said amendments so submitted; and the
lawmaking authorities Of such city may
order an election by the qualified voters
of the city Of a board OF thirteen free
holders of such city to prepare new
shall be in harmony with and subject to
the Constitution and laws of the state
and shall provide, among other things,
house Of legislation to be elected by gem