Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03

ninety days of each 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 DO entitled to receive
travelling expenses or mileage; for any
regular and extra session not greater
than now provided by law; but no mem
Der shall be entitled to travelling ex-
penses or mileage for any extra session
that may be called within one day after
the adjournment Of 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 in 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 fun
for all stationery used in his official ca
pacity, and all postage, and all other in
cidental expenses and perquisitesi and
no allowance or emoluments, for any pur-
pose whatever, shall be made to or re-
ceived by the members, or any member
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
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
| ting to the qualified voters of the state
| of Missouri an amendment to the Consti
| tutiOn thereof. DFONdinu for of NOtiDU
machines.
Be it resolved BY the Senate, the House of
| RsprsSsHtaiiVss eoHcHrring therein, as foi-
IoVS:
That at the general election to be held
| on Tuesday next following the first Mon
| day in November, 1910, the following
amendment to the Constitution of the
| state OF Missouri, relating to elections,
shall be submitted for adoption or rejec-
| ton to the qualified voters of the state
OF Missouri, to-wit: That section 3 of
article VIII of the Constitution of the
| state of Missouri be amended by insert
| ing the words land is [inl case paper
| ballots are used" between the words bal
lot and every in line of said section;
| have been used" between the words
elections ana 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 any ma
|
| pose Of receiving and registering the
| votes cast at any election, provided that
secrecy in voting be preserved: so that
said section 3 of article VIII, when
| amended, shall read as follows:
Section 3. All elections by the people
| shall be by ballot; and, in case paper
ballots are used, every ballot shall be
numbered in the order in which it shall
be received and the number recorded by
the election officers on the list of voters
| opposite the name of the voter who pre-
snVafg laa ha1l "a all Ion Npg1 RHN.
| shall be sworn or affirmed not to dis
| close how any voter shall have voted un-
| less requested Irequiredl to do so as wit
| nesses in a 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
| ined 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 lori
mechanical device for the purpose of re-
ceiving and registering the votes cast al
| any election, provided that secrecy in
| voting be preserved.
NINTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution &c
amend section II of article 10 of the Con.
stitutlon Of Missouri relating to revenue
and taxation.
Be IL resOivsd BY the Senate, the HOUSE con
curing therein;
That at the general election to be helt
on the Tuesday next, following the firs
Monday in November, A. d. 1910. the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution Of
the state OF Missouri shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the state, to-
wit: That section IL of article 10 OF tht
Constitution of the state of Missouri bC
amended by striking out the word sixty
in line seventeen of said section and in.
sertin.; in lieu thereof the words ION,
hundl cd" and by striking out the wore
fifty In line nineteen OF said section
and inserting in lieu thereof the wore
Amended shall read as follows:
Section IL. Rates for local purposes
limits-how increased for schools anC
erecting public buildings, Taxes fol
county, city, town and school purpose!
may he levied on all subjects and object!
Of taxation; but the valuation Of propert!
OF the same property in such town, cit!
or school district for state and county
purposes. For county purposes the an
nual rate on property, in counties having
the aggregate. exceed fifty cents on thu
hundred dollars valuation; in counties
having six million dollars and under ter
million dollars, said rate shall not ex
coed forty cents on the hundred dollars
valuation; in counties having ten million
dollars and under thirty million dollars
said rate shall not exceed fifty cents oil
the hundred dollars valuation; and II
counties having thirty million dollars o
more, said rate shall not exceed thirty
five cents on the hundred dollars valua
ton. For city and town purpose the an
nual rate on property in cities and town
having thirty thousand inhabitants o.
more shall not, IN the aggregate. exceet
ore hundred cents on the hundred dollar
valuation; in cities and towns having les
than thirty thousand and over ten thou
sand lnhabita ats said rate shall not ez
coed one hundred cents on the hundrei
dollars valuation; in cities and town
having less than ten thousand and mon
than one thousand inhabitants, said rat
shall not exceed ninety cents on the hun
dred dollars valuation; and in towns hav
ing one thousand inhabitants or less sail
rate shall not ex ceed twenty-five cents Of
tho hundred dollars valuation; for schoo
purposes and districts. the annual rat
on property shall not exceed forty cent