Mexico Missouri message., 1910-11-03

shall be submitted to the qualified voters
hsS city So 6sn at an election o TO
than thirty days after the order therefor
| and II 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
laws Inconsistent Herewith. And in sub
| hitting such charter or amendments
| thereto TO the qualified voters OF the city
| Of St. Louis, any alternative section or
article may Oe 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 or any amendments
! thereto.
| FIFTH CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
| ting to the qualified voters OF the ntate
| OF Missouri an amendment to the consti-
tuition thereof, authorizing the Issuance
| Of bonds not to exceed five million dollars
| In amount, for the purpose Of erecting
and equlpplng a new state capitol with
out Increasing the present rate Of taxa
| ton.
Be it resolved BY the Senate, the House Of
Representatives. coHeHrring 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-Wlt.
| 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 redeemable after ten years,
| for the purpose of erecting and equipping
| a new state capitol at the present seat Of
J government. Said general assembly shall
provide, by appropriate legislation. for
| ba araptfnn of sol ut at pap ifpl "a nd
| 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 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 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
ton u, 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 RepTsSsHt-
dtiveS, the Senate eoncvring therein;
| That at the general election to be held
on TuesdaI following tie first Monday in
| November, A. ID. 1910. there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters of Missouri,
/ Tor LdOptlOn or rejection, the following
constitutional amendment, to-wit: That
section II of article 10 of the Constitu-
tion of the state Of Missouri be and the
same Is hereby amended by emitting the
and before the word Jail" in the thir-
teenth line of said section, and also by
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
1 nn1andada shall read
Section IL. 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
thereof voting at an election TO be held
for that purpose, nor in cases requiring
such assent shall any indebtedness be all
lowed to be incurred to an amount includ-
ing existing debts Indebtedness, in the
aggregate exceeding five per centum on
the value of the taxable property therein,
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 macada mixed or rock roads and
necessary bridges and culverts therein,
| ana, PROVIDED furtnerg InaL any county,
city. town, township, school district or
other political cornoratlon or subdivision
| OF the state mourning Indebtedness re-
QuiTing 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 en an. ana also TO
Of the principal thereof, within twenty
years from the time of contracting the
same; Provided further, that the pro-
l. Ntg M shall annlV
counties having cities that now have 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 provd-
Ing for the amendment Of section 16 OF
article 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
dtiUeS, the Senate coucHrTiHg 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
! Of the Constitution of Missouri be and the
: the word such" between the words
! Treasury and Compensation" in linz
} | word "as' In lieu thereof and by strik-
r ing out the words las may from time t
5 time be provided by law not to exceed
5 | five" as same appears between the words
services" in line three, and dollars IN
line four OF said section 16. article 4, and
9 inserting the word ten" In lieu thereof
2 and by striking out the word "hve" be.
! tween the words received" and dollars
: in line seven of said section and inserting
' the word ten" in lieu thereof, SO thai
r | said section when so amended shall read
D | as follows
E Sec. 16. Members. compensation Of
, | The members OF the general assembly
. shall severally receive from the public