Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1910-10-06

eral ticket. The said revised charter
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 IL 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 q said city and all special
laws Inconsistent Herewith. And in SUBJ
hitting sueh charter or amendments
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 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 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 equlpplng a new state capitol with
put Increasing the present rate Of x
tlon.
Be it resoired BY the Senate, the House of
RePreSeHtdtiveS eoHcHrriNg therein:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the Tuesday mex follow
ing the first Monday in November, 1910,
the following amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the state of Missouri h a be
submitted to the qualified voters of this
state, to-wit:
Section 1. 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 a year,
payable in thirty years from date of is
Slance, but redeemable after ten years,
for the purpose of erecting and e%quipping
a 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, bfter the adop-
tion of this amendment, Shall appropriate
a sum out of the general evenu 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
ton IL, 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 Represent.
attOeS, The Senate concnrring therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday following the first Monday in
November, A. d. 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 CnnCtitu-
ton 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 thir-
teenth line of said section, and also by
inserting a 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, shal! 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
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 includ-
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 mourning
of such Indebtedness: Provided, that with
such assent n 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, macadamized or rock and
necessary bridges and c%ulverts therein,
and, provided further, that any county,
city, town, township, school district or
other political corporation or subdivision
OF the state mourning indebtedness re-
curing 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 1t falls due, and also to
constitute a 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 to
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 provld-
Ing for the amendment of section 16 Of
article q 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.
ativeS, the Senate e0Ecnrring therein:
That at the general lection to be held
on Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, A. D.. 1910. there shall
be submitted tol the qualified voters of
the state for the adoption, the following
constitutional amendment, to-wit:
Section l. That section 16 of article A
of the Constitution of Missouri be and the
same is hereby amended by striking out
the word such between the words
treasury and f'compensation' in line
two of said section, and inserting the
word as" in lieu thereof, and by strik-
ing out the words "as may from time to
time be provided by law not to exceed
five" as same appears between the words
Services" in line three, and dollars in
line four of said section 16, article 4, and
inserting the word ten in lieu thereof,
and by striking out the word five" be-
tween the words received and dollars
in line seven of said section and inserting
the word ten in lieu thereof, so that
said section, when so amended shall read
as follows:
Sec. 16. Members, compensation Of
The members Of the general assembly
shall ~severally receive from the public
treasury as compensation for their SER