Mexico Missouri message., 1910-10-20

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 81 the majority Of such qualified
voters voting at such election ratity such
charter. then said charter shall become
the organic law OF the city and sixty days
thereafter shall take effect aud -ipersede
the charter OF said city and all special
laws inconsistent herewith. And ~ SUBJ
hitting such charter or amendments
thereto so 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
~ and accepted or rejected separately
without prejudice to other articles or sec
lions Of the charter or any amendments
thereto.
FIFTH eoNsT.T1yIJTIoNA- AMEND
Joint and concurrent resolution submit
ting to the qualified voters Of the state
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 equippng a new state capitol with
out Increasing the present rate OF taxa
ton.
Be u resolpcd BY the Senate, the House Of
RcpTcseHidiigeS c0HcuTriHg therein:
That at the general election to be held
In this state on the IuesGay next loi0w-
ing the first Monday in November, 1910,
the following amendment to the Consu-
tuition Of the state Of Missouri shall be
submitted TO the qualified voters Of this
section J. The general assembly next
following the adoption Of this amendment
shall authorize ana provide for the issu-
anCe Of bonds not to exceed hve million
dollars In amount, 10 bear interest at
rate not exceeding three per cent year,
payable in thirty years from date OF IS
suaucc. but rcdeemable after ten years,
for the purpose of erecting and equipplng
a new state capitol at the present seat Of
government. Said general assembly shall
provide by appropriate legislation, for
1rs Ion ~ IN 1n4N q "a
for carrying this amendment into effect.
Sec. 2. The general assembly. at each
regular session thereof. after the adOp-
ton Of this amendment shall appropriate
a 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 IL 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
ton 12, article 10 Of the Constitution Of
the State OF Missouri, relating to the
limit OF Indebtedness In counties and
other municipal corporations.
Be it ycsoiycd by the House Of RePyESsHt.
diivcS, the Senate c0HcHyriHg therein:
That at the general election to be held
on Tuesday following the first Monday In
November. A. ID. 1919, there shall be sub
mitted to the qualified voters OF Missouri.
for adoption or rejection, the following
constitutional amendment, tO-wit: That
section l. Of article 10 Of the COnsutu-
ton Of the state Of Missouri he 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 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, shall read;
Section l.. No county, city, town,
township, school district or other political
corporation or subdivision Of the state
shall DO 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 any county may be allowed
to become indebted to a larger amount
for the erection of n courthouse. jail or
poOrhOuse, or for the grading, construct
ing, paving or maintaining OF paved,
g1yCled maCadamiZed or rock roads and
necessary bridges and CulveTts therein,
and, provided further, that any county,
city, town, township, school district or
other political corporation or subdivision
Of the state mourning Indebtedness re-
quiriug the assent OF the voters as afOre-
said. shall, before or at the time OF doing
tax sufficient to pay the interest on such
indebtedness as 1t falls due, and also to
constitute 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
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 coNsT,T THS AMEND
Joint and concurrent resolution provld.
| ing for the amendment of section 10 of
! article Of the Constitution of the state
Of Missouri, relating to the compensation
/ Of members of the general assembly.
Be Il resolved by the House of Represent
GfiVcS, the Senate cOHcHTriHg 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 4
| of the Constitution of Missouri be and the
| same ia hereby amended by striking out
! the word such between the words
treasury" and 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. l6. Members, compensGt dion Of
The members of the general assembly
shall seysrally receive from the public
! tranaurY as CompensatiOn for their ger