Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-19
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NOTES THAT ARE OF INTEREST
TO MISsoURiANS.
Brief, Mention Of Matters az They
Occur at jefferson City,
Official and Other.
wise.

ieklblatuTe ana TOUR unuer 1nltldtlVe
and referendum petitions.
The amendments are as follows:
Reducing the minimum age at which
children can enter the public schools
from 6 to 5 years.
Authorizing 81. Louis county to i'm.
pose a special tax Of five cents on
the 500 assessed valuation for on
structing sewer and water systems.
Authorizing cities Of the third and
fourth classes to vote 40 cents on the
500 assessed valuation for public
buildings.
Changing the naturalization law 80
as to require aliens to take out their
full naturalization papers before ex-
ercising the right OF franchise. They
can now vote after having filed their
declarations to become citizens, or
first papers, as generally referred to
by this class OF citizens.
Requiring a registration OF voters
In st. Louis county.
The following four propositions viii
be submitted under the initiative and
referendum and will follow the other
amendments on the ballot as here in
dictated.
Providing for an abolition OF taxes
upon personal property, other than
that owned by public service corpor-
atiOns. This Is what is known as the
single tax amendment.
Abolishing the state board of equal.
zation and providing for the appoint
men by the governor of a tax CON.
mission, to be composed Of three per.
sons. This amendment is a companion
piece to the single tax proposition.
Authorizing the opening of the bal
lot boxes when il is in evidence that
crimes against the election law have
been committed, and which could only
be established after an examination
Of the contents of the boxes. This Is
by far the longest of all the amend
ments. 1t was prepared at the in
stance of the Wosien's Christian TEN.
peranCe union.
Providing for a mill tax for support
Of the state university, the state nor
mails and the public schools, the tax
to be divided equally.
1t will be observed that educational
measures constitute the head and tail
of the proposed changes in the con.
stitution.
The governor revoked a parole is.
sued to James Dooley of Warren
county June II, 1911. Dooley entered
a plea of guilty to burglary in May,
1910, and was sentenced to the peni.
Tertiary for three years. He was pa
rolled to william Crews Of Wright
City. A letter. from Crews to the
governor states that Dooley recently
has been in trouble with officers at
Wright City.
Governor Hadley heard arguments
in the application for the e%xtradition
to Oklahoma of l.. J. Galbreath, man
ager of a boomer girls baseball club
who Is charged with carrying away
trunkful Of property valued at 81
belonging to the players. Governor
Hadley took the case under advise
ment. The team is said to be strand
ed In Guthrie.
Governor Hadley appointed Avor
Il. Taylor county superintendent o
public schools for Clinton county, VIC
Miss Anne T.. Horde, resigned.
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State Auditor Gordon gave out th'
valuations fixed by the state board o
equalization on the public corpora
present years taxes. The total stand
at $lS4,i9S,5lS, an increase OF 1926
$40. The railroads are valued a
$lG5, 504 $50, an increase of $l,549. S9s
The telegraph lines are valued a
$2.779.270, and the telephone lines a
$9.35S.O s4.
Governor Hadley has appoints
three delegates to represent Missouri
at a congress OF men officially en-
ployed, or interested In, the science O
road building. The congress meet
at Cincinnati, December 3 to .. Tn
meeting will be held In connectio
with the national convention of tn
American Road Builders association
Governor fIadley consented to pre-
sent resolutions and petitions Of Mi
souri, women's organizations favorin
an amendment to the constitution fo
equal suffrage for ome to the RI
publican state committee at Its NEE
ing here and to ask that the amen'
ment proposed be adopted mp . pla
torn plouk.