The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 70 TIE.
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI,
AND REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
ORDERED BY THE PETITION
OF THE PEOPLE.
FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.


souPi an amendment to the Constitution
thereof, cOncernlng the Initiative All
referendumt repeating section 81 o
article 4 0f0the Constitution and enact
tag . new section in lieu thereof.
Be it resolved by the Senate, the H0us
Of Representatives concurring therein
!. That at the general election to be hell
in this state on the first Tuesday afte
the first Monday In November. 1914
there shall be submitted for adoption t
the qualified voters of the state the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution.
Section 1. That section 81 of article
Of the Constitution of the state of Mis-
souri, Is hereby repealed.
Sec ?. That In lieu of the said section s.
Of article of the Constitution of the state
u Missouri hereby repealed there shall be
enacted the following new section to BE-
known as section 81 Of article 4, viz:
Sec. 81. The legislative authority of the
state shall be vested in a legislative as
sembly consisting of senate and house
Of representatives, but the people re-
serve to themselves power to propose
laws and amendments to the Constitu-
ton and to enact or reject the same at
the polls, independent of the legisa tive
assembly and also reserve power at
their own option to approve or reject at
the polls any act of the legislative as
sembly. The first power reserved by the
people is the initiative. and not more
than eight per cent of the legal voters in
each of at least two thirds of the con-
gressional districts in the state shall be
required to propose any measure by such
petition and every such petition shall
include the full text Of the measure so
proposed. Initiative petitions shall be
filed with the respective county clerks OF
the respective counties in which the
Signe,s thereof reside and vote not less
~ oil inn =
which they are to be voted upon. With
In 2u days after said petitions are filed
with the respective county clerks of the
respective counties said initiative petit
tons shall be- by said respective county
clerks laid before the county courts
OF the respective counties, and said
petitions shall be examined by the
respective county courts of the respective
counties, and If the signatures thereto
are found to be genuine signatures of
voters of such counties, they SHALL at least
three months before the election at which
they are to he voted upon, be certified
BY the respective county courts of the
respective counties to the secretary of
state. The second power Is the referen-
DUN and 1t may be ordered except as to
matters of taxation hereinafter mem
toned. and as to laws necessary for the
immediate preservation OF the public
peace health or safety, and laws making |
Of the state government for the mainte-
nance OF the state institutions and for the |
support of the public schools either by |
petitions signed by five per cent of the |
legal voters in each of at least two-thirds
Of the congressional districts in the state
or by the legsla tive assembly as other
bills enacted. Referendum petitions
shall he filed with the county clerks of
the respective counties in which the sign
eIs thereof reside and vote not more
than 20 days after the final adjournment
of the session of the Legislative assembly
which passed the bill on which the ref
erendum Is dema nded. and within 80 days
thereafter the clerks Of the county courts
OF the respective counties shall lay said |
petitions before the county courts Of the
respective cOuntieS-and within said time
the county courts of the respective coun-
ties shall examine and review said ref
~ endum petitions. and. if the signatures
thereto are found to be the genuine sig
natures of voters of such counties the
re spective county courts shall certify said
petitions to the secretary of state within
12G days after the final adjournment Of
the session OF the legislative assembly
which passed the bill which referen-
dunn is demanded The veto power Of the
governor shall not extend to measures
to the people. All elections on
measures referred to the people Of the
state shall be had at the biennial regular
general elections except when the legis-
lative assembly shall order a special cleo
ton. Any measure referred to the people
shall take effect and become the law
" hen 1t is approved by a majority Of the
votes cast thereon. and not otherwise.
The style OF all bills shall be: BE it |
enacted by the people of the state of
Missouri This section shall not he
to deprive any member of the
legislative assembly of the. right to in
l
Der Of votes cast for justice Of the su.
sreme court at the regular election last
preceding the Ming OF any petition for |
he initiative. or for the referendum, |
'tlall be the basis on which the number
II legal voters necessary to.sign said pc
ittons shall be counted. Petitions and
'rders for the initiative and for the ref
'rendum shall be certified to and filed
With the secretary Of state as Aforesaid,
md In submitting the same to the people
he seoretary Of state and all other Of
'cer(sl shall be guided by the general
WI and the act submitting this amend
nent until legisla ton shall be especially
provided therefor. Whenever the word
county is used herein 1t shall be con- :
trued to include or mean the city OF :
It. Louis. and whenever the words "coun-
Y court are used herein they shall be 7
Onetrued to include or mean the boa I'd
election commissioners of said city
r clerk OF the county court are used !
erein they shall he construed to in .
Jude or mean the secretary Of said boa I'd
T. election commissioners The powers
eserved or containcd-in this section as
foresaid shall not be used to pass
~ or constitutional amendment author
ring any classification Of property for
I've purpose Of Ievying different rates Of
axatiOn thereon, or of authorizing the | :,
ny Of any sinEfe tax on land or land y
alues OF land sites at higher rate or +.
v a different rule than is. or may be,
pplied to improvements thereon. or to
erSonal property. or to authorize or
infer local option or other local powers :.
matters Of taxation in or upon any =
the counties municipalities or politf- -
II subdivisions Of the state. or to re- :,
~. amend or modify these provisions a
Mating to taxation. When any measure :"
,all have been submitted to the people >,
n their approval under the powers re- :;
rived or contained In this section a. y,
loresaid and shall be rejected by the ~
s0Dle. neither the same measure nor any ;.
her measure which shall have, Or tend =
} have. the same meaning. nor any other :.
eaDure which shall have or tend to ).
gve the same DR. similar effect as tho :. :,
easure rejected. shall again be sub =,
ltteA under the said powers reserved :,
aeatained in this section for q term "
nve year,. y
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