Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-10-08
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 70 THE
CONSTITUTION OF MISSOURI,
AND REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
ORDERED BY THE PETITION
OF THE PEOPLE.
FIRST cONsTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.

souri, an amendment to the Constitution
thereof, concerning the initiative and
referendum; repeating section 81 OF
article 4 of the Constitution and enact
ing n new section In lieu thereof.
Be it resolved By the Senate, the House
OF Representatives. coRcNrring therein:
That at the general election to be held
in this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November. 1914.
there shall be submitted for adoption to
the qualified voters of the state the fol-
lowing amendment to the Constitution.
Section l.. That section 81 OF article 4
OF the Constitution OF the state Of Mis-
souri, Is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. That in lieu OF the said section 81
OF article 4 of the Constitution of the state
of Missouri hereby repealed there shall be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
sembE consisting Of a senate n 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 h same at
the polls, independent of the legislative
assembly. and also reserve power at
their own option TO approve or reject at
h polls any act OF the legislative as
sembly. The first power reserved by the
people is the initiative, and not more
h 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, n every such petition shall
include the full text of the measure 80
proposed. Initiative petitions shall be
filed with the respective county clerks OF
the respective counties In which the
signers thereof reside and vote not less
than four months before the election at
which they are to be voted upon. With
in 80 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 aid 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 be voted upon, be certified
by the respective county courts of the
respective counties to the secretary of
state. The second power is the referen-
dunn and it may be ordered Except as to
matters of taxation hereinafter men,
toned, and as to laws necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public
peace, health or safety, and laws making
appropriations for the current expenses
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 waters in each of at least two-thirds
of the congressional districts in the state,
or by the legislative assembly as other
bills are enacted. Referendum petitions
shah be filed with the county clerks of
the respective counties in which the sign
ers thereof reside and vote not more
than 80 days after the final adjournment
of the session of the legislative assembly
which passed the bill on which the ref
erendnm is demanded, 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
erendum petitions, and, if the signatures
thereto are found to be the genuine sig
natures of voters of such counties, the
respective county courts shall certify said
petitions TO the secretary of state within
120 days after the final adjournment of
the session of the legislative assembly
which passed the bill on which r~eferen-
dunn is demanded. The veto power of the
governor shall not extend to measures
referred to the people. All elections on
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
take effect and become the law
when 1t is approved by a majority of the
votes cast thereon, n not otherwise.
The style of all bills shall be: BE it
enacted by the people of the state of
Missouri This section shall not be
to deprive any member of the
legislative assembly Of the right to in |
any measure. The whole num-
Der OF votes cast for Justice Of the SUI
preme our at the regular election last
preceding the filing of any petition for
shall be the basis On which the number
of legal voters necessary to sign aid pc
shall be counted Petitions and
orders for the initiative and for the ref
erendurn shall be certified to and filed
Wit the secretary OF state as aforesaid.
and in submitting the same to the people
secretary Of state and all other Of
shall be guided by the general
aHd the act submitting this amend
merit until legislation shall be especially
provided therefor. Whenever the word
county Is us6d herein 1t shall be con-
strued to include or mean the city of
ST. Louis, and whenever the words "coun-
ty court are used herein they shall be
to include or mean the board
Of election commissioners Of said city.
and whenever the words county clerk
or clerk of the county court" are used
herein they shall be construed to in
or mean the secretary Of said board
election commissioners. The powers
or contained in this section as
aforesaid shall not be used to pass a
Or constitutional amendment author
iZing any classification OF property for
the purpose Of levying different rates of
taxatiof1 thereon, or OF authorizing the
levy Of amy single tax on land or land
values ar land sites at a higher rate or
by a different rule than is, or may be,
apphed to improvements thereon. or to
personal property. or to authorize or
local option or other local powers
In matters of taxation in or upon any
Of the counties, municipalities, or politf-
cad subdivisions OF the state, or to re-
peaa, amend or modify these provisions
to taxation. When any measure
have been submitted to the people
for their approval under the powers re-
served or contained in this section as
and shall be rejected by the
people. neither the same measure nor any
other measure which shall have, or tend
to have, The ann meaning, nor any other
measure which shall have, or tend to
have the same or similar effect as the
measure rejected, shall again be sub
under the said powers reserved
Or contained in this section for a term
five years.
SECOND CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting to the qualified voters Of Mis-
souri, an amendments 20 section IL of ar
sieie * Of the Constitution thereof,
autbgrlzfnE tine increase Of indebtedness
In Kansan City for the purpose al ne
or purchasing public utilities.
Il Y~esoived fty the Senate, the Hoase
of Representatives concurTfn0 therein