Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-22
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS 70 TIE
CONSTITUTION or MISSOURI,
AND REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
ORDERED BY THE PETITION
OF The PEOPLE.
FIRST coNsTrrUTIoNAL AMEND
MENT.

FIRST CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
NEST.
Amending the Initiative asa Refer
~ndum Law TO restrict the sUsmsssien
making certais other provisions Affect
tag the use Of said law.
Joint and concurrent resolution sub
hitting 10 the qualified voters of Mis-
sour an amendment TO the Constitution
thereof, concerning the Initiative and ref
eren3umi repeating section 81 Of article
4 Of the Constitution and enactiug a new
section IN lieu thereof.
BE g resolved by he Senate. TIE House
Of Representatives. ooAcETT1ng theresa:
That At the general election to be held
IN this state on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday In November. 1910.
there shall be submitted for adoption to
the qualified voters Of the state the fol-
lowing amendment 10 the Constitution.
Section / That section 81 Of article &
Of the Constitution OF the state OF Mis-
sour Il hereby repealed.
Sec. ?. That in lieu OF the said section 81
Of article 4 n the Constitution Of the state
of Missouri hereby repealed there shall DO
enacted the following new section 70 DO
known As section 81 OF article 4, viz;
Sec. 81. The legislative authority Of tho
state shall be vested in a Legislative as
seunbly consisting Of a 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 legislative
assembly, r 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 tho
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-
grsssional districts IN the state shall be
REQUIRED to propose any measure BY such
petitiun, and every such petition shall
include the full ext Of the measure so
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 so 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 ana ssld
petitions shall be examined by the
respective county courts of the respective
counties. and il the signatures thereto
are found to be genuine signatures OF
voters Of such counties. they shall. at least
they are to be voted upon. be certified
by the respective county courts OF the
respective counties to h secretary OF
state. The second power Is the referen-
DUN and IL may be ordered Except as to
matters Of taxation hereinafter men
toned. and as to laws necessary Tor 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 voters in each Of at least two-thirds
OF the congressional districts in the state.
OF by the legislative assembly as other
bills are enacted. Referendum petitions
snail be filed with the county clerks Of
the respective counties in which the sign
ers thereof reside and vote not more
than 90 days after the final adjournment
Of the session OF the legislative assembly
which passed the bill IN which the ref
rendum Is demanded, and within 30 days
thereafter the clerks OF the county courts
Of the respective counties shall lay said
respective counties-and within said time
the county courts Of the respective coun-
ties shall examine and review said ref
erendum petitions, and, II the signatures
thereto are found to be the genuine sig
natures OF voters OF such counties, the
respective county courts shall certify said
petitloht 10 lne eecftthTt OF hlaNe Wlt1in
100 days after the final adjournment Of
the session Of the legislative assembly
which passed the hill on which ~referen-
dunn is demanded. The veto power Of the
governor shall not extend 10 measures
referred TO the people. All elections on
measures referred to the peop;e Of the
state shall be had at the biennia 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
when II is approved by a majority of the
votes cast thereon, and moi otherwise.
The style Of all bills shall be: BE it
enacted by the people OF the state Of
Missouri" This section shall not be
construed to deprive any member Of the
legislative assembly Of the right to in.
troduce any measure. The whole num-
Der OF votes cast for justice Of the SUI
preme court at the regular election last
preceding the filing of any petition for
the initiative, or for the referendum,
shall be the basis on which the number
Of legal voters necessary to sign said Pc
titions shall be counted. Petitions and
orders for the initiative and for the ref
erendum shall be certified TO and filed
with the secretary of state as aforesaid,
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